Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Dreams come true - M Riderknecht (SQuba)



SQuba is the world's first real submersible car(move like a fish underwater).
Frank M Rinderknecht, 52 yrs old Auto visionary and Boss of the swiss automaker Rinspeed, has turned a dream into reality with his "SQuba"
Drive upto 32.8feet below the surface of the water, and its move 1.8miles per hour.
Its is electric car with lithium-ion batteries and three electric motor for propulsion
Especilay its a ZERO EMISSION CAR documented by rotating license plate in the rear. So NO EXHAUST EMISSION produce.

The first car that could drive in underwater was Quandt's Amphibicar, built in 1968.
Then Gibbs technology came up with Gibbs Aquada in 2004 which Virgin boss Richard Branson used to break the speed record for crossing the English channel.
SQuba "relies on the stainless steel -cover suspension from KW automotive and large pirelli tires mounted on the custom-made forged light weight wheel from AEZ with 17- and 18-inch diameter".

Performance
Top speed --120 km/h
Acceleration-- 0-80 km/h in 7.1 sec
Water speed --6 km/h
Under water --speed 3 km/h
Drive Depth --10m

Engine
In Street --Electric
Power Output -- max 54kW at 4'500 /min
Torque --160 NM at 1'500 / min
In Water --Stem Propellers Electric
Power Output --2*800 W
Driving -- bow jet Drives Electric
Power Output --2*3.6 kW Rotinor
Batteries --Lithium-Ionen
Voltage --6*48 Volt

Measurements
Length --3'785mm
Width --11"940mm
Height --1'117mm
Empty --Weight approx 920kg
Ground clearance --130mm

Propulsion
Power train --Rear wheel drive
Gear Box --R-N-F
Chassis --Steel
Body Panels --Carbon Nano Tubes
Seating Capacity --2nos
Front & Rear suspension --Double wishbones
Damper /spring ---KW automotive
Steering --Rack and pinion
Lubricant --Motorex
Laser Scanner --lbeo
Tyres --Pirelli P zero (Front - 205/40 R17)(Rear - 225/40 R18)
Front Wheel --AEZ 7.5*17'
Rear Wheel --AEZ 8*18'
Air supply --1*15lit + 1*18lit SQuba pro

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