Saab 9-3 Swedish Rhapsody on Ice
Eqinisweni, lokhu kuyinto engingakaze ngiyenze ezweni lethu elibanzi elinsundu.
Akekho kubo ohlezi eduze kohlanya oluneminyaka engu-60; njengoba egijima i-Saab 9-3 Turbo X ezansi emzileni wehlathi elineqhwa endaweni engu-200 km/h enodonga lweqhwa kuphela kanye nohambo oluyinhlekelele oluya ezihlahleni ezisihlukanisayo.
Nokho, kowayengumpetha we-rally u-Per Eklund kanye neqembu le-Saab Ice Experience, usuku lonke.
Unyaka nonyaka, bahlanganisa amaqembu amancane ezintatheli ukuze bangene shi emlandweni we-Saab, ukuthuthukiswa kwezimoto zayo, nalokho okwenza iSweden ihluke emhlabeni wonke.
Konke kwenzeka ekujuleni kwe-Arctic Circle, endaweni yezimanga emhlophe ekude kakhulu ne-Australia ngendlela ongayicabanga.
Yinhle ngomqondo wasogwadule, engafani nethafa elishisayo, elinezintuli zase-hinterland, kodwa ukushaqeka okukhulu lapho ufika ku-minus 20 ngemva kokusuka e-Australia ngokuhlanganisa nangu-30.
I-Saab Ice Experience inehhuku ekhethekile kulo nyaka, njengoba le nkampani izokwethula izimoto zayo zokuqala ezidonsa ngawo wonke amasondo ezindlini zombukiso.
Uma lokho kuzwakala kungavamile kancane uma kubhekwa izimo zasebusika ezishelela kakhulu e-Sweden nasengxenyeni enkulu ye-Europe, kumthathe isikhathi u-Saab ukukhulisa imali nomdlandla ukuze asuke endleleni yayo yokushayela amasondo angaphambili.
Kodwa uzofaka ngaphezu kuka-200kW emgwaqeni ngezinhlobo ezilinganiselwe ze-9-3 Aero X kanye ne-Turbo X eziseduze nama-showroom asekhaya.
Lezi izimoto zomndeni, hhayi amarokhethi omgwaqo wesitayela se-Lancer Evo, ngakho u-Saab wakubona kudingekile ukushintshela ku-all-pawl clutch.
"Uma isebenza lapha, isebenza noma yikuphi," kusho unjiniyela omkhulu wakwa-Saab u-Anders Tisk.
“Sikwenza ngendlela i-Saab eyenza ngayo, ngohlelo lwakamuva lokushayela lwe-Haldex. Ihlala ivuliwe, idonsa ngamasondo amane njalo."
"Sifuna igcine ifinyelele kuzo zonke izinhlobo zethu ngenxa yokuphepha."
I-Saab ibiza i-system yabo ngokuthi i-cross-drive, i-spelled XWD, futhi akungabazeki ukuthi benze umsebenzi omningi kulo msebenzi, kusukela ekuxhumaniseni u-gearbox nobuchopho be-electronic obulawula ukuhluka okusebenzayo kwangemuva kwe-Aero X.
Inkulumo yezobuchwepheshe imnandi, futhi abantu bakwa-Saab, manje abasebenza njengengxenye yethimba le-GM Premium Brands e-Australia, lapho umndeni uhlanganisa u-Hummer no-Cadillac, banemfudumalo futhi bamukelekile. Kodwa sifuna ukugibela.
Maduze, sesimi echibini eliqandisiwe lase-Swedish eduze kwamaveni e-Silver Turbo X azenzakalelayo.
U-Per Eklund, owayengumpetha womhlaba werali osawina i-rallycross emqhudelwaneni okhetheke kakhulu we-Saab 9-3, usethula kulo mcimbi.
Umqondo wukuthi sizodlula kumademo okuphepha kanye nokuzivocavoca ngaphambi kokuba sizijabulise isikhashana emzileni ojikelezayo; eyasikwa ukusuka ku-60 cm ukujula kweqhwa elimboze iqhwa.
“Siqala kancane kancane ukuze sithole umuzwa omuhle; kamuva singase sizijabulise,” kusho u-Eklund. “Lapha unethuba lokuzama yonke into lawa ma-Saab amasha anawo, njengamasondo onke kanye nenjini ene-turbo.”
U-Eklund ukhomba izikhonkwane zensimbi ezingu-100 ethayini ngalinye elinikeza ukudonsa, kodwa futhi ukhomba kugandaganda elilindile - elinomugqa wokudonsa osebenza nsuku zonke - njengoba lishintshela kusixwayiso sendlela yokushayela.
“Abantu abaningi bavala amehlo uma kukhona okungahambi kahle. Akusona isinqumo esihle impela,” usho kanje ngamahlaya ajwayelekile aseSweden.
“Kufanele ushayele izimoto. Ekugcineni amakhompyutha azokwenzela, kodwa hhayi namuhla.”
“Njalo yenza okuthile. Ungayeki ukunyakaza. Uma kungenjalo, kuzoba nezinkinga ezithile - futhi uzoba nethuba lokuthwebula kahle ngenkathi ugandaganda uza ukuzokudonsa.
Ngakho-ke, singena ebhizinisini futhi sisheshe siqaphele ukuthi ukuzilolonga okulula kwe-braking eqhweni kunzima kakhulu kunebitumen eyomile.
Zama futhi ukuguqula isondo ukuze ugweme i-elk ecatshangelwayo (indoda egqoke isudi yasebusika enezimpondo ekhanda layo), futhi udale kalula inhlekelele engase ibe khona.
Izinto ziyashisa uma sifika endleleni yehlathi elimazombezombe ukuze sizijabulise futhi sibone ukuthi i-XNUMXxXNUMX ikwazi ukwenzani ngempela. Abaningi.
Kubukeka kungakholakali ukuthi noma iyiphi imoto ingahamba ngesivinini esingaka ngokulawula okungaka, nakuba kulula ukushelela phezu komkhawulo futhi iye kuma okuxekethile. Ugandaganda uthola umsebenzi othile, kuhlanganise nokudonsa okukodwa kwethu.
Sifunda ngesidingo sokuziphatha ngobumnene, ngokushelelayo nangobuhle ukuze sishayele kahle ezimweni ezinjalo - izifundo okufanele zibuyele ekushayeleni kwansuku zonke ngaphandle kweqhwa.
Bese u-Eklund kanye nomunye umpetha werali, u-Kenneth Backlund, basikhombisa ukuthi kwenziwa kanjani ngempela uma begxumela kupheya lama-Aero X amnyama afakwe amathayi ashubile asebusika nezigxobo ezinkulu ze-rally ukuze babambe okwengeziwe.
Ngenkathi sizabalaza emakhoneni aneqhwa ngo-60 km/h, u-Eklund no-Backlund bashelela emaceleni ngesivinini esingaphezu kuka-100 km/h echibini elineqhwa ngaphambi kokukhipha i-Saab endaweni yeqhwa eningilizayo ehlathini.
Ziyashesha ngobuwula, inaliti ye-speedometer ijikeleza ku-190 km / h, kodwa izimoto zizizwa ziphephile, zithembekile, zikhululekile futhi zishisa.
Ngakho-ke yini ehlukile? Ngaphandle kwabashayeli nama-studs, akukho lutho. Lena inkundla yombukiso i-Saab, efana ncamashi nezimoto ezifika e-Australia. Futhi kuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu.
Ngakho-ke yini esiyifundile? Mhlawumbe akukuningi, ngaphandle kwekhwalithi entsha ye-Saab all-wheel drive kanye namandla okunyuka okuphawulekayo kokuthengiswa kwe-Saab e-Australia uma i-Aero X ne-Turbo X sezifike ogwini lwethu.
Kodwa ulwazi lokushayela eqhweni lwangikhumbuza ngesidingo sokufunda ukushayela kahle - kahle kakhulu - ukuze ngizuze ngokugcwele emotweni yami futhi ngigweme izingozi ezimbi ezivame kakhulu emigwaqweni yase-Australia.
Yenza iphutha kuthrekhi yeqhwa futhi uzothola ukudonsa okumhlophe okudumile ngomgijimo owodwa ngaphezulu, kodwa alikho ithuba lesibili emgwaqeni emhlabeni wangempela.
