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WaterCar Panther Amphibious Car with Honda V6 Enters Production [Updated]
We kept the opening shot for this piece deliberately unrevealing, because this is not at all what you were imagining when picturing the world’s fastest amphibious car – or so the company that makes it claims. However, the WaterCar Panther is just that, and it’s also available for order, after “fourteen years, countless successes and failures, 27 patents, and untold labor hours,†as we're told by the company. Read more »
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Giant Us Marines Amphibious Vehicle Prototype Is Capable But Very Slow
The US Marines are testing a really big amphibious vehicle called the Ultra Heavy Lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC for short). Back in 2014, it took part in a Marine Corps Advanced Warfighting Experiment which was “the culmination of a decade of...
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This Angular Amphibian Rescue Vehicle Has Twin 6.7l Diesel Engines And Impressive Capability
The CAMI (Cool Amphibious Manufacturers International) Amphibious Responder is not hard to peg down for what it is: a vehicle designed to keep moving forward no matter what terrain it has to cross, be it water, solid ground or variations of both. Read...
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Hyundai Reaches Tentative Wage Deal With Korean Labor Union, Offers 5.4% Increase And $8.5k Bonus
During July and August, the labor union at Hyundai’s South Korean plants staged a series of partial strikes over pay issues and working conditions. It was the first strike in four years and a major setback as it cost the Korean carmaker $1.4 billion...
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Watercar Python: A Corvette Powered Amphibious Hot Rod That Hits 60mph In 4.5 Sec [with Video]
The same folks that brought you the Subaru-powered, Chevrolet Camaro-bodied amphibian are at it again. WaterCar's latest land-to-sea-and-back creation is the Python. Hailed by the California-based company as the world's fugliest fastest amphibious...
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Iveco’s Experimental Amphibious Terramare Truck
Fiat Group owned truck and commercial vehicle manufacturer Iveco has completed a seabound journey using an experimental amphibious vehicle based on its Iveco Daily 4x4 truck. The Iveco Terramare prototype managed to cross the Corsica Channel, which runs...
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