The most unusual design of vehicle doors

Lamborghini Countach was the first production car with a guillotine door. But their use was dictated not only by aesthetic motives.





In the body, which was built on the basis of space frame were high thresholds, and a large width of the machine is not allowed to open an ordinary door in a narrow space.



Lamborghini Diablo



Lamborghini Murcielago



Mercedes SLS AMG door type "gull-wing" got it inherited from the classic Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing.



In the case of revolution hinges are opened, so they can be squeezed out. The new AMG GT supercar from the beautiful doors abandoned in favor of cheaper conventional.



Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing



Pagani Huayra



It was enough to turn the key in the rear wing of the BMW Z1, dropped to the side window in the door, and she hid in a door threshold of the body. After that, you can click on the sting of the castle, and an electric motor lifted the entire structure back.



In all there were 8,000 roadsters, as well-preserved copy of Z1 is currently estimated at 44,000 euros.



Isetta was born as an attempt to attach the wheels to the fridge - its creator, Renzo Rivolta, with difficulty selling their refrigerators "reg", and in post-war Europe needed a cheap means of transportation.



On a single hinged door with hinges on the rollers fastened even steering wheel, while the four-seater version of the Isetta was one rear side door.



Koenigsegg CCX doors begin to open in the hand - almost as usual. But at the same time cunning mechanism turns them up in a clockwise direction.



Koenigsegg CCX doors begin to open in the hand - almost as usual. But at the same time cunning mechanism turns them up in a clockwise direction.



Rear doors Tesla Model X creators called "falcon wing". They rise together with the horizontal roof to the car could enter into a full-length, easy to install a child seat and not be afraid of rain.



Elon Musk promises that these "wings" open even within the typical American garage or parking lot close, but the launch of a series of models in all lay and lay.



The doors of the "swan wing" similar to classic, but, opening, and even climb up to facilitate the landing and not to touch the curb - a critical issue for low SportAcryl four-door coupe and Aston Martin Rapide.



Aston Martin Rapide



Jaguar C-X75



Aston Martin CC100 Speedster Concept



If the doors 'swan wing' climb almost vertical, they are called the doors of the "butterfly wing". And McLaren F1 with the door still open part of the roof.



Before you slip behind the wheel in the center of the car, the driver sits on the threshold, so that the cut-out under his head in very handy.



BMW i8



LaFerrari



Door hinges are used in the rear by another horse-drawn carriages and received the name of "suicide." If the door was opened on the move, and the passenger was holding on to her or tried to close, a sudden flow of wind could yank the door and throw the person out.



Today the "suicidal" door in the car - a sign of prestige and tradition, as modern "Rolls-Royce", or part of the style - as MINI Clubman, BMW i3 or a retired Mazda RX-8.



Rolls-Royce Phantom



BMW i3



Kaiser Darrin in the 1950s was the main competitor of the first Chevrolet Corvette and though inferior to him in power, but attracted eccentric decisions - like to move out on a sled in the wings doors.



Opening, however, receive a narrow, moreover, it had to be cleaned and lubricated from jamming, and the firm soon went bankrupt.



Messerschmitt KR200 was born post-war devastation, engineer Fritz Fend and by Messerschmitt.



Fend designed a cross between a scooter and a car, and a former aircraft manufacturer has added aerodynamic shape and typical fighter fold-lantern.



Sliding doors were invented for convenience dostavschikov and American mothers, children and stuffed goods vehicle on a close parking hypermarket, so prevalent in the vans and minivans. The French tried to adapt them to the baby Peugeot 1007, but the machine was unprofitable - each manufacturer lost 15 000 euros.



Mazda 5



Ford Transit



e-concept was built for the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2011 and had at least one real innovation.



Concept door slides back under the rear uprights and went over each other on the body, like the wings of a beetle. They say the idea was amazed even Chris Bangle.



Yo-concept