I-Unique Lotus Evora Sport 410 ihlonipha i-Bond

I-Lotus igubha iminyaka engama-40 yendima yenganekwane yemoto yezemidlalo i-Esprit Inhloli eyayingithanda - no-Roger Moore njengomenzeli we-MI6 oyintandokazi ka-James Bond - nge-Evora Sport 410 eyingqayizivele, eboleka ezinye zezimpawu zesitayela ezingaphelelwa yisikhathi.

Iyodwa kuphela imoto - esekelwe kwi-Evora Sport 410 Lotus ekhona - ezokwenziwa njengendlela yokuhlonipha ifilimu yango-1977 lapho uBond alwa khona nesitha sakhe uJaws, lapho u-007 wasinda khona umonakalo nge-Esprit yakhe engaphansi kwamanzi.

Ithimba langaphakathi lomkhiqizi waseBrithani i-Lotus Exclusive elibhekele ukwakhela amakhasimende izimoto eziphambili lithole ugqozi kwi-Esprit efilimini lase lishintsha kabusha i-Evora ukuze ilingane.

I-fascia yangaphambili manje inobhampa onethoni ezimbili ngombala ofanayo, kanti i-carbon fibre tailgate nayo inombala womzimba ngokwengxenye ukusiza ukulingisa ukubukeka kwe-liftback.

Ngaphakathi, izixhumanisi zemoto yakudala zibonakala ngenxa yezicabha ezinoshekhasi nezihlalo ezifakwayo.

Umugqa omnyama ugijima okhalweni lwemoto yezemidlalo, ehambisana nebheji ye-Evora kuma-B-pillars, futhi ihambisana nesitayela se-Esprit yango-1977.

Izixhumanisi zangaphakathi zemoto yakudala zingabonakala esicabheni seplaid nezifakwa ezihlalweni, ngaphezu kokuthunga okubomvu kwe-Alcantara kanye nezihlalo zezemidlalo ze-carbon fiber ezinikeza umuzwa wesimanjemanje.

Ngaphandle kwalezi zimonyo zangaphandle nangaphakathi, i-Evora iphinde ibe nophethroli ongu-3.5 litre eyi-V6 enamandla angu-306kW/420Nm futhi esiza ekutheni ibaleke ifinyelele ku-0 km/h ngemizuzwana engu-100 nje kuphela.

Isisindo somgwaqo singu-1280 kg nje ngenxa yokusetshenziswa kwe-carbon fiber engasindi kumaphaneli emoto, okuhlanganisa isihlukanisi sangaphambili, uphahla, i-diffuser yangemuva nesiphetho sangemuva.

Ama-dampers abuyekeziwe kanye nokuphakama okuphansi kokugibela nakho kusiza ukuthuthukisa ukuphatha umzimba njengoba onjiniyela be-Lotus bebefuna ukusizakala ngesisindo sonqenqema oluphansi lwemoto yezemidlalo kanye nesikhungo samandla adonsela phansi.

Lesi yisipho esihle kuLotus enethonya.

Umphathi weLotus Group uJean-Marc Gales uthe i-Evora yohlobo olulodwa ihlanganisa kahle ubuchwepheshe besimanje be-Sport 410 nesitayela sakudala se-Esprit.

“Abaningi bethu bayawukhumbula umthelela weLotus Esprit lapho ifika esikrinini esikhulu Inhloli eyayingithanda, futhi besifuna ukugubha nge-Evora Sport 410 ekhetheke kakhulu,” usho kanje.

"Lokhu kuwukuhlonipha okuphelele kweLotus enethonya, kodwa ikude nezwe ngokwamakhono nokusebenza kwayo."