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06-12-2011, 04:19 PM
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Car of the Future
An inventor has come up with a new design for a car that will drive on roads, sand, ice - and even water. The all-terrain vehicle, which has a top speed of 62mph and works like a hovercraft, can move seamlessly between different surfaces. Designer Yuhan Zhang, 21, created the amazing machine - called the Volkswagen Aqua - for a competition sponsored by the German car manufacturer.  The vehicle's sleek sportscar-like design incorporates four high-powered fans and integrated airbags that inflate to lift it from the ground. A large windscreen stretches above the front seats to give a panoramic view of the landscape ahead. Based on technology that is currently available, the Aqua uses a hydrogen fuel cell to power two motors - with zero carbon emissions. One motor inflates the skirt around the vehicle to make it hover, while the second drives it forwards and controls its direction.  'There is no better form of transport than an air cushion vehicle because it travels equally well over land, ice, and water,' said Mr Yuhan. The mechanic design graduate, from China, added: 'I hope Aqua will become an affordable supercar that is available to the general public one day.' The competition asked designers to come up with a 'Chinese off-road vehicle'.  |
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06-12-2011, 05:00 PM
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| So Fucking Banned Poster Rank:3311 male Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 110 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)
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Re: Car of the Future
As a car enthusiast and a person who is well seated in the automotive community I can say that this car will prolly not reach production because of reliability issues. This vehicle is unstable and very unsafe. Not to mention it has waay to many moving parts. Sure cars will continue to evolve. But this one just isn't clean((mechanically speaking)) enough to make production standards. |
