"Isizathu Bantu Bezimoto, sineminyango emine ye-Subaru Impreza WRX STi lapha endaweni yokusebenzela, ningathanda ukudlula?"
Impendulo yalo mbuzo yayilula: “… sesisendleleni vele!”. Phela akuzona zonke izinsuku lapho sithola ithuba lokulamba nge-Subaru Impreza WRX STi enezicabha ezine, ngisho nangaphezu kwesizukulwane sesithathu.
Ngokushesha lapho sifika eshabhu ye-ODC Customs, sayengwa ngokoqobo yileli pearl laseJapane elinegama elithi «Helvetic». Kubantu abafayo, lokhu kuseduze kakhulu nemoto ye-rally – ake sikhohlwe iMitsubishi Evo isikhashana, kulungile? Ngisho ngoba endaweni engamamitha angu-3 ukusuka emehlweni ethu, ayikho enye imoto esingayicabanga ngaphandle kwale Subaru. Sasimagange ukuthola izandla zethu, kodwa ngaphambi kokuba sidliwe umuzwa onjalo, sangena emotweni sahamba sayolungiselela isikhathi esihle sokuthwebula izithombe.
“Photoshoot?”, uyabuza… Obani abantu abacabanga ngezithombe uma bephambi kwabo injini engu-2.5 turbo boxer ekwazi ukuletha amandla angu-310 amahhashi ? Thina! Eqinisweni, besesivele sazi ukuthi umdlalo ngale Subaru Impreza WRX STi wawuzoba mncane noma ungabikho. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi bekuyimoto yangasese futhi akekho onengqondo eqondile owayezosinika imoto enjalo ngezandla zakhe. Ngakho-ke, sinqume ukuthatha ithuba lokukunikeza igalari enhle yezithombe zale WRX STi. Batshele ukuthi asibona abangani...
I-Subaru Impreza WRX yokuqala yavela ngo-1992 (ngonyaka ofanayo nembangi edumile uMitsubishi Lancer EVO) futhi ifakwe injini ye-boxer 2.0 turbo ene-240 hp futhi, yiqiniso, i-wheel drive. Eminyakeni emibili kamuva kwaphuma i-STi, ne-250 hp. Kwathi ngo-2000, kwalandela isizukulwane sesibili esigcwele ama-facelifts esingafuni ukukhuluma ngawo kwathi ngo-2007 isizukulwane sesithathu sale Subaru Impreza WRX STi safika ne Injini engu-2.5 turbo boxer ekhiqiza amandla angu-310 hp kanye ne-torque engu-407 Nm . Inguqulo ye-Hatchback ayizange ikholise futhi yingakho umkhiqizo ugcine ukukhulula le nguqulo yevolumu engu-3 ngomzuzwana wesibili.
Lena ikakhulukazi iza ifakwe a 6-speed manual gearbox , okuyinto ngokusho komkhiqizo kuholela ekusheshisweni kwe 0-100 Km/h ngemizuzwana engu-5.2 . Ngeshwa asizange sibe nalo ithuba lokukufakazela lokho, kodwa ngokusho komnikazi, le nombolo ayikude neqiniso. Ukusetshenziswa akunabungane, kungaphezu kwalokho 10l/100km ngokwesilinganiso , kodwa noma ubani othenga umshini ofana nalo kufanele akhathazeke ngakho konke ngaphandle kokusetshenziswa. Ukuzijabulisa ngemuva kwesondo kunqunywa ukuthi kuwukukhathazeka kokuqala kwalo mnikazi.
Sathi siqhubeka nohambo lwethu sibheke lapho esasizothatha khona izithombe, sasibona ukuthi bangaki abantu ababebuka imoto. Iqiniso liyatshelwa, sasingekho kunoma iyiphi imoto yangaphandle, kodwa kwakunomuzwa omuhle. Hhayi ize, kodwa ukuqashelwa. Ukuqashelwa okuvela kubathandi "bamasondo amane" ngefa eliye lakhiwa uhlobo lwaseJapane eminyakeni edlule, ikakhulukazi emhlabeni wemibuthano. Ubuqhawe lapho ashiye khona i-nostalgia eningi.
Ku-Subaru, umsebenzi ngezinye izikhathi udlula umklamo. THE i-aileron isibonelo kukhulu, kwabanye mhlawumbe kakhulu, kodwa umsebenzi wakhuluma kakhulu futhi into ebalulekile ukusiza ukusimamisa imoto emakhoneni okusheshayo. umdondoshiya ukungena kwe-hood ihlose ukuqondisa umoya ku i-intercooler kanti amanye ama-sports kit ahlanganisa nobhampa bangaphambili abakhethekile kule nguqulo, ama-baquet asigcina sisendaweni ngisho nasemakhoneni asheshayo, ama-pedal e-aluminium, amasondo angu-18 inch, phakathi kokunye. Okunye okuphawulekayo yizindlela zokushayela ezintathu: ukonga, ezemidlalo kanye super sporty . Sihlukane nemodi yomnotho...
E-Portugal, i-Subaru Impreza WRX STi entsha eneminyango emine ibiza ama-euro ayizinkulungwane ezingu-70, kodwa emakethe yamasekeni sithole eyodwa ene-13,000 km ngama-euro ayizinkulungwane ezingu-45.
Lena imoto yalabo abakwaziyo ukuthi bafunani, futhi ayinconywa kulabo abangezwani nemigwaqo yasezintabeni noma abanesisu esibuthakathaka. Kodwa uma ungalingani le phrofayela, landela iseluleko sethu: thola indlela yokugibela eyodwa! Bazoba nesikhathi esimnandi.
Siyabonga:
- ODC Customs
- Bruno Ramos (umnikazi weSubaru)
Umbhalo: Tiago Luis
Isithombe: Diogo Teixeira