Swiss Tuner Rinspeed Chops the Porsche Cayenne to Create Chopster

Rinspeed Plays by Its Own Rules which is Evident in the Chopster

Ferrero Rocher, Guylian, Lindt, Toblerone, Rinspeed; what do these brand names have in common? All five are premium Swiss

Rinspeed provides a Swiss twist on the American definition of "hotrod" with its new Porsche Cayenne Turbo-based Chopster. (Photo: Rinspeed)

products, and each is so sweet that they'll give you a serious rush. The first four are chocolate manufacturers, of course, with the last one being the automotive equivalent to Switzerland's most popular premium confection, and without a doubt its latest concoction is even more addictive if your taste buds can overcome the odd flavor.

After all, it's not everyday that someone chops a Porsche Cayenne; yes, the traditional American hotrod pastime of shortening each roof pillar to make a car look longer, lower and leaner, usually done to domestically made cars of the '30s, '40s and '50s. While the vehicle in question is from the 21st century and built in Leipzig, Germany, Rinspeed's Chopster follows all the other guidelines which make it an authentic hotrod.

While more or less playing by American hotrod rules, Rinspeed simultaneously breaks as many conventional European performance

Using its own line of tuning components, Rinspeed has bumped output to 600 horsepower. (Photo: Rinspeed)

vehicle tenets by its eccentric sense of creativity. But chopping a Cayenne is mild compared to some of the other unorthodox projects the specialty car builder has dreamt up. Its engineers modernize, customize and arguably brutalize vehicles already in existence, and other times fabricate completely original creations from scratch.

For instance, one of the wildest was the Bedouin, a crossover supercar-pickup truck off-roader crafted from a Porsche 911 Turbo. The Chopster is nowhere near as comprehensive a redo, but just the same shocks European auto show goers who see it with wonder and awe.