I-Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead 2008 Обзор
Kulapho uzithola ususho okuthile okufana nokuthi: "Ubuhle bukhona nxazonke!" okwaziyo ukuthi injabulo yokuqala emangalisayo yokushayela i-Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe isiphelile. Ngisho nento evamile njengomjikelezo kakhonkolo ithatha ukubaluleka komlando uma kukhulunywa ngesikebhe somhlaba esingamathani angu-2.6, njengoba kuvela ukuthi, isivele ithengiswe ngemali eyizigidi ezingu-1.25 zamaRandi.
U-Bevin Clayton we-Trivett Classic unikeze i-Carsguide umlayezo wayo wokuqala wase-Australia ngesonto eledlule, okusivumela ukuthi sifinyelele i-Drophead kuphela ezweni engekho ezandleni zangasese okwamanje, nakuba izoba khona maduze.
Lesi sibonelo esimsulwa esinamadijithi aphansi aphindwe kabili ewashini sithunyelwa e-Adelaide, lapho umnumzane ezoba umnikazi wokuqala wale modeli ye-Roller kuleli dolobha elincane.
Uma ubulungu bekilabhu yabanikazi be-Rolls-Royce yase-Australia bukhula kancane kancane - uClayton ulindele ukuthengisa ama-Phantom sedan ayisishiyagalombili, ama-Dropheads ayisishiyagalombili kanye nama-hardtop coupe amathathu amasha ngoSepthemba - mancane amathuba okuba abeke engcupheni yokungakhethi. Vele, umuzwa wenhlanhla ngokumane usondele ku-Drophead cishe ngeke unciphe ngokuxhamazela.
Ubumnyama obuningi balesi sibonelo, obuvezwa yibhonethi yesiliva epholishiwe ehlukile, bufihla imigqa emangalisayo yeRola. Okude kunanoma iyiphi imoto yesimanje, uphahla lwendwangu luwuphahla lwezingqimba ezinhlanu olwenziwe ngokwezifiso oluvikela ikhabethe emsindweni wesixuku esihlanyayo cishe ngendlela ephumelelayo njenge-sedan hardtop. Ngempela, njengoba uClayton esho, kuyacaca ukuthi iDrophead ihlala "emndenini wePhantom."
Yize ikhasimende elilodwa lithenge i-sedan ngaphezu kwe-Drophead yalo entsha - njengoba kwenza elinye - i-Drophead DNA ibonakala ngokushesha lapho livula umnyango onezinsika zangemuva.
Ulwandle lwe-Indian rosewood kanye nesikhumba sikakhilimu esipholishelwe esibukweni ngezingxenyekazi zensimbi engagqwali. Umoya wekhethelo ucishe ukuhehe uma uthatha isiteringi esincanyana sakudala.
Kunjalo, i-Drophead yenziwe ngesandla kusetshenziswa okokusebenza okuhle kakhulu kumazinga aqondile e-Rolls futhi imodelwe kumayacht omjaho we-J-Class wango-1930. Ngempela, indawo engemuva i-teak.
Isivalo siyaxutshwa ngomshini bese siqedwa ngesandla ukuze kuqinisekiswe uhlamvu olufanayo.
I-picnic boot ine-split compartment ngemuva evuleka kabili ukuze ukwazi ukufinyelela kalula ku-315 litre wesikhala. I-tailgate engezansi inikeza inkundla yokuhlala entofontofo yabantu abadala ababili uma igoqiwe, ivule indawo yemithwalo ene-upholstery ewubukhazikhazi ukwedlula amakhebhi amanye amasedan kanokusho iCarsguide ezamile.
Ngokungafani cishe nawo wonke, kodwa afana kakhulu ne-sedan kadadewabo, i-Drophead igoqa amandla amakhulu e-V6.75 angu-12-litre ngokumelene nenothi le-sonic elihambisana ne-Phantom moniker. Impela, imizamo yokuqala leli bhizinisi ngemuva kokuma eduze kwaseClovelly ukuze athathe isithombe ibonakale ingasebenzi. Injini yasebenza ngempela.
Njengoba uphahla luphansi emhubheni, ungakwazi ukushayela i-hybrid ehlakaniphile futhi ecolisisiwe nakuba inamandla angu-338kW kanye ne-720Nm. Cishe ayikho i-Drophead eshayelwa umshayeli, kodwa ukuhlala emabhentshini angemuva kuyisipiliyoni esiphucuzeke kakhulu ongaba nakho ekuguquleni.
Njengoba sishilo nge-sedan, iRoller inhle kakhulu ukuthi ungayishiya iye kuJeeves.
Linjalo ijubane eshiya ngalo umkhondo nokuphendula ngokushesha esiteringini okungaze ukholwe ukuthi le nto idlula wonke amaSUV asinda kakhulu.
Nakuba izimoto eziwubukhazikhazi obuncane - futhi lokho kuzoba zonke izimoto - zingantanta ngokucanuzela kwenhliziyo, i-Phantom "iyantanta" ngendlela edumile, ecishe ibe negunya lobunikazi beRolls-Royce.
Uma i-Drophead ibiza ngaphezu kwesigidi, ulwazi lokushayela luyinto eyodwa esigidini.
