Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Rinspeed's first underwater Car






Rinspeed will present its new sQuba, the worlds first diving car, at the Geneva Motor Show (March 6-16). The car is not only able to drive on roads autonomously with a push of a button (thus without a driver, passenger or further assistance), but can also transform into an amphibious vehicle which can be submerged in water up to 10 meters (33 feet). An electric motor with powerful torque drives the rear wheels, while the propulsion on the water is ensured by two propellers in the stern and two powerful jet drives in the bow propelling the vehicle under water while diving. When underwater, the driver and passenger are enclosed in the vehicle thanks to light weight body components made of futuristic Carbon Nano Tubes and are supplied with fresh breathing air by the self-contained on-board system.

24 comments:

  1. Why is it a convertible? And where the hell do my license plates go?!

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  2. Pretty cool, but I don't see myself submerging in a convertible car wearing a suit. :)

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  3. @kanedaoshi at least its water proove right?

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  4. so fake as can be ! :D

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  5. somehow, I just don't think there'd be a large market for this car...

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  6. i wonder if it comes in orange

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  7. Why would you want a convertible as an underwater car anyway? How stupid.

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  8. Gimme a scuba tank and goggles and I can do that with my pickup... Just not for very long.

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  9. I thought it would put the roof up so you dont get wet but I gues that would make it to light

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  10. Cheap Music, Cheap Plot, Cheap Model, Cheap Spy-Wanna Be, and that crap is slow as a turtle, HOPE THEY DRAWN !!!!!

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  11. @coolcatrich Hahaha

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  12. @atechus drown you mean? maybe check your spelling before being so critical of a pretty sweet idea.

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  13. ahaha now its like hurry home so we can dry off lawlz

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  14. The-video youtube.com/watch?v=SrqBaoS3Aic gets-you-600$ free

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  15. @MotorsportsTube Exactly what I thought when I first heard and saw the concept of this car...

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  16. convertible? youve got to be fucking kidding me

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  17. You have to wear a snorkel? Lame.

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  18. its cool but dislike the convertible part

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  19. it is a lotus elise body and base. Rinspeed do often base their crazy designs on existing models and the Elise is light enough for the job. Its like a big go cart!!

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  20. 0:30 lol if that was me that car gone

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