http://www.disappearing-car-door.com/#
Personally I'm not sold on some alleged benefits...seems more of a cool factor idea than anything.
Also, if you'd spent thousands (guessing) getting to this stage why on earth host it on some freebie web space full of ads?
It wouldn't surprise me if it actually was a hoax....
One of there cars sold on ebay just before xmas i think, there might have been a link on here somewhere
[Edited on 6/2/08 by macspeedy]
Looks like pimp my ride, I don't think I'll bother on the Kia
Although a cool idea... have you seen the blind spot created by the Seatbelt Reel retainer integarted into the seat! Instant blind spot!!!
Neat idea though....
Steve
BMW Z1 springs to mind....
More to go wrong come to my mind
Its 2 hinges and a catch because its simple and works
everyone would be able to see all the rubbish I've thrown behind the seat
I wonder how it would perform after a crash, would it open at all?
One nice medium sized impact, very minor chassis deformation, ooh is that a bit of smoke I see, I'll just jump out the car...
oh, I can't get out the car, the door aperture has only moved a fraction / electrics have been fried but I'm now trapped.
Normal doors can get nipped in a crash.
I bet it would hurt a bit if you pressed the button by mistake when you were half way out
Quite a neat idea. I dare bet the concept car makers have done it already though. It will be on a list of innovations for future release. Not too
dissimilar to the doors on the Toyota Previa and Pugs etc. (ie one door opens up the side of the vehicle).
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Originally posted by DarrenW
Normal doors can get nipped in a crash.