History of Scissor Door As Lamborghini Characteristic

Auto News - Although now attached to Lamborghini, the Lamborghini was not the first time using a scissor door or door scissors. Prior to 1968, basically already known four types of car doors, namely conventional doors, sliding doors, door 'suicide door' style limousine, and door gulls or 'gullwing' as used Mercedes-Benz 300 SL.

Then at the Paris Motor Show in 1968, the Italian designer Marcello Gandini of Bertone design house, giving the world a new way to open the door, the door shears or scissor door.

Carabo Gandini designed the concept car based on the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 with a unique door system designs to be exhibited at the event.

Long story short, Lamborghini and then adopt the style of the door the first time after three years later, in 1971, and only in concept cars such as Project 112 and the prototype Countach LP500.

Then the initiative to hire a Lamborghini Bertone Gandini to design the door through their work in the Lamborghini Countach.

Since then imaging scissor doors attached to a Lamborghini and almost always applied to the design of the car so far, ranging from the Countach. Diablo, Murcielago, Reventon and Aventador. The door design also supercar from other manufacturers.

Advantage of this scissor door itself apart from making raises factor 'wow' on the car, also can allow driving a car with an open door condition. (KPL / FDK)