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One silly thing to keep in mind if you're in the UK or Europe: You'll need to wait longer to take it on the Channel Tunnel, since it needs to ride in a tall vehicle/truck/bus car, which doesn't go with every train.

I sat in line for that compartment behind a Lamborghini Countach once. With like a 36 inch curb height, he could certainly fit in a normal compartment. But he couldn't open the doors, so he'd be stuck in the car the whole trip.

First world problems...

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Front doors on Tesla Model X are normal doors. Only rear doors are "falcon wing".

I've been curious about this since it has been originally been shown, maybe a year ago, because I never seen a picture with the front doors being used. I thought that falcons were the only way into the car

>so he'd be stuck in the car the whole trip.

It's roughly a 30 minute trip. Would the wait for the different carriage be worth it ?

You try convincing a train company that you'd like to be transported as cargo.

I thought buses work this way - passengers stay in them?

I've been on this train on a tourbus, you're not expected / required to go out unless you want to use the bathroom. Maybe it's different for car transport. Imagine a normal train although slightly bigger where you yourself drive on and park. It's not an open carriage like a 'normal' car transport would use.

It is different for car transport. Primarily for fire safety.

Unless you need to go to the toilet it is probably more comfortable to stay in your car.

Not being able to get out of your car in an emergency would be a bigger problem.

Crawl out the window?

In a Countach?? Not even if you are supermodel thin.

I see why:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Countachg...

Unless you're talking about the height with the doors open being the problem, the Falcon Wings seem to require less space than the regular doors to open.

If you didn't notice, the picture on the linked page is interactive. Click-and-drag to open/close the doors to see.

He is talking about the height of the doors, hence the reference to the Countach. http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-1980-1989/1985-Lamborghini...

As has been said, the front doors open sideways.

IIRC the doors also don't need to open as far up as in most pictures. In fact, they have sensors to prevent them from smashing into garage roofs and the likes and then you can weasel out under them.

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