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Motor vehicle
The
Bertone Birusa
is a
concept car
built in 2003 by
Bertone
and based on the
BMW Z8
. It debuted at the
2003 Geneva Motor Show
. It was intended solely as a styling exercise and never went into production, neither intended to be supplied to any automobile producer, neither
BMW
, just a show car to gain projects.
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Specifications
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Rear view
The Birusa uses the Z8's aluminum chassis, as well as its 4.9-liter DOHC V8 engine that produces 400 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS) at 6600 rpm and 370 lb?ft (502 N?m) of torque mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. It features power assisted, roof hinged carbon fibre
gull-wing doors
,
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as well as a custom
Bose
sound system designed especially for the Birusa with 11 speakers and 2 subwoofers.
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The Birusa had many new technological advances such as a glass sunroof that filters out 95% of UV rays from the passengers of the car and a multilingual
voice control system
that allows the driver to control many features.
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It also was equipped with a night vision system. The Birusa has a large moonroof which doubles as its rear windscreen. The whole piece can be stowed electronically in the trunk by a button on the interior.
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Segway HT
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The Birusa concept was paired with the Segway HT (Human Transporter), a segway scooter of Bertone's own design. The two are designed to work together and the Segway similar to the way Honda engineered the
Honda City
and
Honda Motocompo
. The trunk of the Birusa folds outwards to create a ramp for the Segway HT. The Segway itself was upholstered in
Alcantara
, like the interior of the Birusa, and featured its own
Bose
sound system, onboard navigation and headlights.
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