I think the requirement for airbags in the A-pillars means we'll never see fly windows return.
Damn shame.
Well, have a hand crank to lean the bottom of the windshield forward re: flat fender Power Wagons.
Didn’t think of that. Thanks for the insight.
That’s absurd.
If there’s a side-curtain airbag in the headliner along the top rail of the window, and a front airbag in the steering wheel, adding one into the A pillar only adds cost, not safety; the side curtain pops open far enough to pad that area.
With the resurgence of car doors with full window frames, probably the more stubborn obstacle to a resurgence of vent windows would be the typical integration of side mirror mounts into the lower front corner of the side windows. That makes for a vertical segment of window track between the window sill and the A-pillar profile that cuts well into the viable glass area that a vent window could conceivably occupy.
Sorry to say, but if you really want vent windows, you’re probably SOL until you get your hands on a classic car or pickup that has them.