Door handle system for an automotive vehicle

A door handle system for a door of an automotive vehicle having an exterior, the system comprising:

• a door operatively connected to the vehicle and moveable between an open and closed position, the door including a latching mechanism for latching the door to the vehicle if the door is in the closed position;
• a door handle fixedly attached with the door and having a show surface that defines a portion of the exterior of the vehicle and including a finger receiving portion configured to receive a finger of a user;
• and
• a door panel adjacent the door handle and having an exterior surface, the door panel being moveable between first and second positions and operatively connected to the latching mechanism such that moving the door panel from the first position to the second position unlatches the door from the vehicle if the door is latched to the vehicle, the exterior surface of the door panel being substantially flush with the show surface of the door handle and defining a portion of the exterior of the vehicle if the door panel is in the first position, and the door panel concealing the finger receiving portion of the door handle if the door panel is in the first position.