I-Caterham ayithengisi izimoto ngo-2009

Azikho izimoto zaseCaterham ezadayiswa ngonyaka odlule, kwathi ngo-2008 yaba yinye kuphela. “Yebo, ngonyaka odlule angizange ngibelethe, ngakho angiyena umuntu ocebile,” kusho umkhulumeli weCaterham Cars Australia uChris van Wyck.

Uthi banezinkinga ezimbili. “Intengo iphezulu kakhulu futhi abathengi abaningi beClubman bafuna imoto ephelele, esingayiniki,” usho kanje. “Ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwami kule makethe, abathengi abaningi bafuna ukwakha imoto yekhithi engu-$40,000, noma bangakhokha imali efinyelela ku-$60,000 ngemoto ehlanganisiwe. Bambalwa abangakhokha ngaphezulu. Ngakho-ke namanje sisabiza kakhulu emakethe, kodwa njengoba iCaterham isebenzisa izingxenye zekhwalithi, asikwazi ukuncintisana ngokuqondile nezinye izimoto zamakilabhu ngentengo. Abanye balaba baqhudelana nabo basebenzise ezinye izingxenye ezisetshenzisiwe noma ezenziwe kabusha esikhathini esidlule, esingakwenzi lokho. Sine-Bilstein shocks, i-Eibach springs, isibonelo. “Kusho ukuthi ngempela sifuna abathengi abangakwazi ukuthenga iBMW Z4 noma iPorsche Boxster, kodwa iningi labo, imoto yethu igxile kakhulu futhi ilula.

Izindleko ze-ADR homologation nazo zimbi futhi zishaya abakhiqizi abancane ngendlela engafani ngoba kufanele sinciphise lezi zindleko ngenani elincane lezimoto. "Ngakho-ke, noma yini umuntu angasho, sizohlala sinesizinda samakhasimende esincane kakhulu."

Kodwa-ke, uyaqiniseka ukuthi ukuthengiswa kwemodeli yesisekelo samalitha amabili kuzokhula okungenani ngo-100% kulo nyaka, ngemodeli eyisisekelo i-SVR 82,950 enenani lama-$ 26,050, i-$ 107,700 ngaphansi kwemodeli ye-SVR ye-$ 200 yangaphambilini. isilinganiso, umsebenzi oncishisiwe kanye nenjini eklanywe kabusha, engabizi kakhulu." Futhi esikhundleni sokunikeza nje imodeli eyodwa, iCaterham manje inikeza uhla olukhulu kakhulu lwamaSevens.

IRoadsport SV 175, Superlight SV R300 neCSR 175 ixhaswe ngenjini engu-4 litre ehlanganiswe neFord yase-UK. Injini entsha ye-Euro 129 four-cylinder ekhiqiza amandla angu-2.3kW futhi ingena esikhundleni seyangaphambili "enhle kakhulu kodwa ebiza kakhulu" eyakhiwe ngesandla i-Cosworth engu-147-litre 1kW. “Injini iyitshe eliyigugu, yenziwe ngesandla e-F50 Engine Factory, kodwa injini iyodwa ibiza cishe u-$000,” kusho u-van Wyck.

Kukhona futhi imodeli eyisisekelo engu-$64,900 Seven Roadsport SV 120 ethatha indawo ye-SVR 120 futhi inikwa amandla yiFord Sigma engu-1.6 litre. “I-Roadsport SV 120 yethu nayo ayikhokhiswa intela yezimoto eziphambili, ezisetshenziswa ngaphansi kwamalitha ayisikhombisa ngebanga lika-100 miles,” kusho u-van Wyk. Ngakho-ke uma othile efuna imoto yezemidlalo ejabulisayo yomgwaqo, manje sesinezinhlobo ezingabizi kakhulu esingakhetha kuzo.

Ngokusekelwe ku-SVR 175 ephumayo, i-Seven Roadsport SV 200 yakhelwe ukusetshenziswa komgwaqo futhi inokuvikelwa kwesimo sezulu kodwa ayinaso isiphephetha-moya. Iphuma ne-short-travel manual edonsa ngamagiya amahlanu, isiteringi esingasizwa muntu, amabhuleki angasizwa muntu, kanti abanikazi bayo basazokwazi ukubuka i-suspension yangaphambili nesiteringi ukusuka esihlalweni somshayeli. I-Roadsport SV 175 iphinde yehlisiwe uma iqhathaniswa ne-SVR 200. Manje isiphuma namasondo angu-14 inch no-gearbox onamagiya amahlanu, kunamasondo angu-15 inch namathayi e-Avon CR500 enziwe ngokwezifiso ano gearbox onamagiya ayisithupha. nguCaterham. , manje okubiza u-$6795. I-175 iphinde ibe ne-De Dion rear suspension, i-windshield efudunyezwa ngogesi, i-defroster, izindawo zokubeka izingalo ezigxiliwe, indwangu kanye ne-carbon fibre seat trim, ama-sills asemaceleni kanye nonogada bangemuva.

I-Seven Superlight SV R300 egxile kwithrekhi ilahle zonke izidingo ezidingekayo ukuze wonge isisindo, ngakho-ke asikho i-heater, iwindshield noma ukuvikelwa kwesimo sezulu, nakuba zingafakwa njengenketho. Kodwa-ke, iphuma ne-close-ratio eshintshwayo enamagiya ayisithupha, ukumiswa okulungisekayo, amasondo engxubevange angu-15 inch, i-carbon fibre wind deflector nonogada bangaphambili, futhi kubiza u-$92,530.

Iphezulu emugqeni we-Caterham Seven ingu-$95,530 CSR 175 enokumiswa okungaphakathi kwangaphakathi, ukumiswa okungemuva okuzimele, ama-dampers alungisekayo kanye ne-anti-roll bar yangaphambili. I-CSR yabelana ngamabhuleki ediski angaphambili angu-254mm ane-ventilated front ne-SV 175 kanye ne-SV R300, kodwa inamadiski aqinile angemuva angu-254mm namathayi angemuva avulekile anikezwa njengenketho.

Ekugcineni kwesabelomali kukhona iSeven Roadsport SV 120 enenjini yeFord Sigma engu-1.6 litre, edonsa ngamagiya amahlanu ashintshwayo, iDe Dior rear suspension namasondo angu-14 inch. Iseza nezinto ezinhle ezifana nokuvikela isimo sezulu esigcwele, iwindshield eshisisa ngogesi kanye nokunqunywa kwendwangu. Izimoto zezemidlalo zeCaterham Seven zisekelwe kuLotus ka-1957 eklanywe nguColin Chapman ngo-'7.

I-Caterham Australia iphinde i-oda izimoto zomjaho eziphelele noma zekhithi, ezinentengo ngokuya ngokucaciswa kwamakhasimende. “Kodwa kuze kube yimanje angikawatholi ama-oda. Alukho uchungechunge lwemijaho olulungele bona e-Australia,” kusho uvan Wyk.

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