The British outfit has...
The British outfit has secured the final two places on next year’s F1 grid, and if all goes to plan, it will become the official McLaren-Mercedes B-team. As with Hamilton before him, Paffett is currently a test driver for McLaren – a role that puts him in a great position to secure a plum seat with the promising Prodrive set-up, should the proposed deal come to fruition.
Called the Splash, it...
Called the Splash, it is capable of 124mph on the road and sprints from 0-62mph in only 5.9 seconds. They are figures that any sports car maker would be proud of, but this versatile Swiss machine can also skim across lakes at 50mph.
While it wasn"t the most conventional-looking vehicle at the show, Rinspeed"s newcomer easily disguises its amphibious properties. The key to its versatility is its folding rear spoiler, which adds aerodynamic downforce on the road, before electrically folding down into the water to help the two-seater float.
Using a 750cc two-cylinder jet-ski motor connected to a six-speed manual gearbox, the Splash produces 138bhp and 150Nm of torque, and has a kerbweight of a mere 825kg. Built in conjunction with Switzerland"s largest natural gas supplier, Gasmobile, its dual-fuel nature adds green energy efficiency to an impressive repertoire. Of course, all this hi-tech wizardry doesn"t come cheap. The show car cost í‚á£700,000 to make, and production versions would be around í‚á£110,000 - about í‚á£40,000 less than the Splash"s main rival, the British-made Gibbs Aquada. Geneva image library