Get. Me. This. Car.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-09-03 10:45am

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3077508.stm

Kick-ASS!

I don't care for the price, this is every Bondphiles wet dream (pun intended).

Now if only it could sprout wings and a gas turbine like Scaramanga's car...

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-09-03 10:53am

that is fucking cool. 30 mph on the water is pretty damn quick too.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-09-03 10:53am

Is it just me, or does it look like a heavily modified newer-model Mazda MX-5??

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-09-03 10:58am

Simon H.Johansen wrote:Is it just me, or does it look like a heavily modified newer-model Mazda MX-5??

Pfft, can a Mazda MX-5 go on the Thames? Hell no!

This car > other cars.

BoredShirtless · Post by **BoredShirtless** » 2003-09-03 11:09am

Get. In. Line.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-09-03 11:22am

But where are the machine guns?

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-09-03 11:31am

Gah. *Drool*

The only thing that could improve the design would be a minigun in the back.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-09-03 11:34am

neoolong wrote:But where are the machine guns?

easily added with an aftermarket kit.

along with smokescreen, oil slick, rocket launchers and ejector seats.

Sir Sirius · Post by **Sir Sirius** » 2003-09-03 11:34am

Linky to Gibbs Aquada's own site.

£150.000... I think I have some bussines to conduct at the local bank... <starts loading magazines with 7.62x39s>

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-09-03 11:47am

neoolong wrote:But where are the machine guns?

And the torpedoes.

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2003-09-03 11:54am

I want to be rich.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-09-03 12:16pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:
Simon H.Johansen wrote:Is it just me, or does it look like a heavily modified newer-model Mazda MX-5??
Pfft, can a Mazda MX-5 go on the Thames? Hell no!

I said heavily modified Mazda MX-5.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-09-03 12:26pm

Simon H.Johansen wrote:Is it just me, or does it look like a heavily modified newer-model Mazda MX-5??

I was thinking that too, but upon closer viewing, its definately not. Can you imagine a full-size human being fitting in the middle of a MX-5 with a full seat width on either side of them?

Demiurge · Post by **Demiurge** » 2003-09-03 12:33pm

That can't be real. It's far too awesome to exist.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-09-03 02:01pm

Demiurge wrote:That can't be real. It's far too awesome to exist.

The website's BBC, so you bet it exists.

Very awesome! Now if only we had flying cars too.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-09-03 02:05pm

Shinova wrote: Very awesome! Now if only we had flying cars too.

flying cars. gee, what a great idea. Now every little rabid-fundie in the mid east can have their dream of growing up to be just like Mohammed Atta come true.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-09-03 02:07pm

Eh...these types of vehicles have been around for a long while. You know, the old Jeeps (CJ-2s, MBs) could be converted to water usage by simply driving them over a tarpauline and tying it up around the sides, then pushing it into the water. It would go as fast as you could paddle it.

But this is a bit faster than a Willy's MB with a tarp wrapped around it.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-09-03 02:17pm

Col. Crackpot wrote:
Shinova wrote: Very awesome! Now if only we had flying cars too.
flying cars. gee, what a great idea. Now every little rabid-fundie in the mid east can have their dream of growing up to be just like Mohammed Atta come true.

Hey, we got cars and we got police in cars. We get amphibious cars and we get police boats. We get flying cars, and we we'll have flying police.

If your reason for arguing against flying cars is because you're afraid of an airborne terrorist attack, that's a pretty weak reason when considering that there are nasty car bombs and truck bombs in existence and that isn't stopping people from fully endorsing cars and enjoying life in them.

It's a risk, but I for one would be willing to take it.

Anyway, on to the subject.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-09-03 02:17pm

Demiurge wrote:That can't be real. It's far too awesome to exist.

You should see the footage of it going. Straight into the water and off at 30mph in an instant. Don't even notice the automatic configuration to amphibious mode.

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2003-09-03 04:26pm

Haha, thats rad, finally the future as in the way the 1960's saw it as is here ^_^

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-09-03 04:36pm

THE FUTURE IS HERE. WE MUST ALL GET READY NOW. *Atom Ant Theme Song*

Seriously, that's one badass car. I mean, I go driving over water. Can you imagine the look on those poor boat-using saps faces when they see me drive by in a damn car? They'll probably turn to the camera and give you that "You've gotta be shitting me" look.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-09-03 04:41pm

For the same price you could buy a quite good car or SUV and a small helicopter

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-09-03 04:43pm

........ Must. Win. LOTTERY!

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-09-03 04:49pm

I bet its hell to work on, what with watertight seals everywhere, no underbody access without removing part of the hull, etc etc.

Of course, if you can affoard a $300 000 car, you aren't working on it yourself.

Andrew J. · Post by **Andrew J.** » 2003-09-03 05:10pm

Drining around on the ground is hard enough, I don't want to go driving on the water, too.