Britain's newest sports car gives new meaning to the term off-road driving.
An amphibious vehicle designed to reach speeds of 100mph on land and over 30mph on water has been launched on the River Thames.
According to its designers the creation is neither a boat with wheels nor just a waterproof car.
Gibbs Technologies calls the vehicle the world's first high speed sports amphibian which can switch from land to water at the touch of a button.
It says that no other road-legal amphibian has managed to exceed 6mph on water.
The Aquada can hit speeds up to 100 miles an hour on the road and 30 miles an hour in the water.
Once the Aquada reaches water, the wheels retract into the wheel arch, jets kick in, and the car is suddenly a boat.
The convertible has no doors -- which helps prevent leaks. The sticker price is 235-thousand dollars.
Its part of the Aquada Bond series from Gibbs Technologies. The company isn't saying if that's a veiled reference to James Bond.
Although the makers hope the "ultimate boy's toy" could be used for leisure, they say the technology could one day service the military, emergency and rescue services.
Gibbs Technologies chairman Alan Gibbs said: "In the future, we believe that just about every other form of wheeled vehicle could be twice as useful by being made amphibious.".
One hundred of the cars are being built and will sell at the end of this year.
The artist holds a respected position in African tribal society. It is his job to provide the various masks and sculptures for use in social and religious ceremonies. His training, which may last many years, involves the knowledge of traditional carving techniques and how these apply to the social and religious objects he creates. He can learn his craft as an apprentice in the workshop of a master carver. Sometimes these skills are passed down from father to son through many generations of his family.
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