THE I-Opel Corsa Sprint isuka embuzweni owabuzwa onjiniyela bakwa-Opel cishe eminyakeni engu-40 edlule: i-Opel Corsa A ingahamba ibanga elingakanani?
Ukuze bathole impendulo, bangqongqoza emnyango ka-Irmscher. “Sawubona Madoda, sifuna ukwazi ukuthi singahamba ibanga elingakanani ngemodeli yethu yakamuva: i-Opel Corsa A”.
Kumelwe ukuba u-Irmscher uphendule ngokuthi “Buya ngemva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa. Sizobona ukuthi singenzani ngakho. Kodwa xwayiswa… sibhekana kuphela noomakhenika”.
Kwaba njalo. Isikhungo sokuklama i-Opel sanakekela ukubukeka futhi i-Irmscher yenza ingxenye “emnandi” kakhulu. Kodwa ake siqale ngengaphakathi...
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Ugqozi emhlabeni wokubuthana kucacile. Akukho okushodayo. Ngendlela, yonke into eyi-accessory ayikho. Ukuzalwa kweQembu B kwaba izaba ezinhle zokuthuthukisa le-Opel Corsa Sprint - inhloso bekuwukubamba iqhaza nayo ekilasini lika-1300 cm3.
Ekugcineni, kwakusele izinto ezibalulekile kuphela: i-aluminium roll bar; ideshibhodi futhi ku-aluminium; izinsimbi zomjaho; 80 l ithangi likaphethiloli ngemuva; amabhange okuncintisana; futhi-ke amabhande anemilenze emine - isisindo sasingekho ngaphezu kwe-750 kg.
Ngokwemishini, isisekelo somsebenzi ka-Irmscher kwakuyinjini encane engu-1.3 l emgqeni enamasilinda amane eyayinika amandla i-Corsa A. Ukulungiswa kwakubanzi kangangokuthi ekugcineni, "kwaqala" amandla athile angu-100 hp/l ale njini, ngenani eliphelele lamandla angu-126 hp ku-7600 rpm.
Uyathanda? Ngokusebenzisa iresiphi yendabuko. I-camshaft esebenza kahle kakhulu, amapiston omgunyathi, ukudla okupholishiwe, i-dual carburettor kanye ne-racing exhaust.
Umphumela awubanga nje kuphela amandla angu-126 hp okukhulunywe ngawo ngenhla, kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke, ukusheshisa 0-100 km/h ku-8.2s kuphela. Izinombolo namuhla ezingase zingamangazi muntu, kodwa ukuthi iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-30, zenza izinkulungwane zentsha ziphuphe.
Ngeshwa, ngokuphambene nalokho okwakuyizinhlelo zokuqala, i-Opel ayizange ikwazi ukukhulula uhlelo olulinganiselwe lwamayunithi angu-200 - ngezinjongo zokuhlukanisa abantu - be-Opel Corsa Sprint ka-Irmscher.
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