New Tesla SUV - Gullwing Doors

[Nicholas R]

My friend has a media pass to the North American International Auto Show up in Detroit and just sent me this picture of the new Tesla SUV.

[Jimmyvonviggle]

So tired of them putting gullwings on everything.

[Rich]

Yup.

As spotted almost a year ago. Better pictures of it in this old thread, assuming the design did not change much since then:

LINK to Gullwing Doors are Back - Sort of

As usual, and not unlike the original DeLorean Motor Co., Tesla dances to a somewhat different drummer, in this case insisting that the rear doors on the Model X will certainly not be mere gullwing doors but are, rather, falcon wing doors. They can call it what they like. Some marketing genius at work...

[Nicholas R]

Lol, wow, I must be spacing out or something. Looks like I posted pictures of the same car last year and it was the same friend that sent me the pics!

[Chris4099]

If you go to their web site here:
http://www.teslamotors.com/modelx

About half way down, you can do a "click and drag" on the doors to see them operate. Very cool in how they are hinged in the middle to reduce clearance even more then a normal gullwing.

[thirdmanj]

If you go to their web site here:
http://www.teslamotors.com/modelx

About half way down, you can do a "click and drag" on the doors to see them operate. Very cool in how they are hinged in the middle to reduce clearance even more then a normal gullwing.

That is pretty cool.

[Dangermouse]

They are really building this?

Note the doors have two gas struts, one fore, one aft. I have to assume the "falcon wings" are motorized in some way becasue I still don't see how kids in the back seat can reach the door handles.

and wtf tesla, is the phrase "gullwing" not good enough for you? Your PR folks have to come up with "falconwings" Surprised they aren't good ol' 'murican "Eaglewings"

[Dangermouse]

http://jalopnik.com/5976191/the-tesl...rom-the-future

for more info and pics

[SoCalDMC12]

and wtf tesla, is the phrase "gullwing" not good enough for you? Your PR folks have to come up with "falconwings" Surprised they aren't good ol' 'murican "Eaglewings"

I think "Falcon Wings" was meant to be a marketing tie-in to the Falcon rockets over at SpaceX (another Musk company).

[Dangermouse]

Hadn't known that. Could be.