Ukusonta, ukusonteka nokuphenduka. Kuleli hlobo iHonda yenze iNürburgring “ibhishi” layo. Uhlobo Olusha R lusendleleni...
Ngenkathi siqoqa amandla ngeholide elisifanele (ok... abanye bethu), ndawana thize eNürburgring (Germany) onjiniyela bakwaHonda abaphumuli. Kungani? Ngoba umbukiso wezimoto waseParis - oqashwe yimboni yezimoto ngemuva kwekhefu lasehlobo - usuzofika. Njengoba sibike izolo, uhlobo lwaseJapan lulungiselela umqondo womlandeli wohlobo R, enguqulweni eseduze neseduze nenguqulo yokukhiqiza.Ngakho-ke, ezinyangeni ezisanda kwedlula, ithimba labathuthukisi bakwaHonda belilokhu likhona njalo kusekethe yaseJalimane efunwa kakhulu nesatshwayo. Namuhla sishicilela ividiyo lapho ungabuka khona umsebenzi wethrekhi womunye weminyuzi yokuhlola yohlobo olusha lwe-Civic Type R:
Imodeli entsha kulindeleke ukuthi ifinyelele kubathengisi ngonyaka ozayo. Amandla enjini ehlonishwayo engu-2.0 VTEC Turbo kufanele akhuphuke aze afike ku-340hp, okuyisondeze kwesinye sezithenjwa ezisesigabeni: iFord Focus RS. Ingabe i-"front-wheel-drive samurai" ye-Honda ingakwazi ukumelana ne-Focus RS edonsa ngawo wonke amasondo? Kule mpi ephakathi kokukhanya namakhono emoto, kuzodingeka silinde ukuze sithole ukuthi ubani owinile.
Inye into eqinisekile: uma kuziwa ezimotweni ezidonsa ngamasondo angaphambili, iHonda ayidingi zifundo kunoma yiluphi uhlobo. Ngakho-ke, umzabalazo wokuphakama phakathi kwemidlalo ye-C-segment uya ngokuya ushuba. Ingemuva, ngaphambili noma wonke amasondo, kukhona izixazululo zakho konke ukunambitheka.