Umbuzo endinawo ngulo: Ngaba iimoto zaseMelika zingaphumelela ePortugal?
Andinazo iingcambu zaseMelika, kwaye andinalo nethamsanqa ngokwaneleyo lokubona, apha ePortugal, ixabiso lepetroli elilingana naphaya. Kucacile ukuba, ukuze iibhafu zaseMelika ziphumelele ePortugal, ukulungiswa kweenjini kuya kufuneka, oko ngabantwana kuthetha iinjini zedizili. Kuba ngokunyanisekileyo, akukho mntu unokuthenga iCadillac Escalade.
Ngaphandle kwabambalwa “abaphambeneyo” – ngengqiqo enothando nengasiyo i-pejorative – abangathanda ukuba ne-injini ye-6.2 litre ye-V8 esebenzisa iilitha ezingama-21 nge-100 km nganye. Kwaye andifuni nokuthetha malunga neerhafu eziphazamisayo nezingenamsebenzi. Ngokomzekelo, iCadillac, sele ikhenkethe iYurophu kunye ne-BLS, ixhotyiswe nge-injini ye-diesel ye-1.9 yemvelaphi ye-Fiat, engazange ibe yimpumelelo kakhulu kuba, ngokunyanisekileyo, kwakungekho nto ilungileyo. Ewe, ibintle kakhulu, kodwa umgangatho ophantsi wemathiriyeli kunye ne-injini ngaphandle kwehorizons enkulu ibeka ikamva layo.
Kodwa ezi ntsuku zahlukile, iimoto zilandele inkqubela phambili, kunye nabantu baseMelika. Kulungile… Abantu basenokuba abaguqukanga kangako.
Ngokubhekiselele kusetyenziso bekukho ukuphucuka okukhulu, ngokubanzi iimoto zaseMelika ngoku ziyakwazi ukutya ngokumodareyitha kwaye izinto zangaphakathi ziyakwazi ukukhuphisana nezibulo laseYurophu.
Kodwa eyona nto imangalisayo kukuba mhle ngakumbi nangakumbi, umzekelo omhle wale Ford Mondeo entsha kraca, echubekile kwaye ekwazi kakhulu. Iveliswe eBelgium kodwa ngegazi laseMelika. Konke oku kubonisa ukuba bashiye uyilo lwesikwere ngasemva kwaye ngoku basendleleni efanelekileyo yokunqoba imarike yaseYurophu. Ubuncinci malunga ne-sedans…
Ii-SUV zaseMelika, kwelinye icala, zisabambelele kakhulu kwixesha elidlulileyo, amatye anobunzima obungaphezulu kweetoni ezi-3 akwazi ukukhupha itanki yamafutha eelitha ezili-100 kwiikhilomitha nje ezimbalwa. Kulo mba, azibethi iintshaba zabo zaseYurophu iAudi, Range Rover, BMW kunye neMercedes. Kodwa abanye benu banokucinga ukuba, "Kusenokubakho abantu abayithandayo kwaye banemali yokuyixhasa!" Kusenokubakho, kodwa kuya kuba nzima ukuqhuba kwizitrato zethu ezishwabeneyo.
Kuya kufana nokuqhuba phakathi kwamawa, ukuhamba kakubi kwaye yonke into ibolile. Nangona kunjalo, kuya kuba nzima ukuhamba kunye ne-GMC ngaphandle kokuqeshwa njengomnini we-cartel yeziyobisi, ewe, kuba nabani na oqhuba i-SUV yolu hlobo unokuba "ngumthengisi" okanye "i-pimp" kuphela (iingqikelelo zezi zinto ihlabathi eligcweleyo).
Kwandule ke kubekho imidlalo, emva koko abahlobo bam incoko iba yimincili. I-Cadillac CTS-V, efumaneka kwi-sedan, sportback kunye ne-coupe, yenye yeemoto ezintle kakhulu kwimarike yaseMelika. Amandla akhe amnika ithuba lokuba abe yenye yee-sedans ezikhawulezayo kunye ne-sportbacks kwihlabathi, njengoko kuboniswe ngexesha elenziwe kwingoma eyaziwayo yaseNürburgring, i-7: 59.32, ehlala kwindawo ye-88 etafileni.
Kuthekani ngeChevrolet? I-Camaro, imoto yezemidlalo ye-432 hp ye-monstrosity. Okanye i-Dodge Challenger SRT8, kum, imoto yezemidlalo yaseMelika yokugqibela, eneengcambu ezinzulu, imbali, ukukwazi ukunyibilikisa amathayi kunye ne-symphony ekwazi ukuvuthela umngxuma ngexesha.
Kwaye kunjalo, iCorvette, laa moto yemidlalo eyenziwe ngeplastiki kunye nerabha, inamandla ngokupheleleyo kwaye inoyilo olunomtsalane, kodwa kuyintlungu nje ukuyilahla ngokukhawuleza ngenxa yolwakhiwo olusekwe kwiibhotile zeCoca-Cola.
Siphinde sibe ne-Ford Mustang, egcwele umlingiswa kunye nohlanga, yiloo kid reguila eya endaweni yokuya esikolweni iya kupeyinta igraffiti kwiindonga, ngamandla kwinqanaba eliphezulu, ngakumbi ukuba ukhetha i-Shelby, enye yeemoto zezemidlalo ezibalaseleyo kuzo zonke. ixesha.
Kwaye lo mbandela wavela ngenxa yokudikwa kwendawo yokupaka iimoto zamaPhuthukezi, sifuna ukuphambana okuncinci, kufuneka sitsibe ngaphaya kocingo. Iintloko phezulu! Ngaloo nto andithethi ukuba, thenga imoto yamachaphaza eblowu. Yahluka nje, ukunika ukubamba okutsha ngokwemigaqo yoyilo, into encinci entsha kwaye esinokuyifumana kwimarike yaseMelika.
Ke ngaba abantu baseMelika baphulukana nesabelo esikhulu semarike? Ngokunyanisekileyo ndicinga njalo. Kodwa ndim ... ngasese American.