Lotus Elise 2007 ukubuyekeza

Ukudayiswa kwezimoto zabagibeli kwenyukile, kwenyuke ngaphezu kuka-40% unyaka kuze kube manje kwezinye izigaba ngo-2006, ngokombiko wemakethe wakamuva wanyanga zonke.

Kungaba kuhle ukucabanga ukuthi ukuphumelela kwezentengiselwano kwezimoto eziklanyelwe ukunethezeka nokunethezeka ngokulahlekelwa yinoma yikuphi ukuzijabulisa kokushayela, ngempela noma yikuphi ukuzwakala, kwaba ukuphambuka kwesikhashana.

Ukuthi asikwazi ukuthola okwanele kulawa maselula athambile, apholile, anesitayela sebhola kuyinkomba yokuthi siyazicabangela thina, asinethezeki, futhi asikuthandi ukushayela.

Sibe nesizathu sokucacisa leli qiniso elibuhlungu lempilo yesimanje izikhathi ezingaphezu kwesisodwa esontweni eledlule noma ngaphezulu; njengoba sasicishe silibaleke omunye futhi umhwebi owayeshayela ngokuzenzekelayo imoto yezitolo yedolobha.

Kungase kube nezaba ezincane zomnikazi we-SUV (ngokungafani "nomshayeli") ongazange abone i-Lotus Elise S yethu ephansi futhi enciphile.

Kodwa ukubukeka kahle kwamadayeli iningi lalabo esiphoqeleke ukuthi sibakhuze kuveze ukuthi bebengazi ngethangi lika-Abrams.

Izibuko eziseceleni ziya ngokuya zibonakala njengeziwusizo ikakhulukazi ekubuyiseleni ukupaka.

Uma isexwayiso esikhulu sokuba ne-Lotus ku-Sleepy Hollow yedolobha lezimoto kuyingozi yangempela yokuba i-SUV speed bump, khona-ke kukhona ukwaneliseka okukhulu ngokuyeka ukuwohloka okukhona.

I-lotus, ikakhulukazi i-ultralight yezinga lokungena i-Elise S, isengenye yezimoto zomgwaqo ezihlanzeke nezihlanzeke kunazo zonke ezisetshenziswayo. Uma uhogela ngisho nencanyana kaphethiloli, uzikweleta ukushayela iLotus okungenani kanye.

Ngisho noma ungalahliwe kangako, mhlawumbe, ikakhulukazi uma ungalahliwe kangako, kufanele okungenani unamathisele ikhanda lakho kokukodwa. Khona-ke uzobona ukuthi akunakwenzeka kuphela ukusinda ngaphandle kwezinsiza eziningi ezingaphandle neziphazamisayo izimoto eziningi zesimanje zabagibeli eziboshelwe kuzo, kodwa futhi uchume ngokweqiniso ngezindlela okungenzeka ukuthi awukaze uzicabange.

Akukhona ukuthi u-Eliza wenza ngaphandle kobuqili. Ngokungafani ne-hardcore Exige S, isibuko esingemuva siwusizo ngenxa yokuthi sinewindi langemuva okwazi ukulibona ngaphandle. Kukhona ne-stereo system, izihlalo ze-Probax ezimbili, ngisho namawindi asebenza ngogesi. Abukho ubungozi bokudida ingaphakathi ngeMercedes-Benz SLK. Noma iMazda MX-5. Ngokungafani nabo, ayikho inkinobho yokugoqa uphahla, kufanele ihlakazwe futhi isuswe ngesandla. Futhi, njenge-Lotus ephelele kakhulu, wehlela phezu kombundu kulokho okuyi-cockpit, hhayi i-cockpit.

Umkhathi wokusebenza kwe-spartan uthambisa kuphela izinto ezinjalo zangaphakathi zeminyango kanye nedeshibhodi engangezi isisindo. Udinga ukuzwana kahle nomgibeli wakho, okuzothi uma emude abuke idolo nendololwane ukuze ukwazi ukuphatha kahle igiya lever.

Ngokubukeka kwayo, u-Eliza uyinto encane enhle kakhulu. Ngempela, ezimotweni ezicwebezelayo ze-alloy ezisongwe ngamathayi angu-16 intshi ye-Yokohama Advan Neon ngaphambili nangama-intshi angu-17 ngemuva, yinhle njenganoma iyiphi inombolo yezinkinobho.

Uma u-Eliza engakukhohlisi, cishe nawe uyayizonda imidlwane. Vala ukhiye, cisha isivimbeli bese ucindezela inkinobho yokuqala futhi uzobona ukuthi akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi akukhona nje kuphela umsindo ongahlukanisiwe wokuvala umsindo wenjini, kodwa injini ifakwe phakathi nendawo ngemuva kwekhanda lakho. Kubukeka sengathi kuzoba okokugibela okuzokwenza imoto yakho yansuku zonke ibukeke njenge-Jason Recliner Rocker.

Kuyamangaza ukuthi injini ekhethelwe lesi simangaliso esithengekayo ngempela ibolekwe kokuthile okuthobeke njengeToyota Celica. I-VVT engu-1.8 litre ikhiqiza amandla afinyelela ku-100kW/172Nm, kodwa yanele ukuthi iqhubekisela phambili i-Elise ku-100km/h njengoba imi kwiPorsche Boxster S ngemizuzwana engu-6.1. Futhi elokugcina libiza u-$140,000…

Nakhu okwenzekayo lapho izinto zangaphandle zilahlwa ukuze kuzuzwe isisindo sonqenqema esilula kunanoma iyiphi imoto emigwaqweni yase-Australia.

U-Elisa unesisindo esingama-860 kg kuphela futhi une-anorexia. Nokho, cishe kuwumnikelo wansuku zonke ongasho lutho.

Imvelo eyingcosana yesilo okukhulunywa ngaso yagqugquzelwa inhlanganisela ye-Eibach springs kanye ne-Bilstein telescopic dampers.

I-Elise igibela ngokubi kakhulu, lapho umgwaqo ungayiphonsela inselelo, uma kungenjalo kalula, khona-ke ngokuzola okunesiyalo ngaphandle kokuyekethisa izindinganiso zeLotus ezibalulekile njengokulawula umzimba okunembile kanye nokuphatha okunembile ngokuphelele.

I-rack efakwe ngokuqinile kanye nesiteringi se-pinion, vele, asisizwanga futhi sinempendulo.

I-2.8 iphendulela i-lock-to-lock, iphinda iphendule ngokushesha futhi iqondise ukuze kuthi uma uyisebenza kahle, ukushintsha isiqondiso kuzwakale njenge-osmosis. Nakuba amandla aphakeme efika ku-6200 rpm, yonke i-torque ifika ku-4200 rpm, ikunikeza lonke ibanga elimaphakathi olidingayo futhi ikuvumela ukuthi usebenzise igiya lesihlanu ngezikhathi ezithile.

Alikho igiya lesithupha, kodwa ngeke usizwe isidingo salo.

Nokho, ukusunduza i-Elise idlule ku-5000 rpm, njengoba uNkulunkulu ayehlosile, kusho ukuvuna isivunguvungu sokusheshisa okuqinile nomsindo wokukhipha umoya ohlabayo kuze kube yilapho isibani esiyisixwayiso sibaneka eduze komugqa obomvu.

Lokhu kudlula ngokweqile kuhumusheka ekubeni i-stop pedal enenani elilungile lokuhlehlisa elakhelwe kuyo ngaphambi kokuthi kwephulwe umkhawulo we-ABS. Okuhlangenwe nakho kuka-Elise kuyabonakala ngendlela yokuthi izimoto esizikhethe "njengezimbangi" ezicatshangelwayo zikhishwe emoyeni omncane. Ngamunye wabo uvuza ngokuphana ngendlela yakhe, kodwa akekho kubo olingisa ukuzenzela nokudelela. Akuvamile ukuba kube kuhle kakhulu ukuba "okungewona owase-Australia".