"MPVs without side sliding doors are just hooligans." I believe everyone has heard this sentence, right? Indeed, side sliding doors are very convenient for cars, especially in small parking spaces. With side sliding doors, we no longer need to worry about the car next to us being too close and unable to open the door and get out of the car. Moreover, the large side sliding door makes it easier for rear passengers to get out of the car. But why are such convenient side sliding doors not available on many MPV models?
There are roughly two types of cars with side sliding doors in China, one is a van like Wuling, and the other is a business class car like GL8. Although they are both side sliding doors, there are essential differences between the two.
The former relies on manual operation. If the car is a little older, most girls will not be able to open it. The latter only needs to be gently pulled to open or close automatically, and the process of operating, getting on and off the car will also be very elegant. Such an extreme use experience also puts many home MPVs in an embarrassing situation.
Using manual side sliding doors is very embarrassing, it is better to use ordinary hinged doors. But if you use electric sliding doors, the cost will rise a lot. A rough calculation shows that the cost of electric sliding doors is about 2-4 times that of ordinary hinged doors. This is a big cost pressure for MPV models that are relatively affordable. Therefore, MPVs such as Song MAX, Alison, Baojun 730 and other MPVs that focus on affordable pricing have abandoned side sliding doors.
It is worth mentioning that the side sliding door is not a patent of MPV. It was first introduced on the Darrins two-door sports car launched in 1953, which set off quite a trend at that time. In Europe, in order to make it easier for people to get on and off the car, the French applied side sliding doors to a small car 1007.
It can be seen that in order to install side sliding doors, the body shape of this car is square and does not fit the body proportions of a car. This is why side sliding doors are not popular in other models.
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