The First Swiss Super Sport Car

Another Super car! Do we really need so many of them? If you think so, then read on. Despite the fact that Switzerland is not recognized for its auto industry, Beck Engineering&Composits Gmbh is trying to create a notch for Swiss in the super sports car making industry by unveiling its Beck LM800 this week at the Luxus Motor Show in Vienna. It's powered by a 4.2 liter, 650 hp, turbocharged, MTM V8, attached to a 7-speed semi-sequential gearbox. The most striking feature of the car is its weight - 900 kg with a full tank of gas and an 80 kg driver – achieved with liberal lashings of aluminum, magnesium, titanium, and the latest plastic and composite materials.

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Mindset's E-Motion: not good for baldies...

An extended-range leccy vehicle like the (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/09/16/gm_shows_production_volt/), the E-Motion will be driven by a 70kW electric motor and a lithium-ion battery pack that will provide a range of around 65 miles. Once the plug-in charge is exhausted, power will be supplied by a generator connected to a 630cc 24bhp V2 petrol engine – presumably sourced from a friendly motorcycle manufacturer. The E-Motion also has a regenerative braking system and solar panels in the roof what will, according to Mindset, recharge the battery in “a few days”.

...or design buffs, we'd suggest

Designed by former Volkswagen styling chief and Mindset company founder Murat Günak, the E-Motion sports some interesting styling cues, including retro circular headlights and 22in open wheels with ultra-low profile tyres.

Interior needs ministry

It seems the gull-wing doors that appeared on the original prototype shown back in February have fallen by the wayside, though.

The car's Top speed is said to be 75mph and the 0-60 time in the order of six seconds. The key to getting such tarmac-melting performance from such a small power plant? The whole car only weighs 800kg, a figure achieved with the help of plastic body panels and a tubular aluminium chassis.

The E-Motion is due to into production next year and will sell for around the €50,000 mark ($63,440/£41,376) though there is no news about a right-hand drive version. Mindset is hoping to shift 10,000 units a year once production gets into full swing, and we wish it the best of luck because, frankly, that styling just doesn't do it for us.

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Swiss car create

This recent picture released by Swiss car maker Rinspeed shows people aboard Rinspeed's new model, the sQuba, the world's first real submersible car that will be presented at the 2008 Geneva car show in March. The zero-emission electric sports car, with power supplied by rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries, can perform a submerged stabile flight at a depth of 10 meters. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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Amphibious sports car created in Switzerland

The Swiss car company Rinspeed has developed an amphibious sports car that can reach high speeds either at sea or on land. (Source: china.com.cn)
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(Xinhuanet) -- The Swiss car company Rinspeed has developed an amphibious sports car that can reach high speeds either at sea or on land,

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Weber’s Fastest Street Legal Sports Car

Swiss car maker Weber Sportscars is billing its latest creation, the “faster one,” as the world’s fastest street legal sports car. Powered by a 900-horsepower/774 lb-ft twin-supercharged V8, the faster one does 0-62 mph in 2.7 seconds, 0-124 in 6.6 seconds, 0-186 in 16.2 seconds, and it hits a top speed over 248 mph (comparable to the.

The car’s design is distinguished by a motorized rear wing, which doubles as an air brake when necessary, similar to the Veyron’s. Yet, unlike the Veyron, the styling resembles more of a suped-up rice rocket than a work of sophisticated European engineering.

For 1.6 million Swiss Francs (U.S. $1.55 million), Weber will build you your own faster one. So, at least you’ll save a little more than $100K as compared with the $1.67 million Veyron. But, for your money, which would you rather park in your garage?

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Swiss Car Lets Drive Underwater

This image made available by Swiss car maker Rinspeed shows its new model, the sQuba, which the company claims is the world's first submersible car.

This image made available by Swiss car maker Rinspeed shows its new model, the sQuba, which the company claims is the world's first submersible car.

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GENEVA — In "The Spy Who Loved Me," James Bond takes his sports car underwater, swaps his wheels for fins and fires a missile that knocks a pursuing helicopter out of the sky.

Roger Moore's feats as the iconic British spy may be difficult to match, but a Swiss company says it has created a vehicle that really can turn into a submarine — though without the firearms.

The concept car developer Rinspeed calls its "sQuba" the first real submersible car.

Unlike military vehicles, which can only drive slowly on a lakebed, Rinspeed says its car can provide a stable "flight" at a depth of 30 feet.

"For three decades I have tried to imagine how it might be possible to build a car that can fly underwater," says Frank Rinderknecht, Rinspeed's 52-year-old CEO and a professed James Bond fan. "Now we have made this dream come true."

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