Making a Splash!

[Seansene]

From www.cardesignnews.com:

 

For the last four years, Swiss design studio Protoscar SA has designed the show cars which Esoro AG builds for Rinspeed. The unique aspect of all the recent concepts is that there is always some part of the vehicle that transforms, allowing modular use or changing configuration.

 

For the 2004 Geneva Motor Show, Rinspeed will display not only a very attractive sports car, but has gone a big step beyond that, developing the first and only sports car in the world which not only drives in a very quick manner, but can actually travel both in and above the water. A sophisticated and foldable high-tech hydrofoil system powered by on-board hydraulics and electronics allows the Splash to move at high speed across the water.

 

As a tradition at Rinspeed, the environmental visions are important as well. The Splash is powered by a light-weight 750ccm engine producing a whopping 140hp and running on natural gas (CNG). The turbocharged two cylinder power-pack propels this extraordinary Natural Gas Vehicle to a top speed of approximately 200 km/h on the road and 50 km/h on the water, respectively 80 km/h over water.

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