Buyekeza i-Lotus Evora 2010

Bangu-40+ kuphela abantu base-Australia abanenhlanhla abayoba nethuba lokuba nemodeli entsha ye-Lotus eyayinesifiso esikhulu eminyakeni edlule, i-Evora 2+2. Emhlabeni jikelele kuzobe kuyimoto efiswa kakhulu yile nkampani njengoba kulo nyaka kuzokwakhiwa izimoto ezingu-2000 XNUMX kuphela.

Ezinye izimoto sezinawo amagama, kanti umphathi jikelele wezokuthengisa nokumaketha kwaLotus Cars Australia, uJonathan Stretton, uthi noma ubani o-odayo manje kuzomele alinde izinyanga eziyisithupha.

I-Lotus yakamuva, ebizwa nge-Project Eagle ngesikhathi ithuthukiswa, iyimoto yoguquko yenkampani. Inhloso yakhe ukuthatha izimbangi ezithile ezidumile zaseJalimane, ikakhulukazi inkomba iPorsche Cayman.

Intengo nemakethe

U-Stretton ufuna u-Evora alethe amakhasimende amasha kumkhiqizo. “Sithemba ukuthi sizoheha amakhasimende asuke kwezinye izinhlobo zemikhiqizo ephambili,” usho kanje. Ngokusho kwakhe, inombolo encane ye-serial yemoto iyisici esibalulekile, esibalulekile emfanekisweni wemoto. “Lena yimoto enevolumu ephansi, ngakho izogqama esixukwini,” usho kanje. Lokhu kukhethekile kunentengo engu-$149,990 ngezihlalo ezimbili kanye no-$156,990 nge-$2.

Injini nebhokisi

Nakuba i-Evora ingaphezu kwesamba sezingxenye zayo, ezinye izingxenye ezakha imoto yezemidlalo ephakathi nenjini akuzona zonke ezihlukile. Injini iyi-3.5-litre V6 yaseJapan ejwayeleke kubashayeli bakwaToyota Aurion.

Nokho iLotus iyishunile i-V6 ngakho isikhahlela amandla angu-206kW/350Nm nesistimu yokulawula injini evuselelwe kabusha, i-freer exhaust flow kanye ne-flywheel eklanywe i-AP Racing eklanywe i-Lotus kanye ne-clutch. Ngokungafani ne-Aurion, le moto ithola amagiya ayisithupha ashintshwayo ephuma e-UK-model kadizili iToyota Avensis. I-automatic transmission enamagiya ayisithupha elandelanayo nama-paddle shifter izovela kuphela ekupheleni kwalo nyaka.

Imishini kanye nokuqeda

Ukuthola ukudluliselwa okusungulwe kahle kunezinzuzo zako. Isisindo esincane semoto kanye namaphaneli omzimba ahlanganisiwe asiza ekuzuzeni uphethiloli ohlangene ongu-8.7 wamalitha ngebanga elingu-100 km uma kuqhathaniswa nenjini engu-V6. Ngisho nesiteringi esiphansi sakhiwe nge-magnesium engumbombayi ukuze kwehle isisindo nesikhala sangaphakathi sesiteringi.

Njengoba kufanele imoto yezemidlalo, i-suspension isebenzisa i-lightweight foged double-wishbone suspension, i-Eibach springs kanye nama-dampers e-Bilstein ashunwe yi-Lotus. Onjiniyela baphinde bazibophezela ekufakeni isiteringi sikagesi ukuze bavune uhlelo lukagesi.

UStretton uthi i-Evora izophinde ivumele abanikazi beLotus abakhona ukuthi bathuthukele emotweni enkulu, ecoliseke kakhulu. “Kuzosiza futhi ukwandisa izethameli,” usho kanje. Izimoto zokuqala zizofika zihlome ngokugcwele i-"Launch Edition" trim package, ehlanganisa ubuchwepheshe, i-sports package, amalambu e-bi-xenon, i-premium audio system, ikhamera engemuva nezibuko ezisebenza ngogesi.

Iphakethe lobuchwepheshe livamise ukubiza u-$8200, kanti iphakethe lezemidlalo lingu-$3095. Naphezu kobukhulu bayo obuncane - yinde ngo-559mm kune-Elise - injini ephakathi engu-3.5-litre V6 iyifomula yangempela engu-2+2, enezihlalo zangemuva ezinkulu ngokwanele ukuhlalisa abantu abancane ngemuva kanye nemithwalo ethambile ebhuthini engu-160 litre. “Iphinde ibe ne-trunk efanele futhi ikhululeke kakhulu kunezinye izimbangi zayo,” kusho uStretton.

Внешний вид

Ngokubukeka, i-Evora ithatha amasu okuklama ku-Elise, kodwa ngaphambili ithatha isimanjemanje kwi-Lotus grille namalambu. Unjiniyela Omkhulu we-Lotus u-Matthew Becker uyavuma ukuthi ukwakheka kwe-Evora kugqugquzelwe izimoto ezidumile ze-Lancia Stratos rally.

Uthi: “Enye yezinto ezibalulekile kwaba ukungenzi imoto ibe nkulu kakhulu. Ukuhlinzeka indawo eyanele abane, i-Evora yinde ngo-559mm, ibanzi kancane futhi yinde, kanti i-wheelbase yayo inde ngo-275mm kune-Elise. I-chassis inesakhiwo esifanayo ne-Elise, eyenziwe nge-aluminium extruded, kodwa yinde, ibanzi, iqinile futhi iphephile.

“I-Elise chassis yasungulwa eminyakeni engu-15 edlule,” kusho u-Becker. Ngakho-ke sithathe izingxenye ezihamba phambili zaleyo chassis futhi sayithuthukisa. Le moto iyisibonelo sokuqala seLotus' Universal Car Architecture futhi kulindeleke ukuthi isekele ezinye izinhlobo eminyakeni ezayo.

Isebenzisa ozimele abancane abahlukanisekayo nangemuva ukuze bakwazi ukushintshwa kalula futhi balungiswe ngemva kwengozi. Amanye amamodeli e-Lotus amasha amathathu, okuhlanganisa ne-Esprit ka-2011, kulindeleke ukuthi asebenzise inkundla efanayo eminyakeni emihlanu ezayo.

Ukushayela

I-Lotus ibilokhu inesifiso sokungaphezu nje komkhiqizi wezimoto ze-niche ezincane zezemidlalo. Futhi ngenkathi sijabulela ukugibela i-Elise ne-Exige, azisoze zaba yinsakavukela. Lezi izimoto zezemidlalo kuphela zabathandi abashisekayo. Weekend Warriors.

I-Evora iyisiphakamiso esihluke ngokuphelele. Yakhelwe ngokunethezeka engqondweni ngaphandle kokudela uhlu lozalo lwe-Lotus ngokusebenza nokuphatha. Zonke izici ezihlukanisa i-Elise ne-Exige kubagibeli zicatshangelwe ku-Evora. Ama-Threshold aphansi futhi mancane, kuyilapho izicabha zinde futhi zivuleke banzi, okwenza ukuphuma nokungena kungabi naphupho elibi le-acrobat.

Ibukeka njengemoto yezemidlalo ebucayi, kodwa iLotus iyaqonda ukuthi ukuze iqhudelane nezimoto ezifana nePorsche Boxster, idinga ukusebenziseka kalula. Baphumelele. Ukugqoka i-Evora kufana nokugqoka isudi ye-Armani ehlanganiswe kahle. Ilingana kahle kakhulu, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo ithokomele futhi iqinisekisa.

Uma uhlezi ezihlalweni zezemidlalo ezigona emathangeni, kunenqwaba yemilenze negumbi lokufundela ngaphandle komuzwa we-claustrophobia. Lesi isithiyo sokuqala okufanele usinqobe. Isithiyo sesibili izinga eliguquguquka kakhulu lamamodeli e-Lotus adlule kanye nedumela lawo "njengezimoto zekhithi". U-Evora uye wahamba ibanga elide ukuze aqede ukucwasa okunjalo.

Mayelana nokuklama, ihlukile ku-Boxster esebenza kahle futhi yaseJalimane. Okungenzeka ukuthi okusiphethe kabi ingaphakathi wukuthi amanye ama-switchgear esibili asabukeka ephuma emgqonyeni wakwaToyota. Kodwa ikhwalithi iyona engcono kakhulu esiyibonile kusukela ku-automaker waseBrithani eminyakeni edlule, kusukela kusihloko kuya ezihlalweni zesikhumba eziqedwe kahle.

Konke kuxolelwe uma uvula ukhiye bese ushaya umgwaqo. Isiteringi sibukhali, kukhona ukulingana okuhle phakathi kokugibela nokubamba, kanti i-V6 ephakathi nenjini inenothi elimnandi. Njengabanye abancintisana nabo, i-Evora ithola ukulungiselelwa "kwezemidlalo" okuthuthukisa ukubamba iqhaza kwabashayeli ngokukhawulela abanye babakhelwe ngaphakathi zokuphepha.

I-lotus ikhethe ngokuhlakanipha i-hydraulic steering rack phezu kwesistimu kagesi ukuze zizwe kangcono kanye nempendulo. Njenge-Elise, i-Evora isebenzisa izindlela zokukhiqiza ezingasindi, ezisezingeni eliphezulu eziyisihluthulelo sokusebenza kahle kwemoto.

Njengoba ifinyelela ku-1380kg, le moto eyi-slung low-slung ilingana ne-avareji ye-hatchback yase-Japan, kodwa injini yakwa-Toyota eklanywe kabusha engu-3.5-litre six-cylinder inikeza amandla amaningi. Okuyisithupha kusebenza kahle futhi kuyashelela, kuletha amandla abushelelezi kanye nama-revs amaningi aphansi aqala ngokushesha uma ama-rev esengaphezu kuka-4000.

Engomeni egcwele, injini inenothi elimangalisayo, kodwa ngesivinini esikhulu iyaqanjwa futhi ithule. Kwabanye abathanda iV6 kungenzeka ingabi nawo umsindo ozwakalayo okhombisa ukuthi iyimoto eshaya ku-100 km/h ngemizuzwana engu-5.1 noma ishaye ku-261 km/h, kodwa ukucaca nokuphuthuma kokulethwa kweziyisithupha kusahlaba umxhwele.

Okuhlaba umxhwele ngokulinganayo amabhuleki amakhulu - 350mm ngaphambili no-330mm ngemuva - kanye nokubamba kwamasondo ePirelli P-Zero. I-V6 ihambisana namagiya ayisithupha ashintshwayo aphuma kwaToyota, ashintshwe yiLotus. Ukushintsha kuzwakala kuminyene phakathi kokuqala nesesibili ekuqaleni, kodwa ukujwayelana kusiza ukushelela ushintsho.

Uma usuyitholile i-hang yayo, ungakwazi ukuthatha i-Evora ngokuzethemba ukudlulele ngale kwemikhawulo evamile yokusingatha. Asikasondeli emikhawulweni eguquguqukayo ephezulu kakhulu yemoto. Nokho, ngisho nangaphandle kwemodi yezemidlalo evuliwe, ihlala ijabulisa kakhulu.

Akungabazeki ukuthi u-Evora ubukeka njengo-Elise osekhulile. Ingase ibe nemali eyanele ukuze ihehe abathengi abathile bokusebenza kude nemikhiqizo esungulwe kakhulu yesiJalimane. I-Lotus yansuku zonke ongagcina uhlala nayo.