Ukuba umntu uza kundixelela ukuba babone iToyota Prius endlongondlongo kwaye “enkulu”, mna, ndingafuni ukukhathaza iingqondo, ndingahleka de yome yonke incindi yeenyembezi-kwaye ndiyakholelwa ukuba oko kuya kwenzeka kuwe.
“Kufuneka uyadlala! Ngaba oku, nangaliphi na ithuba, kunokwenzeka?”, ndingatsho… Kulungile… Kodwa, ngokucacileyo, kunjalo. Umqeqeshi waseJapan uWald International uthathe isizukulwana sesithathu iPrius kwaye, ngokungathi ngomlingo, wayijika yaba yimoto enentlonipho, yobudoda neyothusayo ngokumangalisayo. Bekufanele ukuba ndiyazi ngoku ukuba kwihlabathi leemoto nantoni na inokwenzeka, kodwa njengoko kubonakala kungakholelekiyo, ndiyaqhubeka nokuzincoma ngezi zenzo zilula zokuyila.
Emva kokujonga ngokukhawuleza ezinye zeeprojekthi zeWald International, ndakhawuleza ndaqonda ukuba enye yeenjongo zabo kukukwazi ukuguqula imoto "endilekileyo" ibe yimoto ekwazi ukukhupha ubugwenxa macala onke. Le Toyota Prius, ngokukodwa, ifumene unyango olucokisekileyo lobuhle, ukusuka kwipeyinti yepeyinti emnyama ye-matte ukuya kwezona nkcukacha zincinci zomoya, akukho nto yasindayo kula maJapani.
Umbala oluhlaza wawungumbala okhethwe ngokuchasene nomnyama, kwaye unokubonwa kwii-bumpers, i-skirts esecaleni kunye ne-tailgate. Qaphela ukuba i-tailgate iza nentsha, i-spoiler encinci ene-diffuser eyakhelwe-ngaphakathi, kwaye nangona kungekho mahluko omkhulu kwi-original, iqaphele kakuhle ubukho bale nkcukacha. Abathengi banokuphinda bacele ukuba bamnyama iifestile, banciphise ukumiswa kwaye bakhethe iiseti ezimbini zamavili e-alloy - ngendlela, zihambelana ngokugqibeleleyo kule Prius emnyama.
Kwabo, abafana nam, bathandabuza isakhono esibonakalayo seToyota Prius, iWald International ikwenze kwacaca apha ukuba kuyenzeka ukuguqula umhlanganiselwa othandekayo ube sisithuthi esinentlonipho nesinqwenelwa ngokukrakra. Umsebenzi omhle…!
Umbhalo: Tiago Luís