I-Mini Countryman WRC - I-Auto Sportive
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I-Mini Countryman WRC - I-Auto Sportive

Cindezela i-paddle izikhathi ezine ukuze uphakamise, hambisa isandla sakho ngamasentimitha angu-5 kwesokudla, bese udonsa ibhuleki lesandla ngamandla akho onke. Kodwa lokhu akwanele, ijika lisondela ngesivinini esigcwele futhi, njengokungathi ngomlingo, ngesinye isikhathi ulifaka eceleni, ucishe uhlale phansi. Uma kungemnandi...

Ngaphambi kokuba ujike ngokugcwele, vula i-throttle futhi ngamandla kangangokuthi amasondo amane aqala ukushibilika njengoba imoto iqhubeka nokuya eceleni. Njengokhaphethi ondizayo, umata ofakwe izihlalo zamabhakede. I-Sparco... Uma ufaka amakhona, isiteringi sincane, futhi ngaphambi kokuphuma ekhoneni, uyakhuphuka bese uqala ukusheshisa ukuze ushaye elilandelayo.

Izimoto zomjaho ngokuvamile azifakwa ku-Driven, kodwa hhayi zonke izinsuku ongashayela inkanyezi entsha I-WRC. Futhi-ke, kusukela "kuphela" I-525.000 Euro (Ngaphandle kwe-VAT) thenga, lena I-WRC encane kungokwesigaba sezimoto zokukhiqiza ngakho-ke futhi phakathi kwalawa makhasi. Ingabe uyavuma?

La I-WRC Yabantu Abancane ulungiselela iRally Deutschland lapho iqembu Qhubeka kunginika ithuba lokuyizama (ngiyintatheli yesibili emhlabeni futhi ngiyiNgisi yokuqala ukuyishayela. Manje ngifuna ukuthola hi). Futhi nami angimubi kangako, ngoba eminyakeni edlule ngibe nenhlanhla yokuhlola izimoto ezingaphezu kweyodwa, futhi nginombono wokuthi bashayela kanjani.

Okokuqala engikuqaphelayo ukuthi i-Countryman iyimoto enkulu. Ngalokho kusebenza komzimba okusindayo kanye nemithetho ye-rally ebeka umkhawulo omkhulu ongu-1.200kg (iminyaka edlule bekungu-1.300), i-Prodrive ayizange ibe nokuhlehla okukhulu, ngisho noma inkundla ye-Mini ibonakale ingcono kakhulu ekumisweni kwe-WRC. Futhi lokhu akuyona inzuzo kuphela.

Uvula umnyango, ubeke izinyawo zakho phakathi kwama-side slats ibhande a Ikheji futhi uhlala esihlalweni sakwaSparco. Endodeni enkulu njengami, lokho kuhlale kuyinkinga, kodwa iMini ingenye yalezo zimoto ze-rally okulula ukuhlala kuzo, futhi bheka nje ukuthi kungani: inkulu ngaphakathi. Yiqiniso, lokhu akuyona i-S-class, kodwa kubonakala sengathi kunendawo eyengeziwe, futhi le mininingwane izobongwa ngokuqinisekile ngabashayeli kanye nabashayeli abasebenzisana nabo abachitha amahora amaningi endaweni yokusebenzela ngesikhathi somhlangano, ngokuvamile ngisho nasezimeni ezibucayi.

Intambo isigqoko sokuzivikela kanye nehedisethi, ngiboshelwe futhi ngilungele ukuhamba. U-Dave Wilcox, u-CTO e-Prodrive, uchaza inqubo elula yokuqalisa, ehlanganisa ukuthinta iswishi bese ucindezela inkinobho encane eyi-oblong phakathi kwezihlalo (eyayiphawulwe ngokucacile ngegama elithi Qala, ukuze ungaphazami). Umsindo ongenzi-lutho uyashelela futhi uthambile kunalokho ebengikulindele, kodwa akwanele ukungithulisa: uma ngicabanga ngalokho engilindelwe kona, ngiba novalo oluncane. Okokuqala, ukuqala ngaphandle kokuvala injini akulula njengoba kubonakala. I-accelerator ikhala ngokuthinta kancane: kubonakala sengathi ikhulise isivinini kakhulu, kodwa kunalokho konke kuphambene ncamashi. Khona-ke ukungqubuzana kunovalo futhi kungazelelwe, kunolaka nokuntula isineke sikamama ekupheleni kosuku, lapho ingane emnandi ingafuni ukulala.

Ama-blade amakhulu angawodwa ezimoto ezindala ze-WRC ashintshiwe i-gearbox elandelanayo a amagiya ayisithupha noma kunjalo, i-ergonomics ye-Mini yayingalungile kochwepheshe. Igiya elincanyana elimise okuka-U (uhlobo lukamoba oluphuma kudeshi bese lukhomba phezulu) lunethezeke ukwedlula igiya elilandelanayo elishintshayo kuPeugeot neSkoda S2000 engizamile.

Kuphela I-310 CV, ushintsho eNkantolo yaseMarsa kanye isivinini esiphezulu di 195 km / h I-Mini Countryman WRC, njengezimoto eziningi ze-rally, ayisheshi kakhulu kumathrekhi endabuko. Kodwa uma uyibeka phakathi komhlaba nodaka lapho kudingeka khona ukusheshisa okufushane, I 420 Nm torque I-1.6-cylinder turbo XNUMX bamjike abe yisicucu sangempela. Ngenhlanhla, i-Kenilworth Prodrive inobude obufushane futhi obunzima betiyela elijikajika phakathi kothango nezihlahla.

Ngishelela kweyesithathu ukuze ngiziphonse ku-chicane yokuqala kwesokudla-kwesokunxele bese ngivula i-throttle yonke indlela, ngibuka inkomba yegiya eliluhlaza, ngilungele ukulalela ngokushesha nje lapho ingena. Okwesine, okwesihlanu, ngibamba umoya bese ngingena ku-chicane elandelayo ukusuka kwesokunxele kuye kwesokudla. Ngithatha iqhubu, kodwa noma iMini isuka phansi isuka endaweni yabagibeli, ayizwakali. V I-pendant ye-Öhlins Ama-Specials anedumela lokuba nzima kakhulu ngisho namazinga e-WRC, futhi ungazizwa: Okuxakayo, aqinile kodwa athambile ngesikhathi esifanayo, ngakho-ke imoto ikwazi ukugcina ukudonsa nokudonsa ama-bumps amabi kakhulu. Angikuzwisisi konke lokhu kwehla nokwenyuka ethrekhi, ngakho-ke ngiyakwazi ukushayela sengathi akwenzekanga lutho, ngisebenzisa ngokugcwele yonke indawo etholakalayo. Ngemuva kwama-laps ambalwa, i-Wilcox iyasebenzaI-ALS (Anti Lag System) ukusabela kwe-accelerator kushintsha kakhulu. I-Anti Lag ikuphoqa ukuthi ulinganise kabusha ukuzwela konyawo lwakho lwesokudla, njengoba kwenza kwesokunxele uma ufunda ukwenza isithende ukuya kuzwane. Kodwa uma usujwayele, uzokwazi ukushelela ejikeni bese ukhetha i-trajectory yakho ngokunemba okukhulu. I-Mini inzima kakhulu ukuyishayela kune-WRC endala enomehluko osebenzayo, lapho kufanele uvule khona i-throttle bese ama-electronics enze okunye. Kodwa isinyathelo side I-Countryman (u-150mm ngaphezu kwe-Fiesta WRC ne-DS3) ibonakala iyenza izinze futhi ingalungeli kakhulu kune-Fabia S2000 kanye no-207 encane futhi ebekwe kahle, ikakhulukazi ngemva kokweqa umkhawulo. Lokhu kuthambekela kubonakala ngokucacile lapho ushayela ngokushesha ngesandla sokudla ezihlahleni, lapho amathayi "amadala" i-Mini iya ngokuphelele ku-railing. Kuzwakala njengokushayela eqhweni emathayini agxilile.

I-Countryman WRC yinhle kakhulu. Futhi hhayi ngoba ngisho kanjalo: isonto ngemva kohambo lwami eKenilworth, Dani Sordo wathatha yesikhulumi sokuqala esigabeni sokuqala WRC on asphalt. I-Ford ne-Citroen baqaphele kangcono ...

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