ICaterham ibuyekeza ibanga eliyisikhombisa lika-2016

Izinhlobo ezimbili ezintsha zeCaterham zakha izimoto eziyisishiyagalombili zeSeven zase-Australia.

Uma uthanda ubumnandi bemoto obuncane, obulula futhi obuyivelakancane, usenhlanhleni ngoba manje ungabuthenga ishibhile kunakuqala.

Uhlobo lwesiNgisi oluphethwe yi-Malaysian oluncane i-Caterham alukaze luthikameze ukuthengiswa kwasendaweni, kodwa ama-roadsters esitayela se-retro manje atholakala ngezinhlobo ezibanzi zama-flavour ukuze avumelane nakho konke okuthandwayo.

Ekuqaleni eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Lotus Seven, amalungelo edizayini emoto ehlukile enezihlalo ezimbili engemuva athengiswa eCaterham ngeminyaka yawo-1950, izimoto zazithengiswa zombili njengamakhithi nangaphandle kweshalofu.

Uhlaka lwesikhala sensimbi lwakhiwe ngesikhumba sengxubevange kanye nekhoni yekhala ye-fiberglass efekthri yenkampani e-Dartford, Kent, UK, kanye nezingxenye ezimisiwe ezihlobene ngokuqondile nemoto yomjaho wamasondo evulekile zihlobisa umkhawulo ngamunye. Izinjini zisukela ku-100 litre 1.6kW Ford injini kusukela kuFiesta kuya kwenamandla angu-177 litre 2.0kW Duratec ebolekwe kwiFocus.

I-Caterham iqede i-27km Nürburgring ngokushesha kune-BMW M2 ne-Alfa Romeo 4C.

Futhi uma amandla aphumayo angenzi umsila wakho untense, iqiniso lokuthi iCaterham ilinganiselwa ku-700kg, noma ingxenye yeVolkswagen Golf GTI, kufanele iguqule umqondo wakho.

I-base 275 ikwazi nokubuyisela amalitha kaphethiloli angu-6.2 ngebanga lika-100 km, ingayikhokhi intela yezimoto zikanokusho.

Ukungenelela kwe-elekthronikhi akutholakali, ngaphandle kokulawula ukuzinza kwe-elekthronikhi okuyisibopho, futhi izinkomishi, amabhokisi amagilavu, nezibuko eziyize azitholakali ndawo.

Uma ucabanga ukuthi amehlo nezimpiko zexoxo ngeminyaka yawo-1950 zibavimba ekungeneni ethempelini lokushayela okupholile, cabanga ukuthi iCaterham yayishayela i-Nürburgring engamakhilomitha angu-27 ngokushesha kuneBMW M2 ne-Alfa Romeo 4C.

Iqala ku-$69,850 ngenjini engapendiwe cishe engapendiwe, eyisisekelo kakhulu engu-100kW Seven 275, i-Seven 355 entsha inyusa izinga ngenjini engu-127-litre 2.0kW ngo-$86,900 (kanye nezindleko zokuhamba).

I-Caterham CSR engu-127kW ithathwa njengesethaphu entofontofo kakhulu yomkhiqizo ene-pedal eshintshwayo ehambisana nabagibeli ubude obungu-160cm kuya ku-185cm.

I-Seven 485 S yona iyisango le-lightweight engu-177kW ehambisana ne-track-oriented ehlanganisa injini engu-2.0 litre dry-sump, i-suspension eshintshwayo kanye nama-anti-roll bars, umehluko oshibilikayo, i-carbon fiber front protection. kanye namabhuleki athuthukisiwe ngo-$114 kanye nezindleko zokuhamba.

Phezulu esihlahleni kukhona i-485 R, enama-dampers obuchwepheshe obuphezulu, i-carbon-look leather trim nokunye, okunenani lika-$127,000.

Akungabazeki ukuthi iCaterham iwukubuyisela emuva enkathini edlule yobunjiniyela bezimoto uma kuziwa ekunethezekeni nasekusebenziseni kalula, kodwa ulwazi lokushayela lubuyela emuva esikhathini lapho isisindo esilula sasisho ukusebenza kweqiniso - futhi zimbalwa izimoto emigwaqweni namuhla. bangasho lokho kwasungulwa umsunguli weLotus, uColin Chapman.