Ukubuyekezwa kwe-Lotus Evora ka-2010: Ukuhlolwa Komgwaqo
Uma ungomunye wabakhiqizi bezimoto abadonsa iminyaka engu-15 bengenalo uhlelo olusha, amasondo ogcina usunawo azobhekisiswa. Ngakho i-Lotus Evora yaqala ukudayiswa lapha ngoJanuwari. I-Evora isusa i-Lotus ekuthembeleni kwayo kuphela ku-Elise ngazo zonke izindlela futhi isho ukuthi uhlobo lwaseBrithani lunganikeza okuthile okunethezekile nokunethezeka.
Ngokungafani ne-Elise egxile kuthrekhi encane (kanye nokwehluka kwe-hardtop Exige), i-Evora iqinile ngokwanele ukuba ungahamba ngayo nsuku zonke: imbangi yebhentshimakhi yekilasi, i-Porsche 911, ekhethekile kakhulu. Noma okungenani leyo theory. Iqiniso liyindida kancane.
Izindaba ezinhle mayelana ne-Evora ukuthi ifana kakhulu neLotus. Ngeshwa, izindaba ezimbi futhi ukuthi ibukeka njenge-Lotus. I-Evora ingumzamo wokuqala kaLotus wangempela emodelini ewubukhazikhazi kusukela i-Esprit yagcina ithathe umhlalaphansi cishe eminyakeni eyishumi edlule.
Angikaze ngishayele i-Esprit, ngakho-ke angazi ukuthi irekhodi le-Lotus liyini emakethe kanokusho. Kodwa-ke, kusobala ngokushesha ukuthi i-Evora inomuzwa ofanayo ongaphandle kwebhokisi owehlukanisa i-Elise. Kunokuvumelana lapha abakhiqizi bezimoto kudala bazilahla.
Isibonelo, izinguqulo ezishajwe kakhulu ze-Elise ne-Exige cishe azibonakali ngemuva ngenxa yokufaka amapayipi enjini. Kungenza impilo ibe nzima, kodwa, ngokuxakile, iphinde ibe yingxenye yentelezi.
Bengingalindele ukuthola inkinga efanayo nge-Evora, enewindi elincane elingemuva elisithwe injini. Kuleli zinga, lokhu akwanele. Lokhu kunezela ezinkingeni ezivamile zokubonakala ezivela ku-coupe, okuyinto lapha, njengenjwayelo, ngenxa yokubonakaliswa okuvela kudeshibhodi ku-windshield.
Ukuxazulula inkinga yombono wangemuva, i-Evora ingafakwa ikhamera yokubuka yangemuva nezinzwa zokupaka. Ziphuma kwelinye lamaphakheji amathathu, futhi imoto yokuhlola - njengezimoto zokuqala ezingu-1000 ze-Launch Edition - yayifakwe le nqwaba.
Ku-Evora evamile, lokhu kuzonyusa inani lifinyelele cishe ku-$200,000, lapho okuhlukile kwabathengi kuba mnandi ngempela. Izimoto zokusebenza okufunayo kuzo zonke izinhlobo zamaJalimane zizokushiya noshintsho.
Yiqiniso, i-Evora yayingathengwa ngaphandle kwemihlobiso. I-Elise enqunu isathandeka ngoba empeleni iyithoyizi. Kodwa-ke, angikwazanga ukucabanga ukuthenga i-Evora ngaphandle kwezinto eziningi ezinhle. Futhi-ke inkinga ukuthi ezinye izinto ezimnandi azilungile kakhulu.
Okuhamba phambili kuzo i-premium sat-nav nesistimu yomsindo ye-Alpine, ebukeka ingezona ezoqobo futhi enokulungiswa okungalungile kwezithombe, ngaphandle kwesilondolozi sesikrini. Iyingxenye yesikrini esithintwayo, ingxenye yokulawula inkinobho, nezinto ezilula ezifana nokulungisa ivolumu kuyinkinga. Izinkinobho zincane futhi uhlelo lokusebenza aluqondakali. Le nketho ka-$8200 iza ihlanganiswe nokulawula ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, izinzwa zokupaka, kanye ne-Bluetooth yocingo nocingo okungaba nzima ukuyenza ngaphandle kwayo.
Engingakwenza ngaphandle kwezihlalo zangemuva, ezibiza omunye u-$7000. Azinamsebenzi kubantu abadala noma izingane ezinkulu kunezingane, futhi nalapho ngeke ngifune ukuzihlupha ngokuzifaka. Basebenzela imithwalo, nakuba isikhala sempahla kuyisona osasithola uma ungalihloli ibhokisi.
Kuyasiza ukuba nesikhala ngemuva kwezihlalo, vele, ngoba ezinye izinketho zokugcina, kufaka phakathi i-trunk, azinhle. Kungenzeka ukuthi i-air conditioning idlula esiqwini ukuze injini ingathosi ukuthenga kwakho. Ngeshwa, lokhu akusebenzi.
Iphakethe lezinketho zokunethezeka lengeza isikhumba esengeziwe ekhabetheni, futhi liyayenza nge-metallic dash trim enhle, kanye nokuthinta okukodwa noma okubili okupholile njenge-shifter. Kodwa ezinye izingxenye eziningi, njengama-pedals nama-air vents, kubonakala sengathi zithwelwe phezulu zisuka ku-Elise, futhi ikhwalithi yokuqeda isangaphansi kwe-mainstream, nesembozo se-airbag somgibeli esingafanelekile emotweni engiyishayele.
I-Evora Evora ihlukile kunesiteringi esikwazi ukushintshwa ngezindlela ezimbili kanye ne-air conditioning ene-non-hurricane ne-off setting. Izihlalo zilungisela ibanga kuphela futhi zihlezi, kodwa lezi Recaros zikhululekile usuku lonke.
Inkinga enkulu ngesikhundla somshayeli ihlobene nama-pedals, asuka enkabeni yemoto, abakhiqizi abaningi abangawagwema kulezi zinsuku. I-clutch inespring esiqinile, i-gear shift iwumshini, futhi i-pedal yebhuleki inohambo olufushane kakhulu. Kodwa ahlanganiswe kahle futhi kumnandi ukuwasebenzisa ngokujwayelana okuncane.
Isiteringi sincane kakhulu, kanti i-hydraulic assistance isho ukuthi, ngokungafani ne-Elise, i-Evora ayidingi ukuphushelwa endaweni yokupaka.
Kodwa-ke, ukufundwa kwezinsimbi akulula ukufunda, ngokunyuka kwe-speedometer ku-30 km/h, 60 km/h, njalo njalo, bese kuba uhhafu phakathi kwakho. Ingabe lokho kusho u-45 km/h? Amaphaneli amancane abomvu abomvu kuzo zombili izinhlangothi zokudayela kunzima ukuwabona kuzo zonke izimo zokukhanya, futhi izici zekhompuyutha yohambo azibonisayo zisemancane. Okunye okucasulayo amawindi angavaleki ngokugcwele anezicabha noma aziphakamele.
Ukungena ku-Elise akunakwenzeka kwabaningi, futhi nakuba imingcele ye-Evora incane, ukungena kusazoba yinkinga kwabanye ngoba kuphansi kakhulu.
Isinyathelo esisodwa esikhulu esivela ezimotweni ezincane ze-Lotus sihlanganisa ukuthuthukiswa kwangaphakathi, nomsindo wenjini omncane ku-cabin. Kukhona ukubhonga kwamasondo namaqhuqhuva kanye nezinsimbi ngezikhathi ezithile, kodwa ayancipha futhi awabonakali.
Ukugibela kungenye igxathu eliya phambili, elinomuzwa ocolekile osenqenqemeni elamukelekayo lokuqina kwemoto yezemidlalo. Noma kunjalo, u-Evora kuzoba nzima ukuhlala naye usuku nosuku, futhi umehluko phakathi kwakhe no-Elise ungaphezulu kwezinga kunomlingiswa.
Yebo, lezi futhi izindaba ezinhle. Thatha i-Evora ohambweni olude lwezwe futhi ngeke ufune ukuhamba. Emgwaqweni ongakwesokudla, usondela emkhawulweni ongokomthetho, i-Evora iphila.
I-chassis yinhle futhi ibonakala isabela ngendlela enembile ekucindezelweni okuncane kwe-gas pedal nesondo lokuqondisa. Ngokushesha ithatha indawo elinganiselayo yokujika emakhoneni ngaphandle komzamo womshayeli.
Kukhona ubumnandi ekuhambeni kwakhe, okukhangayo njenge-Elise, i-Evora kuphela elinganiselayo futhi engajahi kangako. I-Evora nayo ayijwayele ukukhahlela esiteringini noma ishayisa ithrekhi.
I-aluminium Evora chassis izuzwa ku-chassis eyenzelwe i-Elise, kanye nokumiswa kwe- wishbone ephindwe kabili nxazonke. I-Evora isindayo ngezindinganiso ze-Lotus (1380kg) kodwa ilula ngokwezindinganiso zawo wonke umuntu ngenxa yamaphaneli ayo e-aluminium nophahla oluyinhlanganisela.
U-Evora uqhubekile nokuhlanganisa iLotus nezinjini zakwaToyota, kulokhu kuphela ingu-3.5-litre V6 yakwa-Aurion neKluger. Ayinawo amandla amasilinda amane e-Lotus e-Elise/Exige, kanye nejubane lawo: imizuzwana engu-5.1 ukuya ku-100 km/h uma iqhathaniswa namane aphansi.
Kodwa-ke ngokwenkampani le njini izwakala imnandi kakhulu uma igijima ngesivinini esiphezulu kanti ulayini ugijima ufika ku-261 km/h. Khetha iphakheji yezemidlalo futhi kukhona imodi yezemidlalo eshintshwayo elola ukuphendula kwe-throttle, ikhuphule umkhawulo we-rev futhi isethe ama-threshold aphezulu kumasistimu okungenelela kagesi. Iphinde ibe namapayipi okukhipha amandla ezemidlalo kanye ne-cooler kawoyela yenjini, kanye namadiski ane-perforated we-AP Racing ezine-piston calipers.
Idizayini yangaphandle iyi-Lotus emsulwa, enezinhlangothi zebhodlela le-Coke nokubukeka kwengilazi eyindilinga. Ingemuva ibanzi futhi inamasondo angu-19 inch alloy uma kuqhathaniswa nangu-18 inch ngaphambili, okwenza imoto ikwazi ukubamba kahle emgwaqeni. Akungabazeki.
Izoba yivelakancane kakhulu kuneningi labaqhudelana nayo, ngokukhiqiza iminyaka engu-2000 futhi engu-40 kuphela eqondiswe e-Australia. I-Evora ifiseleka kakhulu ukuthi ingahluleka, kodwa njengomvakashi omkhulu yenza imoto yezemidlalo enhle. Ngisho nangezindinganiso eziphakeme, kuyabiza kancane ukufaka izinto ezifana nezibuko zamandla ohlwini lwezinketho, futhi okunye ukuyekethisa nokudumazeka akunakugwenywa. Okwenza i-911 ibe yisinqumo esihlakaniphile. Kuphela manje njengoba ngigibele i-Evora, kuzodingeka ngibe nayo ngayinye.
