Okuhlangenwe nakho akuntuli kumaNgisi, uma kuziwa ezimotweni ezincane zezemidlalo ezigxile ekushayeleni injabulo. Kunjalo nge-Zenos E10 entsha, umshini othembisa ubumnandi obuningi.
Kunezimoto ezingamathoyizi asebekhulile ngempela, i-Zenos E10 ngokusobala ingeyaleso sigaba. Naphezu kokungewona umkhiqizo owaziwa ngumphakathi jikelele, abasunguli beZenos bangabantu abanolwazi kakhulu kulo mkhakha. U-Anser Ali uchithe isikhathi esiningi somsebenzi wakhe eLotus Cars kanti uMark Edwards wayeyisikhulu esiphezulu seCaterham.
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Impendulo ayikwazanga ukuba lula. U-Anser no-Mark, ababili balabo abanomthwalo wemfanelo wokuba khona kukaCaterham emzileni weNdebe Yomhlaba ye-F1, babhekane nenkinga edumazayo. Ukunikezwa kwezimoto zabashayeli abayizimfundamakhwela ngezindleko ezilawulwayo, ngokusebenza okuthokozisayo bekuyindlala kakhulu, futhi ubudlelwano babo nemikhiqizo nabo babukude kakhulu. Impendulo, bathi, i-Zenos E10.
Ngokuphathelene nezilinganiso, sikhuluma ngokucacile nge-bolide ephefumulelwe izisekelo zeLotus neCaterham. Imoto encane, enenjini edlulayo kanye nomnikazi wekhono elimangalisayo.
IZenos E10 ingu-3.80m ubude, 1.87m ububanzi no-1.13m ukuphakama futhi kuhlongozwa ukuthi ibe nenjini yoqobo yakwaFord, ene-2,000cc displacement, ekhiqiza amandla angu-204 ku-7200rpm kanye ne-torque engu-210Nm ephezulu ku-6100rpm.
Okungu-650kg wesisindo, okwenza i-Zenos E10 ibe yisisindo esincane esinesilinganiso sama-300hp wamandla ngethani. Ukudluliswa kwamandla aphelele kunikezwa i-5-speed manual gearbox futhi, njengenketho, i-6-speed «close-ratio» gearbox. Uma kuziwa ekusebenzeni, iZenos E10 ikwazi ukugijima ku-0 iye ku-100km/h ku-4.5s nje kuphela, ifinyelele isivinini esingu-217km/h. Isivinini esizoba ngaphezu kokwanele kumasekethe amaningi lapho lokhu "okubi" okuncane kuzochitha impilo yakhe.
Ukumiswa kuqukethe amakhoyili e-Bilstein futhi ukubhuleka kunikezwa imihlathi engu-2-piston namadiski angu-285mm, konke lokhu ngenhlonipho ye-Alcon.
I-Zenos E10 inikezwa e-UK ngo-£24,995, okulingana no-€30,586 (ngaphandle kwezintela nezindleko zomthetho nezokuthutha). Uma ukhetha uhlu oluphelele lwezinketho, ezingeza izinto ezinhle kuphela, njengebhokisi legiya le-6-speed, i-LSD phakathi kokunye, intengo yokugcina ikhuphukela ku-£33,245, okulingana no-€40,681. Isiphakamiso esinesibindi, ngokungangabazeki.
