Esikhathini lapho izinkampani zezimoto ezinezifiso zezemidlalo zigingqana zizama ukukhombisa irekhodi okusho ukuthi, njengoba latholwa eNürburgring, bheka, i-BMW nayo inquma ukulandela indlela efanayo, kodwa nge-nuance encane. Lo mkhiqizo usethe irekhodi elisha lejubane elishesha kakhulu, nge-BMW M5 lwayo entsha, hhayi kumjikelezo ongokomlando waseJalimane, kodwa e-Shanghai International Circuit.
Ngemva kokuba sebedlulile kakade kwisekethe ye-Estoril, lapho bonke ababengaphambi kwayo bathole ithuba lokubonisa izici zabo, iBMW M5 entsha yahambela eChina. Lapho, nomshayeli ovivinyayo uBruno Spengler esondweni, alingisa izihlalo ezihlala abantu ze-Formula 1, edlala i-lap after lap kuthrekhi yase-Shanghai.
I-BMW M5 “ifutha” i-Shanghai nge-2min 22.828s
I-M5 yokuqala emlandweni ifakwe wonke amasondo, kodwa futhi enamasondo amabili, iguqule ibe yidrayivu yamasondo angemuva yangempela, i-M5 entsha yenze njenge-lap ehamba phambili, 2min 22.828s . Lokhu kuyenza ibe isaluni yezemidlalo eneminyango emine eshesha kakhulu ukumboza wonke umzila wamaShayina.
Ngokusebenzisa ngokugcwele amandla e-BMW M5 entsha, umpetha we-DTM wathatha cishe imizuzwana emihlanu ukusuka ohlotsheni lwangaphambili lwamamodeli alolu hlobo. Ngokusebenzisa "isici esibi kakhulu" sokusebenzisa imoto ejwayelekile ngokuphelele, ngaphandle koshintsho ekucushweni okuhlongozwayo efektri.
Imoto engenazo izinguquko… futhi “inebhalansi enhle kakhulu”
Esitatimendeni, abakwaBMW bavikele ukuthi impumelelo efinyelelwe manje, ngemoto ngaphandle kokuguqulwa, iqinisekisa umgomo ovikelwe uhlobo "lokwakha izimoto ezizosetshenziswa emgwaqeni, kodwa ezingajatshulelwa nasendleleni". Nge-Spengler egqamisa "ibhalansi enhle kakhulu" ye-saloon, njengento eyinhloko yokusebenza okuhle kakhulu.
Nokho, iBMW ingase ingagcini lapho. Okungenani ngoba isivele ilungiselela, ithengiswa kusukela ku-2018, iPhakheji Yokuncintisana, okuhloswe ngayo kulo modeli. Futhi lokho, ngokwamahemuhemu athile, kungakhuphula amandla e-4.4 litre twin-turbo V8 enombolweni engaphezu kuka-600 hp yamanje. Lokhu, ngaphezu kokuthuthukiswa kufanele kuqinisekise ku-chassis, ukumiswa kanye namabhuleki, okufanele kusize ukwenza i-M5 entsha isheshe nakakhulu endleleni.
Okokugcina, khumbula ukuthi iBMW M5 ejwayelekile isivele iqinisekisa ukusebenza okuhloniphekile, iqala ngokusheshisa ukusuka ku-0 iye ku-100 km/h ngemizuzwana engekho kuka-3.4. Isikhathi sePhakheji Yokuncintisana yesikhathi esizayo ukuze ikwazi ukuhoxa, noma kunjalo, okunye okweshumi okumbalwa.