Do all Rolls-Royce have suicide doors?

No. While most modern Rolls-Royce models feature rear-hinged “coach doors,” not every Rolls-Royce ever built has them. The company’s current lineup uses the design as a brand signature, but many earlier postwar models—and some coachbuilt exceptions—use conventional front-hinged doors.

What Rolls-Royce models use coach doors today

Since the 2003 relaunch of the marque under BMW ownership, Rolls-Royce has standardized rear-hinged “coach doors” across its core lineup, either for the rear doors on four-door cars or for the single doors on two-door models. The list below outlines the current range and how the doors are configured.

• Phantom (current generation, incl. extended-wheelbase): Front doors hinged conventionally; rear doors are rear-hinged coach doors.
• Ghost (current generation): Front doors hinged conventionally; rear doors are rear-hinged coach doors.
• Cullinan (including the recent Series II refresh): Front doors hinged conventionally; rear doors are rear-hinged coach doors.
• Spectre (all-electric two-door): Single doors are rear-hinged coach doors.
• Black Badge variants: Same door configurations as their standard-model counterparts.
• Recently discontinued modern two-doors (Wraith, Dawn): Single doors were rear-hinged coach doors.

Taken together, the modern “Goodwood era” Rolls-Royce portfolio uses coach doors as a defining design and usability feature, reinforcing the brand’s ceremonial, chauffeured ethos.

Models and eras without coach doors

Despite the contemporary association, many Rolls-Royce vehicles—especially from the mid‑20th century through the 1990s—used conventional front-hinged doors. Coachbuilt bodies before World War II varied widely, but in mass-production postwar models, rear-hinged doors were not the norm. Examples include the following.

• Silver Shadow (1965–1980): Four conventional, front-hinged doors.
• Silver Spirit/Spur (1980–1999): Four conventional, front-hinged doors.
• Silver Seraph (1998–2002): Four conventional, front-hinged doors.
• Corniche (various generations): Conventional door hinges.
• Many prewar coachbuilt bodies: Mixed configurations; not universally rear-hinged.

These models underline that the “all Rolls have suicide doors” idea is a modern misconception; the feature’s ubiquity is primarily a 21st‑century design choice, not a timeless constant.

Why Rolls-Royce uses “coach doors”—and what that name means

Rolls-Royce prefers the term “coach doors,” distancing the brand from the period slang “suicide doors,” which arose from early safety concerns in cars without modern latches or seatbelts. The company’s reasons today are practical, experiential, and aesthetic.

• Easier ingress/egress: Wider opening angle and rear hinge simplify entry and exit, especially in the rear seats.
• Theater of arrival: Opposing door swing creates a dramatic, ceremonial presentation.
• Integrated luxury touches: Built-in umbrella compartments in the front doors are complemented by the rear-hinged rear doors on sedans/SUVs.
• Modern safety: Power-assisted closing, interlocks that prevent opening when moving, robust latching, and sensors mitigate the historical hazards associated with rear-hinged doors.

In short, the design serves both the brand’s luxury experience and contemporary safety standards, transforming an old idea into a modern hallmark.

Summary

Not all Rolls-Royce vehicles have rear-hinged “suicide” (coach) doors. The entire modern lineup does—Phantom, Ghost, Cullinan, and Spectre—while many earlier postwar models used conventional front-hinged doors. The contemporary prevalence of coach doors is a deliberate brand signature of the BMW-era Rolls-Royce, valued for ease of access, ceremony, and safety-enhanced design.

Do Rolls-Royce have suicide doors?

Rolls Royce Phantom:
Its suicide doors are referred to as coach doors.

Which cars have swan doors?

The most well known usage of swan doors is by Aston Martin, and their sister company Lagonda, who have used the design on many of their models, starting with the DB9 in 2004. A number of cars from other manufacturers have also used the design, such as the Hennessey Venom GT and Vencer Sarthe.

Which luxury car has suicide doors?

Modern use. In 2003, the new Rolls-Royce Phantom car reintroduced independent rear-hinged doors in luxury vehicle applications. Other luxury models with rear-hinged doors include the Spyker D8 and the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe four-seat convertible.

What type of doors does a Rolls-Royce have?

I think the new Rolls-Royce Spectre might be the most luxurious two-door. Car that has ever been made first of all I absolutely love how the coach doors open backwards on this vehicle firstly we all