| Rinspeed sQuba | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Rinspeed |
| Production | Concept car (completed in 2008) |
| Assembly | Zumikon, Switzerland |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Amphibious Convertible |
| Body style | 2-door convertible |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | Lotus Elise |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Street: 54 kW electric Propeller: 2 × 800 W electric Blow jets: 2 × 3.6 kW Rotinor |
| Transmission | R - N - F |
| Battery | rechargeable Li-ion |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,300 mm (91 in) |
| Length | 3,785 mm (149.0 in) |
| Width | 1,940 mm (76 in) |
| Height | 1,117 mm (44.0 in) |
The sQuba, developed by Swiss company Rinspeed, is the world's first car that can be driven both on land and underwater.[1][2] The original idea by Rinspeed founder and CEO Frank M. Rinderknecht was inspired by the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. The chassis from the Lotus Elise is used as the base for this vehicle.[3]
- ^ Adams, Stephen (12 April 2008). "Off-road rules of going for a sQuba drive". London: Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 February 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
- ^ "sQuba: World's First Underwater Car". physorg. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "Boating news". Powerboat-World. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2008.