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In real life, cars tend to sink in water. This however, can be averted in fiction ([[Truth in Television|and in Real Life]]). This trope applies whether a normal car can inexplicably float or work as a submarine, or a modified car can do this (more realistic). These can overlap with [[Cool Car]], the [[Alleged Car]], and [[What a Piece of Junk!]]. Contrast to [[Sister Trope]], [[Flying Car]]. [[Sub-Trope]] of [[We Don't Need Roads]].
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== Advertising ==
* The trope picture is from a 1967 Volkswagen advertising campaign. The beetle could stay afloat for several minutes more than a normal car due to it's quality engineering.
** The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qB0lb401ZU TV ad] shows it even better.
== Anime
* ''[[Speed Racer
* In ''[[Kokoro Library]]'' lina drives a VW Schwimmwagen (see [[Real Life]] section). Comes in handy once or twice when she forgets to look where she is driving and ends up in the riwer.
* Seta's van from ''[[Love Hina]]'' can function as a submarine for no apparent reason, but considering he's such a horrible driver, it's probably in his best interest.
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== Literature ==
* The Polish adventure novel series, ''Pan Samochodzik'' (Mr. Automobile), was about an amateur detective whose [[What a Piece of Junk!|car]] happened to have such a capability.
* ''National Lampoon'' ran [http://www.yourememberthat.com/media/7863/National_Lampoon_Ted_Kennedy_VW_Ad/ a Parody version] of the VW ad, basically saying that if Ted Kennedy had been driving a VW he wouldn't have had that trouble in Chappaquiddik.▼
== Live-Action TV ==
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* In the series ''Viper'' after being destroyed and rebuilt the car that the series is named after is able to covert into a hovercraft.
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* ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' : the Inquisitorial Chimera ignores water features (it even has "Amphibious" as a Special Rule)▼
▲* ''National Lampoon'' ran [http://www.yourememberthat.com/media/7863/National_Lampoon_Ted_Kennedy_VW_Ad/ a Parody version] of the VW ad, basically saying that if Ted Kennedy had been driving a VW he wouldn't have had that trouble in Chappaquiddik.
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* ''[[Bionicle]]'': the Vahki Transport used by the Toa Metru to travel to and from Metru Nui to Mata Nui was conveniently seaworthy. It was, however, mostly held up by the Matoran capsules attached to it, and later by pieces of dried-up plant matter. Its lack of wheels meant there were no holes on its hull for the liquid protodermis to pour in.
== Real Life ==▼
* A few real examples, excluding the beetle, are amphibious cars like the [[World War II]] Schwimmwaggen and GPA,the [[The Sixties]] Amphicar and a host of less famous cars. Ironically, by far the most successful wasn't a car at all: it was the DUKW amphibious 2-1/2 ton truck, which are popular among military vehicle collectors and used as emergency and [[wikipedia:Duck tour|excursion vehicles]] even today.▼
** The [https://web.archive.org/web/20100107062217/http://www.rinspeed.com/pages/cars/squba/pre-squba.htm Rinspeed sQuba] is designed to behave like the aforementioned Lotus Esprit from ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me]].'' However, it's open-topped rather than watertight and as such, requires the passengers to wear SCUBA gear.▼
* A non industrial example: Floating Cubans. Cubans take normal cars ([http://www.rowand.net/Shop/MechanicalFunnyBone/1959BuickBoat/1959BuickBoat1_files/040204_boatcar_hmed_2p.hmedium.jpg often old American cars]) and modify them so they can float across the Ocean to Miami, using propellers, buoyant oil drums and/or water sealer.▼
* While [[Tank Goodness|tanks]] usually cannot float, both the British and the Americans figured out how to make them amphibious in [[World War 2]], the Americans using pontoons and the British using canvas displacement screens. The Germans, on the other hand, developed deep water fording kits using snorkels to allow their tanks to motor across the bottom, Postwar, with tanks grown too big to be floated, several other nations also developed deep water fording systems, an idea that has since been given up as impractical.▼
▲* ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' : the Inquisitorial Chimera ignores water features (it even has "Amphibious" as a Special Rule)
== Video Games ==
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* During a chase, ''[[Kim Possible]]'' called [[Gadgeteer Genius|the Tweebs]] to ask if [[Cool Car|the Sloth]] had aquatic modifications. After hearing the answer "sure", she tried to follow Shego and Junior into the water. Unfortunately, the Tweebs thought she'd asked if they ''could'' install aquatic modifications, and had not actually done so.
* ''[[Superfriends]]'' (1973–74) episode "The Weather Makers". The villains have a car that can operate as a speedboat.
▲== Real Life ==
▲* A few real examples, excluding the beetle, are amphibious cars like the [[World War II]] Schwimmwaggen and GPA,the [[The Sixties]] Amphicar and a host of less famous cars. Ironically, by far the most successful wasn't a car at all: it was the DUKW amphibious 2-1/2 ton truck, which are popular among military vehicle collectors and used as emergency and [[wikipedia:Duck tour|excursion vehicles]] even today.
▲** The [https://web.archive.org/web/20100107062217/http://www.rinspeed.com/pages/cars/squba/pre-squba.htm Rinspeed sQuba] is designed to behave like the aforementioned Lotus Esprit from ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me]].'' However, it's open-topped rather than watertight and as such, requires the passengers to wear SCUBA gear.
▲* A non industrial example: Floating Cubans. Cubans take normal cars ([http://www.rowand.net/Shop/MechanicalFunnyBone/1959BuickBoat/1959BuickBoat1_files/040204_boatcar_hmed_2p.hmedium.jpg often old American cars]) and modify them so they can float across the Ocean to Miami, using propellers, buoyant oil drums and/or water sealer.
▲* While [[Tank Goodness|tanks]] usually cannot float, both the British and the Americans figured out how to make them amphibious in [[World War 2]], the Americans using pontoons and the British using canvas displacement screens. The Germans, on the other hand, developed deep water fording kits using snorkels to allow their tanks to motor across the bottom, Postwar, with tanks grown too big to be floated, several other nations also developed deep water fording systems, an idea that has since been given up as impractical.
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