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[simcity]

I experienced suicide doors on a BMW i3.

RX-8 for me, way back in 2004

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[Dee]

RX-8 for me, way back in 2004

Still have it.
Such beautiful design lines.
Love the 9500rpm but no torque, lol!

Had a BMW i3 as well so I hoped the Taycan would have suicide doors too but unfortunately not...

 

[j.w.s]

Was going through my old pics and found this.
Was so disappointed when I saw they didn't go with the suicide doors.

Very nice looking, I agree. But I think they translated the concept car into reality very very well compared to most other efforts. My one gripe: Why don't the production Mission-E wheels look more like the concept car? Would seven spokes have been that big of a deal?

 

[Mr.Smith]

Why would any OEM make a concept not look exact like the final production vehicle?

I understand design exercises, but we live in a world that everyone constantly sees these concept cars.
It wrongly sets the expectation for the consumer

 

[VA_CT]

100%! Had the same experience with our i3. Such a PITA. The worst part was closing the doors on the passenger side after the kids got out of the car and ran away, while I was still in the driver's seat.

100% with you as I had similar experience.

 

[whitex]

Was going through my old pics and found this.
Was so disappointed when I saw they didn't go with the suicide doors.

If they stuck with this design, I wouldn't have had to wait for a Cross Turismo to get a larger opening for the trunk. Fold the rear seats down and you get a ton of space on the back with huge access from either side.

 

[Needsdecaf]

Why would any OEM make a concept not look exact like the final production vehicle?

I understand design exercises, but we live in a world that everyone constantly sees these concept cars.
It wrongly sets the expectation for the consumer

Crash safety / component cost.

 

[Mr.Smith]

Crash safety / component cost.

That's true for design exercise concept cars that won't be production.

 

[Archimedes]

I don’t even think they look good. Makes a sporty car look like a van.

If you’re okay with impractical, better to go with billionaire doors. At least they’ll look good.

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