Ukubuyekezwa kwe-Lotus Exige S roadster 2014

Umugqa wezimoto ezinemibala kaswidi zihamba emgqeni wokuhlanganisa, njengokungathi kukhethwe ukulandelana kwemibala ukuze kube nomphumela omkhulu. Ubungeke ukuqagele kusukela emugqeni wokukhiqiza, kodwa ifekthri imaphakathi nenkundla endaweni eyisicaba futhi ikakhulukazi yezolimo esempumalanga ye-England.

Ngise-Hethel, eNorfolk, lapho i-Lotus ihlala khona futhi ifektri, eyingxenye yesakhiwo esikhulu ngokumangalisayo, ihlala emzileni wezwe omangalisayo. Ngaphezu kwalesi sakhiwo namahhovisi, kunesitolo sikapende, amabhentshi okuhlola injini, amagumbi e-emission kanye ne-anechoic, kanye nezinsiza ezibanzi zobunjiniyela. Abasebenzi abangu-1000 esizeni bahlukene phakathi kokukhiqiza izimoto kanye ne-Lotus Engineering, inkampani yokubonisana egxile kwezobuchwepheshe, ukusebenza, ukushayela okuguquguqukayo kanye nokwakhiwa kwe-lightweight.

Ubuchwepheshe bokuklama

Njengoba umhlaba wezimoto uthatha esinye isinyathelo esikhulu esibheke ku-aluminium ngesinqumo se-Ford sokwakha ama-pickup ayo ochungechunge lwe-F ngensimbi, isipiliyoni seminyaka ka-Lotus ekubumbeni nasekubopheni impahla ibaluleke kakhulu. Zonke izimoto zakhe - i-Elise, i-Exige ne-Evora - zenziwe nge-aluminium. usebenzisa isakhiwo esiyisisekelo esifanayo. I-chassis ye-aluminium ithuthelwa e-Hethel isuka ku-Lotus Lightweight Structures e-Midlands, inkampani engaphansi eyenza izingxenye ze-Jaguar ne-Aston Martin, phakathi kwabanye.

E-Hethel, ama-chassis ahlanganiswa nemizimba eyenziwe ngezinhlanganisela ezihlukahlukene - izinto ezazivame ukuhlanganiswa ndawonye ngaphansi kwegama le-fiberglass - ezipendwe futhi zahlanganiswa zibe izimoto eziqediwe. I-lotus iwele ezikhathini ezinzima, kodwa isimo se-Hethel sinethemba. Imigqa yomhlangano iyasebenza futhi (naphezu kokunyakaza okubonakalayo) ezimotweni ezingama-44 ngesonto. Futhi uhla lweLotus luyakhula.

Okusha kakhulu okungeziwe yi-Exige S Roadster, ezotholakala kumagumbi ombukiso ase-Australia kule nyanga. Inkulu kune-Elise futhi isinda ngaphezu kwama-200 kg. Iselula ngokwezilinganiso zanamuhla, ku-1166kg nje, futhi, ngokungajwayelekile, ilula ngo-10kg kune-coupe.

Ngemuva kwekhebhu kukhona engu-257kW enamandla angu-3.5-litre V6 kune-four-cylinder eshajwe kakhulu. Ukusheshisa ku-100 km / h ngemizuzwana emine, lena eguqulekayo esheshayo eyake yadalwa yiLotus. Ngale moto, i-Lotus inama-convertibles amabili ukukhulisa amandla ezimoto zayo. I-Exige ingumfowabo omdala we-Lotus Elise S ethengiswayo manje, kodwa eyindilinga futhi ecwengisisiwe.

Ukushayela

Kodwa-ke, ngemuva kokugijima ngokushesha endaweni yasemaphandleni yaseNorfolk nophahla luphansi, ukufana kwalo ne-coupe - futhi ngisho u-Eliza - okugqamayo. Ngishayele i-Exige coupe ngonyaka odlule futhi ikhombisa amandla omkhiqizo: imoto yezemidlalo esheshayo, enekhono egwema izinto eziningi zesimanje kodwa enikeza ulwazi lokushayela olumsulwa ngokungafani nanoma yini enye emakethe.

I-lotus yaziwa kakhulu phakathi kwabakhiqizi abaningi abancane abondla abathanda emhlabeni jikelele. Amabhrendi ajwayelekile awasawenzi lawo mazwi ashube futhi abenomsindo. Kodwa-ke, i-Exige S Roadster ingumzamo weLotus wokwandisa izethameli zayo.

Kulula ukungena nokuphuma futhi kunezinsiza ezengeziwe. Ngenkathi i-Elise igcina amapulasitiki aqinile, i-aluminium engenalutho nezihlalo zendwangu, i-Exige inesikhumba esifakwe uhlaka. Eqinisweni, ithambile kunanoma iyiphi i-Lotus yangaphambili engake ngayibona. Uma kwenzeka nje, ukuqina okuthile kwasuswa ekumisweni.

Lena i-Lotus, i-Exige cocktail ene-twizzle stick, umnqumo kanye nesambulela. Nokho, inqunyelwe ngokungenakugwenywa lapho iqala khona. Izakhiwo zangaphakathi ziyafana kuzo zombili i-Exige roadster kanye ne-Elise, njengoba isikhumba silandela amakhonsathi alokho ngokuvamile okungaba ipulasitiki. Kukhona amasill afanayo abanzi kanye nesikhala esincane sempahla.

Ukubuyela ekhaya e-Sydney nethuba lokuzama i-Elise S Roadster kugqamisa umehluko. Uphahla luhlala luyiphrojekthi ye-Boy Scout, izibuko eziseceleni ziyakwazi ukuguqulwa ngesandla, futhi i-speedometer incane kakhulu ukulondoloza ilayisense. Cishe akukho lapho singabeka khona noma yini futhi akukho ndawo yokufihla izinto ezibalulekile.

Awusoze wangabaza indawo yomgwaqo, futhi inzima kangangokuthi imoto ingaphonswa emgwaqeni omubi, futhi isondo liyanyakaza ngokuphendula. Inyakaza ezithendeni zayo lapho ijubane, kodwa ngaphandle kwalokho umzimba awunyakazi. Emakhoneni, i-chassis ixhumana nomshayeli njengezinye izimoto ezimbalwa.

Naphezu kokushoda kwamandla ka-Elise angu-95kW, nesisindo esincane sokunyakaza, amasilinda amane azwakala esabela futhi eshesha. Ayisheshi njenge-Exige convertible, kodwa umehluko mncane.

Ngezindlela eziningi, i-Elise izizwa njengemoto ethembeke kakhulu, ingazami ukufihla amakhona ayo abukhali. Ilula futhi ayiyekethisi, njengoba ubungalindela. Ngaphandle, ubuye abe muhle kunabo bobabili, edweba ukumamatheka nomaphi lapho eya khona. Lokhu kuyangixazululela.

Naphezu kokuthandeka okwengeziwe kwe-cocktail ye-Exige, uma ngizoba i-Lotus eqinile, ngizothatha eyami ngobunono.