2007 Lotus Elise S Ukubuyekeza

Lapho abantu abaningi bethenga imoto, bacabanga nge-equation elula; ukusebenza kanye nenjabulo kufana nesixazululo esihle. Bafuna indawo, ukunethezeka, isitoreji, nezici ezibenza bazizwe sengathi bathola idili elingcono kunomthengi wemoto olandelayo. Kepha nge-Lotus, leyo zibalo iphonswa ngefasitela, njengoba sithole esivivinyweni sethu ngezinga lokungena lika-Elise S.

Inendawo encane yokubeka izinto, ithambile ngaphakathi, futhi uzoqina cishe yonke imisipha emilenzeni, emhlane, nasentanyeni njengoba ungena uphuma emotweni yakho. Uma useminyakeni yama-50s, uzobe ububula futhi ububula njengoba uzama lokhu okucishe kungenzeki. Ngoba i-lotus ayisebenzi nhlobo.

U-Elise S, nokubukeka kwayo njengezinambuzane, unolaka "Ngiqonde ibhizinisi". Ingaphambili elibanzi lihambisana nengemuva elinemisipha. Futhi lena ithoyizi langempela labafana, ubufakazi balo obuthumela emgwaqeni.

Ezinsukwini ezintathu ezahlukene zokushayela, iLotus yakhanga "izithupha" ezinhlotsheni ezintathu zabafana; oneminyaka engu-10 ubudala, oneminyaka engu-20 ubudala nangaphezulu ovuthiwe - kodwa usengumntwana enhliziyweni - oneminyaka engu-40 ubudala. Kodwa ningakhathazeki mantombazane, nathi singaba nobumnandi.

I-Elise S ibiza u-$69,990 futhi iyiLotus ethengekayo. Kodwa imoto yethu yokuhlola ibibiza kakhulu ngephakheji yenketho ye-Touring Plus engu-$8000. Lokhu kungezelelwe izinto ezifana ne-leather interior trim, shift knob ne-handbrake lever boot, amaphaneli akhipha umsindo wangaphakathi kanye netop ethambile.

Ngaphandle kobukhulu obungenzeki, kunezinye izinto ezimbalwa ezingenzi iphuzu eliqinile lokuthengisa, okuhlanganisa amandla engeziwe adingekayo emakhoneni ngoba asikho isiteringi samandla. Futhi njengoba imbalwa kakhulu imigwaqo eyisicaba eSydney, uzozizwa zonke imigodi.

Izinsiza zokuphepha ezifana ne-ABS nama-airbag omshayeli nabagibeli azokwenza ukhululeke uma uzifihla kalula indawo yakho emgwaqeni. Kodwa kusenzima impela, njengoba kulula kwabanye abashayeli ukukukhumbula, ikakhulukazi amaSUV asedolobheni atholakala yonke indawo.

Kodwa naphezu kwalawo ma-dips, ngemva kwesonto kwakusenento enhle ehlekisayo emotweni ekwazile ukubeka ukumamatheka ebusweni bakho.

Khasa ngaphakathi futhi ikhabethe libonakala lingenalutho. Kukhona i-CD system, kodwa injini inomsindo kangangokuthi kufanele uyiphendule ukuze uzwe noma yini.

Iphakethe le-Touring-plus linikeza isitiriyo se-Alpine esithuthukisiwe esinojeke we-iPod, isibambi senkomishi nomata baphansi abafekethisiwe, kodwa ngaphandle kwephakheji ye-Elise S, iyithambo elingenalutho.

Asikho isikhala sokubeka, ngisho negumbi lamagilavu, futhi linomboko omncane. Izingxenye zangaphakathi zishoda ngisho nokhaphethi, okunikeza i-Elise S umuzwa wangempela womjaho, esikhundleni salokho yengeza i-aluminium njengomhlobiso.

Ngaphandle kokubheka izici, kanye nokusebenzisa i-chassis ye-aluminium ene-subframe yensimbi engasindi yangemuva, imoto inesisindo esingu-860 kg kuphela. Uma kuqhathaniswa, u-Barina unesisindo esingu-1120 kg.

I-Elise S ingenye yezimoto ezilula kakhulu emhlabeni, inzuzo yesisindo inikeza ukusheshisa okungcono, ukuphatha kanye nokubhuleka. Konke lokhu kuhambisana nokusebenza okuhle kakhulu kweLotus encane.

I-Elise S inenjini yohlobo lweToyota engu-1.8kW 100 litre ebonakala incane ephepheni, kodwa qaphela ukuthi lena imoto ebukeka njengekarati futhi inesisindo esingaphansi kakhulu kuneyejwayelekile i-subcompact.

Isuka ku-100 iye ku-6.1 km/h ngemizuzwana engu-XNUMX, nayo ebonakala ishesha kakhulu kunalokho ongase ucabange.

Mayelana nokusebenza kahle, i-Elise S ikhipha amandla angu-100kW ku-6200rpm, nakuba kunzima ukwenza ama-rev anyukele phezulu njengoba ekukhuthaza ukuthi unyukele phambili. Mayelana ne-torque, i-Elise S ithuthukisa i-172 Nm ku-4200 rpm.

I-performance itholakala nge-lightweight five-speed manual transmission ezwakala ingaxutshwe nalutho uma ushintsha amagiya.

Kodwa wonke ama-minuses asheshe akhohlwe lapho umyeka asuke e-leash.

Iphonse ekhoneni futhi i-Elise S ibambe kahle, incinde kanzima njengoba ubambelela esondo elincane lomjaho.

Ukuslayida kumodi engagqoki kuwumzamo. Ngokungafani nezinye izimoto zezemidlalo, umzamo owenziwe ngesandla uyadingeka ukususa phezulu okuthambile.

Ukuyikhumula kwakulula, kodwa ukuyigqoka kwathatha cishe imizuzu engu-15 futhi kwadonsa isixuku.

Futhi ngenkathi imoto iletha ukumamatheka okukhulu, kuyanyamalala lapho ingaqali, ikakhulukazi lapho enye yezindawo lapho inquma ukuma khona isendaweni yokupaka izimoto.

Uchwepheshe we-lotus ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uthe lokhu kungenzeka ukuthi kungenxa yokucindezelwa kwegesi kusenesikhathi - kucatshangwa ukuthi kufanele kudlule imizuzwana engu-10 phakathi kokuvula injini nokusheshisa ukuze imoto yehlise umoya. Isiguquli se-catalytic ngokusobala sidinga isikhathi sokufudumeza izinga lokushisa lokusebenza ukuze sithobelane nezimfuneko zomthetho wokukhipha umoya.

Imiyalo yalolu hlelo lokusebenza izofika ngokushesha kakhulu.

I-Elise S imnandi, kodwa akuyona imoto evamile. Ukuyisebenzisa njengomshayeli wakho wansuku zonke kungakuhlanyisa futhi kubangele amajaqamba emzimbeni wakho.

Kodwa uma unemali, ungakwazi ukushaya ithrekhi izikhathi ezimbalwa ngenyanga, ngezinye izikhathi ubukise ngesiminyaminya, noma uhambe ngomkhumbi omude.

Ngoba akungabazeki mayelana nezinto ezijabulisayo nezikhangayo zeLotus Elise S.

I-Elise S inohlu olude lwezinto ezingezinhle, kodwa lezo zisheshe zikhohlwe uma ufika emgwaqeni ukuze ujabule.