Vehicle canopy

This article is about vehicle canopies. For aircraft canopies, see Aircraft canopy. For other uses, see Canopy (disambiguation).
Lifting canopy on a Sterling Nova

A vehicle canopy is a rarely used type of door for cars. It has no official name so it is also known as an articulated canopy, bubble canopy,[1] cockpit canopy,[2] canopy door,[3] or simply a canopy.[4] A canopy is a type of door which sits on top of a car and lifts up in some way, to provide access for passengers. It is similar to an aircraft canopy. There are no established sub-types of canopies, so they can be hinged at the front, side, or back, although hinging at the front is most common. Canopy doors are rarely used on production cars, and are sometimes used on concept cars.

  1. ^ [1], Concept-X calls it a 'bubble canopy'.
  2. ^ [2], Autoblog calls it a 'cockpit canopy'.
  3. ^ [3] Archived 2008-06-28 at the Wayback Machine, Forbes Autos calls is a 'canopy door'.
  4. ^ [4], Auto Express calls it a 'canopy'.