Like them or not, amphibious vehicles always make headlines and create a buzz – and rightfully so. How cool must it be to drive a car under water without fear of drowning!
The Gator by WaterCar is no exception, although styling definitely isn't part of the reason why. Both the looks and colour of this machine are enough to make anyone seasick... even before stepping inside.
Take a rugged Jeep Wrangler, add the underpinnings of an old Volkswagen Beetle, a rear engine assembly and a patented WaterCar transmission allowing on-road drivability and on-water cruise-ability, and you get the Gator.
Seriously, while the design is laughable, the engineering is not. Available in 12 standard gel coat colours, the amphibious Gator can achieve a speed of around 8 mph (12 km/h) on water. It's sold as a US$29,500 kit. WaterCar provides the body and other parts, but customers still need to source parts from a Beetle or Jeep CJ8 depending on what they want their Gator to look like.
Source: autoevolution
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| Photo: WaterCar |
The Gator by WaterCar is no exception, although styling definitely isn't part of the reason why. Both the looks and colour of this machine are enough to make anyone seasick... even before stepping inside.
Take a rugged Jeep Wrangler, add the underpinnings of an old Volkswagen Beetle, a rear engine assembly and a patented WaterCar transmission allowing on-road drivability and on-water cruise-ability, and you get the Gator.
Seriously, while the design is laughable, the engineering is not. Available in 12 standard gel coat colours, the amphibious Gator can achieve a speed of around 8 mph (12 km/h) on water. It's sold as a US$29,500 kit. WaterCar provides the body and other parts, but customers still need to source parts from a Beetle or Jeep CJ8 depending on what they want their Gator to look like.
Source: autoevolution
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| Photo: WaterCar |