Designer Yuhan Zhang, 21, created the design for a competition sponsored by Volkswagen that asked designers to come up with a Chinese off-road vehicle. 

The all-terrain Aqua, which has a top speed of 62mph, works like a hovercraft, with four fans and integrated airbags that inflate to make it hover. One of the motors inflates a 'skirt' around the vehicle to lift it off the ground, while the other drives it forward and controls direction.

The vehicle was designed using currently available technology and includes two motors powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, making it environmentally-friendly as there are zero carbon emissions.

Yuhan Zhang hopes that the Aqua will become a supercar that is affordable to everyone one day. She says, “There is no better form of transport than an air cushion vehicle because it travels equally well over land, ice and water.”

And if you have been wondering how you actually get into the Aqua, it’s through the submarine-style rear hatch of the vehicle that replaces the back window.