Small Lotus tsopano ili ndi "chimphona chaku China" Geely monga ogawana nawo ambiri. Ndipo poganizira za kusintha kwa Volvo atapezedwa ndi Geely, ziyembekezo za tsogolo la Lotus zangowonjezereka.
Mtundu wamagalimoto amasewera aku Britain ndiwotchuka chifukwa chofunafuna mapaundi osafunikira komanso mawonekedwe azinthu zake. Kuphatikiza apo, ntchito za Lotus zakhala zikufunidwa kwambiri pakupanga ma chassis, zimango komanso magalimoto opanga ena.
Zina zowoneka bwino, monga zonena za Lotus Cortina kapena Lotus Omega, kapena posachedwa Tesla Roadster. Ena mwa njira yochenjera kwambiri, pomwe nthawi zina "kusamalira" mwanzeru Lotus kumawonjezeredwa kukufotokozera kwa zitsanzo. Ndipo enanso, omwe tidangozindikira zaka zingapo pambuyo pake kuti Lotus adakhudzidwa.
Zitsanzo za kulowererapo kwamtengo wapatali kwa Lotus zitha kupezeka m'mitundu yosadziwika ngati Isuzu Piazza, kapena zodziwika bwino monga m'badwo woyamba Toyota MR-2. Mndandandawu ukupitirirabe ndi DeLorean DMC-12 (yofanana ndi Back to the Future triology), Nissan GT-R (R34) yamphamvu kwambiri, kapena hatch yotentha ya kholo la Proton Satria GTI.
Volvo ndi Lotus
Pozungulira bwalo, Volvo yatembenukira kale ku Lotus kuti iwathandize, aku Britain akugwirizana ndi kuyimitsidwa kwa Volvo 480. Ndipo lero tili ndi Lotus ndi Volvo pansi pa denga limodzi!
Roger Wallgren, yemwe ali ndi udindo pa chitukuko champhamvu cha Volvo XC60 yatsopano, m'mawu ku Australian publication Drive, wasiya kale khomo lotseguka kwa akatswiri a Lotus.
Roger Wallgren, Mtsogoleri wa Gulu Lamagalimoto AmphamvuKulekeranji? Sindikuwona vuto lililonse pogwiritsa ntchito chidziwitso chawo. Ndikuganiza kuti chidziwitso chawo chingagwiritsidwe ntchito pazochitika zilizonse. Tiyenera kukhala ndi zokambirana - titha kusinthana nawo chidziwitso ndi mosemphanitsa.
Ngakhale kuti kwatsala pang'ono kusonyeza mapulani enieni kumene akatswiri a Lotus akufunika, Wallgren anatchula chikhumbo cha Geely pamitundu yake yonse, kuphatikizapo Polestar, mtundu wa Volvo.
Roger Wallgren, Mtsogoleri wa Gulu Lamagalimoto AmphamvuPolestar ndi mtundu womwe udzagwiritsidwe ntchito kwambiri - sitidzaulola kukhala mozungulira osachita kalikonse. Posachedwapa iwo mwina adzawona chinachake.
Mukuona kumene ife tikufuna kupita? Palibe amene amakayikira luso la Polestar. Tidangomva posachedwa kuti Volvo adabisa mbiri ku Nürburgring ndi S60 Polestar. Koma kukhala ndi Lotus pagulu kumakweza zomwe zikuyembekezeka komanso zoyembekeza kwambiri.
Kodi tidzatha kuwona Volvo, kapena makamaka, Polestar, m'zaka zikubwerazi, akugwira ntchito pankhondo ya "super saloons" kapena ma SUV apamwamba kwambiri? Kapena muonenso Volvo ikulemeretsa mbiri yake yayitali pama coupés ndi mtundu wopangidwa mogwirizana ndi Lotus? Kulota sikulipira. Ndipo ndi ndalama za Geely zimawononga ndalama zochepa.