I-Toyota Eco Challenge, noma i-Prius emvelweni
Angivamisile ukudlala ama-drop rally ngoba angigcini ngokuba nomlenze osindayo, kodwa kulokhu isisindo sihlala sibaluleke kakhulu. Isimemo seToyota, nokho, sasihlanganisa umklomelo wokududuza wawo wonke umuntu ngendlela yosuku lokuphumula echibini elihle eMasuria, ngakho angizange ngingabaze isikhathi eside. Umlilo uvutha esihogweni - khetha i-tan!
Sasuka ekomkhulu lakwaToyota eKonstruktorska eWarsaw. Angisithandanga isigaba sokuqala ngoba siwukweqa phakathi kwamalambu omgwaqo noma ukukhasa esiminyaminyeni. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, lena imvelo yemvelo yalezi zimoto. Kungakho banenjini kagesi esebenza ngokuzimela ngesivinini esiphansi kanye nezinhlelo zokubuyisa amandla zokubhuleka.
Uma sisuka, imoto isebenzisa injini kagesi, okungenani size sicindezele i-accelerator pedal kanzima ngokwanele ukusheshisa imoto ukuze isheshise kuze kube yilapho sidlula isivinini esingu-50 km/h (uma sisebenza, injini evuthayo yangaphakathi ivula lapho i-speedometer yayingamakhilomitha ambalwa ukuya kwamashumi amahlanu), futhi ekugcineni, inqobo nje uma sinamandla anele kumabhethri. Ngokuvamile, isimo sokugcina sangimangalisa kakhulu, ngoba, ngokusho kobufakazi, sasivame ukuba namabhethri acishe abe yisigamu, futhi imoto yayingafuni ukuvula imodi yokushayela kagesi. Ububi balesi sizukulwane sePrius ukuthi ikwazi ukuhamba amakhilomitha amabili kuphela ngenjini eyodwa kagesi. Okuwukuphela kwendlela yokuphuma edolobheni ngedrayivu kagesi uma kwenzeka wehla isikhathi eside egqumeni elidumile laseSan Francisco, ngemva kwalokho uSteve McQueen wayejaha izigebengu ku-movie ethi Bullitt. Kunoma ikuphi, i-California njengamanje iyimakethe ehamba phambili yama-hybrids ngoba izindinganiso zokunqanda ukusha zivuna lolu hlobo lwemoto.
Kodwa-ke, iWarsaw ngokwayo yayiyingxenye encane yomzila, ubude obungaphezudlwana kuka-200 km. Sasihamba kakhulu ngomgwaqo ongunombolo-7 ukuya enyakatho ukuze sifike eDorotovo sidlula ePlonsk, eMlawa nase-Olsztynek. Kodwa-ke, kulokhu kwakungewona kuphela umzila - imikhawulo yesikhathi yayibekiwe. Sibe namahora angu-2 nemizuzu engu-50 emgwaqeni. Kwakukhona “nezikhathi zabafundi zehora lehora”, futhi kwakhokhiswa izinhlawulo ngokuya ngemizuzu engaphezu kwe-15. Ngokuvamile, ngemva kokukhasa eWarsaw, kwakudingeka siqhubeke sisondela ejubaneni lika-100 km/h ukuze sibe nethuba lokubambelela amahora amathathu, ikakhulukazi njengoba kwakusadingeka silungise umgwaqo ekupheleni komzila. ngokuncipha kanye nezigaba ezinethrafikhi eguquguqukayo . Umlingani wami kwakunguWojciech Majewski, intatheli ye-TV ekwaziyo ukushayela ngokushesha. Sizamile ukugcina ukuhamba kahle ukuze sinciphise isikhathi injini isebenza ngesivinini esikhulu. Ngaphandle kwendawo eyakhelwe phezulu, idrayivu ye-Prius isekelwe enjini yangaphakathi evuthayo - iyunithi kaphethiloli enamandla angu-99 hp. kanye ne-torque engu-142 Nm. Injini kagesi enamandla amahhashi angamashumi ayisishiyagalombili iyamsiza ekusheshiseni, futhi ndawonye amayunithi amabili akha iyunithi enamandla angu-136 hp. Ngokwemininingwane yefekthri, lokhu kuvumela ijubane elikhulu lika-180 km/h kanye ne-100-10,4 mph isikhathi semizuzwana engu-3,9. Inombolo yokugcina ebalulekile ochungechungeni lwedatha yezobuchwepheshe isilinganiso sokudla kukaphethiloli esingu-100 l/XNUMX km. Safika eDorotovo neqembu lokuqala, singahlangani nesikhathi esabelwe sona. Nokho, saphuthelwa ukusha kwefekthri kancane.
Echibini, sashintshela enjinini evuthayo yangaphakathi - okokuqala kwakuyi-kayak, kwase kuba i-Prius PHV. Singasho ukuthi lesi yisizukulwane “sesine nesigamu”, ngoba ngaphandle sicishe sifane nesamanje, kodwa sinedrayivu ethuthukisiwe nekhono lokushajwa kabusha ibhethri kunethiwekhi.
Ngosuku lwesibili saba nomdlalo omude. Umzila, ongamakhilomitha angama-250 ubude, wawuholela eWarsaw udlula e-Olsztyn, Szczytno, Ciechanów nasePłońsk. Isiminyaminya esingaphansi kosuku lwangaphambilini, umzila unobuhle kakhulu, kodwa umgwaqo umncane, unamazombezombe futhi uvame ukuba namagquma, ngakho futhi awuhambisani nokumisa imibuthano. Nokho ngaphambi kwethu bekukhona iWarsaw, ebesisaba kusukela ekuqaleni - bekungeyona nje ingqungquthela yomongameli base-Europe, kodwa noBarack Obama ufike ntambama, okusho ukuthi kuvalwe imigwaqo kanye nesiminyaminya esikhulu. Okwesikhashana, othisha beToyota Driving Academy abaphethe i-Eco Challegne bacabange ukuthatha indlela enqamulelayo futhi baqede umhlangano egalaji likaphethiloli ngaphambi kokushayela kuleso siminyaminya esibi.
Kodwa-ke, ekusebenzeni, kwavela ukuthi wonke umuntu wayesaba u-Obama futhi wenqaba ukushayela imoto yakhe noma wabaleka esikhungweni ekuseni kakhulu. Ngakho iWarsaw yasihlangabeza cishe ngokuzola ngeSonto ekuseni.
Entanjeni kwavela ukuthi sinesikhathi esingcono kakhulu, kodwa futhi ukusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli okungcono kakhulu. Sekukonke, nokho, bekungekubi kangako. Emaqenjini ayisikhombisa aqalile, sithathe indawo yesine – sihlulwe isithathu ngokuhlukana ngamaphuzu angu-0,3! Isilinganiso sikaphethiloli ebesiwusebenzisa ngazo zombili izinsuku besingu-4,3 l/100 km. Abasebenzi abaphezulu bathole amalitha angu-3,6, kodwa inhlawulo yokufika sekwephuzile ibe nkulu kangangokuthi bagcine bephelele etafuleni. Abanqobile bafinyelele ku-3,7 l/100 km bagwema ukuhlawuliswa ngokweqa isikhathi ebesibekiwe. Uma kucatshangelwa imayela elingaphezu kuka-550 km esiminyaminya esivamile sedolobha, ngicabanga ukuthi imiphumela iyagculisa - ngingathanda ukwazi ukusondela kulokhu kusha ngokuthatha umndeni wami siye eholidini.
