Rinspeed zaZen Concept February 17, 2006
Rinspeed has always been well known for taking comparatively tame Porsches and transforming them into wildly styled rolling sculptures. While always unique, they are not always the most beautiful vehicles. But at this year’s Geneva show, the Rinspeed zaZen, which the company calls “automotive enlightenment on wheels,” will stop crowds, and for the right reason.
The car was created in cooperation with Bayer MaterialScience, whose major contribution was the stunning Makrolon polycarbonate roof. The material is stronger and clearer than most plastics, but lighter and more easily shaped than glass. Implanted at the rear of the massive dome is a holographic …