Disappearing Car Door

[HighlineDSG]

I thought this was absolutely brilliant!:)

 

 

[And3rs]

Looks a bit wierd... :p

[The Queen]

Woah! That is an amazing idea. Would certainly help people get back in their cars when in tight spaces etc... It's a bit like the BMW Z1 but on this, the door goes all the way down out of sight instead of half of it staying there. :p

[Nodz86]

I've seen this before quite a while ago, sure its been posted somewhere in the archives.

 

Its not something I personnaly would like to see on a car

[CarMadMike]

Very very cool, but it would definitely need a manual overide, electric doors can be a pain EG the citroen C8, a friend has one, the rear doors are a pain in the arse.

[Mb]

I'll have Lambo doors instead.

[ShadowGT]

Wow nice :D

[KoenigseggBG]

Imagine a SLR or a CCX or a Murcielago with such doors...:lol: I definately wouldn`t want those on my car...

[gingervette]

My dad showed me that video a few weeks ago. It's pretty amazing to eb honest lol

[SLRRR]

I'll have Lambo doors instead.

 

Yep, they look way better than those dissapearing doors

[Car Freak]

I'm sure there's some really cool engineering behind this. I just don't want to think about its crash worthiness in a side impact

[Cakeflour]

I believe these doors were originally invented for the 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII Rolling Door concept car. It was sold on Ebay a couple of years ago.

 

Here's a video of it in action:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qwj7XxdsFY

[SLRRR]

The inside off the door looks cheap, but its pretty handy when you're in a parking lot.

[Jacob]

I Would be good on a ford gt with the doors with roofs.

[Immelmann]

I'll have Lambo doors instead.

I hate it when people call them that. :stinks:

 

But anyway, I'd still take something like from the Z1, I wouldn't be too excited about these.

[YeOldeTDUMan]

Sorry but as the resident Auto engineer here can i just say that this is .... well you know

 

As to why you wouldn't do it ... too expensive ... too complex ... too heavy ... takes up too much space in a package ...

 

Next thing they'll be replacing the wheels !

[Speedtouch]

I'll stick to a old system that seems to work. That is, two hinges at one end and a locking handle system at the other. The way cars are built now makes them fun. Its a mechanical process heaving a door open, and I love it! I personally don't even really like the sliding doors on my parent's Kangoo. They just aren't natural enough. Butterfly and scissor doors mean you will bang your head all the time. And those ones are just weird. Who wants to press a button to get out? Not me for sure. And the only other doors I might want, is the Koenigsegg style, simply because they are brilliant. They will kerb too easily though, which would be painfully expensive.

[YeOldeTDUMan]

That's because a Kangoo is a VAN and lots of vans have sliding doors on the side so they are easier to unload as the door doesn't get in the way

[Baltoman]

coooooooooooooool... But this should only be installed on luxury sedans such as Bentelys, RRs, Audis, Mercedes and BMWs.

[HighlineDSG]

coooooooooooooool... But this should only be installed on luxury sedans such as Bentelys, RRs, Audis, Mercedes and BMWs.

 

why not something like Passat CC or Phaeton? and maybach?

[Baltoman]

why not something like Passat CC or Phaeton? and maybach?

 

Did you want me to say EVERY luxury car brand? ¬¬"

[HighlineDSG]

uhm, no.. only those more..

[Baltoman]

*facepalm*

[YeOldeTDUMan]

didn't any of you kids read my 1st post in this thread ?

 

too expensive

too heavy

takes up too much package space

you need wide cars !

 

ain't gonna happen on normal cars