Rinspeed Indy. Swiss Performance meets the Brickyard
Rinspeed introduces the new Indy - based on the Porsche 997 Carrera S - at the IAA Frankfurt 2005
Following the traditional colours of the American oval and F1 race track at Indianapolis and the respective racing series, the renown Swiss Porsche tuner Rinspeed has - in cooperation with the internationally active paint produces Lesonal - restyled and repainted the Porsche 997 in the extraordinary colour white metallic. A colour which is also well connected to the Porsche factory and which will set a new trend for the coming years.
In the spirit of this racing tradition, the newly designed complete front skirt/bumper, side skirts, rear wing and rear skirt/bumper with integrated diffuser give the Porsche 997 not only an unmistakeable visual difference, but optimize the aerodynamical down force as well.
The four way adjustable coil-over suspension with individual height and stiffness settings lower the Rinspeed Indy by 35mm (1.4"). Two piece five-spoke aluminium wheels of the dimension 8.5x19 inches in front and 11x19 inches on the rear axle with Continental SportContact 2 tires of the sizes 235/35 and 315/25 ensure an ideal grip in turns and while accelerating or braking. The high performance eight piston brake system with front rotors in the dimension of 380mm x 32mm (15.25" by 1.25") axle are a tight fit within the wheel openings. The rear axle is not neglected by being fitted with 355m x 32mm (14" by 1.25") rotors.
The interior was left purposely very spartanic by the Swiss tuners to follow the original RS philosophy. The factory comfort seats have been exchanged with bucket seats which are colour matched on their back to the the outside body. The rear seats are deleted as a part of the Indy package as well. In order to steer the Porsche 997 even more precisely, the ergonomically formed steering wheel and the shifting knob are covered with Alcantara.
All parts are avaialable at accessories outlets and selected Porsche dealers.
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Design Price Switzerland 2005
Organised by the Design Center in Langenthal, the Design Preis Schweiz has succeeded in establishing itself as a platform for design coming from Switzerland. It offers a showcase for Swiss design that attracts both national and international attention. So the results of this year's round of nominations are a cause for particular celebration. The prizewinning projects selected by the judges are being presented in the form of an exhibition at the Berne Kornhausforum. The exhibition will then visit various countries abroad.
Out of a total of 300 entries, 35 projects were finally selected, coming from the following professional fields: "communication design", "product design", "furniture and interior design", "fashion and textiles". A new category, "research", has been added this year, for outstanding research projects with design implications. The Rinspeed Senso - the car that senses its driver - is one of the research projects that the judges selected. "It is rather the human being that should be seen as the heart of the automobile, and not - as is increasingly the case - the car's technology." This is the philosophy that stands behind the Senso, which is powered by environmentally friendly natural gas. And there is good reason to regard it as the most sensuous car in the world. This is because the Senso senses its driver, that is to say it measures the driver's biometric levels and works through patterns, colours, music and scents to have a positive effect on his mood. The reasoning behind this is simple: a relaxed driver is a safer driver. Which of the four nominated research projects will be victorious in the "research" category remains to be seen. Shortly before the award of the Design Prize, the international jury will meet at the initial exhibition in Langenthal and will award the prizes on the basis of the projects exhibited. We await the results with bated breath.
4 November 2005
4.00 pm Opening of the exhibition at the Kornhausforum in Berne/Switzerland
6.00 pm Prize Award Ceremony at Berne's Stadttheater (open to the public)
7.30 pm Designer Dinner in the basement of the Kornhaus (with a restricted number of places)
5 November until Exhibition at the Berne Kornhausforum with a programme of accompanying
8 January 2006 events, organised by Design Preis Schweiz, the Kornhausforum and the
Bernische Stiftung für Angewandte Kunst und Gestaltung [Berne Foundation
for Applied Art and Design]
In May 2006 The exhibition will be shown at the Stilwerk, Berlin/Germany, on the occasion of Berlin's Design May festival.
More information available at www.designpreis.ch