Izimoto ze-V8 zikhethekile
I-Holden inesabelo esikhulu kunazo zonke ezinjinini ze-V8 ezinamamodeli amaningi kunanoma iyiphi enye inkampani ethengiswa e-Australia.
Ngisho nangesikhathi lapho ukonga uphethiloli kuseqhulwini ngenani elikhulayo labashayeli base-Australia, kunendawo eningi emgwaqeni yama-Commodores namaFalcons anenjini yakudala eyi-V8 ngaphansi kwesivalo. Babhodla ngokusabisa bengenzi lutho. Bangumgogodla we-V8 Supercar racing.
Nokho izinjini ezingama-V8 ngekhulunyaka lama-21 azisafani nakuqala ngqa ukuqopha iMount Panorama, kanti iGTHO Falcon noma iMonaro - noma iValiant V8 - bekuyimoto yamaphupho esizukulwane sentsha yase-Australia.
Kusukela ngo-1970, intengo kawoyela ongahluziwe yeqa isuka ku-$20 emgqonyeni yaphindeka kabili lelo nani ngesikhathi seNguquko Yase-Iranian, ngaphezu kuka-$70 phakathi neMpi YaseGulf yokuqala, yephula umgoqo wama-$100 ngaphambi kwenhlekelele yezimali yomhlaba futhi manje isizinze ngaphansi kuka-$100 nje.
E-Australia, amanani kaphethiloli aye akhuphuka ngokufanelekile, kusukela kumasenti angaba ngu-8 ilitha ngo-1970 kuya kumasenti angaba ngu-50 ngo-1984 futhi kuya cishe kumaRandi angu-1.50 namuhla.
Naphezu kwakho konke lokhu, futhi naphezu komzamo owodwa wakwaFord wokuthola isigwebo sentambo ngawo-1980, i-V8 ayizange isulwe ezindlini zokubonisa zase-Australia. AbakwaHolden nabakwaFord baqhubekile nokukhiqiza izimoto ezinkulu ezinezinye izinjini ezingama-V8 futhi basaqhubeka nokusebenza kanzima kuzo eBathurst.
Kodwa izimoto zase-Australia, ngisho nalezo esezinama-V8 aseMelika angenisiwe ukuze zisetshenziswe endaweni, akuzona kuphela ama-blasters ayisishiyagalombili agobile emgwaqeni.
AmaJalimane angabakhiqizi bezinjini ze-V8 futhi bakhiqiza izinjini ezinamandla kakhulu emhlabeni ngenxa ye-AMG-Mercedes, BMW ne-Audi. Ama-V8 esiNgisi enziwa ngabakwa-Aston Martin, iLand Rover kanye neJaguar, kuyilapho abaseMelika behlinzeka ngama-V8 kwiChrysler 300C ethengiswa lapha. Ngisho nohlobo oluphambili lwaseJapan i-Lexus ine-V8 kwiqhawe layo i-IS F kanye ne-LS460 kanokusho sedan, kanye ne-LandCruiser LX470 eyenziwe yahlanganiswa.
Izinjini eziningi ze-V8 zinamandla ngokwanele ukuphefumula umoya ojwayelekile, kodwa kunezinhlobo eziningi zokungeniswa ngempoqo okungaba ngama-turbocharged noma ashajwe kakhulu ukuze kudedelwe amandla engeziwe. I-Walkinshaw Performance isebenza e-Australia e-Holden, i-BMW isemgwaqweni nama-V8 ane-turbocharged ezimotweni zayo zakamuva ze-M, kanti i-Benz ichithe isikhathi nama-AMG V8 ashajwe kakhulu.
Kodwa i-V8 ayikona nje amandla angenamkhawulo. Indlela yokonga kakhulu kuphethiloli nayo isifinyelele ku-V8, ngakho uChrysler noHolden bane-V8 enobuchwepheshe be-multiple displacement evala uhhafu wamasilinda uma imoto ihamba ukuthuthukisa ukonga kukaphethiloli. Izinjini zomjaho zeFormula XNUMX manje zenza okufanayo lapho zihlezi kugridi yokuqala ye-Grand Prix.
I-Active Fuel Management (AFM) kaHolden yethulwa ku-V8 Commodore neCaprice ngo-2008, kanti uhlobo lweRed Lion luzibophezele kule njini - ngezibuyekezo zobuchwepheshe ezizayo - naphezu kokuthi amanani kaphethiloli acishe aqoshwa.
“Sinesibopho sokuhlala sibalulekile futhi siqhubeke nokwethula ubuchwepheshe obusha obuhlangabezana nezidingo zamakhasimende ethu,” kusho uShaina Welsh kaHolden.
I-Holden inesabelo esikhulu kunazo zonke ezinjinini ze-V8 ezinamamodeli amaningi kunanoma iyiphi enye inkampani ethengiswa e-Australia. Zingu-12 izinhlobo zeV8 ezinamagama amane nezitayela ezine zomzimba, okukhona kuzo iCommodore SS, SS V, Calais V, Caprice V nolayini osanda kwethulwa weRedline. Izinjini ze-V8 zenza cishe ingxenye yesine yama-sedans e-Commodore kanye nengxenye yokuthengiswa kwe-Ute.
“Sicabanga ukuthi ingaphezu kwenjini engu-V8, imayelana nemoto yonke. Iqoqo lezinto ezithandwa ngabantu futhi sifuna ukuqhubeka nokwenza izimoto abantu abaziqhenya ngazo,” kusho uWelsh.
"Inhlanganisela yezici nobuchwepheshe, ukuphatha okuhle kakhulu kanye nokubhuleka, kanye nenani elivelele lijwayelekile kulo lonke uhla lwe-V8."
Abalandeli bakwaFord nabo bazibophezele kwi-V8, ngokusho kokhulumela inkampani uSinead McAlary, othi ucwaningo lwakamuva lwe-Facebook lube luhle kakhulu.
“Sabuza ukuthi bakhathazekile yini ngamanani kaphethiloli bathi, ‘Cha, siyawuthanda umsindo weV8 futhi sizimisele ukukhokha leyo ntengo,’” usho kanje.
Kokubili iFord neHolden nazo zinezigaba lapho iV8 yayikhona futhi iseyinkosi. KwaFord yiFord Performance Vehicles (FPV) kanti iHolden yiHolden Special Vehicles (HSV).
Umphathi wezokukhangisa we-HSV u-Tim Jackson uthi ukuthengisa kwabo “kuhambisana” nonyaka odlule.
“Lokhu kwenzeka naphezu kokuthi ngonyaka odlule sibe nohlelo olulinganiselwe lwe-GX-P, kithina oluwumkhiqizo osezingeni lokungena,” usho kanje. "Asinayo le modeli ebangeni lethu kulo nyaka futhi ungalindela ukuthi izinombolo zikhuphuke, kodwa sikwazile ukugcina umthamo wokuthengisa."
Lonke uhla lwe-HSV lunikwa amandla injini eyi-V8 eshisekela ngokwemvelo (6200cc, 317-325kW), kuyilapho izimbangi ze-FPV zithola inzuzo ye-kilowatt ngokufakwa ngenkani (5000cc supercharged, 315-335kW).
UJackson uthi i-LS3 V8 yabo “ihlolwe” ngamakhasimende.
“Asibenzi abafana basikhalele ukuthi siye e-turbo. I-LS3 iyunithi engavamile. Iyinjini ekhanyayo enamandla ami kahle. Ayikho injini ye-turbo engasenzela yona ngezindleko ezifanele zokuyithuthukisa. Kodwa ngeke ngikukhiphe futhi ngikukhiphe (i-turbo)."
UJackson uthi akubanga namiphumela ngokunyuka kwentengo kaphethiloli.
Uthi: “Amakhasimende ethu awanayo enye into angayikhetha ku-repertoire yawo. “Imoto encane ayihambisani nabo futhi abayithandi iSUV. Basezingeni elithile lapho kulula khona ukuthi bathwale zonke izindleko zokusebenza kwemoto.”
IHSV ehamba phambili ngokudayisa iClubSport R8, ilandelwe yiMaloo R8 bese kuba yiGTS.
Kodwa-ke, i-HSV enkulu kunazo zonke emlandweni iyaphikiswa, kusho uJackson.
Inhloko yezobunjiniyela kwa-HSV, uJoel Stoddart, ukhetha i-Coupe4 edonsa ngawo wonke amasondo, kanti inhloko yezokuthengisa uDarren Bowler ukhetha i-SV5000.
“ICoupe4 ikhethekile ngenxa yesakhiwo sayo, kodwa ngiyayithanda iW427 ngoba iyashesha kakhulu,” kusho uJackson.
Umphathi weFPV uRod Barrett uthi nabo babona ukukhula okuqinile kokuthengisa. Uthi badayise izimoto ezibalelwa ku-500 ngekota yokuqala, inyuke ngo-32% kunangonyaka odlule. Uphinde wathi ukuthengiswa kwe-F6 kwehlile kusukela kwethulwa izinhlobo zenjini eshibhile i-V8 ngasekupheleni konyaka odlule njengoba amakhasimende "ekhetha amandla." KwaFord abasawanikezi ama-V8 ngokushabalala kweXR8 kanye ne-ute sedan ngonyaka odlule.
“Igama lethu eliphakathi ukusebenza, yingakho sinezinjini zonke ezingama-V8,” kusho uBarrett. "Ngesikhathi sethula le moto entsha eshajwe kakhulu, zonke izinjini ezingama-V8 ziqhamuke lapha."
U-Barrett uthi injini yabo eshajwe kakhulu yashintsha imiqondo yabantu mayelana ne-"V8 dinosaurs."
"I-turbocharged F6 kwakuyimoto yamaqhawe ehlelo ngesikhathi sayo, futhi abantu babecabanga ukuthi i-V8 iyi-dinosaur yobuchwepheshe obuphansi," esho. “Kodwa ngesikhathi siphuma ne-V8 yobuchwepheshe obuphezulu eyi-8 litre ene-supercharged eyakhiwe e-Australia, abantu baqala ukucabanga ukuthi ama-V8 awamabi kangako. Angikasiboni isiphetho se-VXNUMX okwamanje, kodwa kithina ikusasa liwubuchwepheshe obuphezulu."
I-5.0L V8 335kW FPV GT isaqhubeka nokuba yimoto edayisa kakhulu i-FPV, ilandelwa yi-8L V5.0 enamandla angu-315kW GS sedan kanye ne-GS ute.
U-Barrett ukholelwa ukuthi i-GT yamanje iyimoto ye-FPV ehamba phambili enamandla asezingeni eliphezulu, isisindo esincane nokusebenza kahle kukaphethiloli.
“Kodwa-ke, ngicabanga ukuthi imoto yethu eyaduma kakhulu kube yi-2007kW BF Mk II 302 Cobra emhlophe enemigqa eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Lo mshini ubuyise umdlandla we-'78 nge-Cobra yasekuqaleni. Uma ubheka amanani asetshenzisiwe, asabambe kahle kakhulu,” usho kanje.
