This Vehicle Claims It‘s the World’s Fastest Amphibious Sports Car — See It in Action!
- Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:37pm by
Liz Klimas
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Sea Lion (Photo: M. Witt via Fantasy Junction)
We’ve brought you the largest and speediest land-to-sea vehicle for its size and the concept of Volkswagen’s “Aqua Car,” but here’s a prototype that combines both speed and sporty design. The Sea Lion by Marc Witt recently set what is believed to be a world record for amphibious vehicles.
The car, which is being sold at the moment for $259,500, travels up to 125 mph on land and 60 mph at sea. According to Fantasy Junction, the site hosting the car listing, YouTube is currently an “internationally accepted” source for speed documentation. Check out the car’s specs and see it go from land to sea in this video:
The website says that the car beat out 25 other contenders in an unofficial competition for top speed in the amphibious category. It also says they don’t necessarily want to make it a more official competition as the “participants enjoy the freedom of having a complete lack of rules.”
(Photo: M. Witt via Fantasy Junction)
The Sea Lion, a project that started in 2006, is constructed with an “integrated monocoque welded uni-body center section” and has removable side pods for floatation and cargo. It’s current engine is a Mazda Rotary 13b, which Witt states in the listing is what limits the car from going even faster in the water. A higher horsepower engine would amp up its performance at sea. Witt suggests it be upgraded to a Renesis Rx8 unit.
(Photo: M. Witt via Fantasy Junction)
Witt even offers to help the buyer of the vehicle with any future modifications of the car, should they want his insight.
“I will remain available as a consultant, engineer, machinist and psychiatrist for whoever decides to venture further into the amphibious record books,” he said.
[H/T Gamma Squad]
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Comments (36)
Rowgue
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 12:57pmSo the winner of this unofficial contest was the one where the driver is absolutely 100% unable to see in front of him while in the water?
I’d hate to see the other 25.
Report Post »atechgeek
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 3:04pmYou’ve never driven a boat before I see.
I will say .. if that thing goes 60 MPH … with that flat bottom .. if there is any chop whatsoever .. the driver will be beat to death from the bouncing. I’d rather have a v-hull that can do 80 and get me to the canyon in 1 hr or less.
Report Post »fvbodywork
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 8:22pmThere is only one Fastest Amphibious Vehicle in the World.
Go to WaterCar.com and see. $10,000.00 cash to anyone who would like to challenge WaterCar.
Latest Video: http://youtu.be/T9HkvSNWBEc
I don’t know about the other 23 but this looks legit.
Report Post »fvbodywork
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 8:26pmThere is only one Fastest Amphibious Vehicle in the world. Check this website out. I don’t know about the other 23 vehicles besides these two but WaterCar knows what they are doing.
http://www.WaterCar.com $10,000.00 cash is on the table for the challenge from WaterCar.
See the latest model: http://youtu.be/T9HkvSNWBEc
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Report Post »Thomas Paine
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 12:27pmAt $259,500 a car, I am not impressed with what it does. If it could be driven underwater, That would impress me.
Report Post »RedManBlueState
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 2:09pmI could just buy a REALLY fast car and drive it to my REALLY fast boat for that price.
Report Post »clizbe1
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 11:17amGee! you mean there are still thinkers, dreamers, visonaries still out there? When I was selling Yachts my partner and I wondered If we could ever sell a $225,000 65′er (1972). We bought it and a drug importer from Miami bought it all Cash in paper bags. No remitter needed. “Oh, those were the days my friend” Now they are in the Millions. Good business people don‘t invest time and money in products that don’t sell! chump change for these .1/100of the 1% I think I’ll buy one! This is still America isn’t it. Clizbe1
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 10:19amInventors should face the reality that your everyday sports car driver is not going to take their car out fishing or wakeboarding. However, if someone could come up with an SUV that can become a stable and relatively quick boat that you can walk on top of to fish, swim, and pilot; then maybe an amphibious truck would be okay. Of course, the thing still has to maintain its ease of maintenance, low cost, and sturdiness as a road going vehicle. Until that happens, a boat and a car will be cheaper to have than a single amphicar.
Report Post »linearnonlinear
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 10:00amStrange how it can fit two bikes but no passenger seat in the car. Who uses the other bike?
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 1:51amDamn… every time I want something… it is too expensive :)
Report Post »SFsuper49er
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 12:52amCool but now let’s see it go more than 200 feet and be more that useless in the water.
Report Post »larryj1978
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 2:03amI want to see it go over a speed bump.
Report Post »IZJ
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 12:50amMozart’s Requiem is a dumb choice for a product that makes you worry about safety and reliability.
The car itself looks like a prototype that needs much more work.
Report Post »THXll38
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:19pmVery cool! Don’t mind the haters — they are just a bunch of moronic have nots. Keep up the innovations!
Report Post »HaroldHeard
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 10:39pmCute, yet functionally not worth having.
Report Post »tomacz
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 9:54pmwhen it does 250 knots,I’ll take 20
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 10:10pmHmm I wonder if they got goverment money for this. Looks like a transformer toy I got my kids 20 years ago.
Report Post »CROCK-HANDLER
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 9:48pmBig seller in Canada aye.
Report Post »TEARS FOR AMERICA
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 9:19pmGive me a Sea Ray-forget the car!
Report Post »tromso
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 8:20pmAnd to think someone wasted a ton of money developing this steaming pile. Ugly as hell, and when it’s in the water, the guy at the wheel can’t even see past the ramp that looks like a WWII landing craft. It carries bike parts though, that must make it cool.
Report Post »TikeSissy
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 8:34pmHas the same attractiveness as a proctology seminar.
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 8:10pmI see two design flaws no downriggers and no livewell.
Report Post »Soothsayer
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 10:15pmBut it does have a top hatch for easy egress when the stupid thing SINKS!!!!!!!
Report Post »schroeder123
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 5:25pmWell wasn’t that special !
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 5:17pmMarc Witt – codename “Q” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TXcQ6HVWeg
Report Post »Tex Expatriate
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 5:10pmIt looks like an old-timey GT Prototype racer. Up it another 100 mph and I’ be interested—if I win the lottery.
Report Post »Coded-Dude
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 5:01pmthat is one ugly car. cool concept though.
Report Post »gooeylewie
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:58pmI’ll take two!
Report Post »chips1
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:55pmInvest in horses. That’s where the future is headed.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:51pmCute but worthless.
Report Post »busterpuddles
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 5:27pmI have to disagree with the snow cat. The only features this ‘car’ is missing are 4WD and GPS. It even has storage for groceries or the younger kids.
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:50pmGosh – I hope it does not run on any petrol product – like gas.
Report Post »It has to be electric – right
If not I thing Barry’s energy czar will prohibit this vehicle in the US
Old Truckers
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:49pmNo, don’t want one. I would not want to go to Catalina in that thing.
Report Post »scuba13
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:49pmThat’s the last thing we need down here, some Encinom running over the reef.
Report Post »Max jones
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 3:18amRight lets get one for JZS
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