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Rinspeed Inc. is a Swiss concept car builder and mobility visionary. Since 1991, they have also designed exotic concepts and special vehicles for the CES in Las Vegas, the Geneva Motor Show and other car shows each year, but do not enter into production.

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Rinspeed Inc. was founded in 1979 by Frank M. Rinderknecht (born 1955) and works with many Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers as Harman, Osram, ZF, SAP, Borbet, Dekra, Harting and many more.

Their latest concept car presented at the CES Las Vegas 2020 - the "MetroSnap" - is a close to serial production modular vehicle.

Concept cars

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sQuba concept car at the Tuning World Bodensee 2008

zaZen

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Rinspeed zaZen

Rinspeed zaZen is a Rinspeed concept car shown for the first time at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show. It is based on the Porsche 911 (997) Carrera S platform and developed in collaboration with Bayer MaterialScience.

The zaZen is powered by a flat-6 engine that has a displacement of 3,824 cubic centimetres (233.4 cu in) and develops a maximum power of 355 bhp (261 kW) at 6600 rpm. The car is able to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 4.8 seconds and reach a top speed of 182 mph (293 km/h). [7]

sQuba

Built around a Lotus Elise, the Rinspeed sQuba is a concept car that can 'fly' underwater and has zero emissions. It debuted at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, 30 years after its inspiration: the movie The Spy Who Loved Me . The sQuba was featured in the first episode of 14th season of UK motoring show Fifth Gear .

Splash

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Rinspeed Splash photographed at the 2009 Montreal International Auto Show

The Rinspeed Splash is a concept amphibian vehicle with hydrofoil design capable of 45 knots on water or nearly 200 km/h (120 mph) on land. Propelled by a 750 cc two cylinder turbo-charged engine burning natural gas which supplies 140 hp (104 kW) at 7000 rpm and weighs just 825 kg (1,819 lb), this strange-looking vehicle can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds. It premiered at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show. The Splash was featured in an episode of Top Gear . In 2006 it set a record for crossing the English Channel in a hydrofoil car, making the journey in 3 hours 14 minutes. [8]

iChange

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Rinspeed iChange April 2009

The iChange is a concept car that changes shape and configuration based on the number of passengers inside, up to three. It was unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. The car features are controlled by an Apple iPhone and it is powered by a 150 kW (201 hp) electric motor. The iChange has a 0–100 km/h (62 mph) speed of slightly over four seconds, and can hit a top speed of 136 mph (219 km/h). [9]

UC

The Rinspeed UC is a micro concept electric car that was presented at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. [10] The name UC stands for "Urban Commuter" or "You see". It is a 2.5 metres long micro vehicle, operated with a central joystick. The electric motor delivers 124 N⋅m (91 lbf⋅ft) of torque. The concept car can reach a top speed of 110 km/h (68 mph), and on-board batteries enable the car a capable of 120 km (75 mi) range in one charge.

Budii

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Rinspeed Budii at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show

The Budii concept displayed at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show is worked around the future possibilities of self driven cars. Budii displays experiments to include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X) radio-based communications, radar and motion sensing systems including advanced camera monitoring. It is also equipped with telescoping laser scanner on the roof called TrackView which can be raised by 70 centimeters and delivers a precise 3D perspective by combining data from all the various sensors to map the surrounding terrain. [11]

Ʃtos

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Ʃtos at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show

Concept Ʃtos is a concept presented in the Consumer Electronics Show in 2016. It is based on the BMW i8. [12] [13]

Oasis

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Oasis at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show

Announced late in 2016 and first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2017, the Rinspeed Oasis concept car takes Rinspeed's 2015 Budii and 2016 Etos concept cars farther, integrating state-of-the art autonomous vehicle technologies, social media, and Mobility as a Service into a compact car described as a "living room" on wheels. [14] It also features floor to ceiling glass doors, a battery-electric engine, retractable steering wheel, solar panels integrated into the roof, and an augmented reality display. An unusual feature, for a car, is the dash-mounted garden with sensors to advise the user when to feed the plants. [15] It was also shown at the Detroit Motor Show. Partners on the project included Kostal (electronics), Harman (electronic controls), WayRay (infotainment system) among a wide range of other firms.

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