新西兰NZ Herald报导纽西兰人研发的水陆两用车
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motoring/news/article.cfm?c_id=9&objectid=10840716
Equally at home on land and water
By Bryan Laviolette
5:30 AM Tuesday Oct 16, 2012
Millionaire industrialist Alan Gibbs has launched his latest creation, the amphibious Quadski. Bryan Laviolette, founder and editor of FastAmphibians.com, was among the first to climb on for a test drive.
We fire up the Gibbs Quadski - the world's first production planing amphibious vehicle - and head straight for the water. Just as the tyres start to get wet, we instinctively grab the brake lever because, well, wheeled vehicles aren't supposed to go in the water.
But then we remember that this wheeled vehicle is different. The fact that the Quadski can roll into the water is precisely what makes it special.
As a Gibbs marketing representative said, "That's when the magic happens."
After pushing a button to raise the wheels - the key feature that transforms the Quadski from land vehicle to boat - we squeeze the throttle lever and, as little as five seconds after entering the water, we're on plane.
Gibbs, founded by New Zealand industrialist Alan Gibbs, has been developing what it calls High Speed Amphibian technology for 15 years. But after teasing enthusiasts for years, it is finally going to start production.
The company has spent $200 million, provided entirely by Gibbs and his partner, Neil Jenkins, developing the technology.
Gibbs said it was never his intention to spend that much money developing the technology. Initially, he figured development would cost $25 million.
But, as he said, everyone needs a hobby, and he's had more fun doing this than he would have pursuing other hobbies.
"I think this beats golf," Gibbs said.
The ride is smooth and the Quadski feels well balanced, although our test drive was on a mirror-smooth lake, so we can't say how well it handles rough water.
It carves smooth turns, although the shallow vee of its hull means it doesn't turn as well as the best-handling personal watercraft.
As easy as it is to go in the water, it's just as easy to exit. After coming off plane, toggle the wheels down. Since the jet is always engaged, we can still power through the water until the wheels catch ground.
The ride is very smooth and the single-seat Quadski always feels stable. At 320cm in length and 160cm wide, it ought to.
Here's what the Quadski is not: it is not the ultimate rock-hopper ATV. And it's also not going to out-handle the most extreme personal watercraft. It features a single large dial for speed with an LCD readout in the lower right corner for other information such as tachometer and gear number. The LCD is virtually unreadable while moving.
But nothing detracts from whatthe Quadski represents. "We've obliterated the separation between land and sea transportation," said Gibbs.
Without getting off the vehicle, you can go from fishing in the middle of the bay to riding the trails. While the exact price has not been set, Gibbs said it would be "about" $40,000.
But with a plan to build just 1000 of the machines in the first year, Gibbs will limit sales to just five or six dealers, all of which will be in the east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States.
Fast in the wet
Quadski can travel at 72km/h on land or water, transitioning between the two in five seconds.
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这个。。。这个。。。又不是今天才发明的了，很多年前，就有人自己做了，并使用了吧。。绝对不是最近的事了。。。只是原来的比较简陋罢了
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脑残NZ，人家早就有了，他在去走一遍。。。只能说还不错看起来。但价格不会太好。。我太明白NZ的COMPANY了。。。。自己觉得这回要很了不起了。。。。。。。。。{:8_393:}
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TV1说Alan Gibbs现在成功量产水陆两用车，其中美军是他的客户
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这车看起来还不错。。美军买，并不代表说用来打仗，人家也爱玩啊。{:8_393:}
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我估计是用来做后勤或者救援用
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不过有点冲动，我也想买个玩玩。可家里不是什么海景房的，也不住MISSION BAY，这没水，我可怎么办啊？2万差不多了吧？应该不便宜。。。。
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你去他们官网看看吧！小弟玩不起
http://www.gibbssports.com/
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日，没价格。。那个标志好丑啊。。让我想到了国内的山寨{:8_385:}
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LOL......
你跟厂方反映反映吧。Your logo look very shan zai!
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烂得说。。我就看着还行，有点冲动。。但不会便宜。。别10万NZD,那我可买不起，哈哈。。。
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主要我家旁边没什么水，要运过去，要不然上完课，我就开着这个直接下水了。。。也挺有意思的。
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我估计如果有中国山寨版，外形是一样，但会是一艘没有顶的潜水艇
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也许。。哈哈。。。
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我看你要搬家了
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不搬。。我最不喜欢搬家了。。。哈哈
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估计不止，一个好一点的四驱ATV也要差不多一万纽币
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你说对了。。那就5到10W，那肯定不买。。。我傻呀我。。。。。。。
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其实，我想说，我家的永久牌，也是水陆两用的。。。