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[QUOTE=Kebab;42918627]That looks sexy as hell, I'd love to see what the interior is like. Although I'm not sure about the gull wing doors...they look cool and all but they are a nightmare when it comes to parking, especially in multi-storey car parks where they might hit the roof or not have enough room to open properly.[/QUOTE] Ahh, except they're not gull wing doors, they're "Falcon wing" doors. [img]http://i.imgur.com/b13CRgY.jpg[/img] They bend as they open. You can open them with almost zero space. You can play with a little animation of them in a tight garage here: [url]http://www.teslamotors.com/modelx[/url] Also, they open as high as the average SUV tailgate, so if you can open one of those in a garage the doors will be no problem.
[QUOTE=OvB;42918891]Ahh, except they're not gull wing doors, they're "Falcon wing" doors. [img]http://i.imgur.com/b13CRgY.jpg[/img] They bend as they open. You can open them with almost zero space. You can play with a little animation of them in a tight garage here: [url]http://www.teslamotors.com/modelx[/url] Also, they open as high as the average SUV tailgate, so if you can open one of those in a garage the doors will be no problem.[/QUOTE] I made a gif for easy viewing: [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2668640/gife.gif[/img]
They're almost like upward sliding doors.
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