“Yiqhube okanye Yibalekise” ngokwale miqathango apho uMogPor, umthengi omtsha waseCaterham wasePortugal, ejongene nokufika kwemifuziselo yohlobo lwembali lwesiNgesi kwilizwe lethu.
Izinga lokwahlula kunye nokumangalelana phakathi kwezibini ziya kunyuka ePortugal. Ngoba? Kuba umrhwebi omtsha weCaterham ePortugal uyakucebisa ICaterham 165 kwilizwe lethu ngee-euro ezingama-29,950 . Akuyonto yentengiso (hayi, akunjalo…) kodwa lixabiso elifanelekileyo lemoto ekwaziyo ukunika uvakalelo olungafumanekiyo kwiimoto zemidlalo ezininzi ezixabisa kathathu imali. Ngoku okuseleyo kukucacisela umfazi wakho ukuba kutheni kufuneka akuxhase ngaphandle kwemiqathango kwisigqibo sokuchitha phantse i-30,000 yee-euro (okanye ngaphezulu…), kwinqwelo-mafutha encinci ekwaziyo ukunika iimvakalelo ezintle.Imigca ye-Classic, i-minimalist concept kunye nokuzonwabisa okuphezulu zizinto eziphambili ze-Caterham 165 - imodeli yokungena kwinqanaba leCaterham ePortugal. Imodeli enobunzima obungama-490kg kwaye inikwe amandla yinjini yeSuzuki eyi-82hp. Enkosi kwesi sityalo sombane esinamandla angama-660cc kuphela le nguqulelo izalisekisa i-0-100km/h kwimizuzwana eyi-7.2 nje.
Yiqhube okanye YibalekiseKulabo bafuna ukusebenza okungaphezulu kwaye bafuna ukutshintsha phakathi kwe "usuku lomsebenzi" kunye "nosuku lokulandela" - okubizwa ngokuba yi "Drive It or Race It" kwindawo - iCaterham 275 iyafumaneka.Imodeli exhotywe nge-2.0 yokuqala Injini ye-Ford ene-140 hp yamandla kunye nobunzima be-540 kg. Ngale injini, saqala ukungena kumhlaba ogcinelwe kuphela ezona moto zinamandla ezemidlalo: nje imizuzwana eyi-5.0 ukusuka ku-0-100km/h. THE ICaterham 275 ifumaneka ukusuka kwi-43 261 € kwiinguqulelo ezimbini: ukupakisha "S" kunye nokupakisha "R", ngaphezulu okanye ngaphantsi kwezemidlalo, i-chassis emfutshane (i-agile ngakumbi) okanye i-chassis ebanzi (izinzile ngakumbi). Ukuzonwabisa okanye ukuchaneka? Uyagqiba.
Phezulu kwikhonkco lokutya kuluhlu lweCaterham ePortugal sifumana Caterham 355, efumaneka kwi-53,909 € . Le nguqulo isebenzisa injini ye-2.0 litre Ford ene-177hp kwaye inobunzima obungama-525 kg. Ngenxa yala manani le nguqulo ifikelela kwisantya esiphezulu se-222 km/h kwaye izalisekisa i-0-100km/h kwimizuzwana eyi-4.8 kuphela.
Yibalekise...Ekugqibeleni, abo bafuna umatshini we-100% ogxininise kwi-track-day okanye ukhuphiswano banokukhetha okokugqibela Caterham 620 R (ixabiso ngesicelo) . Umatshini oneemvakalelo ezingaphaya kwamandla okwazi ukuzisa i-0-100km/h kwimizuzwana eyi-2.8 kuphela – sithetha nge-314hp nge-575kg nje yobunzima. Ngoku okuseleyo kukucacisela umfazi wakho ukuba kutheni kufuneka akuxhase kwisigqibo sokuchitha phantse i-30,000 yee-euro (okanye ngaphezulu…), kwimoto encinci eneemvakalelo ezinkulu. Umnqweno omhle!
Mhlawumbi uvavanyo lokuqhuba luya kunceda kwinkqubo yokweyisela unkosikazi wakhe ukuba ajoyine olu hambo-hambo… ngaphandle koko, iKrisimesi sele ifikile. 'Ivenkile yokudlala' kaCaterham ePortugal sele inewebhusayithi nayo yonke into - ungayindwendwela apha.