retractable car doors

[Mondo]

what do you guys think of this... seems it's been around awhile and hasn't caught on yet

 

http://www.disappearing-car-door.com/

[Sean]

seems it's been around awhile and hasn't caught on yet

 

That's for sure. I once encountered a 1954 Kaiser Darrin... http://jalopnik.com/223113/

[West7se]

I like it, not seen that concept before. Appears easy to get in and out when someone parks too close in a carpark, just wondering as to wether it would pass certain `side impact` tests that we have, given the the entire side of the car is separate to the main shell of the body.

 

Good idea though.

 

Rich

[slngsht]

I've seen it for a couple of years. I don't think it'll work on sports cars (b/c the car itself should be low - unless they can raise the car at the same time), but it's a great idea for trucks/SUVs.

[thegoat]

please give this to all other drivers so that I can park next to them without worrying about getting a door ding.

[11Budlite]

The BMW Z1 was one sports car that used retractable doors, but it was hardly a sales success: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Z1