Author Topic: Pretty cool car door concept (Read 958 times)

videoholic · « **on:** January 31, 2008, 06:05:28 AM »

« **Reply #1 on:** January 31, 2008, 06:52:06 AM »

That is pretty sweet.

GmanJoe · « **Reply #2 on:** January 31, 2008, 06:56:10 AM »

Flexy car = bad

Titan · « **Reply #3 on:** January 31, 2008, 09:28:38 AM »

I don\'t think its flexy but just the way it retracts.

GmanJoe · « **Reply #4 on:** January 31, 2008, 11:00:07 AM »

Quote from: Titan

I don\'t think its flexy but just the way it retracts.

Cutting out the B pillar is going to make the car more flexible than one with one. But...then again...these are luxury cruisers so it\'s not an issue. They\'re not going to be doing an canyon runs anyway.

« **Reply #5 on:** January 31, 2008, 01:47:15 PM »

What if it\'s raining? What if the battery dies...? What if you can\'t close it? What if God was one of us?

GmanJoe · « **Reply #6 on:** February 01, 2008, 03:01:58 AM »

Quote from: Halberto

What if it\'s raining? What if the battery dies...? What if you can\'t close it? What if God was one of us?

That\'s why you should be nicer to me.

« **Reply #7 on:** February 01, 2008, 04:17:06 AM »

Quote from: Halberto

.....What if God was one of us?

Tell me my child

« **Reply #8 on:** February 01, 2008, 09:57:58 AM »

There are many cars that have no B pillar. On a car with a fixed roof, the primary structural components are the A and C pillars. Now, if you were to put a sunroof in the car to interrupt the structure of the roof, then you\'ll have some problems.

The main thing that concerns me about these doors is the rigidity and resistance to side impact collisions. Can they possibly make those doors as rigid as a normal door?

videoholic · « **Reply #9 on:** February 01, 2008, 11:53:00 AM »

Since it runs on a track and both sides can be secured I would think it would be more secure than a normal door. Only thing I see that would suck is if you had no electrical power, how the hell would you get out. There must be a manual crank over-ride in the kick panel like sunroofs have.

« **Reply #10 on:** February 01, 2008, 03:37:46 PM »

Any door needs to contain internal bracing to prevent passenger compartment intrusions in the event of a crash. The door displayed in this video also needs to be light enough to be pushed up into place by the motors, and slim enough to fit under the floor. Do you think the bracing in this door is as substantial as it would be in a convential door?

Paul2 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 01, 2008, 06:06:40 PM »

wow. interesting door concept. Like some, I am also concerned about the electrical power breaks down and how do we open or close the door then?

Kurt Angle · « **Reply #12 on:** February 02, 2008, 12:17:46 PM »

I bet it would be painful if it closed when you were only half out of the car.

§ôµÏG®ïñD · « **Reply #13 on:** February 02, 2008, 10:08:22 PM »

it would have some kind of resistance measuring. It would probably stop and go back down again.

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Author Topic: Pretty cool car door concept (Read 958 times)