ICaterham ihlela uhla olugcwele lwezimoto
ICaterham isanda kukhombisa imodeli yayo entsha, i-AeroSeven Concept, kodwa ukunwetshwa kwemodeli okuyizindaba zangempela.
Inkampani encane yezimoto zezemidlalo yaseBrithani ezosiza ekubuyiseni i-Alpine kwabafileyo ekugcineni ikhula ngesivinini ekhulwini lama-21. Izimoto zaseCaterham manje zihlela uhlobo lwezinhlobo ezizofaka phakathi ama-SUV kanye nokugijima kwedolobha eduze nezimoto zayo zendabuko eziphefumulelwe ngawo-1950.
Ithuthuke kakhulu futhi nomsebenzi wayo ku-a ngokubambisana neRenault ezovuselela igama le-Alpine ngo-2016 emotweni yezemidlalo ezokwabiwa phakathi kwezinkampani, esivumelwaneni esifana nalesi esiqhamuke iSubaru BRZ и IToyota 86.
ICaterham isanda kukhombisa imodeli yayo entsha, i-AeroSeven Concept, kodwa ukunwetshwa kwemodeli okuyizindaba zangempela. "Esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, igama leCaterham lizohlala ngokuziqhenya kuma-crossovers, izimoto zasemadolobheni kanye nohlu lwezimoto zezemidlalo zawo wonke umuntu," kusho uTony Fernandes, usihlalo ohlangene weCaterham Group.
"I-Caterham izozibonakalisa iwuhlobo lwemoto oluthuthukayo, oluvulekile futhi olunamandla kwezamabhizinisi oluzoletha futhi lumangaze ngokulingana. Kube yisikhungo saseBrithani iminyaka engu-40 edlule, futhi imfihlo yezimoto ngezindlela eziningi.
"Kungenzeka siyizwi elincane manje, kepha sisendleleni eya enjiniyela wamaphaphu ahloniphekile." UCaterham waziwa kakhulu njengomenzi wesimanje weSeven yesikole esidala eyaklanywa futhi yathuthukiswa uColin Chapman, unjiniyela okhaliphile owayengumfutho weqembu leLotus kuFormula One kanye nezimoto zomgwaqo.
I-AeroSeven Concept icosha ukucabanga kwasekuqaleni ngesikhathi sikaChapman bese iyiyisa phambili ngemoto esenenjini ebekwe ngaphambili namasondo angemuva, ngisho noma kuyiCaterham yokuqala enama-techno tweaks okuhlanganisa ukudonsa nokulawula ukuqalisa.
UFernandes uthi i-AeroSeven idonsa ubuchwepheshe kuyo yonke inkampani, okuhlanganisa nobuchwepheshe bekhabhoni fiber ye - tail-ender - imvunulo yeCaterham F1. Alukho uhlelo lokukhiqiza lwe-AeroSeven okwamanje, futhi umphathi wase-Australia waseCaterham uthi usanda kuzwa ngeSUV nemiklamo yezimoto zedolobha.
“Kuyizindaba ezithokozisayo. Kuyajabulisa ukubona kunezimali zentuthuko,” kusho uChris van Wyk etshela iCarsguide. "Kwakujwayele ukusinda, kodwa kungazelelwe kuneminyango evuleka yonke indawo. Angicabangi ukuthi abantu abakabuqondi ububanzi benkampani okwamanje. Benza nezihlalo zezindiza nge-carbon fiber besebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-Formula One."
UFernandes uyimbangela yenkampani yezindiza i-AirAsia, manje okuthiwa inenzuzo enkulu emhlabeni, kodwa futhi unikela ngomzamo omkhulu eCaterham. "Ibhizinisi elihlanganyelwe nabakwa-Renault ukukhiqiza imoto yezemidlalo entsha yazo zombili izinhlobo ze-Alpine ne-Caterham sibonisa inhloso yethu ecacile yokwenza lokhu kahle, sikwenza ngendlela enengqondo, kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke, sikwenza ngendlela yaseCaterham," kusho uFernandes.
“Futhi, ngenxa yokuthi siyinkampani eyisicaba, siyinkampani esheshayo. Uma sithi sizokwenza izinto ngaphakathi siyazenza. Asihlehlisi futhi silahlekelwa umfutho ngokusebenzisa izikhulu zabaphathi bezinqumo ezimaphakathi, siyakwenza nje."
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