Crossover With Sliding Door

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Crossover with sliding door.

The electrically run side doors and tailgate are other plus points that put them among the best. Why not extend the wonders of the sliding door concept to smaller crossovers like the honda cr v and toyota rav4 enabling greater second row access with some allowance for easily reaching into the deeper recesses of the cargo bay. But although the pilot can handle a bit of off roading truck trend reports crossovers aren t exactly tackling moab. I saw a post on facebook about a toyota concept that combined a 3 row suv with sliding doors and i wondered why that was a feature that hasn t already been done because sliding doors seem to be better for 3 row cars than traditional swinging doors.

The sliding door reveals a good looking interior with sliding second row captain s chairs that help maximize the quest s interior space although these chairs mean the quest can seat only seven passengers instead of the eight that many other minivans can accommodate. So theoretically crossovers could be designed with sliding doors. They d have the same off roading downsides but they d also have the same practicality benefits. The centec select centec premier offer the barn door style look while the centec tub or stall bypass models offer a more classic profile and continue to be the most popular century door.

Naturally the other key benefit of sliding doors would remain. They re mainly used for on pavement tasks. Not a shopping question just a curiosity question. Why there is no suv with sliding doors.

Many modern crossover suvs are basically a minivan but with a few extra bells and whistles and a good looking exterior. Centec bypass doors feature 1 4 or 3 8 glass on frameless sliding glass doors.