Now this is a cool car.........

sarettah · 09-04-2003

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor..._amphibious_car

Britain Launches New Sports Car-Boat
Wed Sep 3, 3:22 PM ET

LONDON - Britain's newest sports car took a test drive Wednesday, zooming back and forth across the waters of the Thames River in pure James Bond style.

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.

picture at:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor.../168/55cdt.html

Once waterborne it can reach speeds of 30 miles per hour, according to Gibbs Technologies, the British firm that designed it.

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 — just like a boat.

"With this you can have a really good car on the road, and an exciting toy that can tow a water skier, that you can commute to work with, that you can go to St. Tropez with and take two girlfriends," the firm's chairman Alan Gibbs told reporters at the car's test drive on London's Thames on Wednesday.

clemsontiger · 09-04-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by sarettah@Sep 4 2003, 10:17 AM
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 — just like a boat.

I would think that since it has no doors, there is a way to drop the hood from the outside. I know if I had a $235,000 I wouldn't leave the top down

Toolz · 09-04-2003

"Gibbs Technologies, who designed it, says that no other road-legal amphibian has managed to exceed 6mph on water"

Does he realize why? Cause for $235K you can have a Ferrari to drive around town AND a twin 454 Baja sport boat that can hit 100mph on the water. Hell probably even enough left over to buy the truck to tow the Baja around.

Mike AI · 09-04-2003

With all the flooding in NO during thunderstorms, this could be the perfect vehicle....

magicmike · 09-04-2003

It will prb. just rust up.

They've had these kinda of cars for a while. I remember last summer up in Ottawa one of the tour bus / boats sunk / started sinking and they had to ground the fleet

Either way its kinda funny but mostly a waste of money.

Last edited by magicmike at Sep 4 2003, 08:45 AM

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sarettah Stay Out Of The Box Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lost in the ozone Posts: 10,318	http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor..._amphibious_car Britain Launches New Sports Car-Boat Wed Sep 3, 3:22 PM ET LONDON - Britain's newest sports car took a test drive Wednesday, zooming back and forth across the waters of the Thames River in pure James Bond style. 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. picture at: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor.../168/55cdt.html Once waterborne it can reach speeds of 30 miles per hour, according to Gibbs Technologies, the British firm that designed it. 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 — just like a boat. "With this you can have a really good car on the road, and an exciting toy that can tow a water skier, that you can commute to work with, that you can go to St. Tropez with and take two girlfriends," the firm's chairman Alan Gibbs told reporters at the car's test drive on London's Thames on Wednesday. __________________ Free Adult Webcams

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Toolz Members Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Last seen trolling the Detroit River Posts: 494	"Gibbs Technologies, who designed it, says that no other road-legal amphibian has managed to exceed 6mph on water" Does he realize why? Cause for $235K you can have a Ferrari to drive around town AND a twin 454 Baja sport boat that can hit 100mph on the water. Hell probably even enough left over to buy the truck to tow the Baja around.

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magicmike Members Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 9	It will prb. just rust up. They've had these kinda of cars for a while. I remember last summer up in Ottawa one of the tour bus / boats sunk / started sinking and they had to ground the fleet Either way its kinda funny but mostly a waste of money. Last edited by magicmike at Sep 4 2003, 08:45 AM