Huh? I am in the dark as the rest of you. They have their own name for some alternative door design... We will probably know soon what they mean....Where is TEG when we need him ?
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Model X Falcon Doors
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OK, thanks, but I figure there isn't anything publicly online for me to find.
I did do a couple of quick image searches on falcon doors just in case, but nothing Tesla related seemed to be there... yet...
By the way, I would tend to think "butterfly doors" more than "gullwing doors":
Butterfly doors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (McLaren F1 drivers are familiar with these...)
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Gull-wing door - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I did do a couple of quick image searches on falcon doors just in case, but nothing Tesla related seemed to be there... yet...
By the way, I would tend to think "butterfly doors" more than "gullwing doors":
Butterfly doors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (McLaren F1 drivers are familiar with these...)
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Gull-wing door - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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By the way, Hyundai Nuvis concept (tall 4 seat with gull-wings):
Hyundai Nuvis Concept Unveiled » WWW.YOSAX.COM - New Cars | Tuned Cars | Concept Cars
Hyundai Nuvis Concept Unveiled » WWW.YOSAX.COM - New Cars | Tuned Cars | Concept Cars
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Perhaps Tesla, with their design genius, has found a way to make mini-van style sliding doors cool, and called them falcon doors?
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Good guess; I think they wanted to call them something other than "mini-van style sliding doors" and gullwing and butterfly were taken up, so "falcon" it has to be!
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A little OT here, but as a DeLorean owner I feel compelled to correct a couple of misconceptions about gull-wing doors...or at least, the DeLorean's implementation of them.
1) It is true, the DeLorean can be gotten out of in a rollover crash via the glass. However, the cars are so low and wide that it would be extremely difficult to roll one. I've never heard of one ending up upside down. I suppose if you drove it off a cliff or something...
2) In my 12+ years of owning a DeLorean, the doors have never leaked, and I always use the high-pressure wash to clean the car. The doors have both an outer weather seal and an inner water seal.
3) The ingress and egress of the car as it pertains to the gull-wing doors is a common misconception. The doors are hinged close to the center of the roof of the car, and thus they mostly open *up* and not *out.* Believe it or not, the DeLorean only needs 12 inches of clearance away from the car in order to open the door, so actually the DeLorean is *easier* to get in or out of than 99% of all cars ever made. It's great to be able to really hug the wall in the garage and still get in and out easily.
In summary, John DeLorean was a brilliant engineer (he also created the Pontiac GTO), so he thought of this stuff. He was, in fact, a much better engineer than he was a car company executive, as history shows.
1) It is true, the DeLorean can be gotten out of in a rollover crash via the glass. However, the cars are so low and wide that it would be extremely difficult to roll one. I've never heard of one ending up upside down. I suppose if you drove it off a cliff or something...
2) In my 12+ years of owning a DeLorean, the doors have never leaked, and I always use the high-pressure wash to clean the car. The doors have both an outer weather seal and an inner water seal.
3) The ingress and egress of the car as it pertains to the gull-wing doors is a common misconception. The doors are hinged close to the center of the roof of the car, and thus they mostly open *up* and not *out.* Believe it or not, the DeLorean only needs 12 inches of clearance away from the car in order to open the door, so actually the DeLorean is *easier* to get in or out of than 99% of all cars ever made. It's great to be able to really hug the wall in the garage and still get in and out easily.
In summary, John DeLorean was a brilliant engineer (he also created the Pontiac GTO), so he thought of this stuff. He was, in fact, a much better engineer than he was a car company executive, as history shows.
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