Scissor doors, also called Jackknife doors, are automobile doors that rotate up and forward on a hinge near the front of the door. An automobile is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own motor. ...

This form of door was introduced in the Lamborghini Countach whose unusually wide chassis mandated the unusual door configuration. The design was carried forward to the Countach's successor, the Lamborghini Diablo. The only current Lamborghini in production which uses this design is the Murciélago. The Lamborghini Countach was a supercar produced by Lamborghini in Italy. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster Lamborghini Murciélago The Lamborghini Murciélago is a GT and supercar automobile made by Lamborghini and designed by Luc Donckerwolke. ...

This design combines some of the advantages of a conventional door and the traditional gullwing door. The door can open upward rather than outward, which is important in wide cars. The hinge is in a similar location as a conventional door, so a convertible version of the car is not prevented by the door design. A De Lorean DMC-12 with its doors open A Bricklin SV-1 with its doors open A Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing with its doors open The term gull-wing door is used to describe automobile doors which are hinged at the roof. ... Saab 900 Convertible Convertible can also refer to a convertible (security) A convertible is an automobile with a folding or retracting roof. ...

The disadvantage is that the door still impedes access/egress much more than a gullwing and, in some cases, more than a conventional door.

See also

• Gullwing door
• Butterfly doors