Ngesimilo esibi sangaleso sikhathi, bambalwa kakhulu ababenesibindi kanye “nekhithi yezinzipho” edingekayo ukuze babanikeze ukwelashwa okufanele ukuze bafinyelele umkhawulo...
Futhi ngalokhu engqondweni, ngibhala namuhla ukuze nginikhumbuze imodeli yenganekwane kusukela eminyakeni yamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye ababeyibiza ngokuthi i-Mi16. Kwakungeyona nje i-Peugeot elula, kodwa nokho, yayinokuthile eyayiyenza ikhetheke futhi futhi yafiswa kakhulu. Ngokwesitayela esifanayo nesePeugeot 205, i-405 inezinto ezicishe zifane nezesikamzala wayo, njenge-grille yangaphambili, ulayini wangemuva kanye namalambu angemuva abukeka njenge-205 ngendlela enkulu.
Kodwa ake sehlele ebhizinisini, ngoba iPeugeots 405 maningi, iMi16 ithi awasekho maningi kangako… Ukulwa nomncintiswano obubonakala ushube kakhulu, njengoba iRenault 21 Turbo ingenye yezimbangi ezinkulu, iPeugeot yaphoqwa. ukudonsa ama-gals nokwakha le moto yezemidlalo ephezulu. Ngenjini yasemkhathini engamalitha angu-2 futhi kakade inamavalve acwebezelayo angu-16, lo mfanyana akazange alethe lutho, lutho olungaphansi kwamandla amahhashi angu-160. Ngaleyo ndlela kwethulwa iMi16 (16-valve multi-injection).
Abashiseka kakhulu bavame ukufaka lezi zinjini ze-Mi16 ku-205 GTi yenganekwane, ngaleyo ndlela zibenze bazuze amaphiko futhi basuke kuma-valve angu-8 kuye kwayi-16, baphinde banqobe amandla amahhashi angu-160 kanye nenjini engu-2.0.
Nokho, abakwaPeugeot bezwa sengathi umfana wabo unamandla okuqhudelana futhi aphumelele esigabeni se-4×4. Futhi kwaba njalo… Inguqulo ye-Mi16 4×4 yazalwa kungekudala! Ngakho iPeugeot ingaqhudelana ngqo ne-Audi 90 Quattro 20V, BMW 325iX, Opel Vectra 2000 16V 4×4, Volkswagen Passat G60 Syncro ikakhulukazi neRenault 21 Turbo Quadra.
Ama-turbos abenikeza amakhadi kwathi iPeugeot, ukuze ingahlulwa umjaho, yanquma ukuhlomisa iMi16 nge-turbo, ngaleyo ndlela kwaholela enguqulweni yokugcina emangalisayo: i-turbocharged 4 × 4 Mi16, eyazibiza ngokuthi i 405 T16 ! Inenjini engu-4-cylinder emgqeni oguquguqukayo, ama-valve amabili angaphezulu e-camshaft angu-4 isilinda, 1,998 cm3 wokufuduka, isilinganiso esingu-8:1 sokucindezela, amandla obudeveli angu-240 ku-6500 rpm, amandla omjovo we-electronic amaphuzu amaningi kanye ne-turbocharger yamademoni , Lo mshini ubukwazi ukufika ejubaneni lika-260 km/h kanye nesivinini esivuthayo sisuka ku-0 siye ku-100 km/h ngemizuzwana engu-5.2. Kumnandi kanjani...
Izinombolo ezinjalo zavumela uPeugeot ukuthi athwale kanzima nezinye izinhlobo zezimoto, njenge-Audi 80 S2, BMW 325i, Ford Sierra Cosworth, Mercedes 190E 2.5-16, Opel Vectra 4×4 Turbo ne-Alfa Romeu 155 Q4. Yonke, imidlalo esezingeni eliphezulu futhi esezingeni eliphezulu, yesigaba esikhulu kangangokuthi ngolunye usuku ngiyojabula ukubiza omunye wabo.
Lezi zimoto ziyivelakancane kulezi zinsuku kanti abanazo abazidayisi ikakhulukazi iT16 ekhiqizwe ngamanani aphansi. Ngakho-ke usuvele uyazi uma unalo ithuba lokuthola umfana onjengalona, ungangabazi… Umshini wangempela we-infernal!!