Switzerland · founded 1979

Rinspeed Model History

Zürich-based concept studio founded in 1979 by Frank M. Rinderknecht — one radical concept per year, from the world's first submersible car to autonomous urban pods.

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sQuba
The world's first car that drives on land and underwater — a Lotus Elise–based, all-electric amphibious concept unveiled at Geneva 2008.
Concept car · 2008–2008
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Splash
A carbon-composite hydrofoil amphibian capable of nearly 200 km/h on land and 45 knots on water — Geneva 2004, and a record English Channel crossing in 2006.
Concept car · 2004–2004
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Presto
A natural-gas city car that morphs from a 2.7-metre two-seat cabrio into a 3.74-metre four-seater at the touch of a button — Geneva 2002.
Concept car · 2002–2002
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Bedouin
A Porsche 996 Turbo–based all-terrain concept that transforms electrically from a two-seat pick-up into a four-seat wagon in under ten seconds — Geneva 2003.
Concept car · 2003–2003
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iChange
An all-electric shape-shifting EV that reconfigures from a sleek one-seater to a three-seater at the press of a button — Geneva 2009.
Concept car · 2009–2009
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Oasis
An autonomous electric two-seater with a living-room cabin, a dashboard garden, and a delivery drawer — CES 2017.
Concept car · 2017–2017
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Mono Ego
A supercharged aluminium-bodied single-seat sports car built to mark Rinspeed's 20th anniversary — Geneva 1997.
Concept car · 1997–1997
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E-Go Rocket
A salt-flat–inspired single-seat composite sports car with a 410 hp supercharged V8 — Geneva 1998.
Concept car · 1998–1998
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microSNAP
A modular micro-mobility pod separating a reusable 'skateboard' chassis from interchangeable body units — CES / Geneva 2019.
Concept car · 2019–2019
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sQuba

Splash

Presto

Bedouin

iChange

Oasis

Mono Ego

E-Go Rocket

microSNAP