Beyond Tomorrow – Episode 51

Clip 1: The car of the future

2 min 58 sec

Taken from the TV program Beyond Tomorrow – Episode 51 (2006)

Original title classification PG – this clip chosen to be PG

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Curator’s clip description

Frank Rinderknecht is the CEO of Rinspeed Inc and he designs the cars of the future. This one is a Porsche-inspired concept car with huge six piston carbon fibre brakes and the world’s first holographic brake light.

Curator’s notes

Flash and futuristic car design is a sure-fire winner for Beyond Tomorrow, and this week’s model out of Zurich in Switzerland is no exception. The new brake design of Rinspeed can stop the car ‘on a dime’. Despite the Aussie reporters, this use of American idiom and measurements ensures US sales for Beyond product.

These days Beyond even produces the remarkably successful Mythbusters – with its two US presenters – out of San Francisco. Everyone else on the show is Australian, including those involved in post-production, scoring and managing the process.

Janet Bell, curator

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