Rinspeed’s sQuba underwater car
15 Feb, 2008
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Apparently inspired by the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, the new sQuba concept car developed by Rinspeed will be launched at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
Costing more than $1.6 million to create, the sQuba has been designed to “fly” underwater at a depth of 10 metres.
Looking curiously like a Lotus Elise, the sQuba was based on the idea of the submersible Lotus Espirit in the Bond film.
Rinspeed, who are notorious for glamming up Porsches until they gleam like diamonds (sometimes literally), say that engineers had to ensure the car was watertight and pressure-resistant. It also is a convertible for easy exit underwater.
“We always want to do cars that are outrageous, which nobody has done before,” CEO Frank Rinderknecht told The Associated Press. “So we thought, let’s make a car dive.”
“For safety reasons we have built the vehicle as an open car so that the occupants can get out quickly in an emergency.The real challenge, however, was to create a submersible car that moves like a fish in water.”
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February 15th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Perfect Car for Queensland at the moment
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February 15th, 2008 at 10:06 am
LOL, sinkable Lotus!
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February 15th, 2008 at 10:08 am
another car maker doomed to sink.
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February 15th, 2008 at 10:13 am
So… Do you hold your breath????
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February 15th, 2008 at 10:18 am
I see morjor rust issue unless its all plastic =P
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February 15th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
At least the Bond car was a hard top.
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February 15th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Check out the blonde babe, she looks H O T!
So its not a submarine and watertight, you still need airtanks and a scuba suit which defeats the purpose IMHO
Cheers
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February 15th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Like to meet the model/trophy girl in the passenger seat for FUN-TIMES!
Is she a mermaid?
ATB!
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February 15th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
^ she’s got legs! more pics of her on rinspeed’s website……
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February 15th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Why on the earth. What a complete waste of developement money.
Imagine phoning the RACV with flat battery. “Be with you in 45 minutes sir”.
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February 15th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Hey s e x y……..morning!
Been a while! Have been CCing you in on all the latest.Did you get the 2 on the bridge I sent today…..I guess you wouldn’t want ice in the UK at the moment,nor would would you be doing what they were. hahaha
Hubby has waited on the side of the road for your RACV with some new Merc Coupe once……..freezing cold,not a nice experience……yep it was towed.hahaha Should of had a Vectra Diesel babe!….
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February 15th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Ha Ha Ha….love that car as am a scuba diver. But it doesnt go deep enough and must be problematical as pressure increases significant as you get deeper. At 10metres is wussy….try 40metres.
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February 16th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
FRUGAL ONE…she looks COOL as cant be HOT underwater. Unless you go to the toilet in wetsuit and then you will really pong more!
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February 18th, 2008 at 8:16 am
So here i am the blonde from the car.. it WAS BY FAR ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING MODELING jobs i have ever done so far! It was an awesome experience! my myspace is myspace.com/brenbri : )
and yes i got legs and i know how to use them lol
xo
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February 24th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
What a waste of money
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March 4th, 2008 at 2:34 am
Manufacturer: Rinspeed
Assembly: Zumikon, Switzerland
Class: Amphibious convertible
Engine(s) Street: 54 kW electric
Propeller: 2 × 800 W electric
Blow jets: 2 × 3.6 kW Rotinor
Body style: 2-door convertible
Wheelbase: 2,300 mm (91 in)
Length: 3,785 mm (149.0 in)
Width: 1,940 mm (76 in)
Height: 1,117 mm (44.0 in)
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