Njengoba nazi, i-Porsche Engineering - umnyango womkhiqizo waseJalimane ozinikele ocwaningweni nasekuthuthukisweni kwezisombululo zobunjiniyela bemboni yezimoto (nangaphezulu...) - ibilokhu ingenye yezindawo eziqinile zomkhiqizo kuwo wonke umlando wayo. Eqinisweni, umlando wePorsche njengenkampani yezinkonzo zobunjiniyela ubuyela emuva kakhulu kunomlando wayo njengomkhiqizi wezimoto.
Ngo-1995, kwaqala izingxoxo phakathi kwePorsche ne-Opel mayelana nokwakhiwa kweveni elincane.
Ngaphambi kokwethulwa kwePorsche 356, okwakuyimodeli yokuqala eyayinegama lomkhiqizo, iPorsche yayineminyaka ikhona. Ubuwazi ukuthi i-Porsche 356 iqanjwa ngokuthi kwakuyiphrojekthi yomkhiqizo No. 356? Ngamanye amazwi, ngaphambi kokuthi i-Porsche 356, amaphrojekthi angu-355 asethuthukisiwe - hhayi izimoto.
Uma sibuyela emuva kuma-90's, i-Porsche njengomkhiqizi wezimoto yacishe yehliswa yaba yize (indaba okufanele ixoxwe ngokuthi “tim-tim-tim-tim-tim” lapha e-Razão Automóvel, kodwa hhayi namuhla…). Kuze kube maphakathi nawo-1990, i-Porsche yayisenkingeni yeminyaka eyishumi yokukhohlisa ngokuphelele mayelana nokuthengisa. Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-70s nama-80s, ukuba nePorsche 911 kwakuwuphawu lwempumelelo, ubunkimbinkimbi nokunambitheka okuhle. Wonke ama-yuppies ayenayo.
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Kodwa njenganoma iyiphi i-hangover, le hangover yayibuhlungu. Futhi icishe yabhidliza iPorsche. I-'Gurosans' ye-Porsche iqhamuke emnyangweni wayo wobunjiniyela, oqhubekile nokunikeza ulwazi oluhlaba umxhwele, olusukela ekuzibophezeleni kwayo njalo kwezezimoto kanye nokuqasha onjiniyela abanekhono kakhulu.Kuwo wonke umlando, izinhlobo eziningi zemikhiqizo ziye zaphendukela ku-Porsche ukuthuthukisa izixazululo zobunjiniyela. IVolkswagen ingelinye lalawo makhasimende anomlando, kodwa kuningi. Singaphinde sikhulume ngeSEAT (pre-Volkswagen) ngisho neMercedes-Benz (sibonga i-E500).
Phakathi kwalawa makhasimende, kunelilodwa eliphume lingabonwa eminyakeni edlule - ngisho naku-inthanethi, ulwazi luyindlala. Kodwa njengoba singochwepheshe bemba izindaba… Njengoba ungase ucabange, sikhuluma nge-Opel.
Iminivan enePorsche DNA
Ngo-1995, kwaqala izingxoxo phakathi kwePorsche ne-Opel mayelana nokwakhiwa kweveni elincane. Sasisendaweni ephakeme yengxenye yeveni elincane. Wonke umuntu wayefuna eyodwa - kwasakazwa namahemuhemu okuthi imboni ye-Autoeuropa yayizokhiqiza ngisho nenguqulo ye-Volkswagen Sharan enophawu lwe-Audi (Ngike ngabheka izithombe zala mahemuhemu kodwa, njengami, i-Inthanethi yayiseyingane).
I-Opel yayidinga i-MPV ehlangene eyayizonikeza izihlalo eziyisikhombisa futhi engeke ibize kakhulu ukuyikhiqiza - zombili izinjini nezingxenye kwadingeka ziphinde zisetshenziswe kwezinye izinhlobo. Ukucaciswa okulula ukukuqonda kodwa (kakhulu) okunzima ukukufeza. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho kwaqhamuka khona i-Opel ingqongqoza kwaPorsche Engineering. “Zithandwa zami, sidinga iMPV ehlangene, eshibhile, esebenzayo, enethezekile eziphatha ngendlela ehloniphekile emgwaqeni. Uyakwazi ukukwenza lokho?”
I-Porsche ayikwazanga ukwenza konke lokhu kuphela, iphinde yakwazi "ukufihla" umugqa wesithathu wezihlalo ngaphansi kwegumbi labagibeli - uma inkumbulo isebenza, i-Opel Zafira yaba yi-MPV yokuqala ehlangene ukusebenzisa lesi sixazululo. Kokubili i-chassis kanye nohlelo lokumiswa kweZafira nakho kusayinwe yiPorsche. Izingxenye, lezi cishe zonke bezivela ku-Opel Astra. Ukukhiqizwa kwaqala ngo-1998.
I-Opel Zafira yayinesisekelo esihle kangangokuthi umkhiqizo waseJalimane wanquma ukwethula inguqulo yezemidlalo - yebo, ungaba nokuhleka. Yayibizwa nge-Opel Zafira OPC futhi isebenzisa injini engu-2.0 litre turbo enamandla angu-192 hp. BekuyiMPV esheshayo emakethe, ifinyelela ku-220 km/h futhi ithatha imizuzwana engu-8.2 ukusuka ku-0-100 km/h. Hlonipha!
Ukuphakama kwe-Zafira kwakuwukuthi lapho yethulwa, yashiya yonke imincintiswano "ibona imikhumbi". I-Renault Scénic, yangaleso sikhathi yalesi sizukulwane se-Zafira, ibibukeka njengesikebhe uma iqhathaniswa nemodeli yaseJalimane. Futhi kuhle ukukhumbula ukuthi iRenault yaba ngumsunguli wengxenye ye-MPV, ngakho-ke kungashiwo ukuthi uhlobo lwaseFrance lwashaywa emdlalweni walo… ngabakwaPorsche!
Ngaleso sikhathi, i-Opel iphinde yethula enye i-MPV - lena ngaphandle kosizo lwe-Porsche. Yayibizwa nge-Opel Sintra futhi ngokweqiniso ngiyikhumbula kuphela ngoba yayinegama ledolobha elihle lamaPutukezi. Uma ufuna ukubona isithombe “sento” chofoza lapha – angisibeki lapha ngqo ngoba angifuni ukubeka noma ubani kulokho kuhlupheka ngaphandle kwemvume yangaphambili. #chofoza ?