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Encyclopedia > Rinspeed

Rinspeed is a Swiss automobile manufacturer and tuning designer. Rinspeed specialise in restoring classic cars, and tuning and modifying Porsches. They also design exotic concept vehicles for the Geneva Motor Show each year. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of cars. ... In music, tuning is the process of producing or preparing to produce a certain pitch in relation to another, usually at the unison but often at some other interval. ... Porsche (), (pronounced porsh-uh) is a German manufacturer of sports cars, founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche, the engineer who created the first Volkswagen. ... Lincoln Futura A concept car is a car prototype made to showcase a new vehicles styling, technology, and overall design before production. ...


Rinspeed was founded in 1979 by Frank Rinderknecht.

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Concept Cars

Splash

The Rinspeed Splash is an concept amphibian vehicle capeable of 80 km/h on water or nearly 200 km/h on land. Propelled by a 750 cc two cylinder turbo-charged engine burning natural gas which supplies 140hp at 7000rpm and weighing just 825kg, this strange looking vehicle can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in just 5.9 seconds. It premiered at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show, but is not planned for production. An amphibian or amphibious vehicle, is a vehicle that, like an amphibian, can move on land as well as on water. ... Turbocharger cutaway A turbocharger is an exhaust gas driven compressor used in internal-combustion engines to increase the power output of the engine by increasing the mass of oxygen entering the engine. ... An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. ... R-phrases S-phrases , , , Flash point −188 °C Autoignition temperature 537 °C Explosive limits 5–15% Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ...


Bedouin

The Bedouin is a sporty concept 4x4 shooting brake based on the Porsche 911, and using a plastic body with a natural gas engine. Its interior is full of Swarovski crystals. A 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS A 1977 Porsche 911s Targa The Porsche 911 is a famous and distinctive sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. ...


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