Thursday, April 14, 2011

Luxurious long vehicle can carry 23 passengers and travel at 155mph

    By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

    Luxury: The 15ft-long Superbus can carry 23 passengers and reach speeds of up to 155mph


    Dutch design team includes Dutch astronaut who worked on Challenger

    The seven-year project has so far cost £11.5million


    Buses have never been the most glamorous form of transportation.

    But that is set to change with the Superbus, a 15ft-long, six-wheeled behemoth that on first glance looks like a cross between the Batmobile and a (very) stretched limousine.

    Aerodynamic and luxurious, it can carry 23 passengers and reach speeds of up to 155mph (255kph), although finding a parking space might prove difficult.


    Futuristic: The Superbus has six wheels, including two pairs of rear wheels that can turn independently, thereby reducing its turning radius


    A design team from TU Delft University, including former Dutch astronaut Wubbo Ockels, once a mission specialist on the Challenger, has unveiled the Superbus at the World Exhibition of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) in Dubai.

    Constructed with super-light carbon fibre materials, it is powered by an electric motor backed up by lithium polymer batteries.

    As long as a standard city bus, the Superbus has two pairs of rear wheels that can turn independently, thereby reducing its turning radius.

    The low vehicle has 12 gull-wing doors that allow passenger access to cushioned wide seats.


    Batmobile? The sleek long vehicle is constructed with super-light carbon fibre materials, it is powered by an electric motor backed up by lithium polymer batteries


    Pride and joy: Former Dutch astronaut Wubbo Ockels was a member of the Superbus design team




    Slick: The low vehicle has 12 gull-wing doors that allow passenger access to cushioned wide seats.


    The Superbus prototype is loaded onto a cargo plane at Schiphol Airport for transportation to the World Exhibition of the International Association of Public Transport in Dubai


    Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta Superbus


    source: source: dailymail

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