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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

OK, I drive old 1980s cars. Why in the world would you want the window to drop a couple of inches? Does it make it easier to open the door or something? I can't imagine any difference on my 911 with a full frame around the window, except if both the driver and passenger are closing the door at the exacts same instant.

The El Camino has no frame around the glass and it would be really pointless. Of course the El Camino has manual wind up cranks for the windows.

So what is the deal, why would that be a "feature" anyone wants?

I understand ABS, OBD2, traction control, backup cameras, lane departure, tire pressure monitors and the endless list of gizmos modern cars have, that I don't have at all, but a window that drops a couple of inches makes little sense to a caveman guy that the newest car he drives regularly is a 1986.

My wife's Macan has lots of bell and whistles, but the windows don't drop unless you use the button.

My boxster drops the windows about 1" when I grab either the interior or exterior door handle. I believe it's because there's a clip or something that the window engages when it's fully up, so having the windows dropped a tad helps get the door open/closed. Older cars didn't have that sort of thing. If there's a frame, I can't imagine there's a need. The only other thing that I can think of (and I don't think this is the case) is that opening or closing the door with a cracked window is easier because you aren't creating a suction or high pressure due to the good sealing of the windows. I've noticed that some cars, if the window is cracked, it's easier to "slam" the door if the windows aren't completely up.

I don't believe this is like the feature on some cars where you can drop the windows a couple of inches to "let the hot air out" of a car that's been sitting in the sun, at least not in my car, because 1 the window doesn't go down that far and 2 it's only down for a fraction of a second and immediately rolls back up as soon as the door is closed again.