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sQuba Submarine Car Is Real, Looks Silly but Amazingly Fun

This is the sQuba, a concept—but very real—car devised by James Bond fanatic Frank Rinderknecht who, when he's not channeling the spirit of 007's gadget mentor Q, designs classic concept cars for a living. The amphibious two-seater has been made from a Lotus Elise, with three electric motors replacing the petrol engine—one powers the back wheels, while the other two work the specially designed propellers. More »

6:30 AM on Fri Feb 15 2008
By Addy Dugdale
29,147 views, 43 comments

cars

Lotus and Hot Wheels Create Badass Concept

Lotus makes a sexy car on their own, but teaming up with die-cast maker Hot Wheels they've really outdone themselves. A 1:5 scale model created for SEMA, one of its most distinctive characteristics is the exposed center spine which incorporates switches and gear linkages while supporting that massive wing you see sticking out the back. Mostly men want nice cars to attract women and get them sex. This car is so hot it can skip the finding a woman part. Hit the jump for a mega sized pic. [jalopnik and motorauthority]

10:30 AM on Fri Nov 23 2007
By Mark Wilson
9,032 views, 12 comments

Latest by vertigoh: I wish it had a door more »

gadgets

Journee Lighting Announces Lotus, First Track Lighting Using Ostar LED Technology

We were just gushing about Siemens' Ostar LED tech a few days ago, and now Journee Lighting announces Lotus, 5.75-inch bullet-shaped track lighting fixtures that are the first low-voltage track lights to use that Ostar LED chip. More »

11:17 AM on Tue Mar 20 2007
By Charlie White
2,864 views, 2 comments

gadgets

Electric SUV to Rival Tesla Roadster in Speed, Range

That Tesla Roadster electric vehicle that can do zero-to-60 in four seconds may not be able to hold the crown for coolest and fastest production electric vehicle for long, especially when this crossover SUV comes into town. Our greasemonkey guru blog-brothers at Jalopnik tell us this Lotus-designed firebreather packs 644 horses, a top speed of 155mph and a 350-mile range on a charge. Those are some serious numbers, especially for an SUV. More »

12:40 PM on Tue Jan 30 2007
By Charlie White
3,799 views, 29 comments