Umshini (cishe) ongadingi singeniso. THE Lotus Omega , nakuba isekelwe ku-Opel Omega enesizotha kakhulu (noma i-Vauxhall Carlton yase-UK, lapho nayo yamukela khona igama), yaba nomthelela omkhulu ngenxa yezinombolo zayo eziyihlazo (ngaleso sikhathi).
Isaluni enkulu edonsa ngamasondo angemuva ifakwe i-3.6 l inline six-cylinder okuthi, ngenxa yosizo lwepheya lama-turbocharger e-Garret T25, ilethe i-382 hp ehlaba umxhwele - mhlawumbe awekho umxhwele kangako kulezi zinsuku, lapho kukhona amachamusela ashisayo anama-hp angaphezu kuka-400, kodwa ngo-1990 ayeyizinombolo ezinkulu…
Khumbula nje ukuthi i-BMW M5 (E34) ngaleso sikhathi yayino-315 hp “kuphela”, futhi icishe ilingane no-390 hp we… Ferrari Testarrossa enamasilinda amaningi ngokuphindwe kabili.
I-382 hp iyenze yakwazi ukufika ejubaneni eliphezulu elikhangiswe elingu-283 km/h , okwenza ingasheshi nje kuphela kunezimbangi zayo, kodwa futhi enye yezimoto ezishesha kakhulu emhlabeni ngaleso sikhathi.
Ukuze wenze umsebenzi ube sesimweni esigculisayo, weqe isivinini esiphezulu semidlalo yeqiniso ngisho nezimoto zezemidlalo ezisezingeni eliphezulu - isibonelo, i-Ferrari 348 TB ifinyelele ku-275 km/h! Bekunesedan eyodwa kuphela esheshayo, i-Alpina B10 BiTurbo (esekelwe ku-BMW 5 Series E34) ekwazi ukufika ku-290 km/h.
Bhalisela iphephandaba lethu
Ubani obengadinga ukuhamba ngesivinini esingaka nomuntu ajwayelene nezicabha ezine? Lona ngumbuzo iPhalamende lamaNgisi elafika ukuzowubuza phambi kwalezi zibalo ezihlazisayo ezethulwa. Isheshe yatholwa, kunemibiko yokugetshengwa okuningana kwe-Lotus Omega (ephinde yebiwa), amaphoyisa angazange akwazi ukuyibamba. Izimoto zayo zokuqapha ezishesha kakhulu zinejubane elingaphezu nje kwengxenye yeLotus…
Ngaphezulu kuka-300 km/h
Ukube bebazi ukuthi iLotus Omega inamandla okudlula ku-300 km/h, isesengcupheni yokuvalwa emakethe. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi i-283 km/h ibinomkhawulo ngogesi futhi ukususwa komkhawulo kuzofinyelela kumaki angu-300 km/h, mhlawumbe nangaphezulu... Okungcono kakhulu? Ngisho nangaphandle kokukhipha i-limiter, bekungenzeka ukuyekisa ukusebenza ngeqhinga elilula.
Yebo… ngokwale vidiyo evela esiteshini se-SUPERCAR DRIVER kukhona indlela yokuyikhubaza futhi ifinyelele kumaki angu-300 km/h.
Iqhinga ngokusobala lilula: donsa igiya lesihlanu kumugqa obomvu bese ubeka elesithupha, elikhubaza ngokuzenzakalela umkhawulo wejubane we-elekthronikhi. Ingabe kunjalo ngempela? Yinye kuphela indlela yokuthola: othile one-Lotus Omega ukukufakazela?