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Now we all know that I'm a Bond girl... ahem, fan... a Bond fan, so while I was looking for a link to show you the Lotus submarine I came across this:

Rinspeed sQuba: Bond's Lotus Submarine Made Real

Now, while there's a couple of things I think are wrong with this concept - in particular the fact that they have to wear scuba gear because the top doesn't go up - it demonstrates that some of my more flippant comments can sometimes hold more truth than even I think.

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But Frank M Rinderknecht, the 52-year-old automobile visionary and boss of Swiss automaker Rinspeed, has turned a dream into reality with his 'sQuba.'

Rinspeed sQuba is the most exciting thing at this year's Geneva Motor Show and is creating many a ripple.

sQuba is the world's first real submersible car that can 'move like a fish underwater'.

It can dive up to 32.8 feet (10 mt) below the surface of the water and can move at a sedate 1.8 miles per hour.

The sQuba has an open cockpit for 'safety reasons' (so that people can get out easily anytime in case of an emergency). The occupants of the car have to breathe compressed air through built-in scuba masks.

sQuba is an electric car that uses rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and 3 electric motors for propulsion. It is a zero-emission car as documented by the rotating license plate in the rear. It produces no exhaust emissions.

The 'sQuba's' filling station is the water reservoir.? It is no surprise that the vehicle features powerful yet energy-saving LED lighting technology.

The first car that could drive underwater was Quandt's Amphibicar, built in 1968. Only 3,878 were produced but many are still being driven on roads.

Then Gibbs Technologies came up with Gibbs Aquada in 2004 which Virgin boss Richard Branson used to break the speed record for crossing the English Channel.
However, the sQuba seems to be the most exciting of them all.

To drive on the roads, the sQuba 'relies on a stainless coil-over suspension from KW automotive and large Pirelli tires mounted on custom-made forged light-weight wheels from AEZ with 17- and 18-inch diameters.'

Technical data

O novo carro da Rinspeed , o sQuba é um exemplo bem actual de design conceitual e tecnologia de ponta e é nada mais nada menos que o primeiro carro submergível do mundo! Foi apresentado no Salão automóvel de Genebra e desde aí tem vindo a ganhar cada vez mais adeptos. A marca Rainspeed, que até agora era praticamente desconhecia também ficou a ganhar e já correu meio mundo em capas de jornais, sendo também de destacar que apareceu em Portugal, na capa do Jornal “Meia Hora” . O carro é composto por três motores eléctricos accionados por uma bateria de iões lítio e por isso não emite gazes para a atmosfera. Dotado também de tecnologia de ponta, este carro é um autêntico formula 1 na estrada, e debaixo de água é um submarino perfeito! Mantém-se estável até dez metros de profundidade e para se deslocar utiliza duas hélices que tem na parte traseira. Segundo o despirográfico o carro também pode deslocar-se nas estradas de forma autónoma – bastando o accionamento de um botão no painel. Rinderknecht disse que para conceber o veículo se inspirou no filme 007 – O Espião Que Me Amava, com Roger Moore interpretando o espião britânico James Bond". Que máquina! No site da Rinspeed, na sessão Concept cars, podemos ver outros carros conceituais (uns 16!), destaque para o Rinspeed Splash, que é o carro hidroplanador, premiado no Geneva Motor Show 2004.

La tecnología a veces presenta ciertos artículos que rayan en lo increíble, en la vanalidad o en algo que solamente llama la atención peroque en la práctica es nada funcional. Esto me saltó en la mente cuando ví lo que les platico a continuación.

La empresa de diseño de automóviles Rinspeed desarrolló un prototipo de auto convertible submarino que podrá comprarse en el Salón del Automóvil en Ginebra, la cual inicia el próximo 6 de marzo.

El auto, de nombre sQuba, puede alcanzar hasta 10 metros de profundidad y cuenta únicamente con dos plazas descapotadas, en las cuales tendrá que usarse tanques de oxígeno. La idea de que sea descapotado es para que los ocupantes puedan salir del vehículo rápidamente en caso de emergencia.

Según dio a conocer el diario español El País en su versión digital, el coche cuenta con tres motores, uno para propulsión en tierra y los otros dos para desplazarse durante sus inmersiones.

Este es el primer modelo que se diseña para su venta al público, ya que actualmente existen algunos que se usan en ejercicios militares.

De acuerdo con la empresa constructora la máquina utiliza lubricantes biodegradables, el motor es eléctrico y los materiales con los que fue hecho son resistentes al agua.

Hasta el momento se desconoce el precio comercial que tendrá el automóvil y cuántas unidades estarán en el mercado.

Fuente  www.el-universal.com.mx

Depois do anfíbio Splash, mostrado em 2004, a Rinspeed agora vai apresentar, no Salão de Genebra, em março, um conceito ainda mais diferente: o sQuba, um carro capaz de mergulhar a uma profundidade de mais de 10 metros, com um simples comando.

Inspirado no filme 007 - O espião que me amava, de 1977 (em que James Bond usava um Lotus Esprit com talentos submarinos) a equipe da Rinspeed conseguiu criar um carro com as mesmas habilidades: esportivo e bonito e com fôlego para profundos mergulhos.

O sQuba consegue trafegar a até 10 metros de profundidade. O motor a combustão foi trocado por vários elétricos. São três baterias de íon-lítio na traseira, um para mover o carro em terra firme, dois para propulsão debaixo dágua. Dois mecanismos a jato dão suporte a esta dupla com saídas que acompanham a largura dos retrovisores. Portanto, além da diversão que pode proporcionar, o sQuba não polui. Com isso, seu motor, que não é exatamente um primor de potência (73 cv a 4.500 rpm) ou de torque (160 Nm a 1.500 rpm), consegue levar o pequeno e limpo esportivo a 120 km/h de máxima e a 80 km/h, partindo do 0, em 7,1 s. Mas,pelo menos, no melhor estilo Bond, não precisa de motorista para dirigir. Para isso, adaptaram uma tecnologia que utiliza sensores de raio laser como olhos para manter o carro na rua e evitar acidentes.

O sQuba tem 3,79 m de comprimento, 1,94 m de largura, 1,12 m de altura e 2,30 m de entreeixos. Como todo bom esportivo, tem tração traseira, mas seu câmbio, parece ser automático, tendo apenas três posições: R (ré), N (neutro e F (frente). O carro é bastante baixo: fica a apenas 1,3 cm do chão.

Não existem planos de fabricação em massa, mas o inventor Rinderknecht avalia que o veículo sairia por menos que um Rolls Royce. O protótipo custou mais de 1 milhão de euros. E o nosso sonho de poder enfrentar as enchentes continua distante....

The "sQuba" will be exhibited at the International Geneva Motor Show in March 2008. The Geneva Motor Show opens to the press March 4, 2008 and for the public from March 6 through March 16, 2008.

The team at his firm Rinspeed replaced 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.

The company also claims that the car is extremely "green" as well, as it is a zero-emission vehicle powered by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

The pictures provided show the €1 million (750,000) prototype, which can dive to a depth of 10m (32.8 feet). Clicking on any image will provide you a larger view.

Unlike the Bond original, which featured an enclosed passenger cabin, the modern version has an open top with the occupants exposed to the elements.

The Swiss car designer explained: "The passenger compartment is three square metres of air - you'd need to add about three metric tonnes of added weight to pull it down under the surface.

That would give it the land mobility of a turtle."

The second reason for having an open cabin is safety: "Even at one metre depth, the water pressure would keep the doors closed so you could not get out in an emergency."

Although one would expect the car to sink like a stone, special compartments have been filled with foam to ensure it floats.

"The car will come to the surface by itself," said Mr. Rinderknecht.

"It is basically unsinkable."

Rather than achieving neutral buoyancy with weighting, the propellers drive it downwards so that if it were to stop it would rise up.

Once under water, its occupants breathe 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," about two hours.

Pictures are nice. But here is a video of "The Under Water Car" sQuba in action.

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sQuba, un automóvil submarino  fue creado a partir de un Lotus Elise, posee tres motores eléctricos . No tiene techo: se sumerge directamente, sin capota, dando aire a sus ocupantes mediante reguladores.

Inventado por Frank Rinderknecht, el sQuba corre a 120km/h en carretera, pero sólo a 6,4km/h sobre agua y 3,2km/h bajo el agua, sumergido a una profundidad de 10 metros y durante dos horas. Cuesta 1.025.000 euros.  Solo vea el vídeo, a continuación:

Vía Gizmodo

yes it has an open so people will be exposed to the wetness .They need to wear diving suits and get prepared to be wet ! The car's metal is resistant to sea water , so it wont corrode.
But inevitably it is still a shark's favourite meal

แม้รถยนต์ดำน้ำ sQuba จะเป็นแค่คอนเซปต์ แต่มันก็ดูเหมือนจริงมากๆ เลยค่ะ สำหรับ

รถยนต์ครึ่งบกครึ่งน้ำ 2 ที่นั่งที่เห็นในรูป พัฒนาจากรถ Lotus Elise โดยติดตั้งมอเตอร์

ไฟฟ้าเข้าไปถึง 3 ตัวแทนเครื่องยนต์เดิม ตัวนึงใช้สำหรับบังคับล้อหลัง ในขณะที่อีก 2

ตัวใช้ควบคุมใบพัด เวลาที่ดำน้ำค่ะ

Rinspeed sQuaba สามารถวิ่งบนท้องถนนด้วยความเร็วสูงสุด 75 ไมล์ต่อชั่วโมง หรือ

ประมาณ 120 กิโลเมตรต่อชั่วโมง ในขณะที่สามารถแล่นบนผิวน้ำด้วยความเร็วได้ 4

ไมล์ต่อชั่วโมง (6.5 กิโลเมตรต่อชั่วโมง) และใต้น้ำที่ความเร็ว 2 ไมล์ต่อชั่วโมง (3.2

กิโลเมตรต่อชั่วโมง) ทำงานด้วยแบตเตอรี่ลิเธียมอิออน สามารถดำน้ำได้นาน 2 ชั่วโมง

สำหรับเทคโนโลยีทั้งหมดที่ใช้ในการสร้างรถยนต์ดำน้ำจะใช้เม็ดเงินค่อนข้างสูงมากที

เดียว โดยทั้งหมดก็ประมาณ 1.5 ล้านเหรียญฯ หรือประมาณ 50 ล้านบาท

ต้นแบบรถยนต์ดำน้ำจะนำออกแสดงในงาน Geneva Motor Show เดือนหน้า และจะไม่

มีการผลิต เพื่อจำหน่ายค่ะ เอาเป็นว่า ตอนนี้ก็ดูคลิปไปก่อนก็แล้วกันนะคะ 

Thirty years after the movie thriller "The Spy Who Loved Me" hit the silver screen, 'sQuba' is the first car that can actually fly under water. The Rinspeed sQuba will have it's world debut at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show

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A fabricante de automóveis Rinspeed apresentará no próximo mês em Genebra o sQuba, o primeiro carro submarino para uso pessoal do mundo.

O automóvel, que também é conversível, poderá ficar submerso a até 10m de profundidade graças a três motores especiais e totalmente ecológicos, já que usam energia elétrica e os lubrificantes usados são biodegradáveis.

O veículo é aberto para que, em caso de emergências, os passageiros possam sair rapidamente e para poder respirar ele conta com tanques e válvulas de oxigênio.

Poucas pessoas, entretanto, poderão ter esse carro, uma vez que seus equipamentos são muito caros e o seu acabamento será feito com diamantes encrustados.

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As vezes a vida tem destas coisas. Volta e meia vemos por aí algumas invenções malucas. Veja este que criou um carro electrico e bem bonito que pode ir abaixo da água e sair de lá muito a vontade. Com certeza é mesmo um bom motivo para o calor de Luanda, para os engarrafamentos na marginal de Luanda, ou para o pessoal que gosta de lavar roupa em água salgada.

Brincadeira, é uma invençao genial dum genio tambem, e que atençao, pode servir de conceito para muitas coisas. Mas de tudo isso apenas pergunto: Porque razao nao inventaram ainda um tapete voador?

If you haven't heard of a Lotus Elise, leave now. Great! You're still here, you liar know-it-all well-informed reader! The Lotus Elise serves as the base of the Rinspeed sQuba, a car that can travel underwater (and on the road, too). It has a laser-guided navigation system in front, allowing it to drive itself (provided you don't need to turn) in both land and water modes. It's similar to the surface-only Gibbs Aquada, except has several extra motors/propellers, along with the absence of a roof. That's right - you will get soaked if you use this car for it's intended purpose. How do you breathe? An in-car air supply, complete with sQuba scuba goggles.

Read on for a video of a rich bloke hi-jacking the self-driving car, and getting soaked. Feel free to laugh.

sQuba - Youtube

El 6 de marzo arranca (nunca mejor utilizado el término) el Salón del Automóvil de Ginebra. La empresa Rinspeed estará presentando su prototipo sQuba, el primer coche submarino del mundo,que puede llegar a 10 metros de profundidad, tiene dos plazas, tres motores eléctricos, tapicería resistente al agua y lubricantes biodegradables. Hasta ahí, el sueño hecho realidad. Pero, seguimos leyendo “sus ocupantes deberán usar tanques de oxígeno y trajes de buceo porque la cabina es abierta”. QUÉÉÉÉ´???? Y para qué quiero un auto donde no puedo pitar ni escuchar música ni leerme el “El Mundo de los Delfines” de Jacques Cousteau (para entrar en tema vio?). No, dejá, para qué voy a gastarme miles y miles de dólares si no voy a poder cumplir el sueño de mi coblogger (neologismo?): FUMAR ABAJO DEL AGUA. Prototipos eran los de antes.