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Seat Brisa, the solar-powered love seat of the sports car world
The Seat Brisa is a sports car, but not the kind that'll burn rubber down the road with a gas-guzzling roar. Instead, its hood is covered with photo-voltaic cells that power an electric engine tied to the rear motor. Designer Miguel Ángel Iranzo Sánchez of Spain remarked in his notes, "As sail boats are propelled by the wind, the Seat Brisa is propelled by the sun."
It stays nice and light thanks to its trim, backless design and its aerodynamic shape should have your hair whipping back in no time. "I wanted it to look very Mediterranean," Sánchez notes, "very flamenco!"
Check out the gallery below for more of the Seat Brisa.
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By Flow at 5:00 PM ON 08/28/08
Excellent, the care doesn't utilize gas, although it is made with Brazilian Rosewood, one of the rarest woods on the planet.
Sweet!
By Kevin Hall at 5:17 PM ON 08/28/08
@Flow
I don't see any Brazilian Rosewood... From the designer: "Aesthetically, the Brisa (breeze in spanish) tries to convey lightness (with its thin waist), harmony with nature (with its plywood floorpan) and emotion (with its dramatic surfacing)" and a "translucent elastomere shell" up top.
Thanks for reading.
By Flow at 5:34 PM ON 08/28/08
You're welcome.
By Kevin Hall at 5:49 PM ON 08/28/08
Haha. :)
By Flow at 5:53 PM ON 08/28/08
; )
By burp at 4:33 AM ON 08/29/08
What an ugly piece of crap. Don't buy spanish cars (even if it's a VW unterneath).
By brisa at 5:40 PM ON 05/18/09
hey thats my name
By loveseat at 12:25 PM ON 05/21/09
great picture and design.
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