2020 Ukubuyekezwa kwe-Aston Martin Vantage

Iyini i-Aston Martin? Iwuphawu olunozalo olungenakuphikwa, olwakhiwe emashumini amaningi eminyaka njengamanye amatende angavamile njenge-Ferrari ne-Lamborghini, kodwa aziwa kangcono ngezimoto zalo zomgwaqo ze-Grand Tourer kunezimoto ezinkulu ezinenjini ephakathi kwabantu bakubo base-Italy. 

I-millennium entsha ibone umkhiqizo waseBrithani usezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu, yonga impilo ende kakhulu yemindeni yangaphambilini yemodeli ye-DB kanye ne-Vantage. 

Babesebahle kabuhlungu ngenkathi bethatha umhlalaphansi eminyakeni engaphezu kweshumi ubudala, kodwa izingxenye zabo eziwumshini nezikagesi sezinesikhathi eside zabhalwa, ikakhulukazi kulesi siphetho esingavamile sesikalo samanani. 

Iminyaka eyinkulungwane entsha ibe yinhle ku-Aston Martin.

Faka ubambiswano olusha lwezobuchwepheshe nabakwaMercedes-AMG okubone inkundla yobuchwepheshe bezinhlobo ezintsha ze-DB11 kanye ne-Vantage ziqondana ngqo nomzuzu, ngokuhambisana nendlela yazo entsha yesitayela, inesibindi kunangaphambili kodwa ngokungangabazeki i-Aston.  

Ngakho-ke zibukeka njenge-Aston, kodwa ingabe zizizwa njengenye i-AMG? Ngethemba ngokweqiniso ukuthi ngeke, njengoba uhlobo olunamandla nefa le-Aston kufanele lugcine ubunikazi balo. 

Njengoba iminyaka emithathu egcwele ekukhiqizeni okungokoqobo kwalobu budlelwano, bekuyithuba lami lokuqala lokuthola ngokuhlala ne-Vantage entsha ngempelasonto. 

NgoLwesihlanu kusihlwa

I-Vantage yethu iphenduke inguqulo esivele ithengisiwe ye-Lunar Eclipse Designer Spec enezinketho eziningi ezikhuphule inani lwayo lohlu laya ku-$367,579 kusukela kuntengo yohlu lwesisekelo se-Vantage engu-$299,950. 

Iphakethe lihlanganisa izingxenye ezithile zangaphandle eziyi-13 kanye nezingxenye zangaphakathi eziyi-15, okufakazela ukuthi i-Aston inolwazi lobuciko bokwenza umuntu uqobo njengawo wonke umhlaba wezimoto ezingavamile. 

Empeleni, i-Lunar Eclipse Designer Spec imele upende wensimbi oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ojulile kakhulu enkumbulweni ephilayo, onama-gill emaceleni anombala, izibambo zeminyango, izibuko ezisemaceleni nophahla. I-Gloss black iphinda ingene esikhundleni sanoma iyiphi i-chrome ngaphandle kwamathiphu namabheji e-exhaust futhi isebenza kuma-brake caliper futhi isebenza naku-20" 10 spoke forged alloy wheels.

Ngaphakathi, iphakethe lihlanganisa izihlalo ezithuthukisiwe ezifudumalayo nezingena umoya (yebo, emotweni ka-$300K), isiteringi se-Sport Plus, esihambisana nesikhumba esinezimbobo esimnyama nesasibhakabhaka, ukuthungwa okunemibala egqamile, ipayipi le-carbon fiber phakathi nendawo. izilawuli ze-console kanye nokufakwa kweminyango, kanye nama-splash esiliva we-satin. 

Iphinde inikeze I-Tech Pack ehlanganisa ukulawula okuvamile kohambo, ukungena okungenakhiye kanye nokuqapha indawo eyimpumputhe (yebo, u-$300k futhi), kanye nokupaka okuzenzakalelayo kanye nephedi yokuthinta esekelwe kwaMercedes yohlelo lwe-infotainment.

Njengabaningi ekupheleni kwesikali samanani, asikho isilinganiso sokuphepha esisemthethweni esivela ku-ANCAP noma i-Euro NCAP, futhi akushiwo lutho ngezinye izici zokuphepha ezisebenzayo njenge-AEB eshidini lokucacisa. 

Ngakho-ke impikiswano enzima ngokwezindleko zendabuko, kodwa ngeke ikwazi ukucisha abaningi kulo mhlaba, futhi uma sikhuluma iqiniso, umthengi ojwayelekile weVantage unezinketho ezingaba ngu-$40 ngaphezu kokujwayelekile. 

Engilinde endaweni yokupaka izimoto ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku, wayebukeka enesono kodwa ethanda ukubheka iCamry, CX-5, kanye namaRangers ayemzungezile. 

Kumnyama kodwa kuyinkimbinkimbi futhi yesimanje ekuqaleni.

Ngimangazwe izicabha zamadada ezihlobise yonke i-Aston ehamba emgwaqweni kusukela ku-DB9, ngikhumbule isiteringi esisha esingajwayelekile se-Vantage, esicishe sibe yisikwele. 

Angikayibambeli indlela yamanje mayelana nezibambo eziyisikwele ezimotweni zokusebenza. Angiyena ngisho umlandeli wamasondo aphansi, ngaphandle uma besemotweni yomjaho ovulekile lapho isiteringi sijika kancane sisuka kwingidi siye sikhiye. Ingabe le mpelasonto ingavula amehlo ami?

Inkinobho yokuqala nezilawuli ze-gearbox nazo azivamile, kodwa empeleni zinengqondo: inkinobho yokuqala itholakala phakathi nendawo yezinkinobho zokukhetha zesitayela se-Ferrari P, R, N kanye no-D.  

Uma ucindezela inkinobho phakathi, injini ye-AMG engu-4.0 litre twin-turbocharged V8 iqala ukusebenza ngaphambi kokuthi ime endaweni engenzi lutho yokufudumala kunesidingo esetshenziswa ezimotweni ezinkulu zanamuhla. Kodwa ubani onendaba, iYaris ayikho.

Injini yakwa-AMG engu-4.0 litre twin-turbocharged V8 ikhahlela amandla angu-375 kW/685 Nm.

NgoLwesihlanu ebusuku ngizihambela ngiphuma edolobheni ku-Parramatta Road kanti umgwaqo u-M4 ogcwele umgwaqo obheke eBlue Mountains awukaze ukhiqize ngaphezu kwe-Vantage engu-375kW/685Nm, isivinini esingu-314km/h, noma i-3.6s 0-100 iyazishaya isifuba. kodwa kwakuseyindlela eyanelisayo yokuqeda isonto lomsebenzi. 

Ukuhlala ekhabetheni lapho okuwukuphela kwendawo okungezona ezesikhumba kubonakala sengathi ingilazi, isiqu sesiginali ephendukayo, izinkinobho ze-carbon fiber ne-aluminium kanye nezinto ezifakiwe kungase kuzwakale njengokuhlwa okubizayo no-Max Mosley, kodwa isipiliyoni esihluke ngokuphelele. Eyodwa ene-multimedia interface esekelwe kwaMercedes, okuphambene nemfihlo engcolile.

I-Ride iqinile kodwa ayinalo ukhalo, i-exhaust ephumayo izwakala ngokusobala ukuthi i-V8 kodwa ayinakho emphinjeni njengenjini efanayo ku-C63 guise, futhi naphezu kokusebenzisa isakhiwo se-gearbox esifana nemoto yomjaho, i-torque converter yemoto ye-ZF enamagiya ayisishiyagalombili ima kahle kanjalo. – siqala ukuhambahamba edolobheni, njengoba sesilindele cishe kuzo zonke izimoto ezidonsa ngamasondo angemuva kulezi zinsuku.

Okuwukuphela kwento engachazwa njenge-NVH compromise ukukhiya ngezikhathi ezithile kwesikhumba okuhlanganayo njengalapho amabhanzi akho ehlangana nesaluni yase-Chesterfield. Maka inombolo eyodwa ukuze ulondoloze uhlamvu oluhlukile. 

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UMgqibelo ekuseni wamukelwe ngesidingo sokubhekisa amabombo ezitolo zasendaweni ukuze uthole izinto ezibalulekile.

Ngenhlanhla, ngihlala phakathi kwemizila emibili ethakazelisa kakhulu phezulu naphansi konqenqema olusentshonalanga lwe-Blue Mountains, kanjalo nezitolo zakithi. 

Ngakho-ke, ngokunengqondo, ngehla ngaphambi kokukhuphuka futhi futhi ngakujabulela ngokuphelele. 

Khohlwa i-Aston, thola isizukulwane sokuqala i-Plymouth Barracuda!

Kuyaqondakala ukuthi ithimba labathuthukisi beVantage lichithe isikhathi esiningi ku-991 911, njengoba lenza umsebenzi ofana ncamashi wokulinganisa ukunethezeka komhambi omkhulu nobukhali bemoto yangempela yemidlalo. 

Ngaphandle kwalena edonsa ngamasondo angemuva ene-V8 ngaphansi kwekhala kanye nesisindo esingu-50:50. Uma i-Porsche yakha i-928 entsha ingase ibukeke kanje, kodwa ayibonakali, futhi ngokuqinisekile ngeke ibukeke njengale Aston. 

Ngethemba ukuthi izoba nesibambo esiyindilinga njengoba isibambo se-Vantage esifana ne-GT3 senza umqondo omncane kimi ngokusetshenziswa ngokushesha kunasethrafikhini. Ngisebenzise isifaniso esithi "indlela yokusonta u-50 cent" izikhathi ezimbalwa, futhi akukaze kusebenze kakhulu. 

Uma ngikhuluma ngezinhlamvu zemali, ukuthenga okuseceleni kwami ​​akwenzi lutho ukukhombisa ubungako be-Vantage, kodwa isikhwama sami se-duffel esisagcwele sibonise ukuthi sinendawo eningi eyanele yabantu ababili abami ndawonye ne-tuxedo/tuxedo combo oyikhethile. ingubo yakusihlwa isongwe ngobunono phezu kwabo. 

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Usuku lokugcina lwempelasonto lwaqala ngezaba ezingcono kakhulu engangizazi zokuvuka embhedeni ngo-6:30 ngeSonto, ngaphambi kwezingane zami ezimbili ezincane: Izimoto Ezintabeni Nekhofi Ebhavuni laseMedlow. 

Kude nemicimbi engavamile ye-C&C ezungeze idolobha, umcimbi we-Blue Mountains, oba njalo ngeSonto lesithathu nyanga zonke, uhlala uyisisekelo sefilosofi ethi "woza woza" ephromotha ukukha izimoto nekhofi okuhle. Bheka ku-Instagram wami, kunobufakazi obanele.

Ngakho-ke kungani uzungeza i-Aston Martin entsha engeyomunye umuntu? Ngoba ngokuqinisekile imbozwe ingxenye ethi "wonke umuntu uyeza" yesibalo, futhi kunokuthile okukhethekile kakhulu ngezikhathi ezithile.

Uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, emehlweni ami i-Mazda 1300 station wagon ilingana nomthethosivivinywa, kodwa ngisho i-Italian V12 ekhethekile.

Ngokuqondakalayo, okokuqala ngqa ngabona abaphethe izinkomishi ezimbili ku-centre console kwakusekuqaleni kohambo lwami lwamagquma. Akuyona yonke into eku-Aston orbit ecabangela imininingwane ebalulekile enjalo, kodwa kusafanele ngiqambe amaphakethe eminyango, angangeni neze emabhodleleni amancane kakhulu.

Ilandela indlela izinkulungwane zezakhamizi zase-Sydney eziyenza uhambo lokuya emsebenzini ngeSonto njalo ngeviki, i-Vantage izabalazile ukugcina izindawo eziseduze zika-80-60-80km/h, kodwa akulona iphutha lemoto lelo. Ihambe ngokunethezeka nangokukhululeka, kodwa yashiwo ngayizolo ukuthi izogwinya uhambo njengomdlalo wevidiyo wasekuqaleni wama-90s, mhlawumbe inani eliphindwe kabili lentengo esemthethweni. Ah, ngiphila kugeyimu yevidiyo kusukela ekuqaleni kwawo-90s...

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Uma ukuya ekhaya ngoLwesihlanu ku-Aston Vantage entsha kuyinjabulo, khona-ke ukwesaba uMsombuluko ehhovisi kuncipha nakakhulu, ngisho noma uhambo lokuya emsebenzini lwasekuseni luphazanyiswa uhambo oluya ku-servo ukuze ugcwalise amafutha. 

Isibalo sayo esisemthethweni sihlangene singu-10.3L/100km, kodwa phezu kokuba siphumelele ukwenza kahle ngempelasonto yethu, sisebenzise u-12.1L/100km ka-95RON ku-400km kuphela. 

Kupholile njengo-Idris Elba esudi ye-Savile Row, okumvumela ngandlela thize ukuthi anqobe izimbangi zakhe ezigqoke i-Lycra. 

Ukube u-Aston wakha eyodwa enesondo eliyisiteringi.