A matter of weeks ago, EIKON Motorsports revealed that scissor doors for the C8 Corvette will set you back $2,999 excluding installation and $4,300 with installation. The flashy upgrade, however, is manufactured by a company called Vertical Doors at $2,899 at the time of reporting.
The package includes two gas shocks, two hinges, the mounting hardware, and a user guide. Turning our attention back to the ‘Vette, we are finally treated to a car with scissor doors thanks to Speed Phenom.
Himself a C8 owner, the teenage vlogger visited Vertical Doors themselves to get a glimpse at a half-finished conversion to Lambo doors. As the headline implies, no, the ‘Vette isn’t a supercar with this upgrade either.
Though it looks good and it makes people think of the Murcielago or Aventador every time you get in or out of the vehicle, the Stingray is… wait for it… a mid-engine sports car. It’ll be some time until a twin-turbo crankshaft V8 will power the ‘Vette, but even then, it would be a stretch to use the same word used to describe Euroxotica such as a Lamborghini.
Flashiness aside, there’s one upside to Lambo-style doors and that’s how easy it is to get in or out of the vehicle without worrying about the distance between you and the car next to you. Swing-up doors also come in handy when parked next to a high curb that could easily damage regular doors.
The downside to this upgrade, as highlighted in the previous story on the C8 Corvette with Lambo doors, is that you’re likely to void the automaker’s warranty. While its performance is amazing for the $59,995 starting price, the midship sportster has rather average coverage at three years or 36k miles.
Chevy offers complimentary maintenance for the first visit, and powertrain warranty covers five years or 60,000 miles. The engine shouldn’t pose a problem during this period, though, because the LT2 small-block V8 follows the same formula as the LT1 before it with rather minimal changes.
On that note, would you consider Lambo doors on your C8 Corvette?
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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