<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Quadski]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Quadski]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/quadski http://jalopnik.com/tag/quadski <![CDATA[Feds Sink Our Amphibious Car Dreams]]> We live in a bizarro world where the federal government is able to approve an exemption for a flying car, but balks at granting the Gibbs Aquada amphicar a little bureaucratic leeway. [TheDetroitBureau] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5580388&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Saleen Developing Gibbs Aquada And Quadski For American Market]]> Saleen will be conducting manufacturing design and engineering work required to bring the Gibbs Aquada and Quadski to the North American market. Gibbs plans to introduce the models here late in 2009 or early in 2010. In addition to working on production processes for the amphibians, Saleen is also looking at ways to improve their performance. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=397780&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[DOD to Evaluate Gibbs Amphibious Vehicles]]> The Department of Defense is looking south of the equator for new amphibious, personalized-type landing craft, having signed a development contract with New Zealand-based Gibbs Technologies to evaluate mil-spec versions of their Aquada, Humdinger and Quadski vessel/vehicles. We're wondering if the SEAL-carrying Aquada variant will carry a large set of speakers that blare the "Miami Vice" theme to strike fear in the hearts of beachfront men with RPGs. Meanwhile, we still want a DUKW with a GMC MotorHome body grafted on. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=181870&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sometimes You Feel Like A Nut, Sometimes You Don't — The Quadski ATV]]> And speaking of Transformers — here's an ATV which'll probably feel at home in both the new Michael Bay directed flick, as well as in pretty much any Bond movie. It's an all-terrain vehicle with a 140 bhp engine and a 50 mph top speed, but then it can pop the tires up and sink the engine into the pool for a dip, turning it into a handy little jetski giving new meaning to the term all-terrain. Now all we need is a mash-up of the Bond theme and "You've Got The Touch" and we'll be all set to go. More »
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