dcbingaman

Actually this is a very clever design - essentially a one-point hinge that acts like a uni-ball joint. Unfortunately, McLaren has a GATT Patent on this design for the next 10 years. After that you may see this concept on other cars.

elegant

I toast McLaren’s for their ingenuity and engineering brilliance. Never owned one, but never say never...

MitchAlsup

Why would anyone want lambo doors on a passenger vehicle?
They simply have (HAVE) to weigh more than std doors.

Steve Garrett

Mitch, they weigh the same as a door that opens regularly. Many brands are making body parts (including doors) out of Carbon Fiber. This allows the door to weigh MUCH less.


And to answer your first question.....I would like Lambo doors-even on my C8.

f-16pilotTX

Varmit

427muscle

For God's sake, please leave Lambo doors where they belong......on a v12 Lamborghini

Shaka

You won't believe how you lived without them. They are not for bling. Lambo did it for a reason which for some reason you are unable to grasp.

23/C8Z

I think it's to keep costs in check. Just like the Huracan. Real Lambos have Real Lambo doors. That's what MAKES them Lamborghinis.

FrankLP

Instead of Lambo doors, how about Mclaren (720, P1) doors, or Ferrari (LaFerrari) doors, or Mercedes (SLS) doors... or, okay you get my point.

I'll be fine with the next Corvette having gull-wing doors, butterfly doors, scissor doors or standard doors. I trust that the designers will incorporate the style that best meets the "form follows function" (including the economical) needs/goals of the car.

Tally Ho

I could live with dihedral door hinges like those on the McLaren or BMW i8. Not sure the scissor style will work with the design.

Steve Garrett

Guys, anything other than traditional doors will not happen for any Corvette. I asked Tadge during one of the sessions at the Birthday Bash. Tadge is not a fan of non-traditional doors....scissor, gull-wing or otherwise. He states that they make it difficult to get in and out of the car. Plus, he said that if it rains, it causes more problems too.

I don't see any Corvette with anything but traditional doors.

JoesC5

Maybe this "plain, old style traditional type" door from 1954 would work.




It worked on the American made Kaiser Darrin.

jimmyb

^^^^

Except Kaiser's out of business (for DECADES) and NO ONE copied that door.....

jimmyb

Thank goodness.

Varmit

Ever open a lambo door when its wet, where do u think that water goes

Shaka

I give up. Where does the water go?

Shaka

Do you believe this?

RapidC84B

muncie21

Just need to find a manufacturer in the wild, wild east (China, India, etc.) where patents are not worth the paper they were written on, to copy this design.