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Wheels Section
Thursday July 26/07
By land or by sea, Gibbs Technologies latest amphibian concept has been designed to conquer hostile terrain as well as rivers and lakes.
High speed concept at home on both land and water
ROBINSON/BEINTEMA
AUTOFILES
Gibbs Technologies, a British company developing High Speed Amphibian (HSA) technology has launched the Humdinga, a new concept vehicle with four-wheel drive and a 350 hp engine, that is capable of traveling on land at 100 mph and on water at 40 mph.
Although the new application utilizes the same patented HSA technological platform as the company’s Aquada model, it shares no common component parts or systems with its predecessor. It has been designed specifically to access remote and hostile terrain. The Humdinga can comfortably transport 5 people complete with luggage/supplies on at least twice as much of the world’s surface as previous vehicles.
The Humdinga illustrates the scalability and versatility of HSA technology. HSA Technology can make vehicles ranging from passenger cars to SUVs to buses and trucks High Speed Amphibians.
The Humdinga transforms from land to water mode at a touch of a button. The wheels retract, the power train switches from the wheels to a jet propulsion system and the vehicle is in amphibious mode. In just a few seconds the Humdinga is planing at a speed of forty miles per hour.
"This 4WD HSA demonstrates that the technology is adaptable for a whole range of applications. It took us 8 years, a million man-hours and tens of millions of pounds to develop HSA technology. With this latest vehicle, I'm sure that the technology's potential is clear for all to see", comments Alan Gibbs, Chairman of Gibbs Technologies.
On land the Humdinga can accelerate from 0-60 in 9.2 seconds and on water can reach the 'plane' in less than 10 seconds. It has a curb weight of 2000kg, has all wheel independent air suspension and runs on regular unleaded petrol. The vehicle is 5400mm in length, 1850mm in height and 2000mm in width.
Wheels Section
Thursday July 26/07
By land or by sea, Gibbs Technologies latest amphibian concept has been designed to conquer hostile terrain as well as rivers and lakes.
High speed concept at home on both land and water
ROBINSON/BEINTEMA
AUTOFILES
Gibbs Technologies, a British company developing High Speed Amphibian (HSA) technology has launched the Humdinga, a new concept vehicle with four-wheel drive and a 350 hp engine, that is capable of traveling on land at 100 mph and on water at 40 mph.
Although the new application utilizes the same patented HSA technological platform as the company’s Aquada model, it shares no common component parts or systems with its predecessor. It has been designed specifically to access remote and hostile terrain. The Humdinga can comfortably transport 5 people complete with luggage/supplies on at least twice as much of the world’s surface as previous vehicles.
The Humdinga illustrates the scalability and versatility of HSA technology. HSA Technology can make vehicles ranging from passenger cars to SUVs to buses and trucks High Speed Amphibians.
The Humdinga transforms from land to water mode at a touch of a button. The wheels retract, the power train switches from the wheels to a jet propulsion system and the vehicle is in amphibious mode. In just a few seconds the Humdinga is planing at a speed of forty miles per hour.
"This 4WD HSA demonstrates that the technology is adaptable for a whole range of applications. It took us 8 years, a million man-hours and tens of millions of pounds to develop HSA technology. With this latest vehicle, I'm sure that the technology's potential is clear for all to see", comments Alan Gibbs, Chairman of Gibbs Technologies.
On land the Humdinga can accelerate from 0-60 in 9.2 seconds and on water can reach the 'plane' in less than 10 seconds. It has a curb weight of 2000kg, has all wheel independent air suspension and runs on regular unleaded petrol. The vehicle is 5400mm in length, 1850mm in height and 2000mm in width.
