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Rinspeed's first underwater Car

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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.

Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: AutomotiveTv

Length: 05:18
Rating: 4.57
Views: 1283003

Tags: Auto  Car  Diving  News  Rinspeed  sQuba  Underwater  

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jsmith1257 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
lol
greeneyes4L (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
are you required to wear seat belts while underwater...that would kinda suck
aureeel2002 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
cool
FatCobr (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
What would be the commercial use for this, your cloths would get all wet so you really couldn't arrive anywhere in style.
Marleyboybob (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I think they forgot to put a roof on it....
newzealandmetalhead (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
hmm it drives by itself, bad idea. Unless you like getting your car jacked?
fatoni698 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Well if you wanted to commit suicide it would probably be more economical to just buy a normal car and drive it off a bridge. You wierd fucko.
AreaQNH870 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I also own half of Microsoft - we should get together some time and talk about ways in which we can bring dinosaurs back to life.
Pimpydog (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
how fast are those brake rotors going to rust-out?
ProEnlightenment (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
No, it would be stupid to put a Roof:Because if it had a roof it would have to weight over 2 tonns in order to be heavy enouth to sink the looked in air.We are Swiss, we build economic cars. :D

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