Ukubuyekezwa kwe-Lotus 2-Eleven ka-2008
Futhi ukungabi khona kwalokhu kuholela enanini elikhulu ngempela langaphambili. Ngesilinganiso samandla nesisindo esingu-3.9kg i-kilowatt ngayinye nokusebenza okudlula izimoto ezinkulu zenani lentengo, i-Lotus engu-$127,500 ibonakala inesizotha.
Imizuzwana engu-3.9 uma imile ifinyelele ku-100 km/h nemizuzwana engu-8.9 iye ku-160 km/h, izobe igijima kakhulu kunabo bonke lapha e-Oran Park.
Ngemva kokushayela umugqa oqondile ngesonto eledlule, ngisho nalo mshayeli womjaho ocophelele kakhulu wezwa ukuthi kulula kangakanani ukweqa lesi sivinini. Izinombolo ezingenalutho zixoxa indaba, kodwa ziyehluleka ukuthwebula umuzwa wokuhlangabezana nazo kule top evulekile engenafasitela. Ishesha ngendlela emangalisayo, isabela ngokushesha futhi ihlanganyele ngokugcwele; I-2-Eleven iyikho konke okuthandayo nge-Lotus, ngaphezulu nje.
Kudingeka umuntu omkhulu njengosokhaya wethu, u-Dean Evans, ukukhombisa amandla aguqukayo emoto.
Nokho, ngisho nakumuntu osanda kuzalwa oqhathanisayo ongakaze ayijabulele i-Oran ngaphambilini ekuvulelekeni kwayo okugcwele, i-Lotus iyithoyizi lokuzijabulisa okuphelele, elifinyeleleka ngokuphelele futhi elijabulisayo.
Ngisho ne-impromptu spin ebangelwa isiyezi kanye nokuxega kwemilenze kusiza kuphela ukugcizelela ukubekezelela okujwayelekile kwe-2-Eleven kokukhathala komgibeli.
Sizinza entweni esondelene nemigqa efanele, isilawuli esishintshwayo sokudonsa sisethelwe ekuzijabuliseni, sihlale egiyeni lesithathu lika-gearbox onamagiya ayisithupha indlela yonke, sisebenzisa injini eshiswe kakhulu engu-1.8 litre.
Eyesine ima kuphela uma ukukhanya kwe-rev kuphazima, i-tachometer isondela ku-8000 rpm bese i-speedometer isondela ku-180 km/h.
Uma ungakaze uzame i-Lotus, kufanele, uma kuphela isiteringi. Abakhiqizi abaningi baphatha ukuphotha isondo njengomsebenzi, futhi ngokunciphisa umzamo, njalo banciphisa ukuzwa.
Isiteringi se-2-Eleven siqhuma umuzwa ngokoqobo. Icace bha, ibukhali ngokucijile futhi iqonde ngendlela edikibalisayo, kodwa igcwele injabulo.
Uma nje ungamhambisa uyothenga. Uxolo, kodwa kuzodingeka ugcine i-Europa eceleni ngoba i-2-Elevens inelayisensi yethrekhi kuphela (futhi umakalabha ogcwele ubuso iyisesekeli esibaluleke kakhulu). Iqale yabonwa ngabaningi embukisweni wezimoto i-Australian International Motor Show, i-2-Eleven iyona ekhiqiza izimoto ezisheshayo emlandweni ocebile we-marque.
Zingu-100 kuphela izimoto ezizokwakhiwa unyaka nonyaka, okuzoqinisekisa ukuthi izinsuku zethrekhi zizodonsa amehlo. Ngokusekelwe ku-chassis ye-Exige S eshintshiwe, i-2-Eleven inikwa amandla yinjini ephuma kwaToyota engu-1.8-litre 16-valve DOHC eshajwe kakhulu futhi epholisekile enamasilinda amane eshintshashintsha isikhathi kanye nokuphakamisa.
Ishunwe ukuthi ithuthuke ku-188 kW ku-8000 rpm, inamandla ngo-16% kune-Exige S elungele umgwaqo kanye no-20% elula. Ithambile futhi, ne-torque ekhuphuke ka-242Nm ngakho-ke idrayivu ifika ishisa futhi iqine futhi ngendlela yomugqa. Ukulawulwa kokwethulwa nokucindezela kuphathwa isistimu efanayo, eyokuqala inikeza ukwethulwa kwesivinini esiguquguqukayo, lesi sakamuva sinikeza ukukhetha kwamazinga ayi-18 okungenelela ngogesi ukusuka kobushiqela ukuya kokwenza-futhi-damn.
Sesikushilo ngaphambilini (futhi mancane amathuba okuthi siphinde sikusho), akukho lutho olungcono kuneLotus.
