Gibbs Quadski

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The Quadski driving on land

The Gibbs Quadski is an amphibious quad bike/ATV, launched in October 2012 by Gibbs Sports Amphibians.

The Quadski is a 4-stroke, amphiquad that converts to a personal watercraft. It features a top speed of 72 km/h (45 mph) on both land and water, a proprietary marine jet propulsion system, and wheel retraction. The Quadski can transition between land and water in about five seconds. The Quadski uses Gibbs' High Speed Amphibian (HSA) technology, which includes more than 300 patents and patents pending worldwide.

Developed and manufactured by a Detroit-based team, the Quadski shares a number of features with the Gibbs Aquada. When entering the water, by pressing a button the driver can retract the wheels into the wheel wells within the vehicle’s body and detach them from the drive train.

The Quadski uses a marinised version of BMW Motorrad's 1.3-liter engine from the K1300S. In the K1300S, the engine produces 175 bhp (130 kW), but Gibbs advertises 140 bhp (100 kW) for the Quadski. Power is further curtailed to about 80 bhp (60 kW) when in land mode.^[1] On water, the Quadski uses a stoneguard-protected intake, which draws in water before directing it through the engine-driven impeller, which, with the stator blades and nozzle, propels the Quadski at high speed. The steering nozzle at the Quadski’s rear directs the vehicle via the handlebars.

The Quadski allows for over two hours travel time on the water. Its range on land is up to around 600 kilometres (370 mi).

Approximately 1000 Quadski were produced in Michigan, USA, from 2012 to 2016 when production ended. These were sold all around the world. Quadski is no longer manufactured, either by Gibbs or under official license. Because of this rarity, used Quadski are in demand.

An unlicensed copy of Quadski has been attempted by Chinese company Hison. However an actual Quadski is used in much of the marketing material, and there is no strong evidence that the imitation vehicle functions as an amphibian, as one user reported it is a poorly made copy of original Gibbs, lacking many features, safety and quality.

Official Quadski parts & technical support are supplied by Gibbs Amphibians in New Zealand.

See also[]

• Amphicar (1961)
• Gibbs Aquada (2004)
• Gibbs Humdinga (2012)
• Iguana Yachts (2012)
• WaterCar
• All-terrain vehicle (ATV)
• Amphibious ATV (AATV)

References[]

External links[]

• Gibbs Sports official website