Rinspeed SQuba Diving Car
Jun 24th, 2008 by sherlock Hit :: 473
sQuba diving car concept, Swiss automotive design company Rinspeed’s latest Concept, actually inspired by James Bond in the movie The Spy Who Loved Me.
as the ‘world’s first real diving car’, the new sQuba is designed to autonomously turn into an amphibious vehicle at the push of a button and can submerge up to 10m (33ft) under water.
Powering the concept is an electric motor mated to the rear wheels. The propulsion on the water is ensured by two propellers in the stern and two powerful jet drives in the bow to propel the vehicle under water. The body is constructed from light weight components made of Carbon Nano Tubes and contains an on-board air-filling system.
For Driver and passenger, they can obtain fresh breathing air via 1 x 15 liter and 1 x 18 liter ScubaPro air supplies in a self-contained on-board system and back on dry land the sQuba is designed to drive itself autonomously at the push of a button.
Source :: http://www.smiling-dolphin.com/