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    Thank you. I didn’t really think about that. I was just thinking the drag from being hinged at the rear would be counterproductive to trying to takeoff. The fact that the rear nozzle has to til downwards after it takes off just seems to add to the realization of how heavy this bird is.

    You’re still not making any sense to me on the justification for why it’s hinged at the back instead of the front.

    Can you elaborate why being hinged at the rear would be better than being hinged at the front?

    You know, I’ve never really dwelled on it but why does that flap open behind the cockpit the way it does? Wouldn’t it be better to open from the other direction?

    Ah, a good sense of humor on the front page. That’s what I like to see.

    Also it’s called a Backlite.

    I am the Arch Duke of Automotive Styling Sir Reginald Robert Von Cumberford the Fourth and you shall not dictate to my judgement of inferior automotive styling! I praised Negare Dammit!

    I agree on most points but I think people undervalue good visibility if you can’t recognize it as a safety feature. I never had any interest in a convertible until I bought a Miata. I bought it as a car for autocross so I could care less about the fact I could put the top down. Right after I bought it though I was…

    Looks like they’re borrowing styling cues from their brother’s at Dodge.

    While I agree, I think other brands can pull it off and would be much better for it. The original 5th gen Camaro concept was pillarless and looked so much better for it.

    Damn your logic, damn it to hell.

    It’s a tradeoff. Rigidity vs Visibility. The truth of the matter is nobody tests or poorly marks poor visibility where as your side impact crashworthiness is always being tested. No matter how difficulty a manufacturer makes it to see out of the car it is always the driver at fault in an accident and not the b-pillar.

    You don’t consider improved visibility a safety feature?

    They’re not impossible, just improbable and expensive from an engineering standpoint.

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    That’s not due to a lack of b-pillar, that’s due to 60’s engineering.

    That’s one brand.

    I know and I understand that. It does not diminish my desire for them though.

    I don’t think higher beltlines add rigidity so much as just more surface area to distribute energy in the event of a crash. Honestly higher beltlines don’t bother me as much as b pillars.