A fvckin lotus elise that drives underwater

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http://www.rinspeed.com/pages/cars/squba/pre-squba.htm

Thirty years after the movie thriller ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ hit the silver screen “sQuba” is the first car that can actually ‘fly’ under water.


“Dive it again, James!” If the situation gets too hot for the secret agent he’ll go underground - or under water. So demonstrated impressively by Roger Moore in ‘The Spy Who Loved Me” in 1977 when he dove below the waves in a sleek vehicle that moments before seemed to be an ordinary car. The only problem: The scene never really took place; it was an animation.



With the “sQuba,” the world’s first real submersible car, the movie fake now becomes reality for visitors of the Geneva Motor Show (March 6th - 16th, 2008). Rinspeed boss Frank M. Rinderknecht (52) is known for his extraordinary automotive creations. The acknowledged James Bond enthusiast and Swiss automobile visionary kept revisiting this scene in his mind over and over: “For three decades I have tried to imagine how it might be possible to build a car that can fly under water. Now we have made this dream come true.”



And it is this submerged stabile flight at a depth of 10 meters that sets the “sQuba” apart from military vehicles. While the latter can go under water, they are limited to driving slowly over the submerged ground. Rinderknecht: “It is undoubtedly not an easy task to make a car watertight and pressure resistant enough to be maneuverable under water. The real challenge however was to create a submersible car that moves like a fish in water.”

dude sweet

 

[Ken785]

retarded...whats the point?!? Are they going to make underwater Nikes and cell phones now too?!?

 

[Señor Fingers]

I was disappointed with the fact that scuba gear is needed

Woulda been wicked cool to drive underwater and not get your clothes or hair wet

 

[PRMoon]

I remember seeing a 400 horse power super car that could be driven into the water and converted into a speed boat. That car was sick! The guy who builds them also made luxury RV's that became pontoon boats!

All inovative but too expencive for poor me.