Imboni yaseYurophu iqala impilo entsha.
Kuyafiseleka ukuqalisa kabusha ukusetshenziswa, kodwa wonke umuntu uyazi ukuthi lokhu kuzodingeka kwenziwe kancane. Izikhathi zishintshile nakanjani. Kubalulekile ukulungisa izindleko, ukukhiqiza okuncane ngekhwalithi eyengeziwe nangenani elifanayo futhi kwandiswe ukutholakala ukuze unikeze izinto ezintsha esikhathini esifushane. Inselele ngeke ibe lula. Nokho, basekhona abakholelwa ukuthi bayakwazi ukwenza izimangaliso. Umphathi weqembu lakwaVolkswagen uFerdinand Piech akaliphonsi ithawula ngokuthengwa komkhiqizi i-Alfa Romeo, muva nje uveze ukuthi “kithi i-Alfa izodayisa ngokuphindwe kabili”.
Inkampani yase-Italy iphendule embukisweni wodumo i-Geneva Motor Show ngokwethula imodeli eyi-4C emangalisayo wonke umuntu ayecabanga ukuthi ngeke ishiye i-prototype. Futhi nansi i-Alfa Romeo 4C izoba yiqiniso ezokwethulwa ngonyaka ozayo ngentengo ephakathi kuka-42 no-45 000 wama-euro ngaphambi kwentela. Lena imodeli engase iqhudelane ne-Lotus Évora, enye yamamodeli amahle kakhulu ongawashayela futhi mhlawumbe azuzwe kangcono uhlobo lwaseBrithani.
UFerdinand Piech namanje akakaqapheli ukuthi i-Alfa iyimoto ehluke ngempela, nakuba singayibheka njenge-spartan ngaphakathi, singavumeli, isibonelo, ukuhlanganisa izingxenye ezifanayo, amadeshibhodi kanye nemishini kumamodeli ahlukene ngisho nakuma-brand ahlukene. Futhi, umkhiqizo awukwazi ukubuyekezwa noma uvuselelwe emkhiqizweni osakazwa emhlabeni wonke, ezimbonini ezakhiwe kucatshangwa ngokuthuthela kwenye indawo.
Ngempumelelo ye-Alfa Romeo 8C - ekhawulelwe kumakhophi ayi-1000, angama-500 avaliwe futhi aguqulekayo amaningi - uhlobo lwe-Italian lwaqala ukubheja ekuvuselelweni kwalo njengophawu lwe-halo olunesitembu sezemidlalo esihlukile futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, ubuntu obuhle bokuklama sekungamashumi eminyaka imhlukanisa. I-8C enhle ilethe emakethe izizukulwane ze-Mito futhi muva nje ukukhishwa kabusha kwe-Giulietta.
Kodwa okunye okufanayo kwakulahlekile, ngaphandle kwemikhawulo eminingi yokukhiqiza futhi kufinyeleleke kakhudlwana kubathengi. Isikhathi sesifikile se-Alfa 4C - ngaphezu kokuba yinhle ngokumangalisayo, le coupé enezihlalo ezimbili ixuba izimiso zemoto yezemidlalo ehamba phambili nezidingo zomnotho. Umkhiqizo wase-Italy uhlanganisa ubuchwepheshe obuphezulu ekwakhiweni kwe-chassis kanye nokusebenza komzimba ngokusetshenziswa kwe-aluminium eqiniswe nge-carbon ukuze kuzuzwe amandla aphezulu, ukuphepha futhi, ngesikhathi esifanayo, isisindo esincishisiwe esingadluli ama-850 kilos, ngaleyo ndlela sifinyelele ku-1.8 litre. injini (1750 cm3) ukusebenza kwembangi engu-3.0 litre.
Le njini engu-1.8 litre, esivele isiqalile ukuvela ezinhlotsheni ezingu-159, i-Giulietta ne-Lancia Delta, izoba namandla afanayo angu-240 ku-4C, kodwa izokwazi ukufinyelela ku-100 km/h ngehora ngaphansi komkhawulo wesibili we-5, futhi ingase ihlale imizuzwana engu-3.5 , futhi idlule ku-250 km/h njengejubane elikhulu, ukugcina ukusetshenziswa kuphansi futhi kunomncintiswano osesigabeni.
I-Alfa 4C engamamitha angu-4 ubude izoba nenjini ebekwe phakathi nendawo kanye nedrayivu yamasondo angemuva, njengezimoto zemidlalo ezihamba phambili zohlobo lomkhiqizo.
Ikusasa i-Alfa Romeo ihlanganisa zonke izithako ukuze ibe imoto ephumelelayo eyenza ngokwemvelo umzamo wokukhiqiza ukonga, maqondana nobuchwepheshe ehlose ukubusebenzisa kanye nokukhiqizwa kwaminyaka yonke okungafanele kudlule amayunithi ayi-1200. Izinkulungwane ezingama-45 zama-euro kanye nezintela kuzosho inani elimaphakathi elingama-euro ayizinkulungwane ezingama-53 emazweni amaningi e-European Union, kuyilapho ePortugal lingase libe phakathi kwama-euro ayizinkulungwane ezingama-74 kuya kwezingama-80.
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Kodwa kwaFiat Group, ukwethulwa kwale moto yezemidlalo kungase kuphawule ukuqala kwezinye esezikhonjisiwe njengalezi:
– I-Lancia Stratos, mhlawumbe efana kakhulu neyakudala, nakuba manje isekelwe ku-chassis ye-Ferrari (efana ne-Alfa 8C) yafushaniswa futhi inenjini engu-8-cylinder V efanayo eletha amandla angaphezu kuka-540;
– I-Lancia Fulvia, nayo efana kakhulu nalokho okwaqopha umlando ku-World Rally Championships ngaphambi kwe-Delta futhi okufanele ibe nomakhenikha ofana kakhulu ne-Alfa 4C ethulwayo manje, phezulu ebangeni.
Umbhalo: U-José Maria Pignatelli (Ukubamba iqhaza Okukhethekile)