It's a car! It's a boat! It's BOTH!

sablescort · 09-03-2003, 09:53 PM

Take a gander at the boat that never needs a trailer on land!

but bad joke...235K bucks a pop that too expensive

The Boat Car

In London, New Sportscar Doubles As Boat
Wed Sep 3, 6:32 PM ET Add Technology - AP to My Yahoo!

By JACK GARLAND

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.

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.

The car is part of the Aquada Bond series, but the company couldn't say whether that is a veiled reference to James Bond and the sports-car-cum-submarine that the superspy operated in the movie "The Spy Who Loved Me."

The vehicle can switch to cruising on water within seconds, and the drive mechanism switches to power a jet that propels the vehicle, according to the company.

"The design requirements for the Aquada were daunting, but the technology has delivered and demonstrates the quality of British engineering," said Gibbs, a New Zealand entrepreneur who built his first fast amphibian vehicle in 1995, before moving his company to Britain in 1999. He said the Aquada was the product of a seven-year development program and 60 newly patented technologies.

One hundred of the cars are being built and will sell at the end of this year.

Fly Free · 09-03-2003, 09:56 PM

ohhh real NICE!!!!!!! hahaha

javapride · 09-03-2003, 10:39 PM

the boat with the most gets all the moola LOL! I d love that to travel and ofc take my speical someone with me HEHEHEHE

***VamPyroX*** · 09-04-2003, 12:09 AM

Whoa...

Now, that's something! Imagine if they do it with Mustangs, Camaros, Ferraris, BMWs... !?

Mizzou · 09-04-2003, 12:55 PM

That wil be nice! I would take it! 200K

sheesh!

Fly Free · 09-04-2003, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MizzDeaf

That wil be nice! I would take it! 200K

sheesh!

and make love in the car/boat qq *snicker*

***VamPyroX*** · 09-04-2003, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fly Free

and make love in the car/boat qq *snicker*

At least you can finally answer those questions... "Have you ever had sex in a car?" YES! "Have you ever had sex in a boat?" YES!

knightwolf68 · 09-04-2003, 04:15 PM

ummmm..... sound like not the first one ... I always thought that Military already have one car and boat same one mmmm so think about it

Fly Free · 09-04-2003, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VamPyroX

At least you can finally answer those questions... "Have you ever had sex in a car?" YES! "Have you ever had sex in a boat?" YES!

Vampy --- true! hahahah

CatoCooper13 · 09-04-2003, 05:49 PM

OOOOOOOOOOOOOh....that'd be one COOL toy to own!

But the price tag is a tad bit rich for me!

09-03-2003, 09:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
sablescort Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Found my way back home to Knoxville...heh! Posts: 3,537	It's a car! It's a boat! It's BOTH! Take a gander at the boat that never needs a trailer on land! but bad joke...235K bucks a pop that too expensive The Boat Car In London, New Sportscar Doubles As Boat Wed Sep 3, 6:32 PM ET Add Technology - AP to My Yahoo! By JACK GARLAND 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. 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. The car is part of the Aquada Bond series, but the company couldn't say whether that is a veiled reference to James Bond and the sports-car-cum-submarine that the superspy operated in the movie "The Spy Who Loved Me." The vehicle can switch to cruising on water within seconds, and the drive mechanism switches to power a jet that propels the vehicle, according to the company. "The design requirements for the Aquada were daunting, but the technology has delivered and demonstrates the quality of British engineering," said Gibbs, a New Zealand entrepreneur who built his first fast amphibian vehicle in 1995, before moving his company to Britain in 1999. He said the Aquada was the product of a seven-year development program and 60 newly patented technologies. One hundred of the cars are being built and will sell at the end of this year.

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Fly Free Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Roosted in the DC area! Posts: 9,101	ohhh real NICE!!!!!!! hahaha __________________ Enjoying life!

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javapride Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: hawaii Posts: 6,511	the boat with the most gets all the moola LOL! I d love that to travel and ofc take my speical someone with me HEHEHEHE

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knightwolf68 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mile High City Posts: 1,910	ummmm..... sound like not the first one ... I always thought that Military already have one car and boat same one mmmm so think about it