THE I-Aston Martin Cygnet akulona neze iphuzu eliphakeme kakhulu emlandweni wekhulu leminyaka lomkhiqizo waseBrithani. Kwakungengaphezu kuka-a Toyota iQ i-post-rhinoplasty kanye nengaphakathi elifakwe izinto ezisezingeni eliphezulu, lapho intengo ye-"Aston Martin" yengezwe khona.
Ukuzalwa kwayo kwaba umphumela wesidingo sokuhlangabezana nomgomo obekwe yi-EU wokunciphisa ukungcola, kodwa kwavela ukuthi kufana nokushintshashintsha kwezentengiselwano kwezilinganiso zeBhayibheli - isamba senani le-Cygnet elikhiqizwayo lilinganiselwa ukuthi lingaphansi kwenkulungwane.
Kodwa manje, uzalwa kabusha emlotheni njenge-phoenix, futhi njenge-hybrid "infernal", ishintshe "injini encane" isuka kwaToyota ku-4.7 V8 ehlomise iVantage yangaphambili! Manje… kuzwakala kakhulu njenge-Aston Martin. "Imoto yedolobha elikhulu kakhulu" yindlela uhlobo oluyibheka ngayo.
Injini kufanele ibe nkulu kunemoto, cha?
Lesi silo esiyinqaba sakhiwe ngu-Q ngu-Aston Martin - Commission, isigaba esisingatha lezo zicelo ezikhethekile zamakhasimende aso. Futhi ngokunganaki, yavela kanjalo le Cygnet V8. Ikhasimende, elinemali eningi kunokuqonda okujwayelekile - futhi elinokuhlekisa okumnyama, singacabanga - leza ku-Aston Martin nalesi sicelo esiyinqaba, futhi u-Aston Martin wathi… yebo.
Isikhathi sokugoqa imikhono… bakwazi kanjani ukulingana i-V8 ye-Vantage kanye nokudluliselwa kwayo kwe-semi-automatic phambi kwe-iQ, uxolo, i-Cygnet? Kulula—ngokusobala—ukusika insimbi eningi. Ingxenye enkulu ehlukanisa indawo yenjini nekhabethe kwakudingeka iphume ukuze injini ingene egunjini elincane elalihlala amasilinda angu-1.3 litre amane, ngakho kwakhiwa entsha; njengoba nje kwenziwa umhubhe omusha wokudlulisa — oh yebo… le “ngane” idonsa ngamasondo angemuva!
Ubuqotho besakhiwo somzimba wonke (oncane) buqinisekiswa yikheji ehlanganisiwe; futhi injini, lapho “ihlasela” indawo yabagibeli, yaphoqa izihlalo zangemuva ukuba zisuswe futhi izihlalo zangaphambili zihlehle. Ngaphandle kwemizila ebanzi kakhulu, kusahlaba umxhwele ukuthi iCygnet V8 ifana kanjani nemvelaphi yayo ngaphandle. Ukunwetshwa kwemizila kuvela esidingweni sokwengeza ukumiswa - okutholakala ezingxenyeni zeVantage yangaphambilini - namasondo akwazi ukugaya amandla angaka - amasondo, akhiwe ngezingalo ezinhlanu, akhule esuka ku-16-intshi yasekuqaleni kuya ku-19, futhi amathayi banzi kakhulu.(275/35).
Ngokushesha kuneVantage
I-V8 ye-Vantage S yangaphambilini ikhishwe ku-4700 cm3 yayo mayelana 436 hp kanye 490 Nm , ekwazi ukuqinisekisa ukusebenza kwezemidlalo ngaphezu kwe-1600 kg ye-coupe. Kepha iCygnet V8 encane ilula kakhulu, lapho isisindo "kuphela" 1375 kg , nakho konke uketshezi ebhodini - nje 3.15 kg/hp. Ngokuka-Aston Martin, ama-4.2s adingekayo ukuze ashaye u-96 km/h (60 mph) athuthukisa isikhathi seVantage S, kanti ijubane eliphezulu lalesi “silo saseFrankenstein” ngu-274 km/h… Ngizophinda, 274 km/h … ku-iQ/Cygnet!Futhi kuzwakala kukuhle ngempela:
Ngenhlanhla ime ngempumelelo njengoba iya phambili. Nakulokhu, onjiniyela be-Aston Martin baya e-Vantage S ukuyocosha izingxenye eziningi zesistimu yokubhuleka, okuhlanganisa amadiski angaphambili angu-380mm anama-piston caliper ayisithupha kanye nama-330mm disc anama-piston caliper amane ngemuva.
Yenzelwe ukushayela. Ngokushesha.
I-wheelbase isalokhu iyimfushane kakhulu engu-2.02 m, kodwa ububanzi buyi-22 cm (1.92 m) bukhulu kune-Cygnet yasekuqaleni - singacabanga nje ukuthi lesi sidalwa sizoziphatha kanjani okwamanje.
Kodwa yonke into eku-Cygnet V8 yakhelwe ukushayela ngokushesha...ngokushesha kakhulu. Izihlalo zathathelwa indawo ama-bacquet ezinto eziyinhlanganisela, ezinemihlane engashintshi, evela ku-Recaro, enamahhanisi asekela ezine; kukhona isicishamlilo ngokuhambisana nemithetho ye-FIA; isondo lokuqondisa, e-Alcantara, liyasuswa; iphaneli yezinsimbi, nayo evela eVantage, ikukhabhoni.
I-Comfort ayizange ilibaleke ngokuphelele ngokuba khona kwesimo somoya - yebo, besikhona isikhala sokuyifaka - ifika ifakwe amachweba amabili e-USB, futhi inokuthinta okuncane kokunethezeka, noma ukube bekungeyona i-Aston Martin, efana izibambo ezimbili zesikhumba zokuvula iminyango, amaphaneli ayo angaphakathi manje enziwe ngekhabhoni.
Umuntu wedolobha omkhulu? Akungatshazwa…