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Rinspeed gets artsy with limited-edition prints

Swiss coachbuilder Rinspeed never ceases to amaze with its far-out concept cars, so our interest was naturally piqued when we heard that the quirky company had plans to launch a new series of limited-edition print artwork using its own vehicles, such as the E2 Fiat 500, iChange, sQuba and eXasis concepts, as subject matter. Prints from Rinspeed's Official Fine Graphic Art Collection are now available for order from Rinspeedart.com on the buyer's choice of canvas, art paper or plexiglass, making them perfect for automotive gearheads looking ... Read more →

Geneva 2009: Rinspeed iChange in the flesh Noah Joseph

With automakers pouring into Geneva from around the world, it's largely up to Rinspeed to hold down the home fort here in Switzerland, and the quirkiest of niche automakers never disappoints. So ...

Geneva 2009: Rinspeed's Abarth-based E2 concept Noah Joseph

Usually one concept is enough to put Rinspeed on the map here at its home-turf Geneva Motor Show, but this year the quirky Swiss coachbuilder doubled down with a modified Fiat 500 that hugs the ...

Geneva Preview: Rinspeed's E2 delivers a Fiat 500 with a split personality Jonathon Ramsey

The mad Wissenschaftlers at Rinspeed have come up with a dual-mode Fiat 500 Abarth that gets you more power and better gas mileage – just not at the same time. Rinspeed started with the 500 ...

Geneva Preview: Mighty Morphin' iChange proves Rinspeed is up to its old tricks Chris Paukert

From the gloriously fertile mind of Frank Rinderknecht comes the Rinspeed iChange, a shape-shifting zero-emissions concept car. As its name suggests, the iChange actually morphs its body shape ...

Geneva 2009 Preview: Rinspeed iChange 11 months ago on Autoblog

Rinspeed will continue its tradition of producing weird and wacky cars for Geneva Motor Show in 2009 with the introduction of the iChange concept. As has become de rigueur these last few years for just about any concept, the iChange is electric, in this case powered by a 130 kilowatt (about 175 ...

Mansory gobbles up Porsche tuning arm of Rinspeed 11 months ago on Autoblog

It appears that German tuner Mansory isn't content doing outrageous things to Ferraris, Rolls-Royces, Mercedes, Bentleys and Aston Martins. They apparently want to do similar things to Porsches as well. To make things easier on themselves, they have decided to just purchase a firm that already ...

Geneva 2008: Rinspeed sQuba, submergible absurdity 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Rinspeed sQuba concept. While the Geneva Motor Show provides its own brand of ridiculousness, the Rinspeed crew takes the cake in Switzerland. We've already seen the pics, the prosperously pompous video and have attempted to rationalize the Rinspeed sQuba ...

Geneva '08 Preview: Rinspeed sQuba Concept - For the spy who loves you 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more high-res images of the Rinspeed sQuba var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/A_submarine_roadster'; Back in 1977, James Bond took a Lotus Esprit for a swim in The Spy Who Loved Me. It's only fitting that Swiss design company Rinspeed, known for its crazy concepts that often ...

Rinspeed's X-Treme 600 hp Porsche Cayenne 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a gallery of the Rinspeed X-treme. It may seem like Rinspeed has been hitting the Absinthe bottle with its recent spate of far reaching concepts, but the Swiss tuner might be looking to another green libation for inspiration of its line of 957 Porsche Cayenne parts. ...

Rinspeed sQuba Concept to make a splash at Geneva 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view a high resolution image var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/odd_stuff/World_s_first_amphibious_car_that_dives_underwater_PICS'; Swiss design company Rinspeed is known for its eccentric concepts, including last year's translucent eXasis Concept and the "Splash" hydrofoil car that ...

Rinspeed releases 997 Turbo-based Le Mans 600 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for more pics of the Rinspeed Le Mans 600 As the gap between rich and poor becomes more pronounced, so does the gulf between the fastest and not-so-fastest cars. The latest entrant in the go faster stakes is Rinspeed, which has done a number on the 997 Turbo. Called the LeMans ...

Geneva Motor Show: Rinspeed brings the weird, again - eXasis 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for our gallery. The open-wheeled excess continues -- this time it comes courtesy of the wacky blokes over at Rinspeed. We've already given up most of the details over the past month, but as a reminder, the translucent body gives you a voyeuristic view of all the components ...

Geneva Preview: Saab 9-5 BioPower Rinspeed 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click photo for 37 more hi-res images Well, this one's a surprise. We thought that the radical eXasis concept would be all Rinspeed had on hand at the Geneva Motor Show, but instead, the Swiss tuner has teamed with Saab to create a matching 9-5 BioPower station wagon, as well. Lowered and painted a ...

RINSPEED debuting open-wheel eXasis in Geneva 2 years ago on Autoblog

Rinspeed, the Swiss firm known for organically-styled flights of fancy, as well as tuning less fanciful cars, will roll out a jet-fighter of a car at the Geneva Auto Show in March. The eXasis is the name of this little speed capsule, constructed out of translucent high-tech plastic. The seating is ...

Zurich-a! Rinspeed Indy 4S 3 years ago on Autoblog

Click to enlarge Subtle. Subtle always works. At Rinspeed, sometimes subtle simply isn't in the vocabulary. Other times, however, you'd think it's the only language spoken. This schizophrenic nature is what makes the company what it is. They're at home no matter what they're doing, whether it's ...

Rinspeed Imola builds on Porsche Cayman 3 years ago on Autoblog

With styling cues inspired by its 997-based Indy, Zurich-based Rinspeed has developed an appearance and light tuning package for the Porsche Cayman. Dubbed "Imola," the slinky Cayman gets a blazing orange finish that's accented with Rinspeed's checkered-flag motif introduced on the Indy-- a ...

VIDEO: Rinspeed "Splash" record-setting English Channel crossing 3 years ago on Autoblog

click image to begin video So what does an amphibious hydrofoil sports car look like when its making a record-breaking run across the English Channel? We've seen pics of Frank Rinderknecht, the chief executive of Rinspeed, piloting the "Splash" in the chilly and choppy waters of the Channel, but we ...

Rinspeed "Splash" sets English Channel record 3 years ago on Autoblog

'Tis the season for channel crossings... Driven (piloted?) by Rinspeed chief executive Frank Rinderknecht, the custom "Splash" amphibious car zipped across the English Channel Wednesday, covering 36 km in 3 hours 14 minutes, setting a new Guinness Book of Records mark for a hydrofoil car on the ...






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