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Spy Shots: Opel Meriva mule caught brandishing suicide doors

The Opel Meriva concept shown at last year's Geneva Motor Show had a nifty set of rear doors that employ that less-than-nifty epithet: suicide doors. According to all the spy shots that have surfaced, the production model won't exchange the concept's novelty for more sedate, rear-hinged doors at the rear. The latest prototype caught out has a fake set of door handles at the back of the rear door. However, there are shots of the sheetmetal from the inside, and you can plainly see the recessed hinge mounting areas at the rear of the panels. ... Read more →

Rolls on a roll: Phantom Coupe sold out already Chris Shunk

Click for more high-res images of the Phantom Coupe Rolls Royce has been on a roll of late, with a 25-percent increase in global production in 2007, and the gorgeous new Phantom Coupe ready to add to ...

GM plans 'suicide-style' rear doors for future models Siddharth Raja

click above image to view high-res gallery of the Opel Flextreme Concept For those unfamiliar with the suicide-style rear door, it's basically a car door with the hinges located closer to the rear of ...

Why no suicide doors on the Lincoln MKR? Chris Tutor

Thanks to the 1961 Continental, one of the first things many car fans imagine when they hear "classic Lincoln" is suicide doors. Therefore it's only logical we'd come to expect them on any signature ...

Spy Shots: Opel Meriva mule caught brandishing suicide doors 8 months ago on Autoblog

The Opel Meriva concept shown at last year's Geneva Motor Show had a nifty set of rear doors that employ that less-than-nifty epithet: suicide doors. According to all the spy shots that have surfaced, the production model won't exchange the concept's novelty for more sedate, rear-hinged doors at the ...

Rolls on a roll: Phantom Coupe sold out already 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click for more high-res images of the Phantom Coupe Rolls Royce has been on a roll of late, with a 25-percent increase in global production in 2007, and the gorgeous new Phantom Coupe ready to add to last year's record totals. Since the official announcement of the ultra-luxury two-door, 200 orders ...

GM plans 'suicide-style' rear doors for future models 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view high-res gallery of the Opel Flextreme Concept For those unfamiliar with the suicide-style rear door, it's basically a car door with the hinges located closer to the rear of the car, usually on the C-pillar. The design isn't new, but it recently had a renaissance with cars ...

Why no suicide doors on the Lincoln MKR? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Thanks to the 1961 Continental, one of the first things many car fans imagine when they hear "classic Lincoln" is suicide doors. Therefore it's only logical we'd come to expect them on any signature Lincoln show car. The 2002 Continental concept had them, and so did the 2003 Navicross concept. So ...






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