Tesla Owner Brags About Its Self-Closing Doors. Then A Toyota Driver Claps Back: 'Can Your Tesla Last Like A Toyota?'

A Tesla owner brags about having self-closing doors and calls out Toyota. To the Tesla owner's surprise, Toyota claps back with an answer. In a Facebook Reel that’s generated over 815,000 views as of this writing, a Toyota employee at Toyota Woodbridge (@Mavaautoservis) reacts and reveals how you can close the doors automatically with a Toyota. The original video featured a Porsche salesperson, Samuel (@porschefromsamuel), who highlighted Tesla and its automatic door closing. While showing off this feature, Samuel decided to take a jab at Toyota. "Can your Toyota self close doors like my Tesla does?" the onscreen text read. The Tesla owner shows that after hitting the brake while parked, the Tesla doors will swing closed. Clearly, this is an elevated car feature that not all cars have. By calling out Toyota, which has earned a high reputation for dependability within the car community, someone was going to defend its honor. Well, an employee from Toyota Woodbridge answered the call and demonstrated that Toyotas can, in fact, self-close their doors. It just may not be what you expected. The TikTok cuts to a reaction with a Toyota Tundra at the Toyota Woodbridge dealership. A man is seen quickly reversing a truck while driving with his door open. Then, suddenly, the man slams on the brakes, and the door swings closed once he stops outside the dealership building. The man driving turns his head to look at the camera after performing this maneuver to make his point. "I’d say it does," he says. Then the man drives away, having successfully mocked the Tesla owner. "There’s nothing a Tundra can’t do," the post is captioned. To answer the original question that was posed, "Can your Toyota self close doors like my Tesla does?" Technically, yes. While this approach may be unconventional, in this case, both Toyota and Tesla vehicles can self-close doors after hitting the brakes. Viewers React To Tesla vs. Toyota Self-Closing Doors Viewers went to the comments section to reaffirm a Toyota’s ability to self-close its doors. "Technically no physical interaction touched the door so it counts as a self closing door," one Facebook user commented. "10 on style points," another added. "And with the press of the brake, like the Tesla," one noticed. "I'd respond with ‘Can your Tesla doors open when the battery is dead like my Toyota can?’" one shared. Other commenters mention that self-closing doors aren’t that necessary. "I have a brain that tells my arms to close the doors and many other things," one commented. "The only question is do you need it to self-close the doors? For me no," another shared. Are Self-Closing Doors Worth It? While self-closing doors, also known as soft-closing doors, are considered a luxury feature to flex off, is there any particular benefit to having doors that automatically close on their own? To start, the convenience of having one less thing to do is a major benefit. Plus, it is certainly admirable to witness engineering progress toward futurist designs. However, as noted by one of the commenters above, is it necessary? In 2022, Mercedes faced some legal issues with soft-closing doors, which were considered dangerous and could lead to traumatic amputations. One Mercedes driver had his thumb stuck and was crushed by the automatic doors. Allegedly, the man couldn’t do anything, and all he could do was watch his thumb separate and be chopped off by the door. Now, considering you can lose a limb, the appeal of a soft-closing door dwindles. Although soft-closing doors may be a potential solution to a Waymo problem. InsideEVs reports that if one of the self-driving taxis does not have its door fully shut, the taxi will not move. As this impedes traffic and carries the risk of being towed, Waymo is now paying DoorDashers $20 to properly close the doors. "Cars with automatically closing doors are the solution for this decades-old problem," per InsideEVs. Now, the current Jaguar I-Pace uses traditional doors, and it will be interesting to see if Waymo pushes for soft-closing doors. All things considered, it depends on what you value. As a consumer, potentially losing a limb for an aesthetic moment seems costly. However, as a business like Waymo, investing in self-closing doors could reduce costs. Motor1 has contacted Toyota Woodbridge via website contact form and Facebook direct message. We also contacted Samuel (@porschefromsamuel) via Instagram and TikTok direct message. We will update this story if they reply. We want your opinion! What would you like to see on Motor1.com? Take our 3 minute survey. - The Motor1.com Team

Tesla Owner Brags About Its Self-Closing Doors. Then A Toyota Driver Claps Back: 'Can Your Tesla Last Like A Toyota?'

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