Many cars use car 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 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
Road-legal cars
Albar Sonic Arrinera Hussarya ASL Garaiya Bertone GB110 Bugatti EB110 Covini C6W Giotti Victoria Ginko Gumpert Nathalie HTT Pléthore LC 750 IFR Aspid Jimenez Novia (doors include part of the roof) Kepler Motion Lamborghini Aventador (doors open up and outward at a slight angle) Lamborghini Aventador J Lamborghini Centenario Lamborghini Countach Lamborghini Diablo Lamborghini Murciélago Lamborghini Reventón Lamborghini Revuelto Lamborghini Veneno MG Cyberster Mitsuoka Orochi Montecarlo Rascasse (similar doors to the Lamborghini Aventador) MTX Tatra V8 Orca 113 Renault Twizy Spyker C8 Spyker C12 Zagato Tata Pixel Techrules AT96 Toroidion 1MW Tushek T700 Vaydor Vector M12 Vector W8 Xpeng P7 (limited edition)
Racing cars
Bugatti Bolide Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R and Spyker C8 Spider GT2R
Concept cars
Alfa Romeo Carabo Alfa Romeo Brera Concept Alfa Romeo Pandion large suicide-scissor front doors Aston Martin AMV10 Audi RS7 Concept Bertone Barchetta large suicide-scissor front doors Bozca Zest Cadillac Cien Chery Ant Chevrolet Corvette CERV IlI Chevrolet Miray Chrysler Portofino front scissor doors, with rear suicide scissor doors Citroën C-Métisse front scissor doors, with rear scissor doors Citroën Survolt Citroën Zabrus Dodge ZEO concept (front scissor doors with suicide rear scissor doors) Dome Zero Ford Indigo large suicide-scissor front doors Frazer Nash Namir Giugiaro Ford Mustang Isuzu Como Concept Jaguar XJ220 Concept Kia Kue KTM E3W Lada Revolution III Lamborghini Canto Land Rover Range Stormer Mazda Hakaze Concept Mercedes-Benz Aria Concept large conventional-scissor front doors, with large suicide-scissor rear doors Peugeot Quartz Peugeot Quasar Peugeot Shine front scissor doors, with rear scissor doors Pininfarina Sintesi front scissor doors, with rear scissor doors Renault Alpine A110-50 Renault Coupe Corbusier large suicide-scissor front doors Renault Laguna Coupe Concept Renault Zoom Sbarro Challenge III Spyker Silvestris V8 Toyota Alessandro Volta Toyota Bionic+ large suicide-scissor front doors Toyota Concept-愛i front scissor doors with rear suicide scissor doors Vector WX-3 Volkswagen W12 Zender Vision 3 Zender Fact 4
Butterfly doors
Road-legal cars
Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale (2023) Aspark Owl BMW i8 Bugatti Tourbillon Contera MD1 De Tomaso P72 Devon GTX Donkervoort D8 GT Felino CB7 Ferrari Enzo Ferrari F80 Ferrari Daytona SP3 Ford GT (2nd generation) Giamaro Katla Gillet Vertigo Gordon Murray T.33 Gordon Murray T.50 GTA Spano (2nd generation only) Heinkel Kabine Hispano-Suiza Carmen Jaguar C-X75 Joss JP1 Isetta LaFerrari Laraki Fulgara Lotec Sirius Lotus Evija Manta Montage Marussia B1 Maserati MC20 McLaren 12C Doors are not hinged at the roof, unlike most butterfly door designs. McLaren 12C Spider similar doors to McLaren 12C McLaren Artura McLaren 570S McLaren 650S McLaren 720S McLaren Elva McLaren F1 McLaren M6GT McLaren P1 McLaren Senna McLaren Speedtail McLaren McL 6GT Mercedes-AMG ONE Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Mosler MT900 Oilstainlab HF-11 Pagani Utopia Saleen S7 Savage Rivale Roadyacht GTS conventional-butterfly front doors, with suicide-butterfly rear doors SCG 004 SIN R1 SSC Aero SSC Tuatara SSC Ultimate Aero and SSC Ultimate Aero XT Stealth B6 Toyota Sera Ultima Evolution Ultima GTR Ultima Mk2 Ultima Mk3 Ultima Sports Volkswagen XL1 Wells Vertige Zenvo Aurora
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.
Alfa Romeo 33/2 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Bugatti Bolide Ferrari 330P3, Ferrari 330P4 and Ferrari 412P Ferrari 512 S Ferrari FXX and Ferrari FXX Evoluzione Ferrari FXX-K Lola T70 Mk3B Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Porsche 911 GT1 Renault Mégane R.S. Trophy
Concept cars
Alfa Romeo Diva Audi Avus quattro Audi Nanuk similar doors to the McLaren 12C, with panels extend from the top to the roof (similar to the Ford GT40) Bertone Mantide BMW i8 Concept BMW Vision EfficientDynamics a concept electric car based on the production BMW i8 with butterfly doors Cadillac Urban Luxury Concept Citroën C-Métisse – front butterfly doors, with rear suicide scissor doors Citroën GT Citroën Karin Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina Ford Shelby GR-1 Geely Tiger GT Great Wall Haval E HU-GO Hyundai HND-9 Infiniti Concept Vision Gran Turismo Isuzu XU-1 Italdesign Giugiaro Parcour Italdesign GTZERO Kia Niro similar to butterfly doors, with panels extend from the roof to the top (similar to the Ford GT40) Lotus M250 Mazda Furai Mazda Kiyora Mazda RX-500 – butterfly front doors with gull-wing doors over the engine compartment Mazda Taiki McLaren SLR Stirling Moss Mercedes-Benz Vision SLR Renault Altica Renault Captur Concept Renault DeZir conventional-butterfly door on driver's side, with suicide-butterfly door on passenger's side Renault Kwid concept Renault Zoe Z.E. front butterfly doors, with rear butterfly doors Saab PhoeniX Sbarro GT1 Sbarro Osmos SEAT Fórmula Scion Fuse Subaru VIZIV Stola Abarth Monotipo Toyota AXV-II Toyota Sportivo Coupe Venturi Volage Volkswagen Golf GTE Sport Volkswagen GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo Zender Vision 1S
Gullwing doors
Road-legal cars
AMT Piranha Aston Martin Valkyrie (2018) Atla (automobile) Apollo IE Ares S1 Project Autozam AZ-1 Bermat GT-Pista Bugatti Type 64 Bradley GTII Bricklin SV-1 Bristol Fighter Capricorn 01 Zagato Cimbria SS Dare DZ De Macross Epique GT1 De Tomaso Mangusta (engine compartment) DMC DeLorean Drako Dragon Eagle SS Embeesea Charger Fiberfab Aztec 7 Fiberfab Caribee/Banshee Fortvac Bernardi GP Talon Gumpert Apollo HiPhi X conventional front doors, with a pair of rear suicide doors and a pair of gull wing doors Hofstetter Turbo Hyptec HT Innes Lee Scorpion K19 Isdera Commendatore 112i Isdera Commendatore GT Isdera Imperator 108i Laser 917 McLaren W1 Melkus RS 1000 Melkus RS 2000 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Mercedes-Benz 300SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Mirov II Nilu27 NSU Thurner RS Pagani Huayra Pambuffetti PJ-01 Quant E Quant F Raffo Belva Replicar Cursor Rhino Racing RR01 RPB GT Siva S160 Spyder Suzuki Cara Tesla Model X conventional front doors, with rear falcon wing doors Voyah i-Land
Racing cars
Arnott-Climax 1100 GT Bill Thomas Cheetah Chaparral 2D Chaparral 2F Daren Mk.1 Healey SR Howmet TX Isuzu Bellett R6 Lola T70 Mk3B Marcos Luton Gullwing Marcos Xylon GT Mercedes-Benz 300SLR Mercedes-Benz CLK LM Moynet LM 75 Nimrod Aston Martin Nissan GT-R LM Nismo Opel Astra Xtreme a racing car based on the Opel Astra with front gullwing doors Peugeot 905 Porsche 906 Nissan R380 II Toyota GT-One
Concept cars
Alfa Romeo 33.2 Coupe Speciale by Pininfarina Asardo 1500 AR-S Aston Martin Bulldog Aston Martin Valkyrie Bertone Birusa Buick Riviera Concept BMW Turbo BMW Z9 gullwing door on driver's side, with conventional door on passenger's side Chevrolet Aerovette Citroën Tubik Daewoo Mya DeLorean Alpha5 Ferrari 250 P5 Berlinetta by Pininfarina Ferrari Sergio Ford Corrida Ford Cougar 406 Ford Evos front gullwing doors, with rear gullwing doors Giugiaro Brivido Gumpert Tornante GM Ultralite Hyundai Nuvis Infiniti Triant Isdera Commendatore 112i Italdesign Davinci Italdesign Giugiaro Clipper front butterfly doors, with rear gullwing doors Jiotto Caspita Kia KV7 conventional front doors, with rear gullwing doors Kodiak F1 Koenigsegg Quant Lamborghini Marzal Lancia Mizar Lexus LF-30 Lincoln Navigator Concept Matra Laser Mazel Identity i1 Mazda HR-X Mazda Ryuga Mazda RX-500 butterfly front doors, with gullwing doors over the engine compartment Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo Mercedes-Benz C111 Mercedes-Benz C111 - III Mercedes-Benz C112 Mercedes-Benz F125 Nissan Mixim Nissan NX-21 Concept Oldsmobile Incas Opel ECO Speedster Opel Monza Peugeot Polygon Pininfarina H2 Speed Porsche Tapiro Renault Mégane Coupe a concept car based on the Renault Mégane with gullwing doors Renault Nepta Renault Ondelios Renault Talisman Rolls-Royce 101EX Subaru Hybrid Tourer Toyota Fine-X, Fine-T Toyota i-Road Toyota Concept-愛i Ride Ultima Mk1 Vauxhall Monza Vauxhall XVR Volvo C30 IPD SEMA Volvo Your Concept Car
Suicide doors
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 XP-37 (1955) (rear door) Chevrolet Greenbrier Chevrolet Master 2-door sedans (1935) (front door)