"Gullwing" refers to a type of car door design that opens upwards, resembling the wings of a seagull.
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It may not look as breathtaking as the coupe model with
gullwing doors that are thrown open onto the roof, but the roadster is...
According to Autoblog, Hyundai filed a patent for an RV
with gullwing doors for access to the second and third rows.
Where the grey Porsche almost blurs into the scenery — if you can catch it at all — the Mercedes - AMG, with its guttural exhaust and swooping exterior design which melds the best bits of
300SL Gullwing with sleek modernity, is literally jaw slackening.
I had the opportunity to drive the SLS AMG
gullwing coupe the day after I drove the SLS AMG roadster, and the moment I pulled out of the magazine office's parking lot, I knew I preferred the coupe.
Aside from the body changes and addition
of gullwing doors, the Model X will also sport a revised suspension compared to its sedan progenitor.
Rumor has it that the Dodge engineering money and efforts were given to the M - B
SL Gullwing Coupe... true or false, the Viper program was underfunded and under developed from when the Germans owned Chryco.
In particular, long - distance successes in the Bathurst 12 - hour race and the 24 - hour races in Dubai, at the Nürburgring, in Spa - Francorchamps and in Barcelona have spectacularly confirmed the competitiveness of the racing
gullwing model.
You can buy the gas - engine SLS
gullwing in the US, but for now the 2014 Electric Drive SLS won't be offered.
Exterior styling apes the Mercedes 300SL, the firm's
original gullwing supercar, especially at the rear, which seems curvier and shaplier than the front might suggest.
A split dashboard, which wraps into the door panels, is shaped to resemble a pair of
open gullwing doors.
Lawyer's lawyer to LawPro: when should I expect the cheque that will pay for my Aston Martin, my Mercedes
Gullwing Coupe, and my 4 kids» education at Stanford?
The Lincoln Navigator concept's piece de resistance is of course those
massive gullwing doors.
The modern day
Mercedes Gullwing is mere months away from its big unveil now, and our spies have got the clearest shots yet of it out testing.
Since no other car on the market features
Gullwing style doors, aside from the Gumpert Apollo, the customer may be concerned with ease of entry and exit.
I can say that this is a quite good car, and I do like its
new Gullwing door but the rear end looks stale, and I think they can still boost the performance of the car.
With six meters of jaw - dropping design, bringing the cues of the 1940s «aero coupes» into the 21st century, the Maybach Coupe
features gullwing doors and an electric drivetrain.
Among the A45 AMG's engine developments is a new twin - scroll turbocharger, spray - guided direct - injection with piezo injectors, an optimized aluminum crankcase and crank assembly, forged aluminum pistons and a cooling system similar to that used on the flagship SLS AMG — Mercedes - Benz's
signature gullwing coupe and roadster pairing.
Additional highlights
include gullwing doors, exterior mirrors that are actually cameras, and two split rear windows.
- Highly Collectible - Excellent Specification including # 5,000 Carbon Fibre Interior Package - Truly Immaculate Condition - Full Mercedes - Benz Service History - UK Supplied The SLS AMG has exquisite retro styling, including long smooth lines and those
iconic gullwing doors harking back to the 300 SL of yesteryear.
The package is rounded out
by Gullwing Mission 1 trucks and recycled plastic risers that provide good stability and support.
Optically, the AMG comes with a revised front - end including the more aggressive Panamericana - style grill lifted straight from the W194 300SL
Gullwing race car from 1954.
Aesthetically, the SLS AMG was inspired by the original Mercedes - Benz
gullwing sports car, the 300SL, which debuted in 1954 and laid the foundation for the company's tradition of flagship two - seaters.
And under those heavy
rear gullwing doors, even the original anti-smog pump still rattles.
The open - top comes with new
frameless gullwing doors made from CFRP, with an aluminium outer shell, while the windscreen frame is made entirely from CFRP.
There, the cars diverge — the Concept is a low - slung, two - seater, formed from lightweight carbon and entered
via gullwing doors like those of the XL1 eco car.
Also on the drawing board is a soft - top (presumably
without gullwing doors) and it's rumoured that after that there will be a Black Series variant too.
Its stainless - steel body and
crazy gullwing doors made it the perfect machine to travel through time for the movie.
I prefer the coupe, mostly for its looks and
famous gullwing doors, which are necessarily axed on the convertible.
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The new -
age gullwing supercar has been fettled by the famed tuning house, and with some pretty handsome results.
That doesn't exactly apply to the Evos concept, which has four seats and jaw -
dropping gullwing doors meant to stand out on the jammed show floor of Frankfurt, securing attention from opinion makers and the general public.
Filling his mirrors, our
red Gullwing keeps pushing harder and harder, even though its normally aspirated 6.2 - liter V - 8 is rated at a comparatively modest 563 hp and 479 lb - ft.
Another highlight of the HK GT's cabin, which is accessed via
distinctive gullwing doors, is the «floating» dashboard with minimalist TFT instruments that bring up only essential information for the driver.
At least 25 examples of the 300SL
Gullwing came to auction in 1986, and not all of them sold.
Giorgetto Giugiaro, the prolific designer of, among other cars, the iconic Volkswagen Golf and the DeLorean DMC - 12, created the Mangusta's design, including the
unique gullwing engine covers that make it instantly recognizable.
The sleek GT features bold design features such as double -
length gullwing doors, however it still retains the typical coupe shape.
«It is more than just the
exclusive gullwing doors that make the design of the new Mercedes - Benz SLS AMG so special,» says Volker Mornhinweg, head of Mercedes - AMG, the company's in - house high - performance division.
The supercar
gets gullwing doors as an homage to the 300SL and C111 and C112 mid-engine concepts.
From a Von Dutch - painted
W198 Gullwing, to Bobby Ewing's «EWING 4» R107, to the R129 SL73 AMG, and on and on.
After closing the power
assisted Gullwing doors the occupants are immersed in a richly appointed and purposeful cockpit.
The
spectacular gullwing model was followed in 2011 by the SLS AMG Roadster and thecustomer - sport racing model, the SLS AMG GT3.
The
future Gullwing will be powered by a 6.3 - litre V8 engine mated to the new Sportshift box.