Disappearing car doors....

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited December 2007 in The Clubhouse
Think the structural integrity of the car has been compromised?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAtkoje4-eM
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2007
    That's awesome.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2007
    Sweet. A dead battery might suck though. Can someone junp my door? Never mind I can't get in to unlock the hood:o
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  • mrmusicman
    mrmusicman Posts: 303
    edited December 2007
    Looks awesome...but it would suck during a rainstorm.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited December 2007
    Cool idea, but just one more thing to break. I like the compromise on my Dad's Denali. The Denali has a normal door that may open manually but also opens and closes with a button on the keychain.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited December 2007
    It's sad but I agree with SolidSqual. Just one more thing to break.

    As for a dead battery I'm sure it could be opened manually. Freakin amazingly cool though.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2007
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    It's sad but I agree with SolidSqual. Just one more thing to break.

    As for a dead battery I'm sure it could be opened manually. Freakin amazingly cool though.

    Jaws of life, sawzall, maybe torches, but then you would never get the burnt smell out of your car:D
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited December 2007
    Very futuristic. I like it.

    Will the door close while you're still trying to get out of the car? That could hurt.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2007
    Early B. wrote: »
    Very futuristic. I like it.

    Will the door close while you're still trying to get out of the car? That could hurt.

    Mark should get one. If he is really drunk he could use it to help him up if he falls out of the car:D
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited December 2007
    I've seen that before, and that's a pretty awesome idea. I'm not sure I like the idea of having to rely on electronics to be able to get out of my car, though, in case of emergency.

    However, someone mentioned they could be manually opened, too. I'm not sure how that could work, but if they designed it so it was both automatic and manual, that'd be cool.


    Now, THIS is how your doors are SUPPOSED to operate! :):D :eek: :rolleyes: :p
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited December 2007
    From the video it looks like the door basically swings down and then pushes into the floor, there's no reason that can't be done manually. Almost like an upside down garage door. :)
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited December 2007
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    From the video it looks like the door basically swings down and then pushes into the floor, there's no reason that can't be done manually.

    If so, the door has to have a way to manually roll the window down. That would look weird on a modern car.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited December 2007
    Yeah, you're probably right. I guess I was more concerned about are they going to make it manual instead of can they.

    For it to be manual, I obviously don't know, but I'd imagine you might want a torsion bar in there or something else to make it easier to swing the door up; looks like it could be heavy. Also, they would have to come up with some kind of a manual latch for it as it appears as though they only have buttons for it currently. And of course that'd mean totally redoing the inner door panels. I guess I was mainly thinking of how many things they'd have to change and assuming from that that they wouldn't, instead of saying they couldn't. Or maybe I just wasn't thinking. ;)

    But that does remind me of another thing I don't like about it. The door panels have no pockets, arm supports, or grips on it anymore, and it looked kinda cheesey from the inside to see the cloth getting bunched up as the door slid under the car.
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  • LessisNevermore
    LessisNevermore Posts: 1,519
    edited December 2007
    audiobliss wrote: »


    Now, THIS is how your doors are SUPPOSED to operate! :):D :eek: :rolleyes: :p

    Methinks that guy watched one too many episodes of the Transformers....:D
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  • ledhed
    ledhed Posts: 1,088
    edited December 2007
    I like the BMW Z1 better
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited December 2007
    audiobliss wrote: »
    Now, THIS is how your doors are SUPPOSED to operate! :):D :eek: :rolleyes: :p
    wow is that retarded....

    As for these other doors.....you do lose width of your seats because of the arc required to swing the doors around and under you. If you go to their website, there's a diagram of how it affects the seating inside......

    It's a novelty, but not one I'd ever want. I wouldn't want that thing in snow, rain, whatever.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited December 2007
    Early B. wrote: »
    If so, the door has to have a way to manually roll the window down. That would look weird on a modern car.

    Crap, great point. I would imagine they'd have to figure this out if this were ever to go to production, though - there's no way they'd allow a 100% electronically controlled door.
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited December 2007
    Cool but I won't have a door to hide behind during a shootout not to mention having to put up with more celebrity no underwear reports in the news. :rolleyes:
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited December 2007
    Im with those that think this is just one more thing to break. Power windows worry me to death enough as is. They always break when theyre DOWN and just as its about to start raining. All I need is to worry about my entire door being stuck down.

    Ill take the good old dual hinge models.
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited December 2007
    I'm sure that those that can afford this option are not really concerned about repairs.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited December 2007
    Is this for real?
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