Found something interesting, figured I'd share it with the rest of
you since we're all into cars and new technology and such.
---
http://www.canada.com/technology/story. ... 5C71-4A94-
8B55-5D5EFEE30A10
Highlights:
(CP) - A New Zealand company is behind what it calls the world's
first high speed sports amphibian vehicle. Gibbs Technologies
launched the so-called Aquada Wednesday on the River Thames in
central London.
---
Also, this article offered more technical details but not a picture
like the canada.com article:
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascit ... 6683101.ht
m
Highlights:
The Aquada can hit speeds of 100 miles an hour on land - and once it
hits water, the wheels retract into the wheel arch, jets kick in, and
the car is suddenly a boat.
Once waterborne it can reach speeds of 30 miles per hour...
With a sticker price of about $235,000, the convertible has no doors
in order to avoid leaks. Drivers and passengers must jump over the
side to get into the car... (It also has 3 seats in the front)
The vehicle can switch to cruising on water within seconds, and the
drive mechanism switches to power a jet that propels the vehicle...