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sQuba, the underwater car

Submitted by breals on July 24, 2008 – 10:54 amOne Comment
Rinspeed sQuba concept car

Rinspeed sQuba concept car

It’s just a concept car, there is no plans to produce this vehicle. But this is pretty cool. The regulators are Scuba Pro G250s which means that they didn’t skimp on the details. Its  brainchild of concept car designer, Founder and CEO of Rinspeed Inc

The petrol engine with three electric motors, one to power the rear wheels and two for the specially designed propellers. They are capable of taking it to 75mph on land, a more sedate 4mph while cruising in “boat” mode and a positively tranquil 2mph while underwater.

Once under water, its occupants breath air coming from an integrated tank of compressed air similar to that used by scuba divers. The vehicle can stay under water “until you run out of air or battery power,” which is about two hours.

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One Comment »

  • Jim Martin says:

    This is the type of car needed around all those irrigation canals, or for that quick dive after work.

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