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Gull-wing door. In the automotive industry, a gull-wing door, also known as a falcon-wing door or an up-door, is a car door that is hinged at the roof rather than the side, as pioneered by Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and was designed by a Maxwell James Harris, first as a race car in 1952 (W194), and then as a production sports car in 1954.
The gullwing-door V8 SLS AMG debuted in 2009 as the spiritual successor of the original 300 SL Coupe. [47] Produced through the end of 2014, [48] it was replaced by the AMG GT, with traditional doors. [49] Mercedes-Benz 300 SL owners are supported by Gull Wing Group International, which began in 1961. [50]
This is a list of cars with non-standard door designs, sorted by door type.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.
The 300 SL was a road-going version of the W198 racing car with extensive modifications to the body. The 300 SL in coupé form was introduced in 1954, featuring its trademark gullwing doors. In 1957, the roadster succeeded the coupé and had the larger conventional passenger doors and larger form-fitting headlamps and was in production until 1963.
The SLS AMG was designed by Mark Fetherston to be a modern 300SL Gullwing revival from October 2006 to April 2007. [11] [12] The SLS AMG has also adapted the feature of the gull-wing doors that swing open upwards on gas struts, and must be closed manually as AMG engineers decided against the 41 kg (90 lb) of additional weight that auto-closing systems would have added to the car. [13]
Curb weight. 3,520 lb (1,597 kg) The Bricklin SV-1 is a two-seat sports car produced by American businessman Malcolm Bricklin and his manufacturing company from 1974 until late 1975. The car was noteworthy for its gull-wing doors and composite bodywork of color-impregnated acrylic resin bonded to fiberglass. Assembly took place in Saint John ...
Mazda Ryuga. Mazel Identity i1. Melkus RS 1000. Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR. Mercedes-Benz C111. Mercedes-Benz C112. Mercedes-Benz F125. Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.
The Tesla Model X is a battery electric mid-size luxury crossover SUV built by Tesla, Inc. since 2015. Developed from the full-sized sedan platform of the Tesla Model S, the vehicle notably uses falcon wing doors for passenger access. The Model X has an EPA size class as an SUV, [4] and shares around 30 percent of its content with the Model S ...