The Incredible Concept Car

At the moment the car is not only developed as a vehicle for speeding on the mainland. More than that, it is also designed to be able to glide across the surface of the water and even diving in the water. With this 2 in 1 concept, the vehicle owners do not need to get confused if you live in the islands, coastal or flooding area.

Rinspeed sQuba. (Picture from: http://www.autoblog.com/)

This is because the car can change form into a waterproof vehicle. However, to have the vehicle as it turned out to be a very expensive cost. As the price of the Swiss car house modification, Rinspeed sQuba named. In the United States, this submarine car is sold at a fantastic price, which is U.S. $49,250 (or approximately Rp. 500 million). Of course, the price is comparable to the ability of this car.

Rinspeed sQuba. (Picture from:
http://allyourwants.blogspot.com/)

Rinspeed claimed sQuba be able to dive in the water with a depth of up to 10 meters (32.8 feet). Remarkably for a dive function requires only the touch of a button. Rinspeed sQuba inspired by the Lotus Esprit, the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me" submarine car that was released in 1977. For that, they also take the type of design base Lotus Elise, and the results sQuba looks was no less beautiful.

Rinspeed sQuba is zero emission vehicle, and an electric powered vehicle also which uses three electric motors, one for the land use, and two motors for the water. At the time of driving on the mainland, the car is powered by an electric powertrain rear-wheel drive, utilizing the supplied by lithium-ion batteries that can be recharged. To drive on the roads, the sQuba 'relies on a stainless coil-over suspension from KW automotive and large Pirelli tires mounted on custom-made forged light-weight wheels from AEZ with 17- and 18-inch diameters'.

Interior view of Rinspeed sQuba. (Picture from: http://allyourwants.blogspot.com/)

Upon entering, floats on the surface and dive in the water, the vehicle is powered by a dual power that comes with two propellers called as Seabob water jet. Ground speed of the car is 120 km/h (75mph). On the surface of the water, top speed is 6 km /h (3.2 kn; 3.7 mph) and while underwater it is 3 km/h (1.6 kn; 1.9 mph).

The sQuba has an open cockpit for 'safety reasons' (so that people can get out easily anytime in case of an emergency). The occupants of the car have to breathe compressed air through built-in scuba masks. For driving in the water, the sQuba also has a jet engine to drive the car. *** [EKA | FROM PREVIOUS SOURCES | RINSPEED | OVI | PIKIRAN RAKYAT 25012013]

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