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There are nine major door types,or eight if we don’t count the conventional ones:conventional doors,butterfly doors,suicide doors,gull-wing doors,scissor doors,sliding doors,canopy doors,dyhedral doors and swan doors. We won’t go too far into history and analyze their pros and cons,but instead we’re going to present their structure and name a few cars using them.

1)Conventional(Regular)Doors:

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A conventional door,also known as a regular door is a type of door that is hinged at the front-facing edge of the door,and so allows the door to swing outward from the body of the car.These doors are relatively safe, in that if they are opened during forward motion of the vehicle,the wind resistance will work against the opening door,and will effectively force its closure.
A few models using the conventional doors are Toyota Rav4,
Audi R8 and Mercedes-Benz CLS

2)Butterfly Doors:

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Very similar to scissor doors,the butterfly system allows the doors to move outwards and then up,which indeed improves the access.Still, they can also affect the interior space, but this isn’t quite of the main focus for the aforementioned models.
A few models using butterfly doors are Ferrari Enzo Ferrari, Saleen S7,Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren and McLaren F1, although some of them use rely on slightly modified systems.

3)Suicide Doors:

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In just a few words,suicide doors are actually those that hinge from the rear end of the door, which means they open in the opposite direction.
Wondering why they’re called “suicide”? The nickname is mainly due to the design's propensity to seriously injure anyone exiting or entering the offside of the car if the door is hit by a passing vehicle and also due to the potential for the door to fly open when the latch was released while car was in motion .
Cars using suicide doors include the Opel Meriva,Rolls Royce Phantom/Wraith,Spyker D12,the 1940 Peugeot 601,2015 F-150 and the 2011 Mazda RX-8.

4)Gull-wing Doors:

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Gullwing doors are actually hinged at the roof and opening upwards.
Inspired from seagull(bird)wings,this exotic design not only contributes to a more aggressive look,but it’s also very useful in crowded cities,where parking space is very limited.
Among the models that relied on gullwing doors are the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG,Gumpert Apollo,DeLorean DMC-12 and Pagani Huayra.

5)Scissor Doors:

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The whole system is quite simple because scissor doors use a typical hinge mounted at the front of the door,but instead of rotating outwards as it happens in the case of a conventional door,they go up,using a vertical configuration.
Obviously useful in tight parking,spaces,scissor doors can be seen on Lamborghini Aventador, Diablo,Murcielago and Reventon,Spyker C8 and C12 Zagato and Bugatti EB110

6)Sliding Doors:

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There’s no doubt you know what’s that a sliding door and you most likely see one every day on minivans or commercial vehicles which use such a configuration for easy access.
The doors are in most cases mounted on a track,so it’s enough to slide it horizontally to open any of them. What’s more interesting is that car manufacturers have adopted sliding doors for passenger cars as well, mostly in an attempt to improve passenger access and make our lives easier when fighting with the lack of parking spaces.
1954 Kaiser Darrin is one of the models that used sliding doors,so also is Peugeot 1007,Citroen C8,Chrysler Voyager and Kia Sedona,although some of these adopted a more or less altered configuration.

7)Canopy Doors:

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A canopy is a type of door which sits on top of a car and lifts up in some way,to provide access for passengers.It is similar to an aircraft canopy. 
A vehicle canopy is a rarely used type of door for cars.It has no official name so it is also known as an articulated canopy, bubble canopy,cockpit canopy,canopy door,or simply a canopy.
Cars using suicide doors include the Saab Aero-X and Sterling Nova.

Dihedral Doors:

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They open by rotating 90° at the hinge.Cars using dihedral doors include the Koenigsegg Agera,Koenigsegg Agera R and Koenigsegg Regera

9) Swan doors:

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They open outward like either a conventional door or a suicide door, but hinge slightly upward as well for better ground clearance, includes some vehicles such Aston Martin CC100 Speedster and Aston Martin DB9.

There is also a not so popular BMW Isetta 600,
with Front Hinged door. The adorable Isetta bubble car fitted the brief for compact postwar mobility for the masses,with its 2.3-metre by 1.3-metre footprint and teeny 236cc, 9bhp engine.

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Which car door type/s do you prefer and why?

https://autojosh.com/different-car-door-types-need-know/

The last contraption looks like a suicide car

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I did not see the regular car door on the list. What is it called?

BestySam:
I did not see the regular car door on the list. What is it called?

No 1 on the list and it is called Conventional/regular door.

It will be suicidal If the shock absorber of that Gull - wing doors fails. It will just chop off people's head and hands.


The designer of the car in the last pix is very lazy. What was he thinking?

gazzuz:
The last contraption looks like a suicide car

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BMW isetta

I see no difference between the scissors door and the butterfly door. Maybe it's my bad eyesight.

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The designer of this thing must be psychopathic.

I so much the butterfly doors

And the Front hinged doors-just try to avoid head on collision.Not recommended for Naija roads

Na so

Ibrofem:
Coughs!!! God where you at.... I need a butterfly doors car.... What do I do to get it

Na so...Kidnap Buhari

Coughs!!! God where you at.... I need a butterfly doors car.... What do I do to get it

This ones no b for naija

Op those aren't cars,they are machine..
Well I just love those babies but wait oo,door Na door as long as it gives you access to the car wtf else do you need..

Suicide door keh!
Imagine going to spare parts shop in Ladipo to demand suicide door

Me: Oga abeg una get suicide door?
Okey Worldwide: Yes we get am.
Me: How much?
Okey Worldwide: it depends on how you wan take commit the suicide.
Me: No, na car door I dey talk.
Okey Worldwide: Okaaayyy!!! That one dey na, na 80 thaaasand Naira only!


To be continued......

To God be the Glory.

Who cares

Door na door biko.... who gives a fvck

Lord pick my call I need that canopy door car..

suicide, scissor and Dihedral doors

Cool

Wow !

All lovely !

This information is useless and does not benefit 99.9% of NLanders who look forward to finding better ways of opening Danfo bus doors on daily bases.

Lord Jesus PLS help me
I need to ride some solid machines (cars)
Make it happen before d end of d year IJMN. Amen

Pp

Let me go and buy the suicide door �

What about the falcon winged doors ? The type popular among Tesla electric cars

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. God pls the keys to one of these beautiful rides let me be the holder. Be the owner b4 this year runs out

Car door fall on you....

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avoid that number 1 in obodo Nija road

sonnie10:
This information is useless and does not benefit 99.9% of NLanders who look forward to finding better ways of opening Danfo bus doors on daily bases.

First, not everyone on NL uses danfo or even public transport. Secondly, not everyone has no ambitions. And finally, not everyone has given up on the good things of life just because we don't have them yet.

Abeg give me the normal door jaree

All this Yeyebrity car doors

When E start dey leak water your eye go clear

Luxury can never be too expensive. Just look at the cars "machines" up there.

It's called conventional doors

BestySam:
I did not see the regular car door on the list. What is it called?