THE IToyota GR Yaris umshini wamademoni, ophikisana nomjikelezo kweminye eminingi ekhululwa namuhla, ngokuya icwengwa futhi iphucuziwe, ngenhloso ehambisana nezinhliziyo zamakhanda kaphethiloli.
Kodwa naphezu kwakho konke ukubuyekezwa okuhle kakhulu - okuhlanganisa neyethu, isivivinyo sayo sevidiyo esisanda kuklonyeliswa ngesihloko esithi "ifilimu yezintatheli ehamba phambili" ngo-2021 yi-International Motor Film Awards - kubonakala kusenamandla okukhipha kulokhu okukhethekile kwe-homologation.
Futhi manje, kusekethe yaseNürburgring, ngokusobala sibona ukufezeka kwalokho, lapho iToyota GR Yaris yabanjwa nezinguquko eziningana eziyihaba.
Ingabe ukhona, GR Yaris GRMN?
Amahemuhemu athi lesi sibonelo sokuhlola esijabulisayo sizoba yi-GR Yaris GRMN yesikhathi esizayo, ukucaciswa okuphezulu kakhulu kwesigaba esichazwa i-Toyota Gazoo Racing: GR Sport, GR kanye ne-GRMN (Gazoo Racing eshunwe “uMeister of Nürburgring”). Futhi lokho ngokuvamile kusho imodeli yokukhiqiza elinganiselwe, njenge-Yaris GRMN yangaphambilini.
Okwamanje asikabi sesimeni sokuqinisekisa ukuthi izokwamukela ngokuphumelelayo ukuqokwa kwe-GRMN, kodwa kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iliphi igama elikhethayo, ithembisa ukuthatha amandla ashukumisayo asevele aphezulu kanye nokusebenza kwe-GR Yaris awayise ezingeni elisha.
Okugqamayo kulezi zithombe zenhloli yimishini ye-aerodynamic yalesi sibonelo. Ngaphambili siyakwazi ukubona ukungezwa kwama-“canard”, eceleni kukhona indawo yokukhipha umoya ngemva kwamasondo angaphambili kanti ngemuva sinephiko eliluhlaza. I-Ground clearance nayo ibonakala yehlisiwe, okuholela ekutheni sicabange ukuthi izoba no-chassis obuyekeziwe.
Okwamanje akunakwenzeka ukwazi ukuthi le GR Yaris hardcore izothola ukuguqulwa komshini noma cha, kodwa uma kunikezwe kalula ukuthi i-300 hp ikhishwa ku-1.6 l emgqeni we-3 cylinder, njengoba sibonile emalungiselelweni ambalwa, akwenzi Kungasimangaza ukuthi leli “thuluzi” alifikanga “nomfutho” wamandla kanye netorque.
Akukhona okokuqala ukuthi le GR Yaris eqinile “ibanjwe” amalensi abathwebuli bezithombe, kodwa manje ibonakala iseduze nokukhiqizwa kunangaphambili.
Ekugcineni, imithombo yethu ithi umshayeli owayeshayela ngesikhathi kuthathwa lezi zithombe zenhloli kwakunguJosé-Maria López. Ngumshayeli wase-Argentina weToyota Gazoo Racing kulo nyaka owine i-24 Hours of Le Mans nge-GR010!