My stereo has a motorized face and works just fine, but the bottom slides outwards so that the front faces upwards when I eject a CD.
Since the stereo is recessed in the dash kit, if the face just releases articulates at the bottom and rotates downwards, it may not open all the way. The face would hit the dash kit because the front of the face has to go lower than the bottom of the stereo. I don't know if that's the case or not, but that is my speculation considering how the stereo fits into the dash kit.
And it's a huge pain in the ass to install. Look at all the crap I have to disassemble!