Re: Volvo Gullwing?

["Robert Rooney" <dmcvegas@xxxx>]

It's strange that all of the sudden now Volvo is comming out with a 
gullwinged sportscar, and that Ford also has a new Mustang that does 
something like 0-60 in 4.2 seconds or so. Especially now since the 
majority of JZD's legal hurdles are out of his way. The only real 
relation the car has to the DeLorean are the doors, other then that 
it just looks like someone slammed the rear end of a Honda into a 
Lotus that was fitted with gullwings. The doors have way too high a 
sill which really kills the practicallity of the car. From both the 
thickness of the doors combined with the hight of the door sill, the 
car does not appear to have torsion bars installed. Nor does it even 
appear to have functioning windows that roll down. Another thing to 
note on the doors would be the design. Appearance wise they look like 
they were pulled from a Bradley GT since they latch only at the 
bottom. There is no room/weight allowance to install a full safety 
cage in the doors. Plus I'd be worried the door might bend in and cut 
into my leg if not amputate it entirely in a side impact. Even if the 
tiny striker pin on the bottom held the door in place, the sill and 
the door itself are totally flush. Nowhere except the front does the 
door overlap it keep it from bending/cutting into the passenger 
compartment. If I had to put my life on the line, I would choose be 
inside of a DeLorean or Bricklin in a major auto accident then this 
Volvo. Can't tell if the car has a hatch back, but it looks more like 
a notch back trunk. It appears there's more room in the back for the 
engine, but it probably a front mount with rear seats since there are 
no grates/vents on the back to exhaust any hot air. Which you can 
then imagine the feeling of being "trapped" sitting in the back 
trying to get out by crawling over the seats and that door sill. A a 
350hp motor would be impressive, it would kill any regular owner on 
insurance rates. Plus comparing this car to the DeLorean it looks as 
though the rear vision is worse creating even larger blind spots then 
the DeLorean. All in all, this will probably only be a limited 
production sports car. But even if it enters production indefinately, 
it would still be made in very small numbers. Just my .02¢

-Robert
vin 6585

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Gabe W." <thecreech@xxxx> wrote:
> Wow, don't you people see more than just the gullwing doors in the 
Delorean?
> The volvo could have the doors yet nothing else similar. Not to 
mention
> Volvo and a sports car is a combination I have to wonder about.
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