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Mercedes-Benz Under Fire After a Soft-Close Door Chopped Off Owner's Finger
Mercedes-Benz Under Fire After a Soft-Close Door Chopped Off Owner's Finger

28 Jan 2022, 16:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Mercedes-Benz owner has sued the carmaker after he lost a finger, crushed by the car's soft-close door system. The chances to win the trial are slim to none

 
Watch the BMW i8 Doors in Action
Watch the BMW i8 Doors in Action

13 Feb 2014, 16:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW i8 is set to go on sale in the US this autumn. The car was unveiled last year, at Frankfurt and the world was amazed by the fact that it still had the butterfly doors BMW was bragging with o...

 
How BMW's Soft Close Doors Work
How BMW's Soft Close Doors Work

18 Aug 2012, 10:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BMW's Soft Close system was originally installed on the 7 Series as a way to make the process of closing the car's doors a more pleasant experience

 
Car Door Types - Sliding Butterfly that Commits Suicide with Scissors
Car Door Types - Sliding Butterfly that Commits Suicide with Scissors

25 Mar 2012, 15:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It’s no surprise that today’s carmakers struggle to innovate and the fact that all kinds of technologies come to life each year is only a natural consequence. Well, in their attempt t...

 
Ford B-MAX's Easy Access Door System Explained
Ford B-MAX's Easy Access Door System Explained

26 Feb 2012, 16:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Buying a certain car model just because it has gigantic doors is not at all awkward. OK, it is actually, but we totally get your point. It's extremely frustrating to try and get behind the whee...

 
LSD Gull-Wing Doors for VW Scirocco
LSD Gull-Wing Doors for VW Scirocco

22 Jul 2009, 13:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We're not sure if when they re-launched the Scirocco, Volkswagen engineers had any idea what they will unleash. Since its launch, countless tuning crews have taken the Scirocco and turned it in...