Kancane kancane, ukwanda kwama-SUV kuye kwaphendula imigwaqo yaba “uhlobo olusengozini yokushabalala”. Nokho, i I-Mazda MX-5 omunye wabadwebi bemigwaqo abayisakhiwo sodumo (futhi abathengekayo) emakethe, ubonakala, ungumphikisi ofanelekayo "wefomethi yemfashini".
Njengoba inikezwe ubukhulu obuncishisiwe nesisindo esisesilinganisweni, iMazda MX-5 iyikhethelo yabaningi ukuze ibhekane nomgwaqo osezintabeni, kodwa bangaki abangakhumbula ukuyisebenzisela “ukuhlasela” umzila ohamba kuzo zonke izindawo? Ekuqaleni singase sicabange ukuthi akekho owayezokwenza, kodwa uJoel Gat uyeza ukuzofakazela ukuthi asilungile.
Enentshisekelo ngezimoto zangaphandle nezokujabulisa okufanele azishayele, uJoel Gat “wayenenkinga”: imoto yakhe, iMazda MX-5 RF yesizukulwane samanje, ayizange imvumele ukuthi ahambe yonke indawo. Eqinisweni, engxoxweni abe nayo neGrassroots Motorsports Gat uthe: “Kusiza ngani ukuba neMX-5 ejabulisa u-90% uma ingawufaki u-10% wokugcina?”.
Ukuxazulula le “nkinga”, uJoel Gat waphonsa “izandla phezu” futhi wadala i-Mazda MX-5 RF esikubonisa yona lapha.
Phela kwakungadingeki nokushintsha okuningi
Njengoba ubona ezithombeni, izinguquko ezenziwa yile Mazda MX-5 RF, ukusho okuncane, bezihlakaniphile. Ukumiswa kwasekuqaleni kwagcinwa futhi izici ezintsha okuwukuphela kwazo amasondo akwaSparco, amathayi axubile e-Falken (okuphoqe ukukhishwa kweziketi eziseceleni kanye nangaphakathi kwamakhothamo esondo) kanye… namacansi enjoloba!
Ngalezi zinguquko kuphela lapho i-MX-5 RF kaJoel Gat ikwazile ukubhekana nemizila efana naleyo ekhonjiswe ezithombeni nalapho, njengoba uphawu lukhomba, kungakuhle ukuthi kusetshenziswe imodeli enawo wonke amasondo, ukuphakama okuphezulu phansi futhi. i-short wheelbase, okuwukuphela kwemfuneko i-MX-5 eyifezayo.
Yiqiniso, ukwehla "ezindleleni ezimbi" nge-Mazda MX-5 kudinga ukunakwa okwengeziwe. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, uJoel Gat uthi uvame ukuhamba phezu kwezithiyo (ikakhulukazi izindawo zamanzi) ngezinyawo. Ekugcineni, uyasichazela ukuthi kuyadingeka "ukulinganisa isidingo "sokuguqula" - ngenxa yokuba ne-back-wheel drive kuphela - ukuqapha ukuthi ungashayi ngaphansi kwemoto".
Mhlawumbe ukuze ashayele ngokunganaki okuncane, uJoel Gat ubonakala elungiselela ukunikeza i-Mazda MX-5 RF yakhe isethi ye-Fox shock absorbers okufanele ikhuphule imvume yakhe yokuphuma phansi kancane.