List of cars with unusual door designs

This is a list of cars with unusual 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. Many cars have door designs which give them a unique look, or which affect their practicality one way or another.
Butterfly Doors
Road cars
*Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
*Devon GTX
*Donkervoort D8 GT
*Enzo Ferrari
*Ferrari P4/5
*Fulgura
*Joss Supercar
*McLaren F1
*McLaren MP4-12C
*Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR
*Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
*Mosler MT900
*Nissan R390 GT1
*Panoz Esperante GTR-1
*Saleen S7
*SSC Aero
*Toyota Sera
Racing cars
*As a common door design on Group C, IMSA GTP cars in the 1980's and early 1990's and recently common on Daytona Prototype and Le Mans Prototype cars, this list does not include cars categorized as such.
*Alfa Romeo Tipo 33
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*Ferrari 512M/S
*Ferrari 330P3/4 & 412P
*Porsche 917
Concept cars
*Bertone Mantide
*Isuzu XU-1
*GT by Citroen
*Mazda Furai
*Mazda Kiyora
*Mazda RX500
*Mazda Taiki
Gullwing doors
Production cars
* Autozam AZ-1 (a Kei car)
* Bricklin SV-1
* Bristol Fighter
* De Lorean DMC-12
* De Tomaso Mangusta
* Gumpert Apollo
* Jiotto Caspita
* Melkus RS 1000
* Mercedes-Benz 300SL
* Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (production beginning in 2010)
* Suzuki Cara
Kit cars
* AMT Piranha
* Bradley GTII
* Dare DZ
* Eagle SS Mk1
* Fiberfab Aztec 7 (also known as Charger II)
* Foers Ibex
* GP Talon
* Innes Lee Scorpion K19
* RPB GT
* Replicar Cursor
* Cimbria and Neria (same car made in diff years)
Racecars
* Nimrod Aston Martin
* Peugeot 905
Concept cars
*Isdera Commendatore 112i
*Jiotto Caspita
*Mazda Ryuga
*Mercedes-Benz C111
*Mercedes-Benz C112
*Volvo YCC
Scissor doors
*Alfa Romeo Carabo
*Bugatti EB110
*Dome Zero
*Koenigsegg CC
*Koenigsegg CC8S
*Koenigsegg CCGT
*Koenigsegg CCR
*Koenigsegg CCX
*Koenigsegg CCXR
*Land Rover Range Stormer
*Lamborghini Countach
*Lamborghini Diablo
*Lamborghini Murciélago
*Lamborghini Reventon
*Locus Plethore
*Mitsuoka Orochi
*Spyker C8
*Spyker C12 Zagato
*Vector M12
*Vector W8
*Vector WX-3
Suicide doors
Models of automobile that featured suicide doors (ie, doors hinged at the rear) include (but are not limited to):
* Adler Typ 10 2.5 Litre (1937-1940)
* Austin FX4 — the classic London black cab
* Austin 7 - many two-door versions
* Bentley State Limousine
* Bugatti Atlantic (1937)
* Bugatti Type 57 (1934)
* Bugatti T57 Aerolithe (1935)
* Buick Roadmaster (1936-1939) (Rear door on 4-door sedans and convertibles)
* - (1957)
* Chevrolet Master 2-door (1935)
* Chevrolet Master Deluxe 2-door (1935)
* Chevrolet Silverado (1998-present)
* Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton
* Chrysler Royal (rear doors)
* Citroën 2CV early models (1948-1964)
* Citroën H Van
* Citroën Traction Avant (1934-1957)
* Delahaye
* DeSoto cars in the 1940's (1946-48 S-11)
* DKW 1000 S (1958-1961) (Front door)
* DKW F7 (1937-1939)
* DKW F8 (1939-1942)
* Dodge cars in the 1940s
* EMW 340 (1949-1955) (Front door)
* Facel Vega Excellence
* Fiat 500 (approx. 1936-57)
* Fiat 500 Spyder Bertone (1947)
* Fiat 508 Balilla (1934-1939) (Rear door on 4-door sedans)
* Fiat 518 Ardita (1933-1938)
* Fiat 600
* Fiat 1100 (1960) (Front door)
* Fiat 1200 (1955) (Front door)
* Fiat AR 55 Campagnola (1963)
* Fiat Camareno 1100 (1932)
* Fiat FS (1946)
* Fiat Topolino (1936-1955)
* (1932 V8)
* Ford F-150 SuperCab (1997-present) (Front doors conventional with rear suicide half-doors)
* Ford Ranger (2000-present) (Supercab version has two rear suicide doors)
* Ford Thunderbird 4-door models (1967-1971)
* Goggomobil (1955)
* Honda Element (2003-present) (Has conventional front, with suicide half-doors in rear)
* Hongqi CA 72
* Hongqi CA 770/772/773
* Hongqi CA 7650
* Hongqi HQE
* Jaguar MK4 (1946) (Front door)
* Jowett Javelin (1947-1953)
* Lancia Aprilia (1937-1948)
* Lancia Ardea (1939-1953)
* Lancia Augusta (1933-1936)
* Lancia Aurelia (1950-1958)
* Lincoln Continental 4-door sedans (1961-1969), 4-door convertibles (1961-1967)
* Mazda B-Series and Mazda BT-50 Freestyle Cab (2002-present)
* Mazda RX-8 (2004-present) (Has conventional front doors, with suicide half-doors in rear)
* Mercedes-Benz 170 (1928-1948)
* Mercedes-Benz 200t (1934)
* Mercedes-Benz 500
* Mercedes-Benz 540 (1938)
* Mercury 4-door sedan (1949-1951)
* MG TF (1953)
* MINI Clubman — Has conventional front doors, with one rear suicide half-door
* Nissan Titan — Extended cab models
* Opel Kapitän (1938-1953) (Rear door)
* Opel/Vauxhall Meriva (new model expected in June 2010) (Rear door)
* Packard 110 Sedan (1941) (Rear door)
* Panhard Dyna
* Peel P50
* Peugeot 202 (1938)
* Peugeot 203 (1948-1960)
* Peugeot 301 (1935)
* Peugeot 302 (1937)
* Peugeot 402 (1938-1950)
* Peugeot 402 Darlmat (1950)
* Peugeot 601 (1940)
* Pierce Silver Arrow
* Praga Piccolo Furgon (1938)
* Renault 4CV (1946-1961) (Front door)
* Riley RM (1945-1955) (Front door)
* Rolls-Royce Phantom
* Rover P4 (Cars like the Rover 90 had conventional front doors, with suicide rear doors)
* Rover SF12 (1946) (Both doors rear hinged)
* Saab (Saab 92, Saab 93 and Saab 95/96 early models)
* Saturn Ion Quad Coupe (2002-2007) (Has conventional front doors, with suicide half-doors in the rear.)
* Saturn SC (1999-2002) (One rear suicide half-door on driver's side)
* Singer SM1500 (1947-1954) (Rear door)
* Seat 600 (1957-1970).
* Škoda 1101/1102 (1946-1952)
* Škoda Popular (1933-1946)
* Spyker D12
* Studebaker Champion (1939-1952) (Rear door on 4-door Sedans)
* Subaru 360
* Syrena early models
* Tatra T57 (1931-1948)
* Tatra T600 (1947-1952) (Front door)
* Toyota Century Royal
* Toyota Origin
* Toyota FJ Cruiser (2006-present) (Conventional front doors, suicide half-doors in rear)
* Tucker Torpedo (1948) (Rear door)
* Vespa 400 (1960)
* Volkswagen Kübelwagen (WWII German military Jeep-like vehicle) (Rear doors)
* Wanderer W24 (1937-1940)
* Zastava 750 (1956-1969)
* ZAZ-965
Canopy doors
*Bond Bug
*1985 Buick Wildcat concept car
*Ferrari Modulo
*Isuzu COA
*Loremo (Large bottom-hinged front canopy)
*Maserati Birdcage 75th - (Extended canopy door - Front 2/3 of the top of the car lifts up and moves forwards)
*Messerschmitt KR175 / KR200 (Aircraft-style canopy, hinge on right side)
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*Peel Trident
*Saab Aero-X concept - (Canopy lifts upwards and forwards, sides move outward and forwards)
Sliding doors
*BMW Z1 (the Z1 used unhinged doors that lowered into the chassis)
*Buick Terraza
*Chevrolet Astro
*Chevrolet Uplander
*Chevrolet Van
*Chevrolet Venture
*Chrysler Town & Country
*Chrysler Voyager
*Citroen Berlingo
*Citroen Evasion
*Citroen C8
*Citroen Jumpy
*Citroen Jumper
*Citroen Nemo
*Daihatsu Atrai
*Daihatsu Hijet
*Dodge Caravan
*Dodge Ram Van
*Fiat Doblo
*Fiat Fiorino Qubo
*Fiat Ducato
*Fiat Scudo
*Fiat Ulysse
*Ford Aerostar
*Ford Econoline
*Ford Freestar
*Ford Transit
*Ford Windstar
*Ford Grand C-Max
*GM Safari
*Honda Elysion
*Honda Freed
*Honda Mobilio
*Honda Odyssey(us versions only)
*Hyundai H-1
*Hyundai Entourage
*Iveco Daily
* Kaiser Darrin (Used "pocket doors" that slide forward into the front fender.)
*Kia Sedona
*Kia Pregio
*Lancia Zeta
*Lancia Phedra
*Lincoln Mark VIII Concept (Doors "rolled" into underbody of frame and disappeared from view, much like a blind. Prototype)
*Mazda 5
*Mazda Biante
*Mazda Bongo
*Mazda MPV
*Mercedes-Benz V-Class
*Mercedes-Benz Vaneo
*Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
*Mercedes-Benz Vario
*Mercury Villager
*Mercury Monterey
*Maruti Omni
* Mercedes-Benz NAFA Researchvehicle (A very small car similar to the Smart Fortwo with 2 doors sliding forwards.)
*Peugeot 1007 (Employs van-style motorized sliding doors, improving accessibility in tight city parking spots, particularly for drivers or passengers with limited mobility. However, the doors move slowly, restrict access to the rear seats, and contribute to the car's uncharacteristically great weight and poor performance, due to their own considerable bulk, motors, and chassis strengthening to compensate for the large holes in the monocoque frame left when they open.)
*Nissan Quest
*Oldsmobile Silhouette
*Opel Sintra
*Plymouth Voyager
*Pontiac Montana
*Pontiac Trans Sport
*Saturn Relay
*Toyota Previa
*Toyota Sienna
*Volkswagen Routan
Other door types
*Ford GT and Ford GT40 - Panels extend from the top of the doors, which fill gaps on both sides of the roof
*Isetta - (Single front-mounted door was hinged on one side)
*Koenigsegg uses a "dihedral synchro-helix" system for their vehicles (named raptor doors by a company which makes a door conversion kit for regular cars) which are similar to scissor doors but are much more mechanically complex. This is used in their CC8S, CCR and CCX.
*Zündapp Janus - (Front and rear mounted side-hinged doors)

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