Lotus Elise 2008 ukubuyekeza

UDerek Ogden useshayele ababili isonto lonke.

ELISE

Nge-rag top, ukungena nokuphuma ku-Lotus Elise kuyikhanda elibuhlungu. . . nezingalo, imilenze nekhanda uma unganakile.

Imfihlo wukuphusha isihlalo somshayeli sibuyele emuva, faka unyawo lwakho lwesokunxele ngaphansi kwesiteringi bese uhlala esihlalweni ubhekise ikhanda phansi. Okukhiphayo kuyafana ngokuhlehla.

Okulula kakhulu ukususa phezulu kwendwangu - iziqeshana ezimbili zanele, zigoqe futhi uzigcine esiqwini ngezisekelo ezimbili zensimbi.

Uma kuqhathaniswa nophahla olususiwe, lolu ucezu lwekhekhe. Hamba phezu kombundu, sukuma futhi, ubambe isiteringi, wehlise kancane esihlalweni bese usilungisa ukuze usifinyelele. Awuhlali kakhulu kuLotus njengoba uyigqokile.

Uma usungaphakathi kwe-roadster encane, sekuyisikhathi sokuvula ubumnandi (er, sorry, injini). Le moto inenjini engu-1.8 litre yakwaToyota ene-valve timing, etholakala ngemuva kwenqola ehlala abantu ababili, enamandla angu-100 kW, okwenza imoto ikwazi ukusuka ku-zero iye ku-100 km/h ngemizuzwana engu-6.1 endleleni. ijubane elikhulu ngu-205 km/h.

Amandla ka-100kW angakunikeza kanjani ukusebenza okunjalo? Konke kumayelana nesisindo. Inesisindo esingu-860kg kuphela, i-Elise S ine-chassis ye-aluminium enesisindo esingama-68kg kuphela. Insimbi ekhanyayo nayo iyasetshenziswa.

Isiteringi kanye nebhuleki kusabela ngokwedlulele, kanjalo nokumiswa, okungaxoxa ezindaweni ezingalingani.

Lokhu kungathethelelwa ngemoto eklanyelwe ukuthwebula ingqikithi yokushayela imoto yezemidlalo. Eqinisweni, ngo-$69,990, lesi yisingeniso esiphelele sohlobo.

Iphakheji ye-Touring engu-$8000 yengeza izinto ezifana nokusikwa kwesikhumba, uxhumano lwe-iPod namaphaneli angazwakali - hhayi ukuthi umsindo kufanele ube ukukhathazeka kumuntu othanda imoto yezemidlalo.

I-Sport Pack engu-$7000 inyusa ibha ngezidambisi zemidlalo ze-Bilstein ezimisiwe, isilawuli se-traction esishintshayo, nezihlalo zemidlalo.

EXIGE C

Uma u-Elise - i-analogue ye-Lotus ngamasondo okuqeqesha, i-Exige S iyindaba ehluke ngokuphelele. Eqinisweni, iyona eseduze kakhulu ongayithola emotweni yomjaho ngokusemthethweni emgwaqeni.

Nakuba i-Exige ejwayelekile ikhipha amandla angu-163kW, i-Exige S ka-2008 isiyatholakala nePerformance Pack eyenza amandla afinyelele ku-179kW ku-8000rpm - okufanayo ne-limited edition Sport 240 – sibonga i-supercharger Magnuson/Eaton M62, ngokushesha. ama-nozzles agelezayo, kanye nesistimu ye-clutch ye-torque ephakeme kanye nokungenisa komoya okukhulisiwe ophahleni.

Lokhu kuphakamisa amandla iPerformance Pack Exige S isuka ku-zero iye ku-215 km/h ngemizuzwana engu-230 ihambisana nokuduma okumangalisayo kwenjini engemuva kwetekisi. . Umkhiqizi uthi ukonga kukaphethiloli kungu-5500 amalitha ngebanga elingu-100 km (4.16 mpg) emjikelezweni ohlangene wedolobha/womgwaqo.

Nakulokhu, isitha esidala, isisindo, sihlulwe ngesilinganiso samandla nesisindo esingu-191kW/tonne, kwabeka i-Exige S ezingeni lemoto enkulu. Ishayela njengekart (noma kufanele kube "umgijimi", i-Exige S iyashesha kangako).

I-Lotus Sport inesandla kulokhu ngokunikeza isilawuli sokuqalisa se-Formula XNUMX, lapho umshayeli ekhetha ama-rev ngokudayela ohlangothini lwekholomu yesiteringi ukuze aqalise ukuma kahle.

Umshayeli welulekwa ukuthi acindezele i-accelerator pedal futhi akhulule ngokushesha i-clutch, okuyinto ezimweni eziningi iresiphi yokulimala kokudlulisela kanye nokunciphisa amandla okujikeleza kwesondo.

Hhayi ngale ngane. I-damper ithambisa i-clutch kanye ne-transmission clutch force ukunciphisa umthwalo ku-transmission, kanye nokujikeleza kwesondo kuze kufike ku-10 km / h, emva kwalokho uhlelo lokulawula ukudonsa luqala ukusebenza.

Njengokulawula ukuqalisa, izinga lokulawula ukudonsa lingalungiswa ukusuka esihlalweni somshayeli, liyishintshe empukaneni ukuze ivumelane nezici zamakhona.

Ingashintshwa ngokunyuka okungu-30 - isethi entsha yamathuluzi ibonisa ukuthi kungakanani ukulawulwa kokudonsa okudayilwayo - ukusuka kumaphesenti angu-7 kwisiliphu samathayi ukuze uqedele ukuvala.

Amabhuleki aphinde athola ukwelashwa kwe-Performance Pack enamadiskhi angu-308mm anembobo futhi anomoya omningi ngaphambili, alawulwa yi-AP Racing ezine-piston caliper, kuyilapho amabhuleki ajwayelekile asebenze okuthuthukile kanye namapayipi amabhuleki alukiweyo.

Isiteringi esiqondile sinikeza impendulo enkulu kumshayeli, kuyilapho kungekho lutho phakathi kwesiteringi nomgwaqo, okuhlanganisa nesiteringi samandla.

Ukupaka nokuqondisa ngesivinini esiphansi kungase kukhathale, kube kubi kakhulu ngenxa yokungabonakali kukhebhu.

Isibuko sangaphakathi esibonisa ngemuva siwusizo njengesikhwama se-hip ku-sweatshirt, sikunikeza umbono ocacile welutho ngaphandle kwe-turbo intercooler egcwalisa lonke iwindi elingemuva.

Izibuko zangaphandle ziyasiza lapho zihlehla.

Ububanzi bango-2008 be-Lotus Elise kanye ne-Exige bafaka amathuluzi amasha anomklamo ofundeka kalula omhlophe kokumnyama. Kanye ne-speedometer eshaya ku-300 km/h, ama-indicator manje akhanya kudeshi ekhomba kwesokunxele noma kwesokudla, akufani nenkomba eyayikhona phambilini.

Isibonisi sokushintsha siphinde sishintshe sisuke ku-LED eyodwa siye kumalambu abomvu amathathu alandelanayo ngesikhathi sokugcina esingu-500 rpm ngaphambi kokuthi isikhawuli se-rev sinqamule.

Iphaneli yensimbi iphinde ibe nephaneli entsha yomlayezo we-LCD enencazelo ephezulu engabonisa umlayezo oskrolayo ngesistimu yemoto.

Ulwazi. Okubomvu kokumnyama kusiza ukufundeka elangeni eliqondile.

Amageji amasha abonisa ngokuqhubekayo uphethiloli, izinga lokushisa lenjini kanye ne-odometer. Nokho, ingaphinda ibonise isikhathi, ibanga elihanjiwe, noma isivinini sedijithali ku-mph noma km/h.

Izimpawu eziyisixwayiso azibonakali zize zenziwe zisebenze, okugcina iphaneli yomculo ingabonakali futhi iphazamisa, nama-airbag ajwayelekile.

Kukhona i-alamu/immobilizer enocezu olusha kanye nokhiye okhiye, wokuvula nezinkinobho ze-alamu. I-Lotus Exige S ithengisa ngo-$114,990 kanye nezindleko zokuhamba, i-Performance Pack yengeza u-$11,000.

Izinketho ezizimele zihlanganisa ama-dampers e-Bilstein alungiseka ngendlela engaqondile kanye nobude bokugibela, amasondo omgunyathi ahlukanisiwe ohlobo lwe-seven-spoke, i-Lotus traction control system eshintshwayo, kanye nomehluko ozikhiyayo.

UMLANDO WE-LOTUS

Isitembu somsunguli we-Lotus u-Colin Chapman, nobuchule bakhe bobuchwepheshe obuphambili kanye nokuhlanganiswa kwezici zomjaho, singatholakala kuwo wonke amamodeli we-Elise S kanye ne-Exige S.

I-Lotus ituswa ngokuqhakambisa ukwakheka kwenjini ephakathi kwama-Indycars, ithuthukisa i-chassis yokuqala ye-Formula One monocoque, futhi ihlanganise injini nokuhanjiswa njengezingxenye zika-chassis.

I-Lotus iphinde ibe ngomunye wezingqalabutho ku-F1, yengeza ama-fender futhi ilolonge indawo engaphansi yemoto ukuze inciphise amandla, iphinde ibe ngowokuqala ukuhambisa ama-radiator ezinhlangothini zemoto ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kwe-aerodynamic nokusungula ukumiswa okusebenzayo. .

U-Chapman washayela i-Lotus kumfundi ompofu wase-University of London waya ku-multimillionaire.

Le nkampani yakhuthaza amakhasimende ayo ukuthi ajahe izimoto zawo, futhi yangenela iFormula One ngokwayo njengeqembu ngo-1, ineLotus 1958 eyayishayelwa umuntu ozimele uRob Walker futhi ishayelwa uStirling Moss, yawina iGrand Prix yokuqala yalolu hlobo eminyakeni emibili kamuva eMonaco.

Impumelelo enkulu yeza ngo-1963 ngeLotus 25, okwathi, noJim Clark esondweni, yawina iLotus ubuqhawe bayo bokuqala be-F1 World Constructors'.

Ukushona okungazelelwe kukaClarke - waphahlazeka kuFormula 48 Lotus ngo-1968 ngo-Ephreli 1 ngemuva kokuthi isondo lakhe langemuva lingasebenzi eHockenheim - kwaba yingozi enkulu eqenjini nakuFormula One.

Wayengumshayeli ovelele emotweni ehamba phambili futhi uhlala eyingxenye ebalulekile yeminyaka yokuqala yeLotus. Umqhudelwano wango-1968 wanqotshwa uzakwabo kaClark uGraham Hill. Abanye abagibeli abaphumelele nge-marque nguJochen Rindt (1970), u-Emerson Fittipaldi (1972) no-Mario Andretti (1978).

Umphathi naye ubengavilaphi ngemuva kwesondo. UChapman kuthiwa useqede izintambo kungakapheli imizuzwana abashayeli bakhe beFormula One.

Ngemuva kokushona kukaChapman, kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kweminyaka yawo-1980, uLotus waqhubeka nokuba ngumdlali omkhulu kuFormula One. U-Ayrton Senna wadlalela leli qembu kusukela ngo-1 kuya ku-1985, ewina kabili ngonyaka futhi ethatha izikhundla ze-1987.

Nokho, ngomjaho wokugcina wale nkampani weFormula 1994 ngo-XNUMX, izimoto zazingasakwazi ukuncintisana.

U-Lotus uwine isamba semijaho ye-Grand Prix engu-79 kwathi u-Chapman wabona u-Lotus eshaya i-Ferrari njengeqembu lokuqala ukuzuza ukunqoba kwe-Grand Prix engu-50 nakuba i-Ferrari yayiwine eminyakeni yayo yokuqala eyisishiyagalolunye ngaphambili.

Moss, Clark, Hill, Rindt, Fittipaldi, Andretti. . . bekuyinjabulo nelungelo kimi ukuhlanganyela indawo nabo bonke.