The new Rinspeed iChange will make his debut at the 79th International Motor Show in Geneva between March 5th through March 15th 2009. The Rinspeed iChange has a unique design being an 1-2-3-seater (this means that iChange literally changes from a 1 to a 2 to a 3-seater vehicle, depending on what is your needed at the time).
The iChange is an electric model, powered by a 130 kilowatt (175 horsepower) electric motor. At the revealing of the first images with iChange, Rinspeed founder and CEO Frank M. Rinderknecht said: "Thinking about variability and the constantly changing energy demand, we have created an extremely flexible vehicle." And running on electricity means the car is also very clean.
The Rinspeed iChange can adapt itself to the number of passengers it carries through an "electronic trick-tail". The Swiss designers say the Rinspeed iChange is a full-blooded sports car that can easily be turned into a compact sportsvan. The iChange would be an ironic development in an auto industry trying by all means to create new niche segments all the time to satisfy different ever-growing needs of individuals.
The Rinspeed iChange is a zero-emissions car that benefits from low weight and aerodynamic drag, which reduces the power consumption. See the Rinspeed press release after the pictures!
Press release: Rinspeed iChange
World premiere at the 79th International Motor Show in Geneva March 5th thru March 15th 2009
Swiss off-the-wall thinker Frank M. Rinderknecht constructs concept cars with fully variable body design.
Zumikon - World premiere at the Geneva International Motor Show (March 5th thru March 15th 2009): with the “iChange” the Swiss designers of Rinspeed present a “1-2-3-seater” powered by a 130kw-electric motor. The concept car’s striking body structure adapts via “electronic trick-tail” to the number of passengers: while the sporty and streamlined teardrop shape seats only the driver, two more passengers may join him once the car’s rear end has risen as if by magic. In the blink of an eye the full-blooded sports car turns into a compact sportsvan.
With the Rinspeed “iChange“ the automotive jack-of-all-trades Frank M. Rinderknecht and his partners aim to provide thought-provoking impulses for the automobile industry: “Thinking about variability and the constantly changing energy demand, we have created an extremely flexible vehicle.” The result is a zero-emission car featuring both extremely low weight and aerodynamic drag, thus further reducing the power consumption.
For Mr. Rinderknecht the car’s name “iChange” means more than a flowery phrase: “If we want to preserve our individual mobility in the future, we have to re-think our conception of cars - above all we need to accommodate the ecological aspects.” The best possible answer the big automakers could find for the “iChange” woud be a strong “Yes, we can!”
Rinspeed iChange va fi prezent la Geneva 2009
