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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Branical on January 02, 2008, 01:17:05 PM

Title: Disappearing Car Doors
Post by: Branical on January 02, 2008, 01:17:05 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAtkoje4-eM

While an interesting concept with some benefits as they said, such as being crammed in by another car and not having to worry about opening your door, I wonder how it is affected by things such as wear-and-tear and side impacts. Some of the video comments discuss severe weather, but it doesn't seem like it takes that long to fold in/out. Would you buy a car with this feature?
Title: Re: Disappearing Car Doors
Post by: Mellamojay on January 02, 2008, 01:32:19 PM
I was expecting some joke vid but thats pretty cool. If it still maintained the same safety standards I would.
Title: Re: Disappearing Car Doors
Post by: Trilly on January 02, 2008, 03:12:33 PM
A very interesting feature.  I would definately get a car with those doors if it was widely available.
Title: Re: Disappearing Car Doors
Post by: Burg on January 03, 2008, 06:15:39 AM
Only thing I didn't see them bring up, what happens when the battery is dead?  Not exactly the same thing as remote locks.  Very cool idea though, surprised it wasn't done sooner with the availibilty of fold out side steps.
Title: Re: Disappearing Car Doors
Post by: Mellamojay on January 03, 2008, 11:39:27 AM
good point. Battery dies and you screwed. It would be interesting to see how they handle that. They probably didnt bring it up because they havent found a solution yet.
Title: Re: Disappearing Car Doors
Post by: Reamer on January 03, 2008, 03:46:45 PM
Have a crank, problem solved. They won't ignore a manual way of closing the door. It would be a tremendous design flaw.
Title: Re: Disappearing Car Doors
Post by: Mellamojay on January 03, 2008, 06:26:57 PM
ya but if its just a crank that doesnt sound an alarm or something anyone with that crank could get in. Maybe an emergency battery hook up that is only activated with a key?