The Volkswagen Aqua is a futuristic hovercraft concept created by Yuhan Zhang, a 21 year old designer from China. Yuhan just graduated with honors from Xihua University with a degree in Industrial Design. Currently she's in the process of selecting a Transportation Design course to further her studies.
The Volkswagen Aqua is designed to cope with the wide variety of terrain which covers China. From the lakes, rivers and coastal waters, to the roads, wetlands and snow and ice. The concept was shortlisted in the CDN Car Design Awards China, based on the brief entitled simply; "Chinese off-road vehicle" by Volkswagen.
Like most hovercraft, the Volkswagen Aqua uses more than one engine. The primary motor, which is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, is used to drive the main fan which inflates the skirt around the vehicle and raises the Aqua just above the ground. The fans at the rear of the vehicle are powered by individual electric motors to provide forward thrust and directional control.
The styling of the Volkswagen Aqua is extremely clean and simple. There's very little clutter to the lines, except perhaps at the rear due to the quartet of fans. The interior has room for two people, and features a similar minimalist vibe as the exterior.
Perhaps our only area of concern is with how you actually enter the vehicle. See that small round hatch at the rear of the vehicle, the one located where the rear window would normally be? That's your one and only door.
Source:Volkswagen Aqua | Strange Vehicles
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05-25-2011, 09:56 PM #1C.I.A.
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Concept: Volkswagen Aqua
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05-25-2011, 11:22 PM #2C.I.A.
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Kuyawa ani sa.
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06-05-2011, 12:59 PM #3Banned User
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Re: Concept: Volkswagen Aqua
kung mo gawas ni nndot kaau
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06-05-2011, 02:37 PM #4Junior Member
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Re: Concept: Volkswagen Aqua
ang price tag pud ani kung mu gawas na ni
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06-05-2011, 05:51 PM #5C.I.A.
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Re: Concept: Volkswagen Aqua
woooaahaa, hydrogen powered pa jud,
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06-05-2011, 10:15 PM #6 Re: Concept: Volkswagen Aqua
You mean hydrogen powered. There is a distinct difference between hydro powered and hydrogen powered. Let us all be aware of this distinction.
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06-10-2011, 06:57 PM #7 Re: Concept: Volkswagen Aqua
kadugayan, naa nay CITOM sa dagat.
mura siya ug hovercraft. possibly jud kaayo ni mabuhat.
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06-11-2011, 07:07 PM #8Elite Member
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Re: Concept: Volkswagen Aqua
i love technology..
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06-11-2011, 08:23 PM #9C.I.A.
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paytera ana uy. 21 years old pa jud. ayha nako mo palit ug brandnew kung naa nani.ahaha. nice 1 ts. ang agianan murag sa tanke naas atop ba. luoya sa mga tambok di man pud kasaka ana.ahahah.
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06-22-2011, 10:38 AM #10Junior Member
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Re: Concept: Volkswagen Aqua
traffic sa river bai...anyways really nice pero tag pila pod lage...immit ra ang mapalit ani kay mahal ang orig
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