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.







Channel: Autos
Uploaded: February 14, 2008 at 7:45 am
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Video Comments:
othill74 (December 1, 2008 at 8:01 pm)
yeah seriously put a roof on that thing!
WillTavlin (December 1, 2008 at 4:58 pm)
doesnt it seem logical to put a roof?...
DreamAboutSpace (December 1, 2008 at 3:53 pm)
so the car getting wet
batlin (December 1, 2008 at 2:17 am)
This would probably require some big changes - not only the difficulty of making the cabin airtight and oxygen-fed, but dealing with the structural changes involved (since carrying a big air bubble changes the properties of the car significantly).Pretty cool though!

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