Ukubuyekezwa kwe-Rolls-Royce Phantom 2008

Bengilokhu ngicabanga ukuthi indlela engcono kakhulu yokuhamba uzungeze i-Europe isihlalo sekilasi lokuqala ku-Orient Express.

Uma ngithatha uhambo lwesitimela olufushane kakhulu olusuka e-London luya ku-English Channel, ngifisa sengathi uhambo lungahlala phakade.

Kodwa ingunaphakade yisikhathi eside, futhi yonke into iyashintsha. Bengicabanga ukuthi ngizohlala ngiyisiphuzo se-Coke, kodwa manje sengincamela i-Pepsi. Futhi ukwethembeka kwami ​​ku-Allan Moffat noFord ekugcineni kwaphenduka lapho ngiba umngane noPeter Brock futhi ngishayela izinduku zakhe ezishisayo zaseCommodores.

Kuleli sonto nje, uthando lwami lwe-Orient Express lubulawe yimoto. Kodwa hhayi nje noma iyiphi imoto.

Njengoba ngizungeza eFrance ngeRolls-Royce yakamuva, iPhantom Coupe entsha eyizigidi eziyi-1.1, ngokweqiniso angikwazanga ukucabanga indlela engcono yokuhamba.

Futhi ukuze ubeke lelo nani ngendlela efanele, kufanele ukhumbule ukuthi abathengi bale moto abazona izigqila zanoma yiziphi izibopho zokuphila kwami ​​nawe esiphila kuzo. I-Mortgage? Cishe akunjalo.

Umnikazi weRolls-Royce ngokuvamile unemali engaba yizigidi ezingu-80 zokuthenga ngokushesha, uphethe okungenani izindlu ezimbili, futhi unegaraji elinezimoto ezine noma ngaphezulu zesigaba sakwaFerrari ne-Porsche. Ngakho-ke, sikhuluma ngoLindsey Fox, uNicole Kidman noma uJohn Lowes.

Kubo, iPhantom Coupe—ngisho nenzuzo enamanani ayisikhombisa ngaphambi kokuba uyikitaze ngezibambi zenkomishi zangemuva ezingama-$8000 noma upende wangokwezifiso ukuthi ubani owazi inani—ingenye nje imoto enhle.

Kithina izigqila zamaholo zomhlaba, lokhu kuwukumosha okumangalisayo.

Kungani noma ubani engakhokha ngenjabulo u-$ 1.1 wezigidi ngemoto eyenza umsebenzi ofanayo oyisisekelo njenge-$ 15,000 Hyundai Getz, enendawo efanayo yangaphakathi njenge-$ 35,000 Holden Commodore kanye namandla okusebenza okuncane kune-$ 70,000 6 FPV Falcon?

Kungakho ngahlala endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi efekthri iRolls-Royce eGoodwood, eBrithani, ngibuka ihhashi lama-Phantom ayizigidi ezingu-8, kusukela ezinkampanini ezintsha eziyisithupha kuya ku-limousine enamasondo amade nemithwalo, ibuthanela iqembu elincane labantu. izintatheli ezinenhlanhla. Kwakuyisiqephu esidatshulwe emakhasini ezimpilo zabantu abampofu kodwa abanethonya.

Kodwa ungacabangi nakancane ukuthi iPhantom Coupe iphelele. Noma leyo mpilo kulo mhlaba ihluke kakhulu empilweni yase-suburban Australia.

Izibambi zezingilazi ebuhleni baseBrithani azisizi ngalutho, futhi endaweni yokuqala ezungezayo, amabhodlela amabili amanzi angena ngaphansi kwama-pedals, okwangethusa kakhulu.

Futhi "Umoya we-Ecstasy" ku-hood awukwazi ukusula ithrafikhi yabagibeli yasekuseni endleleni eya esitimeleni se-Cross-Channel.

Futhi uma ugibela i-Phantom Coupe emhubheni wesitimela, kufanele uhlale ndawonye namaloli. . . ngoba iRolls-Royce inkulu kakhulu.

Emizuzwini embalwa kamuva nathi sase sigibele ekamelweni elisha nezingane zesikole eziyishumi nambili, zonke zijabule ngokubona imoto emangalisayo. Futhi bekuyisikhumbuzo esinamandla sokubaluleka kwe-Rolls-Royce nendawo yayo emhlabeni.

EMigwaqweni

Isikhumbuzi esilandelayo safika ekupheleni kosuku. Sahamba amahora acishe abe ngu-12 futhi sihambe ibanga elingaphezu kwamakhilomitha angu-600, kodwa kithi kwakubonakala sengathi sasihamba ngemoto cishe ihora.

Kuyinto engcono kakhulu ku-coupe. Ithe ukushesha kancane kune-Phantom enezicabha ezine, ibukhali ngokuphawulekayo ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho umgwaqo uqala ukuzulazula, futhi ithule kakhulu kune-Drophead eshintshwayo.

Kodwa, uma kuqhathaniswa nanoma iyiphi imoto evamile, lena i-cocoon epholile echoboza amakhilomitha ngaphandle komzamo obonakalayo. Lolu uhlobo lohambo lwasebukhosini uMaharajas abengalujabulela emhlane wendlovu ngesikhathi sobukoloni baseNdiya.

Ungabona futhi uzwe ukuzola ku-Phantom Coupe. Izihlalo zifana nezihlalo, imoto ithule kangangokuthi ungakwazi ukukhuluma ngokuthula nomgibeli ngaphandle kokudonsa kanzima, ukunethezeka kwe-chic kukho konke okubonayo, ukuthinta, ukuhogela nokuzwa, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo imoto ijika kalula i-speedometer isuka ku-80 km. / h ukuya naughty-naughty ngokucindezela okukodwa okuqinile kugesi.

Njengoba sishayela sasidonsa kanzima ukuthola amagama okuchaza iqembu labavakashi. Santanta cishe ngokuzikhandla, njenge-Titanic ngaphambi kwentaba yeqhwa. Hhayi ukuthi sicabanga kanjalo. Mhlawumbe i-cavalcade? Noma i-parade? Noma nje ukuxokozela, umhlambi, noma i-Phantom fantasy?

Kodwa iqiniso labuya ngokushesha lapho isibhakabhaka siphenduka sibe mpunga, saba mnyama njengoba amathonsi emvula okuqala ephenduka umfudlana oqhubekayo namafu aphenduka inkungu ewugqinsi.

Lokhu kushayela kokugcina eGeneva bekuwukuba yisikhathi sokuthola ukuthi iPhantom Coupe ingaba imoto yezemidlalo ngempela yini futhi ifeze izethembiso ezihlaba umxhwele zomkhiqizo. Kodwa kwakukhona amaloli amaningi kakhulu namajika, futhi umgwaqo wawushelela futhi usongo olukhulu emotweni ye-$1 million.

Ngakho ngaphoqeleka ukuba ngibheke enganginakho nalokho engangikufundile. Lokhu kuhlanganisa abaphethe izinkomishi ezingathuthukisiwe kanye nokuzulazula kwesathelayithi, okungemuva kakhulu kwezikhathi, kanye nesethi yama-knick-knack asezingeni eliphansi kakhulu kuneLexus LS600h. Impendulo ibukhali kancane, kepha ayidlali njengePorsche noma iCalais V.

I-Roller nayo idinga isiteringi esicijile, isibambo esincane, uhlobo oluthile lokulawula ukudluliselwa kwamandla, nezihlalo ezintofontofo ukuze iqhubeke nokudlala imidlalo yayo. Futhi ukubonakala ngefasitela elingemuva kungokwesibili ngokubi kakhulu kulo nyaka, ngemuva kweBMW X6 enamasondo onke enephutha.

Kodwa lapho ilanga liphuma futhi siphenduka enye indawo yokucasha enezinkanyezi ezinhlanu ukuze siqedele uhambo, iPhantom Coupe yanginqoba.

Ungasebenzisa noma iyiphi i-logic oyifunayo futhi ubuze noma yimiphi imibuzo enzima oyifunayo futhi ube nokugxeka njengoba ngithanda futhi ulinganise imoto njengensalela eyihaba enomlando omuhle futhi ongenalo ikusasa langempela.

Kodwa ezinye izinto ekuphileni zikhona ngoba zingakwazi. Futhi ngoba kufanele sibe nezindinganiso. I-Phantom Coupe ayiphelele, kodwa ingenye yezimoto ezihamba phambili emhlabeni. Ngiyayithanda.

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