• offbeat news

    Swiss Group Attempts To Ban Just About Anything With An Engine And Wheels

    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 »

    2:00 PM on Tue Aug 26 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    1,656 views, 69 comments

    Most discussed Van Sarockin: @harumph: How I hate it when I agree with someone! Must've mis-clicked. Right you are. @JHJVJR: more »

  • geneva motor show

    Those Swiss and Their Chocolate

    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.

    11:40 AM on Thu Mar 6 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    1,103 views, 25 comments

    Latest by Tom: sorry bout' that my lifelong dream was just fufilled more »

  • concept cars

    Mindset E-Motion Swiss Hybrid Has Us Questioning Ours

    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.

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    12:30 PM on Fri Feb 22 2008
    By Matt Hardigree
    1,824 views, 23 comments

    Latest by skulldriveshaft: who said electric cars were too quiet. more »

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