Nothing can prepare the first-time driver of a Gibbs Aquada amphibious vehicle for the street theater of steering a car down a launch, floating into the water and speeding away like a boat. It is the ...

Amphibious cars have never caught on because none performed well on the road and the water. In the early-2000s, the innovative Aquada managed to solve the performance-related shortcomings of these ...

“When am I going to get my flying car?” It’s one of the more annoying questions we get asked on a regular basis, and the answer is quite simple: Something that’s designed to do two things is rarely ...

We've been following the development of the Gibbs Aquada for years while financial issues and drivetrain supply problems have kept the amphibious car from coming to production. Good news has finally ...

Alex Kaufmann June 14, 2007 Comment Now! The Gibbs Aquada is a three-seater amphibious vehicle developed by the UK’s Neil Jenkins and New Zealander Alan Gibbs. After years of financial difficulties in ...

Remember the Gibbs Aquada, that wild amphibious sports car we test-drove (floated?) a few years back (“‘Wheels Up’ Takes On a Whole New Meaning,” AW, May 17, 2004)? New Zealand entrepreneur Alan Gibbs ...

Adventurer and Virgin chairman Sir Richard Branson, set a new world record on June 14, 2004, this time for the fastest crossing of the English Channel by an amphibious craft. Using a Gibbs Aquada, ...

Kiwi entrepreneur Alan Gibbs, the man behind the Aquada amphibious sports car, has unveiled an SUV/4WD amphibious vehicle concept designed specifically to access remote and hostile terrain. The ...