Ukuqinisekiswa malunga nokuzalwa kwezi ziphakamiso zibini ezitsha, eziza kuvela ngaphezulu okanye ngaphantsi ngexesha elifanayo njenge-crossover ephikisanayo, inikwe yi-CEO yeLotus uJean-Marc Gales. Yeyiphi, kwiingxelo kwi-Autocar yaseBritane, iveze olunye ulwazi malunga nokuza kuza.
Ngokutsho komphathi waseLuxembourg, eyokuqala yale midlalo iya kuba sisiphakamiso seflegi, uhlobo lweLotus Esprit kumaxesha angoku, kunye nokubekwa ngaphezulu kwe-Evora yangoku - i-supercar mhlawumbi? Zonke zikhomba ukuba ziyafumaneka ukusukela ngo-2020 ukuya phambili, "ikhaphukhaphu, ikhawuleza kwaye ingcono ngayo yonke indlela", kunale yokugqibela.
Igama le-Esprit alinakuba nguye okhethiweyo, kodwa into esiyaziyo kukuba iya kuba ne-evolution yesiseko sangoku se-brand, esebenzisa i-chassis ye-aluminium - i-screwed kunye ne-glued extrusions - kunye ne-front sub-frame enokuthi yenziwe. ye-aluminiyam okanye i-composites yezixhobo kunye nentsimbi engasemva ye-sub-frame.
NgokukaJean-Marc Gales, i-Lotus Esprit entsha kufuneka ibonise iimpawu eziphezulu malunga "nokusebenza, i-aerodynamics, i-agility kunye nomthamo wokuqhokra, ejolise kwimveliso elinganayo".
Akukaziwa ukuba yeyiphi injini eya kuba nayo, kodwa iWales ithe, ubuncinci kwikamva elingephi, izakugcina igxile kwiinjini zeToyota, eza kuqhubeka ukuba yinxalenye yeemveliso zohlobo lwaseBritane.
Khumbula ukuba umenzi usebenzisa i-1.8 l iinjini zeToyota ezine-cylinder kwi-Elise, kunye ne-3.5 V6 kwezinye iimodeli. Bonke basebenzisa i-compressor (i-supercharger), kunye namandla avela kwi-220 hp kwi-Elise, ukuya kwi-436 hp kwi-3.5 V6 kwiinguqulelo ze-430 ze-Exige kunye ne-Evora.
Umdlalo wesibini, owangena ezihlangwini zika-Elise?
Ngokuphathelele imoto yezemidlalo yesibini, okwangoku eneenkcukacha ezingaziwayo, i-Wales ityhila kuphela ukuba, ngokomgaqo, iya kuba yindawo yokuhlala ezibini, ibekwe phezulu kancinane kune-Elise, "kungeyona nto incinci ngenxa yokuba imarike ngoku ihambela ngamacandelo amaninzi. .phezulu”. Ukuvumela ukuba ugcwalise isithuba phakathi kwe-Elise enamandla kakhulu (i-260 hp) kunye nenguqulo yesiseko se-Exige (350 hp).Ngamanye amazwi, akunakuba ngumlandeli othe ngqo ku-Elise, ukuvumela i-Lotus ukuba ihlawule amaxabiso aphezulu, ukucima iindleko eziphezulu zophuhliso lwemodeli entsha.
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I-crossover iya kwenzeka ngokwenene
Ecaleni kwezi modeli zimbini, iLotus icwangcise ukuphehlelelwa kwento eya kuba yi-crossover yokuqala kwimbali yayo, eyilwe ngokusekwe kubuchwephesha obuphuhliswe yiVolvo kunye nenkxaso yemali evela kwaGeely. Kuqikelelwa ukuba inamabhodlo adibeneyo kunye nombane kuphela, kunye neLotus eyayithembisile ngaphambili ukuba iya kuba yeyona nto ilula kakhulu i-crossover / SUV kwicandelo layo - iPorsche Macan ikhankanywe njengeyona ndlela yokudubula.
Kwaye oko, ngokuvunyelwa kweprimiyamu, kuya kuvumela uphawu lweNorfolk ukuba luhlasele eyona marike iphambili yale modeli, iTshayina, “eyimarike enkulu kwezona moto zitofotofo nezibizayo”.