Idolobha elingalali kwaba yisiteji esikhethiwe ukwembula iSUV yezemidlalo yohlobo lwaseBrithani: IRange Rover Sport.
Kwakusezandleni ze-ejenti eyimfihlo edume kakhulu yaseBrithani uJames Bond lapho iRange Rover Sport entsha yafika lapho yethulwa emhlabeni eNew York. I-Range Rover Sport entsha ikwisikhundla esiyingqayizivele esigabeni sayo. Imodeli iphindaphinde amandla ayo, idizayini yayo yezemidlalo, umzimba ochaziwe futhi onemisipha, i-aerodynamic eyengeziwe kanye nengaphambili elithukuthele, elizimisele ukudla itiyela mhlawumbe netshe elithile.
Imigqa eqinile iyinika umoya oqinile futhi osheshayo, okwenza ibukeke sengathi iyanyakaza noma imile. IRange Rover Sport ihlezi iyiSUV ebheke kakhulu kwitiyela, kodwa ukuba yiRange Rover amakhono ayo anele ukuwela izintaba, amagquma nezigodi.
I-chassis ye-aluminium isize ukwehlisa i-420Kg uma iqhathaniswa neyandulelayo enhle kakhulu. Futhi ilula ngo-45kg kunomfowabo omdala. Lokhu kwenza iRange Rover Sport entsha ibe nokuthuthuka okubonakalayo ekusetshenzisweni kwayo nasekukhishweni kweCO2.
Izinhlobonhlobo zezinjini zizotholakala, kodwa ezokwethulwa kuzo zi-4 kuphela, ezimbili ezikadizili nezimbili zikaphethroli. I-agile futhi isebenza kahle kakhulu 3.0-litre turbodiesel V6 ibuyekezwe kakhulu futhi manje isitholakala ngezinguqulo ezimbili. I-TDV6 futhi I-SDV6 ye-254CV kanye ne-287CV ngokulandelanayo.
Nge-torque engu-600 Nm, zombili lezi zinhlobo zinikeza ukusebenza okuhle kakhulu kanye nokusebenza kahle okukhethekile. I-SDV6 isuka ku-0 iye ku-100km/h ngemizuzwana eyi-7 futhi ithola ukukhishwa kwe-CO2 okungu-199g/km, ukuthuthuka ngo-13%. I-TDV6 ifinyelela ku-100km/h ofanayo ngemizuzwana engu-7.3, ne-CO2 emissions engu-194g/km, okusho ukuthuthuka ngo-15%.
Ukuze kuzuzwe inhlanganisela engakaze ibonwe yokusebenza okucolisisiwe kanye nokusebenza kahle okumangalisayo, injini ye-TDV6 iye yathuthukiswa kakhulu, isijovo esigeleza kancane esisha somjovo onembe kakhudlwana kanye nokwenza kahle kukaphethiloli.
Ezinye izinjini zikaphethiloli ezimbili zizotholakala, injini eyodwa 3.0 litre V6 Supercharger ye-335hp, eklanyelwe ukuletha i-torque evulekile futhi ngaleyo ndlela ithole amandla ngokucolisiswa okukhethekile. Ngale njini entsha, iRange Rover Sport ishesha ukwedlula eyandulelayo, isuka ku-0 iye ku-100km/h ngemizuzwana engu-7, yehliswe ngemizuzwana engu-0.3.
Enye injini enkulu iyona 5.0 amalitha V8 futhi I-Supercharger enama-500hp angaphezu kuka-500 okwazi ukufinyelela ku-100Km/h ngemizuzwana engu-5 futhi ngenxa yesistimu yokudonsa ecushwe kahle, ithembisa ukugquma okumangalisayo, okukwazi ukuvusa izithulu. I-V8 ilula futhi ihlangene futhi yakhiwe ngokuphelele nge-aluminium, ithole uhlelo olusha lokuphatha injini ye-Bosch olusiza emazingeni aphansi okungqubuzana kwangaphakathi.
Injini yomjovo oqondile onengcindezi ephezulu enezimbobo eziningi lapho ukusebenza kahle kuthuthukiswa khona uhlelo olusha olubili oluzimele lwe-camshaft timing system (VCT), lokhu kunikeza ukusebenza kahle okukhulu kwe-thermodynamic kanye namazinga omsindo aphansi kakhulu.
Okungcono kakhulu kulondolozelwa ekuqaleni kuka-2014, i-SDV8 enamandla kakhulu futhi ehlonishwayo, injini eklanyelwe ngokukhethekile i-Range Rover, I-V8 4.4 litre “super-diesel” 334hp ekwazi ukudonsa ku-700Nm ngesivinini esiphakathi kuka-1750 no-3000rpm, yethula lesi “silwane” sisuka ku-0 siye ku-100Km/h ngemizuzwana engu-6.5 nje. Ukusebenza okungajwayelekile, injini ekahle yawo wonke umuntu othanda ukuphuma.
Ukusebenza kahle kwenjini kuphinde kubonakale ekukhishweni kweCO2 okungu-229g/km. I-SDV8 ye-boost yamandla ifinyelelwe ngesistimu yokuthatha enama-intercoolers angawodwana kanye nokulinganiswa okulungiselelwe.
Izophinde itholakale ukuze i-ode ngasekupheleni kwalo nyaka, injini Idizili eyiHybrid ukusebenza kahle kakhulu, okunikeza ukusebenza okuhle kakhulu ( 0-100km/h phakathi ngaphansi kwamasekhondi angu-7 ) ngokukhishwa okukhethekile kwe 169g/km CO2 , ukunikeza amakhasimende ayo ihybrid yokuqala kadizili esebenza kahle kakhulu esigabeni samaSUV.
I-Range Rover Sport yakhelwe kusukela phansi ukuze ithole okuphuma ku-hybrid. Ngenxa yalokho, imodeli ye-hybrid inikeza isipiliyoni sokushayela esiguqukayo futhi esishesha njengamanye amamodeli, kanye nalawo asekilasini lawo.
Wonke ama-powertrain amasha e-Range Rover Sport ahambisana no-gearbox oyi-8-speed ZF ozishintshayo oyi-8-speed ZF, oshunwe onjiniyela bakwa-Land Rover ukuze ube bushelelezi kodwa uphendule (ama-milliseconds angu-200 kwanele phakathi kwamagiya?) kanye nokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa.
Ingaphakathi lilula futhi liwubukhazikhazi, lifana neRange Rover enkulu. Kodwa okuhlukanisayo wukukhetha igiya, okungafani nezinye izinhlobo, iyona kuphela ene-gearshift, njengezimoto “ezijwayelekile”. Inesikhala sokuhlalisa abantu abangu-7 ngokunethezeka, nakuba abantu abangu-2 okufanele bahambe nge-trunk, bengenakho okunethezeka okungaka.
Izinhlanganisela eziningi nezinketho ziyatholakala, kodwa kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi okungeziwe akushibhile. Izinto ezisetshenziswayo noma izintengo azikamenyezelwa.
Manje bheka i-SUV efaneleka umenzeli oyimfihlo.
Umbhalo: Marco Nunes