Ungakhohliswa isithombe esingaphezulu kwalesi sihloko — akusona esisha IToyota Yaris GRMN . Ikhwalithi yesithombe ayiyona engcono kakhulu, kodwa lesi yisithombe sokuqala esisemthethweni se-Yaris esinezesekeli ezivela ku-Gazoo Racing.
Izisetshenziswa ezibukwayo ezengeziwe ezinikezwe izinto ze-Gazoo Racing zisishiya sisesimweni sokukhathazeka: ingabe uzoba khona ozongena esikhundleni seToyota Yaris GRMN “yesikole sakudala”?
Kude nokuba iphelele, i-Yaris GRMN yayiwumoya ohlanzekile, isikhumbuzo sezikhathi lapho kubusa i-analogue - saba abalandeli futhi sazisola kuphela ngentengo yayo kanye nokukhiqizwa kwayo okulinganiselwe (amayunithi angu-400 kuphela).
Ngesonto eledlule sihlangane nesizukulwane esisha se-Yaris, esisekelwe endaweni entsha (i-GA-B) ethembisa indawo yokushayela engcono, isikhungo esiphansi sokudonsela phansi, namandla acwengisiswe kakhulu; ngokuqinisekile isiqalo esingcono senguqulo yevithamini ye-GRMN?
Bhalisela iphephandaba lethu
Namanje asikho isiqiniseko esisemthethweni sokuthi kuzoba neToyota Yaris GRMN entsha, kodwa konke kukhomba lokho, uma kubhekwa uMat Harrison, oyiPhini likaMengameli weToyota Motor Europe, ku-Autocar:
“Leli yisu leGazoo Racing - hhayi nje izimoto zezemidlalo njengeSupra, kodwa nezinhlobo zokusebenza. Sinemibono mayelana namathuba okulangazelela imoto, kodwa uzokwazi okwengeziwe ezinyangeni ezimbalwa. Kuhlobene kakhulu nesifiso sethu sokuxhumanisa iYaris nempumelelo yethu kwezezimoto (WRC).”
Iyiphi indlela okufanele uhambe ngayo?
IToyota Yaris GRMN isebenzise i-1.8 eshajwe kakhulu nge-compressor, enamandla angaphezu kuka-200 hp futhi ihlanganiswe no gearbox oshintshwayo. Ingabe ozongena esikhundleni sakhe angalandela ezinyathelweni zakhe?
Umongo wamanje ungomunye wengcindezi enkulu ngenxa yokuhambisana nesilinganiso sokukhishwa kwe-CO2 ka-2021. I-Toyota ingomunye wabakhiqizi abakulungele kangcono ukuhlangabezana nabo ngenxa yesabelo esikhulu sama-hybrids ayo ekuhlanganiseni kokuthengisa, yingakho ikusasa Yaris Ukusebenza okuphezulu akudingeki ukuthi ulandele indlela eyingxube, uhlale uthembekile enjinini evuthayo, futhi ukhumbula izitatimende zikaMat Harrison.
"Ngenxa yamandla ama-hybrids ethu emiksini yokuthengisa, kusivumela ukuthi sibe nezimo kanye nobubanzi bokuthi sibe nezinguqulo zokusebenza kwevolumu ephansi njenge-Supra."
Nokho ukuhlanganyela kweToyota kwiWRC neYaris kungase kusho uguquko. Njengoba sike sabika ngaphambilini, i-WRC izophinde izinikele ekufakelweni ugesi kusukela ngo-2022, lapho kukhethwa umzila oyingxubevange - ithuba lenunu encane eyihybrid 4WD ukuze ibonise imoto yomncintiswano?