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是真的有這車...

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

Measurements

Length ----- 3'785 mm

Width ----- 1''940 mm

Height ----- 1'117 mm

Wheelbase ----- 2?300 mm

Track front ----- 1?470 mm

Track rear ----- 1?520 mm

Ground clearance ----- 130 mm

Empty weight ----- approx. 920kg

Performances

Top speed ----- > 120 km/h

Acceleration 0-80 km/h ----- 7.1 sec

Water speed ----- > 6 km/h

Under water speed ----- > 3 km/h

Dive depth ----- 10 m

Engines

Street ----- Electric

Power output ----- max. 54 kW at 4'500 /min

Torque ----- 160 NM at 1'500 /min

Water - Stern propellers ----- Electric

Power output ----- 2 x 800 W

Diving - bow jet drives ----- Electric

Power output ----- 2 x 3.6 kW Rotinor

Batteries ----- Lithium-Ionen

Voltage ----- 6 x 48 Volt

Propulsion

Power train ----- Rear wheel drive

Gearbox ----- R - N - F

Suspension

Chassis ----- Steel

Body panels ----- Carbon Nano Tubes

Seating capacity ----- 2

Front suspension ----- Double wishbone

Rear suspension ----- Double wishbone

Dampers/springs ----- KW automotive

Steering ----- Rack pinion

Tyres

Front tyres ----- Pirelli P Zero 205/40 R17

Front wheels ----- AEZ 7.5 x 17"

Rear tyres ----- Pirelli P Zero 225/40 R18

Rear wheels ----- AEZ 8 x 18"

Miscellaneous

Air supply ----- 1 x 15 liter + 1 x 18 liter ScubaPro

Laser scanner ----- Ibeo

Lubricants ----- Motorex

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