List of cars with non-standard door designs
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.
List of non-standard door designs
The main types of non-standard door designs are:
Butterfly – butterfly doors move via hinges along the A-pillar , on an axis not aligned vertically or horizontally to the vehicle or ground. A special type of butterfly door is a single door at the front of the car with the steering wheel attached.
Canopy – roof, windshield, and sides are one unit that moves upward, forward, or sideways to provide access.
Gullwing – (also called "falcon-wing") hinged to the roof at the top horizontal edge of the door, and open upward on a horizontal axis. Gullwing doors with a second hinge between door and moving roof panel are called falcon wing 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. Scissor doors that also move outward while rotating are called dihedral synchro-helix actuation 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. Sliding doors that disappear into the floor horizontally are called rolling doors.
Suicide – hinged on the rear end of the door-frame, and open horizontally towards the rear.
Swan – opens outward like either a conventional door or a suicide door , but on an axis slightly tilted from vertical, or via articulation in the hinge to angle upward for better ground clearance
Some custom limousines have enlarged doors.
Scissor doors
Scissor doors open on a Lamborghini Murciélago
Road-legal cars
Racing cars
Concept cars
Butterfly doors
Butterfly doors open on a McLaren F1
Road-legal cars
Racing cars
A common door design on Group C , IMSA GTP cars of the 1980s and early 1990s and on any sports prototypes since then, this list does not include cars categorized as such. This list only includes purpose built race cars.
Concept cars
Gullwing doors
Gullwing doors open on a Mercedes-Benz 300SL
Gullwing doors open on an Eagle SS
Road-legal cars
Racing cars
Concept cars
Suicide doors
1938 Hudson 112 sedan with its conventional front and rear suicide doors open
Delahaye Type 135 with its front suicide doors open
Saturn Ion Quad Coupe with its suicide half-rear doors open
Fiat 500e "3+1" with single suicide half-rear door open
Models of automobiles that featured suicide doors (i.e., doors hinged at the rear) include most full-sized extended-cab pickup trucks (rear doors only), and some vehicles categorised:
AC Petite (1953–1958) (front door on 2-door saloons)
Acura Precision Concept (2016) (rear door)
Adler Typ 10 2.5 Litre
Alfa Romeo 8C
Alfa Romeo Gloria (2013) (rear door)
Alfa Romeo Romeo 1 and 2
Alta A200 (1968–1974) (front door)
AMC Cavalier (1965) (rear door)
Aston Martin Atom (1939/1944) (front door)
Austin 7 (1922–1939) (front door on 2-door tourers, 2-door convertibles, 2-door saloons, 2-door coupes, and 3-door vans)
Austin FX4 taxi (1958–1997) (rear door)
Autobianchi Bianchina Trasformabile
Autobianchi Bianchina Giardiniera
BAIC BJ100
Bentley State Limousine
BMW 331 (1949) (front door)
BMW 502 4-door sedans (1954–1964) (rear door)
BMW i3 (2013–2022) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
BMW i3 Concept (2011) (rear door)
BMW Vision Future Luxury (2014) (rear door)
Borgward Hansa 2400 (1952–1959) (Front and rear doors)
Borgward Hansa 2400 Pullmanlimousine (1953–1959) (front door)
Bugatti Type 46 (1929–1939) (front door)
Bugatti Type 57 (1934–1940) (front door)
Buick Roadmaster (rear door on 1st generation), (front door on 2nd generation)
Cadillac Ciel (2011) (rear door)
Cadillac Eldorado Brougham (1957–1958) (rear door)
Cadillac LaSalle (1955) (rear door)
Cadillac Series 65 (1937–1938) (rear door on 4-door sedans)
Carbon Motors E7 police car (2008–2013) (rear door)
Carbon Motors TX7 police SUV (2008–2013) (rear door)
Chevrolet Biscayne (1955) (rear door)
Chevrolet Greenbrier
Chevrolet Master 2-door sedans (1935) (front door)
Chevrolet Master Deluxe 2-door sedans (1935) (front door)
Chrysler Airflow 4-door sedans (1934–1937) (rear door)
Chrysler Akino (2005) (rear door)
Chrysler Cirrus Concept (1992) (rear door)
Chrysler Imperial Concept (2006) (rear door)
Chrysler Royal (1933–1950) (rear door on 4-door sedans)
Chrysler Windsor 4-door sedan (1946–1948) (rear door)
Citroën 2CV (1948–1964) (front door)
Citroën Activa (rear door)
Citroën C3 Lumiere (1998) (rear door)
Citroën C-SportLounge (2005) (rear door)
Citroën C6 Lignage (1999) (rear door)
Citroën H Van
Citroën Hypnos (2008) (rear door)
Citroën Metropolis (2010) (rear door)
Citroën Revolte (2009) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Citroën Traction Avant (1934–1957) (front door on 4-door sedans, 2-door sedans, 2-door convertibles, and 5-door hatchbacks)
Citroën Xanae (1994) (rear door)
Dacia Duster Concept (2009) (rear door)
Daihatsu Deca Deca (2009) (rear door)
Daihatsu Deca Deca (2013) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Daihatsu FX (2015) (rear door)
Daihatsu Hijet (1964–1968) (front door on vans and pickup trucks)
Daihatsu Hinata (2015) (rear door)
Dannenhauer & Stauss Cabriolet (1951–1957)(front door)
Datsun Model 16 (1937–1938) (front door)
Delahaye Type 135
Denza EV (2012) (rear door)
DKW 1000 S (1958–1961) (front door)
DKW F7 (1937–1939) (front door on 2-door sedans, 2-door cabriolet sedans, and 2-door coupe cabriolets)
DKW F8 (1939–1942) (front door on 2-door sedans, 2-door cabriolets, 2-door sedan deliveries, and 2-door flatbed trucks)
Dodge Hornet (2006) (rear door)
Dodge Super 8 Hemi (2001) (rear door)
DS Divine (2014) (Butterfly front doors, with rear suicide doors)
EMW 340 (1949–1955) (front door)
Fiat 500 (1957–1965) (front door)
Fiat 500 Spyder Bertone (1947) (front door)
Fiat 508C (1937–1953) (rear door on 4-door sedans)
Fiat 515 4-door sedans (1931–1935) (rear door)
Fiat 518 Ardita 4-door sedans (1933–1938) (front door)
Fiat 600 (1955–1969) (front door)
Fiat 600 Multipla
Fiat 1100 (1953–1969) (front door on 4-door sedans and 5-door estates)
Fiat 1200 (1957–1961) (front door on 4-door sedans)
Fiat AR 55 Campagnola
Fiat Topolino (1936–1955) (front door)
Fiat 500e "3+1" (single suicide half-rear door)
Ford 021C (1999) (rear door)
Ford 24.7 Wagon
Ford F-150 SuperCab (1997–present) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Ford F-250 Super Chief
Ford Iosis X (2006) (rear door)
Ford Model U
Ford Ranger SuperCab (2000–present) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Ford Thunderbird 4-door sedans (1967–1971) (rear door)
Fuldamobil (1950–1969) (front door on 2-door coupes and 2-door convertibles)
GMC Granite (2010) (rear door)
Goggomobil 2-door sedans (1955) (front door)
Hino 4CV (1953–1961) (front door on 4-door sedans and 4-door convertibles)
Honda Element (2003–2011) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
HiPhi X (2020–present) (rear door)
Hongqi 77X (2015–present) (rear door)
Hongqi CA 72
Hongqi CA 770/772/773
Hongqi CA 7650
Hongqi HQE
Hyundai Blue-Will (2009) (rear door)
Hyundai Genesis HCD-14 (2013) (rear door)
Hyundai Portico
Hyundai Santa Cruz (2015) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Hyundai Prophecy Concept (2020) (conventional front doors, with suicide rear doors)
Infiniti Etherea (2011) (rear door)
Infiniti Kuraza (2005) (rear door)
Infiniti Q80 Inspiration (2014) (rear door)
Invacar
Isuzu GBX (2001) (rear door)
Italdesign Giugiaro Gea (2015) (rear door)
JAC SC-9 (2014) (rear door)
Jaguar B99 (2011) (rear door)
Jaguar Mark IV (1935–1949) (Front suicide doors, with rear suicide doors)
Jaguar R-D6 (2003) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Jowett Javelin (1947–1953) (front door on 4-door sedans)
Kia Cross GT (2013) (rear door)
Kia GT (2011) (rear door)
Kia KND-7 (2013) (rear door)
Kia Naimo (2012) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Kia Novo (2015) (rear door)
Kia Optima Convertible Concept (2015) (rear door)
Kia Ray PHEV (2010) (rear door)
Kia Soul Concept (2008) (rear door)
Kia Telluride (2016) (rear door)
Kurogane Baby (1959–1961) (front door on vans and pickup trucks)
Lagonda 3-Litre (1953–1958) (front door)
Lancia Aprilia 4-door sedan (1937–1949) (rear door)
Lancia Ardea 4-door sedan (1939–1953) (rear door)
Lancia Aurelia 4-door sedan (1950–1958) (rear door)
Lancia Dialogos (1998) (rear door)
Lancia Florida I 4-door sedan (1955) (rear door)
Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept (2014) (rear door)
Lexus HPX (2003) (rear door)
Lincoln C Concept (2009) (rear door)
Lincoln Continental /Lincoln Continental police car (1961–1969)/(1961–1967)/(2019–2021) (rear door on 4-door sedans, 4-door convertibles and police cars)
Lincoln Continental Concept (2002) (rear door)
Lincoln MKS Concept (2006) (rear door)
Lincoln Navicross (2003) (rear door)
Lincoln-Zephyr (1936–1940) (rear door on 4-door sedans and 4-door convertible sedans)
Lloyd 300
Lloyd 400
Lloyd LT 600 Van
Maybach Zeppelin (1928–1938) (front door on 4-door sedans, 4-door convertibles, and 2-door convertibles)
Mazda BT-50 Freestyle Cab (2002–present) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Mazda RX-8 Concept (2001) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Mazda RX-8 (2003–2011) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Mazda Secret Hideout (2001) (rear door)
Mercedes-Benz 170
Mercedes-Benz 220 (1951–1955) (front door on 4-door sedans, 2-door coupes, and 2-door cabriolet 'A's)
Mercedes-Benz Vision GST (2002) (rear door)
Mercedes-Benz F700 (2008) (rear door)
Mercedes-Benz Vision G-Code (2014) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Mercury Eight 4-door sedan/Mercury Eight police car (1938–1951) (rear door)
Mercury MC4 (1997) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
MG Icon (2012) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
MG TF and TF 1500 (1953–1955) (front door)
Mini Clubman (2008–2015) (conventional front doors, with single suicide half-rear door)
Mini Clubvan (2012) (conventional front doors, with single suicide half-rear door)
Mitsubishi eX Concept (2015) (rear door)
Mitsubishi Re-Model A (by West Coast Customs ) (2017) (rear door)
Morris Eight (1935–1948) (front door on 2-door sedans, 4-door sedans, 2-door convertibles, and tourers)
Nash Ambassador (1927–1948) (rear door on 4-door sedans)
Nissan Ellure (2010) (rear door)
Nissan Gripz (2015) (Butterfly front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Nissan Intima (2008) (rear door)
Nissan Prince Royal (1966–1967) (rear door)
Nissan Qashqai (2004) (rear door)
Nissan Qazana (2009) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Nissan Sway (2015) (rear door)
Nissan Titan Extended Cab (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Nissan Townpod (2010) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Oldsmobile O4 (2001) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Oldsmobile Recon (1999) (rear door)
Oldsmobile Series 60 (1938–1948) (rear door on 4-door sedans)
Opel Admiral 4-door saloon/4-door cabriolet (1937–1939) (rear door)
Opel Flextreme (2008) (rear door)
Opel Flextreme GT/E (2010) (rear door)
Opel Kapitän 4-door sedans (1938–1953) (rear door)
Opel Meriva (2010–2017) (rear door)
Opel Meriva Concept (2008) (rear door)
Packard One-Ten (1938–1942) (rear door on 4-door sedans)
Packard Super Eight (1939–1951) (rear door on 4-door sedans)
Panhard Dyna Junior
Panhard Dyna X
Panhard Dyna Z
Peel P50
Peugeot 202 (1938–1942) (front door on 4-door sedans, 2-door cabriolets, and 2-door fourgonettes)
Peugeot 203 (1948–1960) (front door on 4-door sedans, 5-door estates, 2-door cabriolets, 4-door cabriolets, and 2-door coupes)
Peugeot 301 (1932–1936) (front door on 4-door sedans, 2-door coupes, 2-door cabriolets, and 3-door vans)
Peugeot 302
Peugeot 402
Peugeot 601
Peugeot BB1 (2009) (front door)
Peugeot EX1 Concept (2010) (front door)
Peugeot Fractal (2016) (front door)
Peugeot SXC Concept (2011) (rear door)
Peugeot VLV
Pininfarina Cambiano (2012) (conventional front doors, with single suicide rear door)
Pontiac Strato Streak (1954) (rear door)
Porsche 928 Study H50 (1987) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Porsche Mission E (2015) (rear door)
Praga Piccolo Furgon
Proton e-Luma (2014) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Renault 4CV (1946–1961) (front door on 4-door sedans and 4-door convertibles)
Renault Celtaquatre 4-door sedan/2-door coupe/2-door cabriolet (1934–1938) (front door)
Renault Egeus (2005) (rear door)
Renault Eolab (2014) (rear door)
Renault Frendzy (2011) (conventional front doors, with single suicide door and single sliding door)
Renault Initiale Paris (2013) (rear door)
Renault Monaquatre 4-door sedan (1931–1936) (rear door)
Renault R-Space (2011) (rear door)
Renault Twin'Z (2013) (rear door)
Renault Vivastella 4-door sedan (1934–1939) (front door)
Riley RM (1945–1955) (front door on 4-door sedans and 2-door convertibles)
Rolls-Royce Cullinan (2018–present) (rear door)
Rolls-Royce 200EX (2009) (rear door)
Rolls-Royce Dawn (2015–present) (front door)
Rolls-Royce Ghost (2010–present) (rear door)
Rolls-Royce Ghost EWB (2011–present) (rear door)
Rolls-Royce Phantom (2003–2017) (rear door)
Rolls-Royce Phantom (2018–present) (rear door)
Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe (2008–2017) (front door)
Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe (2007–2017) (front door)
Rolls-Royce Phantom EWB (2005–2017) (rear door)
Rolls-Royce Phantom I , II , III , IV , V and VI
Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn (1949–1955) (front door on 4-door sedans)
Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith (1946–1958) (rear door on 4-door sedans)
Rolls-Royce Wraith (2013–present) (front door)
Rover P3 4-door sedan (1948–1949) (Front suicide doors, with rear suicide doors)
Rover P3 4-door sports sedan (1948–1949) (Front suicide doors, with rear suicide doors)
Rover P4 (1949–1964) (rear door on 4-door sedans)
Russo-Baltique Impression (2007) (front door)
Saab 92 (1949–1956) (front door on 2-door coupes)
Saab 93 (1956–1960) (front door on 2-door coupes)
Saturn Flextreme (2008) (rear door)
Saturn Ion Quad Coupe (2002–2007) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Saturn SC (1999–2002) (conventional front doors, with single suicide half-rear door)
Scion t2B (2005) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
SEAT 600 and SEAT 600 D (1957–1970) (front door on 2-door sedans)
SEAT 800 (1963–1968) (front door on 4-door sedans)
Simca 6 (1947–1950) (front door on 2-door coupes and 3-door vans)
Simca 8 4-door sedan (1937–1951) (rear door)
Singulato iS6 (2018–2023)
Singer Hunter (1954–1956) (rear door on 4-door sedans)
Singer SM1500 (1948–1954) (rear door on 4-door sedans)
Škoda Superb 4-door sedan (1934–1949) (front door)
Škoda VOS 4-door sedan (1949–1952) (front door)
Spyker D12 Peking-to-Paris (2006) (rear door)
Studebaker Champion 4-door sedans (1947–1952) (rear door)
Subaru 360 (1958–1971) (front door on 2-door sedans and 2-door convertibles)
Subaru B11S (2003) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Subaru Sambar (1961–1966) (front door on vans and pickup trucks)
Sunbeam-Talbot 90 (1948–1954) (rear door on 4-door sedans)
Sunbeam-Talbot Ten 4-door sedan (1938–1948) (Front suicide doors, with rear suicide doors)
Suzuki Mom's Personal Wagon (2005) (rear door)
Suzulight FB/FBD (1961–1965) (front door on 3-/4-door vans and 2-door pickup trucks)
Ssangyong XIV-1 (2011) (rear door)
Tata Nexon (2014) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Tatra 57 2-door coupes (1932–1949) (front door)
Tatra 600 (1947–1952) (front door)
Toyota AA 4-door sedans (1936–1943) (rear door)
Toyota A-BAT (2007) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Toyota Century Royal
Toyota Crown (1955–1962) (rear door on 4-door sedans)
Toyota FJ Cruiser (2006–2018) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Toyota FT-SX (2005) (rear door)
Toyota Hybrid X (2007) (rear door)
Toyota ME.WE (2013) (rear door)
Toyota Origin (2000–2001) (rear door)
Toyota Tacoma
Triumph Renown (front doors)
Vauxhall 10-4 4-door sedan/2-door coupe/2-door tourer/2-door roadster (1937–1940) (front door)
Vauxhall Meriva (2010–2017) (rear door)
Venucia VOW (2015) (rear door)
Vespa 400 (1957–1961) (front door)
Volkswagen Concept A (2006) (conventional front doors, with suicide half-rear doors)
Volkswagen Nezza (2006) (rear door)
Volkswagen Transporter (T1) (1950–1967) (conventional front doors, with single conventional half-rear door and single suicide half-rear door)
Volkswagen Type 147 Kleinlieferwagen (1964–1974) (front door on 2-door panel vans)
Volvo Concept Universe (2011) (rear door)
Volvo Concept You (2011) (rear door)
Volvo PV 36 Carioca (1935–1938) (front door on 4-door sedans)
Volvo Venus Bilo (1933) (rear door)
W Motors Fenyr SuperSport (2017–present) (front suicide swan doors)
W Motors Lykan HyperSport (2013–2017) (front suicide swan doors)
Wanderer W22
Wanderer W24
Zastava 750 (1955–1969) (front door)
ZAZ-965 Zaporozhets (1960–1969) (front door)
Canopy doors
Lifting canopy on a Sterling Nova
Canopy doors on a Saab Aero-X
Swan doors
Aston Martin Vantage with swan doors
Swan doors open outward like either a conventional door or a suicide door , but hinge slightly upward as well for better ground clearance, includes some vehicles categorised:
Dihedral synchro-helix actuation doors
Koenigsegg CCX with dihedral doors open
Dihedral doors are a type of doors found on all Koenigsegg cars. They open by rotating 90° at the hinge.
Other door types
AMC Pacer passenger door is longer than driver's side and disguised by the broad B-pillar while the door's opening cut into the roof also hides the rain gutter.
1973 Mohs SafariKar outward sliding door on four centrally mounted rods
AMC Pacer – Aircraft-style doors improve sealing and reduce wind noise, top of door wraps into the roof, hinges provide an outward arc for the top of the door for easier egress when open, rain gutters are hidden in the roof cut outs, the passenger door is four-inches (101 mm) longer than the driver's and the difference disguised by the broad B-pillar design.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
BMW 600 – left-side-mounted front door
Chrysler ME Four-Twelve – conventional front doors, but no door handles
Ford GT (first generation), Ford GT40 and Ford GT90 – conventional front-hinged doors that have panels extended to the roof of the car (also called aircraft doors)
Hudson Italia – doors cut 14 inches (356 mm) into the roof (also called aircraft doors)[ 8] [ 9]
Hyundai Veloster – Driver side of the car has one coupe-sized door, but the passenger side has two smaller, sedan-sized doors for front and rear occupants.[circular reference ]
Lincoln Mark VIII Concept – Doors "rolled" into underbody of frame (also called disappearing doors )[ 10]
Mitsuoka MC-1 – Plastic doors that can be removed when opened.
Mohs SafariKar – doors slide outward from the body on four linear rods mounted behind the front row of seats providing egress from both the front and rear of the car when opened.[ 11]
Peel Manxcar – suicide rear-hinged doors that open until it touches the body of the car
Smart Crossblade – minimal "sword-like" door
Suzuki CV1 – one single door in the car's fiberglass body
Tata Magic Iris – All three doors are conventional doors, 2 doors on the passenger's side and 1 door on the driver's side.
TVR Tuscan Speed Six – Conventional front doors, but door handles are in button form under the side mirrors.
Zündapp Janus – front- and rear-mounted side-hinged doors
HiPhi X – Apart from the suicide doors, there is an extra pair of gullwing-like doors between the C and D pillars which the company marketed as the NT (New-type) doors.
Sliding doors
1954 Kaiser Darrin with its sliding pocket door opened
Sliding doors are common on minivans , leisure activity vehicles , light commercial vehicles and minibuses . A few passenger cars have notably also been equipped with sliding doors, such as the Peugeot 1007 , the Suzuki Alto Slide Slim , the BMW Z1 and the 1954 Kaiser Darrin . Many concept cars use the design as well.
Concept cars
No doors
Some cars – generally those of a very open design – have no doors at all.
References