Naphezu kokuba nama-coupes athile emlandweni wayo, kusukela ejoyine i-Volkswagen Group ngeminyaka yama-90s, i-Skoda ayizange "ibe nelungelo" lokuba nayo futhi. Nokho, kwasondela kulokho. Ngo-2002 e-Geneva Motor Show, wethula isibonelo se-coupe, esondele kakhulu ekukhiqizeni, i-Skoda Tudor.
Ivuse ukukhuluma ngenxa yemigqa yayo emihle, enikeza umoya we-Superb engenazicabha zangemuva kanye ne-tailgate lapho kuvela igama lemodeli kuphela esikhundleni se-number plate. Iphinde yethula izinto ezithile nemininingwane eyaqala ukuhlanganisa amamodeli esikhathi esizayo omkhiqizo, okuphawuleka kakhulu ukwamukelwa kwemishini yangemuva emise okwe-“C”, esasetshenziswa nanamuhla.
I-Skoda Tudor ibe umphumela wenselelo eyenzelwe abaklami bomkhiqizo, njengoba ikhiqize iziphakamiso ezimbalwa - kusukela ekuthathweni kwe-Fabia kuya kwe-Octavia eguqulekayo - kodwa kwakuyi-coupe eyadonsa ukunaka okukhulu, okwanikeza i-prototype ephelele. ukuthi siyazi..
I-Tudor ibiwumfanekiso osebenzayo, njengoba iqhamuke ihlome nge-2.8 VR6 ne-193 hp eqenjini lakwaVolkswagen. Naphezu kokuba seduze kwemodeli yokukhiqiza (ingaphambili kwakuyi-Superb, isibonelo), ayizange ikhiqizwe.
I-Skoda Tudor ekugcineni izothola isihlalo kumnyuziyamu i-Skoda eMlada Boleslav lapho imi khona namuhla. Hhayi-ke… uma singafaki isigameko esincane eNdiya.
I-prototype eyebiwe?
U-Skoda wathatha i-Tudor waya kulelo zwe lase-Asia ukuze ayibonise esaluni yendawo. Ekupheleni komcimbi, futhi ngokusho komkhiqizo, "ngaphansi kwezimo ezimangalisayo", balahlekelwa yi-prototype. Kumelwe ukuba othile wayeyithanda i-coupe kangangokuthi wayithatha.
Bhalisela iphephandaba lethu
Ngemuva kophenyo olunzulu olwenziwa yiziphathimandla, i- Skoda Tudor wavela esiteshini sesitimela, kodwa ngemva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa. Kodwa-ke, umbhali onesibindi "wokunyamalala" akakaze atholakale.
Lapho ubuyela e-Czech Republic, i-Skoda Tudor kuzodingeka ilungiswe ngokuphelele, okwamanje isele emnyuziyamu womkhiqizo waseCzech. Ngeshwa, ukwebiwa kwezimoto kuvamile… kodwa kuwumfuziselo wasesaluni?