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Old 10-03-2012, 11:29 AM
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I wonder if they will open like the stingray prototype , that would be so cool to have an American sport car under $100k ,who rival with European cars like Ferrari ,Lamborghini, Mercedes ......

Yeah , i hope GM does impress us they came back with some very nice product over all.

Hopefully that will be the icing on the cake !!!!

4 month and we should see it at the detroit show
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Uhhh no... They will open like a traditional corvette.
Old 10-03-2012, 02:11 PM
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they will disappear into the floorboard, like the BMW Z1....duh
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Like the Gull Wing Mercedes... duh.
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GM licensed the dihedral synchro-helix doors from Koenigsegg. Don't park next to a tall curb.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02w2H...eature=related
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They will open outward...definitely outward...
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Originally Posted by 1320vetteran
They will open outward...definitely outward...
With a Rain Man accent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6gq7...youtu.be&t=35s
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I heard a rumor that they were going away from doors entirely on the C7. Likely an F-16 style canopy design.
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Originally Posted by jd_black_00
I heard a rumor that they were going away from doors entirely on the C7. Likely an F-16 style canopy design.
Hope you never have to get out of your car in the rain.
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They will be replaced with "entry portals", the specifics of which are supremely hush-hush.
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They are special light weight one use only doors. Both the power train and new interior are so great that once you get in you will never want to get out.
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To save the weight of the hinges there will be no working doors..Entry and exit will be dukes of hazzard style..
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Originally Posted by unforvettable
To save the weight of the hinges there will be no working doors..Entry and exit will be dukes of hazzard style..
So 70% of current corvette owners wont be able to get into c7s?
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ROFL Dukes of Hazzard style....... Good one.
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I want SSD! Stingray Suicide Doors.
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It won't actually have doors. To get in or out you push a button on the FOB and you'll be transported in/out. Special light effects/sounds are still in development.

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Originally Posted by rcallen484
They will be replaced with "entry portals", the specifics of which are supremely hush-hush.
Aperture Labs, in cooperation with General Motors, presents.....

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Originally Posted by irvbulldogs72
Aperture Labs, in cooperation with General Motors, presents.....

I'm likin' what I'm seeing there
Old 10-04-2012, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by JustinStrife
Uhhh no... They will open like a traditional corvette.
And I hope you are correct sir because I think those style of doors that open like that have been long played out. They are NOT cool any longer.


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