History Main / AmphibiousAutomobile

* ''VideoGame/MarioKart''
** The Karts in ''VideoGame/MarioKart7'' can turn into submarines if any of them land in the water.
** But driving underwater was possible in ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'' too, although it was extremely slow and you only had little while before [[BottomlessPitRescueService Lakitu]] fishes you out anyways.

* Any vehicle with the Amphibious property in ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3''. A few of them (such as the Allied Riptide ACV) are hovercraft, some are regular boats that sprout treads or legs on land, but the vast majority are ordinary-looking trucks and tanks that merely extend a few pontoons and motor on.

** Ironically Roger Moore was in a 1976 Italian action movie ''Street People'' (aka ''The Executors'' and ''The Sicilian Cross''). His character drives a car into the ocean, so he tells his minion to get him an amphibious car next time. The following year [[Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe he gets his wish]].

* Mr. and Mrs. Cortez's SUV from ''Film/SpyKids''.

* Cities built on rivers or canals often have amphibious tour buses that take tourists through the streets of downtown one minute, then drive into the river for the second half of the tour.

* In ''Film/HerbieRidesAgain'', the bug is shown to float and propel itself in the Pacific for around 30 minutes. But, this is [[CoolCar Herbie]]. Obviously inspired by the VW ads.

* A few real examples (excluding the Beetle) are amphibious cars like the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Schwimmwaggen and Ford GPA, the [[TheFifties 1950's era]] Soviet GAZ 46, the TheSixties 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 [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_tour excursion vehicles]] even today. See the Trivia page for more details.

* The Japanese and later the Soviets went the other way: in addition to trying to float regular tanks with pontoons, they also built "tanks" with lightweight boat-like hulls like the Type 92 and the PT-76. Unfortunately, that meant doing without much armor. And since any vehicle that looks like a tank tends to get used like a tank, the result was "reconnaissance vehicles" that had short lifespans in combat.

** The "Import/Export" update introduces the Blazer Aqua and Technical Aqua.[[note]]This is strongly based on the [[Series/TopGear Toyboata]] listed above[[/note]] Both are also [[WeaponizedCar armed]].

* ''Series/TopGear''

* In ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'', you can build your own amphibious car with materials that can float on water [[note]]cardboard and wood[[/note]] in the LevelEditor. There's no limit for how the car moves as long as it is light enough to float on water, be it with wheels, tank treads, or rocket propellers...

* In ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'', you can build your own amphibious car with materials that can float on water [[note]]cardboard and wood[[/note]] in the LevelEditor.

** In ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'', you can build your own amphibious car with materials that can float on water [[note]]cardboard and wood[[/note]] in the LevelEditor.

** The "Import/Export" update introduces the Blazer Aqua and Technical Aqua [[note]] strongly based on the [[Series/TopGear Toyboata]] listed above [[/note]]. Both are also [[WeaponizedCar armed]].
** The "Doomsday Heist" update introduces the Stromberg [[note]] based on the Lotus Esprit sub from ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' and named for the film's villain [[/note]], a sports car that can transform into a submarine. It too is armed.

* In ''Videogame/{{Vigilante8}}, in the stages with water components, there'll usually be a PowerUp nearby that turns the wheels of your car into a set of propellers and rudders so you can drive on water.

* Soviet and later Russian military always insisted (and does it still) on making ''all'' of its all-terrain vehicles amphibious, be they wheeled or tracked, since at least TheSixties, and is known to reject any non-floating design from the outset. Geared largely for the European theater, with its abundant rivers and marshlands, and taught by the UsefulNotes/{{WWII}} and UsefulNotes/KoreanWar experience that the mobility is absolutely crucial during an advance, Soviet planners didn't want to lose time on building and maintaining the river crossings passable for the non-amphibious vehicles.[[note]]They ''do'' have various bridge-laying trucks and pontoons, but these are mainly for the rear echelons and the army train, the heavy metal just goes straight away.[[/note]] They also were one of the few militaries that didn't give up on the tank fording equipment, despite knowing all too well how accident-prone it was, as it was detenmined that its tactical usefulness outweighed the danger.

* Soviet and later Russian military always insisted (and does it still) on making ''all'' of its all-terrain vehicles amphibious, be they wheeled or tracked, since at least TheSixties, and is known to reject any non-floating design from the outset. Geared largely for the European theater, with its abundant rivers and marshlands, and taught by the {{WWII}} and UsefulNotes/KoreanWar experience that the mobility is absolutely crucial during an advance, Soviet planners didn't want to lose time on building and maintaining the river crossings passable for the non-amphibious vehicles.[[note]]They ''do'' have various bridge-laying trucks and pontoons, but these are mainly for the rear echelons and the army train, the heavy metal just goes straight away.[[/note]] They also were one of the few militaries that didn't give up on the tank fording equipment, despite knowing all too well how accident-prone it was, as it was detenmined that its tactical usefulness outweighed the danger.

* ''Videogame/MegaManX'': In ''X4'', in Jet Stingray's stage, you have to chase him on your [[CoolBike Ride Chaser]] while you're escaping the exploding highway you're on and jump onto the waters; once there your ride behaves just like a jetski.