I-FPV yesaba ukucekela phansi inganekwane ye-GT-HO
Nakuba izibalo zokuthengisa zamanje zehla kusukela ngo-2009, u-Barrett uyaqiniseka ukuthi ukuthuthukiswa kwenjini kuzobuyisela uhlobo lwe-FPV endleleni.
Isikhulu esiphezulu sabakhiqizi bezimoto zezemidlalo asifuni ukukhunjulwa njengendoda eyacekela phansi le nganekwane ye-GT-HO. Ekhuluma ngesikhathi le nkampani yethula uhlelo olusha lwe-V8 ene-Falcon ene-supercharged, ezoqala ukudayiswa ngasekupheleni kuka-Okthoba ngemuva kokungena embukisweni wezimoto i-Australian International Motor Show eSydney, uBarrett kucacile ukuthi ufuna ukwenza into efana ne-GT-HO.
Kodwa kuyaqondakala ukuthi ukhathazekile ngokucekela phansi inganekwane yemoto kanye nesimo sayo sodumo. “Ngizoma esitatimendeni sami sokuthi kade ngifuna ukuyakha, kodwa angihambisani nombono obalulekile wokuthi singakwenzi lokhu,” usho kanje.
Imoto yephrojekthi ekhethekile isabonakala izwakala - enendawo eyanele yokwenyuka kwengcindezi ku-V8, kodwa ngaphandle kwebheji elidumile - futhi uBarrett uthemba ukwenza okuthile okuzobhekwa ngothando olufanayo eminyakeni engama-30 kusukela manje.
“I-GT-HO akuyona nje imoto, iyinganekwane, futhi angifuni kube yimi engiyigxisha,” usho kanje. Kuphinde kwamiswa nokusha kwe-SUV nezingxenye zezimoto ezincane ngokwethulwa kweFocus RS, futhi amakhasimende angalindela ukuthi i-FPV igxile kumongo wayo, i-Falcons esheshayo, okwamanje.
“Ngikholwa kakhulu ukuthi sizophinde sibe inkampani yezimoto yakwa-GT. “Sikuyekile lokho - sakhe uhlobo, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ezinyangeni ezi-6-12 ezizayo sizobabuyisa abantu,” usho kanje.
Nakuba izibalo zokuthengisa zamanje zehla kusukela ngo-2009, u-Barrett uyaqiniseka ukuthi ukuthuthukiswa kwenjini kuzobuyisela uhlobo lwe-FPV endleleni. “Asikaze sikhiqize neyodwa injini eyi-V8 kusukela ekupheleni kukaMeyi, ayizange ikhiqizwe nhlobo ngoJulayi...konke bekugxile kulokhu kwethulwa.
"Sizobuyisa amayunithi angaphezu kuka-2000 ngonyaka ozayo futhi sivale igebe kumbangi wethu omkhulu - ngingathanda ukusibona siwahlula ekupheleni konyaka ozayo mayelana nokuthengiswa kweCommodore ngokumelene neFalcon," usho kanje.
Ukuthunyelwa ngaphandle kwemakethe yaseNew Zealand akunakwenzeka, kodwa uMqondisi Ophethe we-Prodrive Asia-Pacific u-Brian Mears ukholelwa ukuthi injini inokusebenzisa okuningi ngale kwe-FPV.
“Mayelana nokuthuthukiswa kwenjini yakwaCoyote nendlela esiyithuthukise ngayo, ngikholwa wukuthi ihlukile kwaFord neProdrive futhi ngizolwela impela ukuthi le njini itholakale kwaFord emhlabeni jikelele.
“Angizazi izinhlelo zabo, ngakho bangase babe nezinye izinhlelo,” usho kanje. Ibhizinisi lase-Australia likhiqize injini emangalisayo yase-Australia futhi sizosebenzisa wonke amathuba ukukhulisa ukukhiqizwa kwale njini.”
