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That would make some folks very happy. If it meant there was no soft top, it would probably make a lot more folks very unhappy. Unless they figured out a way to make it really lightweight and not chew up more storage space than cloth.
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Just sayin: the shape, layout and look on the renderings appear to be the same as the XLR I passed the other day. Should be easy enough if your interested to find a pict of the rear end of an XLR and compare it to one of the renderings, see for yourself.
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I'd be all in: atleast on the base car. I think that should be the base touring car. Then the GS should offer a rag top or a fixed roof then go to the Z's. I think that would add some buyers and help differentiate all the models moreso.
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I've seen several XLR's and test drove one also. The XLR was made before the C6 so if you want to compare, the C6's shape is the same too. Not going to have a retractable top because it would just take up way too much trunk space...ain't gonna happen.
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BlueOx,
No argument. My original tread starter was about the rear deck, rear window and the top as it might compare to the renderings. Not the whole car and not the rear of the car, not the side and not the front. It was not about the space issues, the weight or anything else, just that the renderings looked similar.
No argument. My original tread starter was about the rear deck, rear window and the top as it might compare to the renderings. Not the whole car and not the rear of the car, not the side and not the front. It was not about the space issues, the weight or anything else, just that the renderings looked similar.
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It would be cool if the targa was 100% see-thru and would slide down and inside the car under the hatch. No more fussing with the top. Like a SUPER wide sun roof. I think that would be the coolest targa. When the targa slides back, it wouldn't obstruct your vision because it would be right in line with the back window. If you think about it, the new lines on the back hatch would allow for this to happen. Just a short maybe 1.5ft targa that simply slides back... that would be a serious win.
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It would be cool if the targa was 100% see-thru and would slide down and inside the car under the hatch. No more fussing with the top. Like a SUPER wide sun roof. I think that would be the coolest targa. When the targa slides back, it wouldn't obstruct your vision because it would be right in line with the back window. If you think about it, the new lines on the back hatch would allow for this to happen. Just a short maybe 1.5ft targa that simply slides back... that would be a serious win.
I think the Targa option is just more sporty, less moving parts, lighter...
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It would be cool if the targa was 100% see-thru and would slide down and inside the car under the hatch. No more fussing with the top. Like a SUPER wide sun roof. I think that would be the coolest targa. When the targa slides back, it wouldn't obstruct your vision because it would be right in line with the back window. If you think about it, the new lines on the back hatch would allow for this to happen. Just a short maybe 1.5ft targa that simply slides back... that would be a serious win.
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That would be a seriously complicated mechanism. To slide back, the top has to get narrower to clear the B-pillars, which means it has to be two pieces that slide together and overlap in the middle. And the whole roof has to be taller so as not to hit passengers in the head. A mechanical nightmare.
Of course, I don't expect that the C7 will have anything like this, but I think it would definitely be cool.
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But a targa roof will be just as wide as the b-pillars, unless your side windows are severely canted inward and the b-pillar protrudes far outward of the windows.
What holds the hatch up when the whole width of the roof slides back? How do the outer edges of the roof not bang into the b-pillars?
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What holds the hatch up when the whole width of the roof slides back? How do the outer edges of the roof not bang into the b-pillars?
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But a targa roof will be just as wide as the b-pillars, unless your side windows are severely canted inward and the b-pillar protrudes far outward of the windows.
What holds the hatch up when the whole width of the roof slides back? How do the outer edges of the roof not bang into the b-pillars?
.Jinx
What holds the hatch up when the whole width of the roof slides back? How do the outer edges of the roof not bang into the b-pillars?
.Jinx
Hey, I'm not a mechanical engineer... I'm better suited as an imaginateer in this case.
I'm sure if I sat down with some paper I could figure it out. The SMART car does something similar except it leaves the side bars for you take off and put in the trunk.