Izinsuku zokungabaza ezadalwa mayelana nezakhiwo ezikhethwe abakwa-BMW zenjini ye-BMW M3 elandelayo... Kodwa ingabe kunjalo ngempela?
Umongameli we-BMW yaseMelika wayesekuqinisekisile kakade ukusola kwethu: I-M3 entsha izoba nebhlokhi engamasilinda ayisithupha emgqeni. Nokho, akwenzanga okwengeziwe. Kodwa okusijabulisayo, uhlobo lwaseBavaria luveze izithombe ezimbili eziqeda ukungabaza okuningi okuzungeze inhliziyo enamandla ye-M3 ezayo.
Ukungabaza ngoba bekucishe kucace ukuthi iBMW ayikwazanga ukuhlomisa kabusha i-M3 nge-V8 yangaphambilini. Ngenxa yemikhawulo yemvelo, phakathi kwezinye izizathu, njengokubekwa kwe-M3 ngokumelene nobubanzi be-M5, okuyinto esizukulwaneni esisha nayo yalahlekelwa amasilinda amabili.
Ngakho-ke, uhlobo lwesiJalimane kwadingeka lulahle injini ye-V8, ehlomise isizukulwane sangaphambili se-BMW M3 ukuze ihambisane nemigqa eyisithupha esebenza kahle, kodwa hhayi ephumelelayo kakhulu kulokho, ngenxa yokwamukelwa okungenani ama-turbos amabili.
Ngoba ezithangamini ezikhethekile, phakathi kwazo iRazão Automóvel, sekunesikhathi eside ibheja ukuthi iBMW izokwethula okokuqala kule M3 ubuchwepheshe beTurbo Hybrid – Uma ungazi ngobuchwepheshe, chofoza lapha. Ngakho-ke, i-hypothesis ye-turbo yesithathu akufanele ilahlwe, ukuthi ukusebenzisa ithuba lokudonsa lenye ye-turbos nakho kuzokwenza umsebenzi wakho. Noma kuzoba ezimbili kuphela, futhi eyodwa yazo kuzoba i-Turbo Hybrid.
Ngakho-ke, iBMW M3 isuka ku-4.0 litre V8 iye ku-line 6 cylinder enamandla okulindeleke ukuthi ibe ngu-3.0 litres. Kodwa uma ucabanga ukuthi lokhu kubi, akunjalo. Isikhali esisha sakwaBMW kulindeleke ukuthi silethe amandla amakhulu asondele ku-450 hp futhi sinyuse kakhulu amanani etorque. Ngakho-ke, ekubeni i-M3 enemisipha kakhulu futhi ngasikhathi sinye ibuyela emsuka wemodeli kanye nomkhiqizo. Khumbula ukuthi i-inline six iyinjini ye-BMW ethandwa kakhulu. Ividiyo engezansi ikhombisa i-M3 entsha ekuhlolweni kusekethe ye-Nurburgring, ihlole:
Umbhalo: Tiago Luís