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A Swiss motorcyclist traveling through the countryside hoped to avoid a license suspension by slamming on the brakes as he approached a speed camera at over 68 mph. It worked... sort of. He was only traveling 66 mph when the device captured his body scraping across the asphalt. More »
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A Ferrari Testarossa driver owes $290,000 for driving 85 MPH and a 35 MPH zone because the Swiss, in all their egalitarian wisdom, base fines on the offender's wealth. Quick, impoverished Swiss speed demons, to your beaters! More »
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Swiss hippies involved in The Young Green Party have collected 120,000 signatures to validate legislation aimed at banning SUVs, off-road vehicles and sports cars. The referendum on the topic will be held within 18 months and, as far as we can tell, is the most anti-fun, anti-free-market steaming pile of proposal ever considered. This, of course, would be a terrible blow for the likes of Swiss tuners Rinspeed, who build cars pretty much strictly from that list. More »
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Now that we've got show coverage all but wrapped up for the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, we're thinking it's time to show you a bit of Geneva itself. The Swiss are famous for roughly two things: their unwavering neutrality and chocolate. What better cause célèbre for creating a chocolate car than the auto show? We found this stylized Audi TT and it's lesser automotive friends on display at a Chocolatier near the train station. Rumor has it the car is equipped with the exclusive new aero package and a candy coated dual clutch DSG system. BTW, the Swiss Franc trades roughly on par with the US dollar, so that's about a $120 confection. Yowch. More »
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Looking like the three-month premature love child of a Magnum and a VW Karmann Ghia, the Swiss Mindset E-Motion hybrid is going to turn heads if it gets produced. Unfortunately, those heads will be turning in the opposite direction. This scale model is meant to give an idea of a possible production hybrid powered by a small electric engine powered by a 24-horsepower gas engine. As the car weighs less than 1,800 lbs., the hope is to get it to 62 mph from a standstill in less than seven seconds. The company plans to produce 10,000 of these at the low low price of $75,000. Pinch us. Enjoy the video of the prototype and the pics. More »
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