Ku-Lotus, amanani ayinhloko omkhiqizo ahlale esekelwe kumqondo olula kakhulu: isethi elula ngangokunokwenzeka kanye nesilinganiso esifanelekile sesisindo/amandla.
Ukugcina izakhiwo zika-Colin Chapman umsunguli we-Lotus, sethula kuwe isiphakamiso sakhe sakamuva esinamandla sezinsuku zengoma. Ibanga le-Elise lithola ukuthuthukiswa okusha, kubathandi bezinsuku ezihlanzekile neziqinile, abangenandaba nemoto entofontofo futhi abafuna nje ukujabulela ukushayela kanzima, sethula i-Lotus Elise S Club Racer.
Icabangela ukuthandwa kwe-Elise Club Racer, etholakala ngebhulokhi engu-1.6-litre, emazweni aseBrithani, i-Lotus yayifuna ukuthatha igxathu eliya phambili esicelweni sayo futhi iqinise iziphakamiso ezimsulwa neziqinile zomkhiqizo.
Unesidingo engqondweni, ukugcwalisa igebe emndenini we-Club Racer, ngesipho esinamandla, i-Lotus, ikhipha unogwaja esigqokweni bese ilindela i-Lotus Elise S Club Racer, ehlome ngebhulokhi engu-1.8 litre Dual VVT - i 16V, yemvelaphi yakwaToyota, ishajwe kakhulu nge-Magnuson R900 volumetric compressor, ngezilokotho ze-Eaton.
Siqhubeka namandla afanayo angu-220 ku-6800rpm kanye no-250Nm ku-4600rpm. Kodwa, ake singene emininingwaneni mayelana ne-Lotus Elise S Club Racer, umshini owazalwa ukuze ube ne-visceral kulokho ofuna ukusidlulisela khona.
I-Lotus Elise S Club Racer iphuma phambili kulo lonke uhla, ngemininingwane efana nobubanzi bemibala yezemidlalo, kodwa ngokuphela oku-matte. Ngasohlangothini lwesipiliyoni sokushayela, i-Elise S Club Racer inezinguquko kanye nentuthuko ekusebenzeni nokuziphatha okuguquguqukayo.
Ngamafuphi, singaqala ngokusho ukudla okumangalisayo, lapho i-Lotus Elise S Club Racer ingaphansi kwayo, yehla yafinyelela ku-19.56kg yonke, uma kuqhathaniswa nomfowabo u-Elise S, okuvumela i-Lotus Elise S Club Racer ukuba nesisindo esingama-905kg. , ilula kakhulu, ngisho nalapho iqhathaniswa nezakhamuzi zasemadolobheni ezibonakala zenziwe ngekhadibhodi.
Ukusebenza kuqiniswa yizinombolo, ngakho-ke siyakwazi ukusheshisa ukusuka ku-0 siye ku-100km/h ku-4.6s futhi sisuka ku-0 siye ku-160km/h ngo-11.2s, ijubane eliphezulu alidazi, emotweni enobukhulu njengeLotus Elise S. I-Club Racer, isenza sibukeke njenge-234km/h ekhangisiwe empeleni ibonakale ingaphezulu kakhulu.
Ukusetshenziswa, isimanga esijabulisayo, kumenyezelwe isilinganiso esingu-7.5l ngebanga elingu-100km, ne-175g/km ye-CO2 ekhishwayo.
Isilinganiso samandla nesisindo se-Lotus Elise S Club Racer sisibeka emgqeni wamandla amahhashi angu-243 ngethani, noma kusistimu ye-metric, ngokunembe kakhulu u-4.11kg/hp, ishiya ngokuphelele umfowabo u-Elise S kuwe, ngaphezu kwalokho. 10 amandla amahhashi ngethani.
Kodwa akupheleli lapho kubathandi bosuku lwengoma, iLotus ishiyele abanikazi be-Elise S Club Racer okumnandi, okusho ukuthi uma abanikazi besikhathi esizayo bekhetha ibhokisi lokungenayo le-TRD, bangonga omunye u-8kg ku-Elise S Club Racer yesisindo seLotus, emangalisayo. ngoba lo Elise akangondleki kahle, ekubukekeni kwakhe okunempilo.
Ukuze uthole ulwazi olungcono kakhulu lokushayela, u-gearbox uhlala ungu-6-speed manual, kanti i-Elise S Club Racer isalokhu ifakwe amabhuleki e-AP Racing. Intengo ingesinye sezithiyo eziyinhloko zale Lotus Elise Club S, emakethe yethu izoba nenani lokuthenga elingama-€57,000.
I-Lotus Elise S Club Racer ngeke ibe nokuphila okulula, njengoba intengo igcina ibeka ngokumelene nezinye izimbangi, ezinikezelwe ukulandelela izinsuku, ezinganikeza amandla amaningi kanye nokuzijabulisa okwengeziwe ngentengo efanayo, nokho kubalandeli bomkhiqizo, lokhu isiphakamiso ebesingekho, esinohlamvu olunolaka futhi olumsulwa.
