Chinese designer creates eco-friendly all-terrain car for land, water and ice Read m

[Serpo]

A Chinese inventor has come up with an incredible new design for a car that will work on tarmac, 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 spectacular car - called the Volkswagen Aqua - for a competition sponsored by the German car manufacturer.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/03/article-2081671-0F5381BA00000578-985_634x420.jpg Concept: The Volkswagen Aqua car would be capable of travelling on road, sand, water and ice

It features a shiny, sleek design with four fans and integrated airbags that inflate to make it hover.
And it's also environmentally-friendly as its two motors are powered by a hydrogen fuel cell - with zero carbon emissions.
One of the motors inflates a 'skirt' around the vehicle to lift it off the ground, while the other drives it forward and controls direction.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/03/article-2081671-0F5381C500000578-216_634x387.jpg Futuristic: Created by Chinese designer Yuhan Zhang, the Aqua would be powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and would emit zero carbon dioxide



http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/03/article-2081671-0F5381E200000578-301_634x286.jpg Sleek: The car was dreamt up for a Volkswagen competition and features technology found in hovercraft

Mr Zhang said: 'There is no better form of transport than an air cushion vehicle because it travels equally well over land, ice and water.
'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'. Aqua is based on technology that is currently available.


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[Ponce]

I no longer believe in "pretty" pictures........."Money talks bullshit walks"

[Gaillo]

I no longer believe in "pretty" pictures........."Money talks bullshit walks"

Yeah! Where's my flying car? I was promised flying cars. :(

[Serpo]

Slorry no flying only floating..........

[Neuro]

Slorry no flying only floating..........

I like flied lies! And splinglols...

[TheNocturnalEgyptian]

A college student can make a flying car. There have been videos. Are they the best cars? Are the most stable? Are they the most safe? Perhaps not. But A COLLEGE STUDENT CAN (and has) MAKE A FLYING CAR.

The fact that the biggest R&D firms in the world are making literally no progress in manufacturing automobiles tells you that they don't want progress.

I love the look of this car, no matter how practical it may or may not be. We need to start innovating again.

[Eyebone]

I wonder what it uses for brakes.

Do you have to throw out an anchor?

[ximmy]

weren't the Germans making flying vw bugs in WW2?

[ximmy]

someone posted before... here is viddy... proof of more asian copy cats


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjVE1XLNDJI

[Cebu_4_2]

someone posted before... here is viddy... proof of more asian copy cats


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjVE1XLNDJI

That was a good flick, amazing actually. The simplicity that it took....