Yebo, iqiniso liyatshelwa, u-Yamaha akayena umuntu ongaziwa emhlabeni wezimoto. Isivele inikeze izinjini ze-Formula 1, evumela cishe ukuzalwa kwemoto yayo yokuqala, imoto emnandi kakhulu yezemidlalo i-OX99-11, futhi yathuthukisa izinjini zezinye izinhlobo ezifana ne-Ford noma i-Volvo. Kodwa i-Yamaha njengomkhiqizo noma umkhiqizi wezimoto ingokoqobo okusazokwenzeka.
Umqondo wembulwa ku-salon yaseTokyo ongashintsha ube yiqiniso elikhiqizayo ekuqaleni kuka-2016. I-Yamaha Motiv, njenganoma yimuphi umqondo wokuzihlonipha, yethulwa njenge-Motiv.e, okufana nokuthi, "ikusasa ligesi ". Yimoto yedolobha, efana nokubukeka kweSmart Fortwo. Akuyona eyokuqala futhi ngeke kube eyokugcina efana ne-Smart encane ngokomqondo, ngakho-ke kufanele sibuze, yini ukuhlobana kwe-Yamaha Motiv, futhi kungani kukhiqizwa ingxabano ethokozisayo?
UGordon Murray ungemuva kwe-Motiv.e
Akubangelwa nje kuphela ukuba imoto yokuqala okungenzeka ibe yimoto yokuqala, kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke kumuntu owaqanjwa, uGordon Murray.
Bangase bangamazi uGordon Murray, kodwa kufanele bawazi umshini. I-McLaren F1 "indodana" yayo edume kakhulu. Uma uklama okuthile okusahlonishwa futhi okubhekwa abaningi njengokuthi “The Super Sports”, uvamise ukunaka zonke izinyathelo ezithathwayo.
UGordon Murray, oqeqeshelwe ubunjiniyela bemishini, wazakhela igama kuFomula 1, eyingxenye yeBrabham noMcLaren, anqoba ngayo umqhudelwano wango-1988, 1989 kanye no-1990. Wayeyingxenye esebenzayo ekuthuthukisweni kweMercedes SLR, okwavela ukuthi, ngokusho "kwezilimi ezimbi", iphrojekthi eyamenza wafulathela uMcLaren.
Ugcine esesungule eyakhe inkampani ngo-2007, iGordon Murray Design, enezinsiza zokubonisana nobunjiniyela nezokuklama izimoto. Kumvumele ukuthi athuthukise imibono yakhe eminingi, omunye wayo owagqama: ukusungula kabusha indlela izimoto ezakhiwa ngayo, ngohlelo olubizwa nge-iStream.
iStream, kuyini lokhu?
Inhloso yalolu hlelo ukwenza lula nokunciphisa izindleko ezihambisana nokukhiqizwa kwemoto. Ukwenza kanjani?
Ngokuqeda izitembu zensimbi kanye nokushisela amabala okukhiqiza ama-monocoque avamile. Njengenye indlela, isebenzisa isakhiwo sohlobo lwe-tubular, ehambisana namaphaneli ezintweni ezihlanganisiwe (ngobuchwepheshe obutholakala ku-F1) ezindongeni, ophahleni naphansi. Lesi sixazululo sikuvumela ukuthi uhlanganise ukukhanya, ukuqina kanye namazinga okuphepha adingekayo. Futhi esikhundleni se-soldering, konke kuhlanganiswe ndawonye, konga isisindo nesikhathi sokukhiqiza.
Kulabo abanokungabaza ngamandla eglue, lokhu akuyona into entsha embonini. U-Lotus Elise, isibonelo, waqala le nqubo kuma-90s, futhi kuze kube manje, akukaze kube nezindaba zokuwa kuka-Elise. Amaphaneli angaphandle awanawo umsebenzi wesakhiwo, asomsebenzi wepulasitiki futhi apendwe kusengaphambili, okuvumela ushintsho olusheshayo ngezizathu zokulungisa noma aguqulelwe kalula kwezinye izinhlobo zemisebenzi yomzimba.
Imiphumela ihluke kakhulu. Ngale nqubo, imboni yokucabanga ingathatha kuphela i-1/5 yesikhala esithathwe imboni evamile. Ngokuqeda imishini yokunyathelisa nokudweba, kusindisa isikhala nezindleko. Ukuvumelana nezimo okukhiqizayo nakho kuphakeme, uma kubhekwa ukuhlukaniswa kwesakhiwo nomsebenzi womzimba, okuvumela ukukhululeka okukhulu nezindleko eziphansi ekukhiqizeni imizimba ehlukene emgqeni wokukhiqiza ofanayo.
Uma u-Yamaha efuna ukungena emhlabeni wezimoto, ngokuqinisekile wakhetha umlingani ofanelekayo. I-Motiv.e iyisicelo sokuqala esilungele ukukhiqizwa sohlelo lukaGordon Murray lwe-iStream. Besivele sazi ama-prototypes ambalwa avela ku-Gordon Murray Design, osebenze ukukhombisa inqubo yokusebenza, ngamabizo we-T-25 (isithombe esingezansi) kanye ne-T-27 kagesi.
I-Yamaha Motiv yaqala njengephrojekthi ye-T-26. Intuthuko yaqala ngo-2008, kodwa njengoba isimo sezulu siqala, iphrojekthi yaba yiqhwa, iqale kabusha ngo-2011, impilo yomnotho womhlaba ikhombisa izimpawu zokusimama.
I-T-25 ne-T-27, ama-prototypes eqiniso angenawo isitayela, futhi agxekwa kakhulu ngalokho, ayenochungechunge lwezimpawu ezingavamile ekwakhiweni kwawo. Incane kune-Yamaha Motiv, yayinezihlalo zabantu abathathu, umshayeli esendaweni emaphakathi, njengakuMcLaren F1. Iminyango yokungena ngaphakathi kwayo yayiphawuleka ngokungabikho kwayo. Esikhundleni seminyango, ingxenye yendlu yangasese yaphakanyiswa ngokunyakaza okutshekayo.
I-Motivation
I-Yamaha Motiv ayizange izuze lezi zixazululo ezithakazelisayo kuma-T prototypes, ngeshwa. Iqukethe izixazululo ezijwayelekile ezifana nalezi: iminyango yokufinyelela ngaphakathi, futhi inezindawo ezimbili, eceleni, njengokusho kwemithethonqubo. Lezi zinketho ziyaqondakala, njengoba zizokwenza kube lula emakethe ukwamukela imoto entsha yohlobo olusha.
Kwembulwe e-Tokyo Hall njengoba i-Motiv.e, enenjini kagesi eshiwo, yabelana ngenjini ne-T-27. Injini, ephuma kwaZytec, iletha ubuningi obungu-34 hp. Kubonakala kuncane, kodwa ngisho nakulokuhluka kukagesi isisindo sisesilinganisweni, esingamakhilogremu angu-730 nje kuhlanganise namabhethri. Uma kuqhathaniswa, lokho kungu-100 kg ngaphansi kwe-Smart ForTwo yamanje. Njengezimoto eziningi zikagesi, inejubane elilodwa kuphela, okuvumela itorque ukuthi ifinyelele ku-896 Nm(!) esondweni.
Ijubane elikhulu ligcina ku-105 km/h kanti ijubane lisuka ku-0 liye ku-100 km/h kuba ngaphansi kwemizuzwana engu-15. Ukuzimela okumenyezelwe kumayelana ne-160 km yangempela futhi akuhlanganisiwe. Izikhathi zokushajwa kabusha ziphansi njengamahora amathathu endaweni yokukhipha endlini noma ihora elilodwa ngesistimu yokushaja esheshayo.
Okujabulisa kakhulu ukwahluka okuvele kuhleliwe enenjini encane engu-1.0 litre kaphethroli yaseYamaha, ezodonsa phakathi kuka-70 no-80 hp. Kuhlanganiswe nesisindo esiphansi, singaba phambi kwedolobha eliphilayo, elinokusheshisa ukusuka ku-0-100 km/h ngemizuzwana eyi-10 noma ngaphansi, ngaphansi kwanoma yimuphi umqhudelwano wasemadolobheni.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ugesi noma uphethroli, njengeSmart, injini nokudonsa kungemuva. I-suspension izimele kuwo womabili ama-ekseli, isisindo sincane kanti namasondo anesizotha (amasondo angu-15 inch anamathayi angu-135 ngaphambili nangemuva angu-145) — isiteringi asidingi usizo. Abantu basedolobheni abanomuzwa wokuqondisa?
Ifaka ubude obufanayo ne-Smart ForTwo, 2.69 m, kodwa incinyane ngamasentimitha ayisishiyagalolunye (1.47 m) futhi ifushane ngesithupha (1.48 m). Ububanzi buyafaneleka ukuthi bube ngaphansi kwemithetho elawula izimoto ze-kei zaseJapane. I-Yamaha inethemba lokuthumela i-Motiv, kodwa okokuqala kuzofanele iphumelele ekhaya.
Ekupheleni kwalo nyaka, noma ekuqaleni konyaka olandelayo, i-Yamaha izomemezela ngokusemthethweni ukuvunyelwa noma cha kwephrojekthi. Njengoba sekushiwo, uma kuqhubeka, i-Yamaha Motiv kufanele iqale ukukhiqizwa ngo-2016. Ngenxa yesimo sokuthuthukiswa komqondo, kufanele kube yindaba yomkhosi kuphela. Umsebenzi ongemuva kwesigcawu awumi.
Ukubonisa ukufaneleka kwesixazululo sobuchwepheshe, futhi sigxile ekululameni kwaso, singabona esithombeni esingezansi, uhlaka oluthathwe kuvidiyo yokuphromotha, inani elihlukahlukene lokungenzeka ngokusekelwe esisekelweni esifanayo. Ukusuka emzimbeni omude onezicabha ezinhlanu nezihlalo ezine noma ezinhlanu, ukuya endaweni ephambanayo, ukuya kuma-coupes amafushane, ezemidlalo nama-roadsters. Ukuguquguquka yigama lokubuka elifunwa kunoma iyiphi inkundla namuhla, futhi inqubo ye-iStream iliyisa phezulu, ngenzuzo yezindleko eziphansi. Woza 2016!
