Video: WaterCar Python Amphibious Car in Action

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Road going cars that are capable of taking to the water, thus being amphibious, are nothing new, but what makes the WaterCar Python Amphibious Car particularly impressive (aside from how much it’ll set you back – more on that later) is that it just happens to be the world’s fastest amphibious car in being capable of not only 0-60mph in a mere 4.5 seconds on the road but also being capable of powering you along at some 60mph on the water – thus making other amphibious cars seem decidedly sedate when on the water by comparison.

The WaterCar Python Amphibious Car, which is powered by a V8 engine based on the aluminum LS Corvette power train offering some 640 horsepower will happily propel you on land at speeds of 100mph – despite its 3,800lb weight, already sounds impressive enough but when you factor in that the Python uses a Dominator Jet offering some 500 horsepower to power it through the water at speeds faster than many speed boats you start to get a feel as to why the Python is something particularly special.

‘My vision was to see high-performance cars that were also high-performance boats.” Said Dave March, the man behind the machine. “But I was not interested in previous amphibious vehicles that just float around. I was interested in designing a high-performance automobile capable of getting to plane on top of the water, to reach motorway-style speeds on the water.”

There’s no doubt that March as indeed delivered just that, as can be evidenced in the video below that shows the Python being put through its paces on both land and water, but, of course, and you hardly need us to tell you this, if you’re wanting a slice of the action you’ll either need to some serious cash laying around or an enormously sympathetic bank manager, as the Python will set you back some £125,000 (which, as at the time of writing, equates to around $199,790) – and, lets be honest here, few would argue that its not worth every single penny/cent.

Expect to see this in a Bond film, seriously.

You can gain more information about the WaterCar Python by visiting its official web page here.