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Gull-wing doors are a smart move, sales wise. They give you the exotic feel. But I'm concerned with them in practice. Since no height specification is given,
by shawnbaden 13y ago
Gull-wing doors are a smart move, sales wise. They give you the exotic feel. But I'm concerned with them in practice. Since no height specification is given, I used this image as a reference to determine the height of the Model X with the doors fully open.
http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/bg_03_falconwings_prod.png http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/bg_03_falconw...
The Model S is 56.5" tall. So assuming the above image is to scale and my math is correct, the Model X is 85.65" tall with doors fully open.
85" tall... For reference, a Ford F-150 is 75" tall (http://www.ford.com/trucks/f150/specifications/exterior/ http://www.ford.com/trucks/f150/specifications/exterior/) and a Ford F-250 is 79.8" (http://www.ford.com/trucks/superduty/specifications/exterior/ http://www.ford.com/trucks/superduty/specifications/exterior...) in the worst case.
Granted, most Tesla buyers are not average people with average-sized garages. But still, that's tall.
There's a reason more cars don't have gull-wing doors. They aren't practical for a lot of spaces.
And yes, I did see the in-garage-with-doors-open image.
http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/bg_04_garage_prod-06-kc.jpg http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/bg_04_garage_...