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Message: <blockquote data-quote="akilar25" data-source="post: 9867057" data-attributes="member: 167921">  All aboard the Superbus! Luxurious long vehicle can carry 23 passengers and travel at 155mph  By <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=y&authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter" target="_blank">DAILY MAIL REPORTER</a> Last updated at 5:33 PM on 13th April 2011  <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> </li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">  Dutch design team includes Dutch astronaut who worked on Challenger</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">  The seven-year project has so far cost £11.5million </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">  </li> </ul>Buses have never been the most glamorous form of transportation.  But  that is set to change with the Superbus, a 15ft-long, six-wheeled  behemoth that on first glance looks like a cross between the Batmobile  and a (very) stretched limousine.  Aerodynamic and luxurious, it can carry 23 passengers and reach speeds of up to 155mph (255kph), although finding a parking space might prove difficult.  <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/04/13/article-1376515-0B7A475D00000578-346_634x321.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Luxury: The 15ft-long Superbus can carry 23 passengers and reach speeds of up to 155mph<img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/04/13/article-1376515-0B9227D300000578-230_634x410.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  Futuristic: The Superbus has six wheels, including two pairs of rear  wheels that can turn independently, thereby reducing its turning radius  A design team from TU Delft University, including former Dutch astronaut  Wubbo Ockels, once a mission specialist on the Challenger, has unveiled  the Superbus at the World Exhibition of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) in Dubai.        Constructed with super-light carbon fibre materials, it is powered by an electric motor backed up by lithium polymer batteries.  As long as a standard city bus, the Superbus has two  pairs of rear wheels that can turn independently, thereby reducing its  turning radius.  The low vehicle has 12 gull-wing doors that allow passenger access to cushioned wide seats. <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/04/13/article-1376515-0B7A0E1C00000578-464_634x361.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Batmobile? The  sleek long vehicle is constructed with super-light carbon fibre  materials, it is powered by an electric motor backed up by lithium  polymer batteries<img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/04/13/article-1376515-0B7A47E100000578-556_634x378.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  Pride and joy: Former Dutch astronaut Wubbo Ockels was a member of the Superbus design team  Mr Ockels said: 'The strength to the concept is that the Superbus can drive everywhere where a normal bus can drive.  'It has adjustable height, rear-wheel steering and a turning circle of roughly 10metres.'  The project began in 2004 and has so far cost around £11.5million ($19 million).  And  with chief design engineer Antonia Terzi, who used to work for the  BMW-Williams F1 team, onboard it comes as no surprise that it is also  capable of travelling safely at high speeds.  The aerodynamic exterior also makes the vehicle more energy efficient.  The interior is equally impressive, with air bags fitted for each passenger and television and Internet access.  If  the Superbus passes government inspections in the United Arab Emirates,  the developers said it is likely to go into service there.  <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/04/13/article-1376515-0B9229C600000578-417_634x281.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Slick: The low vehicle has 12 gull-wing doors that allow passenger access to cushioned wide seats.<img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/04/13/article-1376515-0B806C9900000578-173_634x434.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  The Superbus prototype is loaded onto a cargo plane at Schiphol Airport  for transportation to the World Exhibition of the International  Association of Public Transport in Dubai <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1376515/Superbus-carry-23-passengers-travel-155mph.html" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1376515/Superbus-carry-23-passengers-travel-155mph.html</a>  </blockquote>

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