

Sliding doors that disappear into the floor horizontally are called rolling doors. Sliding – mounted to or suspended from a track, and open by sliding horizontally alongside or into the vehicle sidewall, or open by sliding vertically into the vehicle sidewall or floor.Scissor doors that also move outward while rotating are called dihedral synchro-helix actuation doors.

Scissors – rotate vertically at a fixed hinge at the front of the door, and open by rotating on a horizontal axis, perpendicular to the vehicle's length.Gullwing doors with a second hinge between door and moving roof panel are called falcon wing doors. Gullwing – (also called "falcon-wing") hinged to the roof at the top horizontal edge of the door, and open upward on a horizontal axis.Canopy – roof, windshield, and sides are one unit that moves upward, forward, or sideways to provide access.A special type of butterfly door is a single door at the front of the car with the steering wheel attached. Butterfly – butterfly doors move via hinges along the A-pillar, on an axis not aligned vertically or horizontally to the vehicle or ground.The main types of non-standard door designs are: These car models use passenger door designs other than the standard design, which is hinged at the front edge of the door, and swings away from the car horizontally and towards the front of the car. This is a list of cars with non-standard door designs, sorted by door type. JSTOR ( January 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "List of cars with non-standard door designs" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
