trying to be as nice as possible so i don't offend, but seriously????? this is a corvette man, not a honda accord. I couldn't imagine pulling a handle on this beautiful creature.

 

Electric door do have a purpose. Windows roll down a tiny bit when you push the button and then back up when the door is closed. Better seal..

 

But if you had a MT, you'd run out of feet to operate a floor dimmer.

 

Cars with manual door handles can do this, too. They just need a micro-switch built into the mechanism.

I like the push button door release just fine. The only downside I see is in an emergency, without power, people aren't going to automatically know how to open the door. No one will remember that lever on the floor when they're half panicked after a crash of some sort. Muscle memory takes over, and your muscles have never used that floor release.

Not a common problem, but it could be an issue in a few rare cases.

 

But you know what they say, "99% of all electrical problems are mechanical". Love the electric door releases!

 

Never had a problem with them on my C6 or my C7. I can't imagine a door handle on a Corvette.

 

Yea.. I could see that. I've been in a hurry and the lag when I hit the button can be a minor irritation. If there was no power in an emergency who knows.

Corvette needs one of those safety pamphlets like the airlines put in the seat pocket in front of you. Before driving, the car could play a recording while the driver does goofy hand gestures that attempt to explain how to use things like the seatbelts use emergency door handles. Of course passengers will still die because they are facebooking instead of paying attention.

 

Yeah, we poor C5 owners just have to hang our heads in shame every time we get in/out of our cars.

Seriously, it's just the evolution of the car. As long as the electrical releases work just fine, then it is a addition and may even save some weight on the vehicle.

 

No worries; they work fine as they did on my C6 too. Only concern is some extra "clicking" of the unlock switch sometimes upon opening the locked driver's door if your fob is close, like, in your right hand pocket.

 

I notice no one has mentioned the security issue. The electric door latch is in the body where no thief with a "slim jim" can reach it. There are no moving latch parts in the door.

Dave