Impela uzojwayelana neFord Focus, eyijwayele injini yangaphambili, edonsa ngamasondo angaphambili. Kodwa le Ford Focus eza esithombeni, ayihlangene nhlobo nohlobo lokukhiqiza.
Bheka nje ukuze uqaphele ukuthi izinsalela ezincane kakhulu zemodeli yaseMelika: kuphela ama-A-pillars kanye nesakhiwo se-windshield sifana ne-Focus. Wonke umsebenzi womzimba wathathelwa indawo ikhithi ye-aerodynamic, esebenza kahle njengoba imangalisa.
Kodwa imfihlo yokusebenza okuphezulu kwalomshini wokuncintisana isenjinini. Ibhulokhi ephansi ye-Focus enamasilinda amane ithathelwe indawo ku-a 3.8 twin-turbo V6 endaweni ephakathi nendawo, kusukela… Nissan GT-R . Inganelisekile ngalokhu kufakelwa kwenjini, i-Pace Innovations idonsele amazinga amandla ku-850 hp, enjinini (enguqulweni yayo ebuyekeziwe) esivele iletha i-570 hp ehloniphekile.
I-Australian tuning house ibhangqe i-V6 ka-Godzilla ne-gearbox yamagiya ayisithupha elandelanayo, eletha amandla aphelele kuwo wonke amasondo amane. Ukwamukelwa kwamaphaneli e-carbon fiber okusebenza komzimba kwasiza ukugcina i- ngaphansi kwesisindo sethani.
Sesikushilo lokho, kube khona ukumiswa kuphela okuhambisana nezimfuno ze-Pikes Peak… et voilà. IFord Focus – noma okusele kuyo – iqale ukukhonjiswa ePikes Peak International Hill Climb, kanti umshayeli uTony Quinn esondweni.
Lo mjaho wezintaba wenziwa minyaka yonke eColorado, e-USA, futhi waziwa ngokuthi «umjaho wamafu»: ungamakhilomitha angama-20 ubude nomehluko wokuphakama ocishe ube ngamamitha ayi-1500 phakathi kokuqala nokuqeda, kanye nomthambeka ophakathi kuka-7. %.
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