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I thought the doors might swing wayyy out, but they don't. Hell, the wing doors probably require less clearance to getting out of the vehicle than traditional d
by MAGZine 13y ago
I thought the doors might swing wayyy out, but they don't. Hell, the wing doors probably require less clearance to getting out of the vehicle than traditional doors.
A bit weird how much of the feature brief they dedicate to the doors, though.
- Pxtl 13y agoIt's a very odd decision, though. There's a variety of good reasons why minivans use those elaborate sliding-doors, and going with wing-doors instead is very surprising. The question is not "wing vs traditional" but, for a 3-row family vehicle, "wing vs sliding". Sliding doors are heavy and expensive and complicated devices, but they can be reached by short children and have near-zero clearance requirements. I wonder if they went with the wing-doors purely to avoid the "minivan" connotations of sliding ones?
- gamegoblin 13y agoDoes anyone else think "Falcon Wings" sounds uncharacteristically silly and gimmicky?
- Mindless2112 13y agoThey're traditionally called "gull-wing doors" [1], but I guess falcons are sleeker than gulls. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull-wing_door http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull-wing_door
- gigawhat 13y agoWhat's "uncharacteristic" about the name? It's the actual doors that are silly and gimmicky, so the naming is apt.