Frameless windows - why?

Frameless windows - why?

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Mars

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8,747 posts

215 months

Wednesday 5th November 2008
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Subaru has persisted with frameless windows right through to my current MY05 Legacy. I read in one of the on-line magazine articles some implication that Subaru believed this was a positive thing, but no reasons were given.

American cars used to have them too. My uncle's 1969 Camaro had them, so that when the rear triangular windows were wound down, the entire side was open, with no mid-supporting frames. This isn't applicable on the Subaru so why continue with them? Don't you get a better door seal when you have a frame?

Mars

Original Poster:

8,747 posts

215 months

Wednesday 5th November 2008
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OK, so everyone is saying they are suitable for Cabrios, but who has heard of a Subaru Legacy Cabrio? Why does Subaru persist with frameless windows when they haven't EVER (as far as I can tell) made anything without a roof?