sQuba - swiss car by rinspeed

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This recent picture released by Swiss car maker Rinspeed shows people aboard Rinspeed's new model, the sQuba, the world'€™s first real submersible car that will be presented at the 2008 Geneva car show in March. The zero-emission electric sports car, with power supplied by rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries, can perform a submerged stabile flight at a depth of 10 meters.



Class punya submersible car macam james bond's.

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Off-road rules of going for a sQuba drive
By Stephen Adams

Weary commuters might fancy the idea of taking the river route to work in an sQuba, rather than suffering the fumes and congestion on Britain's stricken road network.

James Bond fanatic creates underwater car
The benefits are legion: no traffic, no traffic wardens, no parking tickets - just park it in the river, no one will notice.

Speed cameras won't be a problem either, not least because it only does 4mph on the water. The electrically powered vessel is even exempt from the central London congestion charge, Transport for London confirmed.

Unfortunately strict rules prevent submerged craft from operating in the Thames, according to a spokesman for the Port of London Authority (PLA).

He said: "It's a shipping lane. This would be a collision risk." And he warned: "The river bed is largely muddy so it could get stuck. Getting the AA out would be a problem."

But there are few restrictions along Britain's 10,500-mile coastline, according to Mark Clark of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. "In any harbour area the harbourmaster holds sway. But outside those areas, you would be able to try it out," he said.

Overseas, Swiss-based bankers could take it out in Lake Zurich, where Rinspeed first tested it, although it did not need a special permit. Mr Rinderknecht did not recommend it though. "The water temperature was about 4C and very murky," he recalled.

The crystal waters off Florida could be an ideal race track for petrol-heads - or propeller-heads.

But Dubai, with its warm, clear water, gently sloping sandy beaches and legions of multi-millionaires, is likely to be the place that sees the first sub-aqua traffic jam.



Aku bajet pak pak arab tu mesti booked punye!!

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The world's first real submersible car has been designed by Swiss car maker
Rinspeed Inc. and will be presented at the Geneva Auto Show in March.

GENEVA -- So the Swiss have invented a car that runs on land and underwater. Was it really necessary to make it a convertible?

It's called the "sQuba," and conjures up memories of James Bond's amphibious Lotus Esprit from "The Spy Who Loved Me." That fictional vehicle traveled on land and, when chased by bad guys in a helicopter, plunged into the water and became an airtight submarine

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Kereta amfibia pertama


KERETA sQuba boleh memasuki air sehingga kedalaman 9.1 meter.

SEBELUM ini, ia cuma dalam filem. Sebuah kereta amfibia yang boleh dipandu di darat dan di dalam air seperti dalam filem James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me. Tetapi, kini sebuah syarikat Switzerland merealisasikannya.

Dinamakan sQuba, kereta berkenaan dibangunkan oleh perekaSwitzerland, Rinspeed Inc. dan ia dijangka akan 'mengejutkan' ramaiapabila membuat kemunculan di Geneva Auto Show pada bulan depan.

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif syarikat itu, Frank Rinderknecht yangmengakui sebagai peminat Bond berkata, dia telah menanti selama 30tahun untuk 'membina semula' kereta yang pernah digunakan oleh aktor,Roger Moore itu.

Kereta sQuba boleh membawa anda masuk ke dalam air sehinggakedalaman 30 kaki (9.1 meter). Bagaimanapun, anda perlu mengenakan bajubasah.

Kereta itu dibina dengan bahagian atas yang terbuka sekali gus membawa makna pengguna tidak akan terlepas daripada dibasahkan.

"Untuk tujuan keselamatan, kami telah membinanya sebagai kenderaanterbuka maka pengguna kenderaan ini boleh menyelamatkan diri denganpantas jika berlaku kecemasan," kata Rinderknecht.

Penumpang akan boleh bernafas di dalam air menerusi sebuah tangkimampatan udara integrasi sama seperti yang digunakan dalam selamanskuba.

Kelajuan maksimum sQuba di daratan adalah kira-kira 124 kilometersejam dan kelajuan akan berkurangan sehingga lima kilometer sejam dipermukaan air dan berkelajuan tiga kilometer sejam di dalam air.

Bekerja dengan pakar kejuruteraan, Rinspeed Inc. mengubah penggunaanenjin kebuk pembakar dari sebuah kereta sport kepada beberapa motorelektrik. Tiga enjin diletakkan di belakang kereta dengan satumenyediakan rejang pemanduan di daratan dan dua lagi untuk pemanduan didalam air.

"Kami selalu mahu menghasilkan kereta yang melampaui batasan, yangmana tidak ada sesiapa pernah melakukannya. Jadi, kami fikir, ayuh binakereta menyelam!" kata Rinderknecht.


sQUBA boleh mencapai kelajuan sehingga 124 kilometer sejam.

Rekaan dalamannya direka tahan air masin, lalu membolehkan ia dipandu di dalam tasik ataupun laut.
Rinspeed Inc. kini masih dalam diskusi dengan pembuat-pembuat kereta komersiol untuk menghasilkan sQuba pada bilangan terhad.



Berapa ramai yg mati lemas bila keta masuk sungai... tapi berapa ramai lak yg leh affort keta amfibia ni ek..  in my dream aje la.. kalu aku ada duit pun..  keta ni aku tak beli la  tapi just tunjukkan technology dunia skrg ni... keta pun boleh pandu dlm laut..  bukan submarine aje

[ Last edited by  amazed at 28-2-2008 06:02 AM ]

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lotus esprit heee ......naik kt atas darat nanti karat..........