Gullwing doors are named after gull wings, which are airplane wings that slant upwards slightly before extending out horizontally. Despite the aviation reference, we doubt they were ever designed to assist in flight.
What we have here are pictures of the new SLS Gullwing being transported to the Mercedes-Benz Museum terrace in Stuttgart, Germany.

[via CarAdvice.com]
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