Ngawo-1980, i-Seat ne-Porsche, iSpanishi nesiJalimane, zahlangana ukuze zikhiqize i-roadster engakaze ifinyelele emigqeni yokukhiqiza. Ukube yayifikile, yayingase ibe imodeli yoguquko. Thola ukuthi kungani kulesi sihloko mayelana ne-Porsche 984 Junior eyaziwa kancane.
Ukuxhumana phakathi kweSeat nePorsche kwaqala kudala ngaphambi kokuba bobabili babe yingxenye yendawo yonke yakwaVolkswagen. Ubambiswano lokuqala phakathi kwalezi zinhlobo ezimbili luhlehlela ekuqaleni kwawo-1980. Ngaleso sikhathi, phakathi nenqubo yayo yokwenziwa kwamanye amazwe, i-Seat yasayina isivumelwano nenkampani yaseJalimane yokuthuthukiswa kwezinjini ezine-cylinder ezine e-Ibiza, eMalaga. futhi Round. Kepha ukusebenzisana phakathi kwalezi zinhlobo ezimbili akugcinanga lapho...
Ngo-1984, i-Porsche ne-Seat bahlangana ukuze benze iphrojekthi efisa kakhulu: ukuthuthukisa i-roadster encane.
Ngaphakathi yaziwa ngamagama okuqala athi “PS” (i-Porsche Seat), le modeli yayilinganiselwa ngaphezu kuka-3,500 mm ubude no-1,100 mm ubude (isithombe esingezansi). Ukuze sivuselele i-PS, sithola injini efanayo eyenza isizukulwane sokuqala se-Ibiza - okuthiwa yi-System Porsche 4 cylinder engine, eklanywe uhlobo lwaseJalimane. Naphezu kokuthi iphrojekthi ibonakala sengathi yonke into ihamba kahle, abaphathi beSeat bamisa ukuqhubeka kwe-PS ukuthi izinikele ekuqanjweni kwe-Ibiza Cabrio, i-prototype engazange ibone ukukhanya kosuku.
FUNDA OKUNYE: Ukuvela kwe-Porsche 911 ngomzuzu
Nakuba i-"PS" ingakathuthuki esigabeni sokukhiqiza, i-Porsche yaphikelela emcabangweni wokukhiqiza imodeli entsha futhi yaklama i-roadster edonsa ngawo wonke amasondo eyayibiza nge-Porsche Junior (ngaphakathi eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Porsche 984 Junior).
Ngokungafani ne-prototype ye-PS, i-984 Junior yayine-100% ye-Porsche DNA. Ngemuva esikhundleni senjini engu-four-cylinder emgqeni, sithole injini ephambana ne-four-cylinder, epholile emoyeni ebekwe ngemuva kwe-asi yangemuva. Ukumiswa kwangemuva nakho kuhlukile ku-PS, kwamukele ukumiswa kwangemuva "kwe-multilink" okuklanywe u-Georg Wahl okwakuzosetshenziswa kamuva ku-Porsche 911 yesizukulwane se-993 - kwabaningi, okungcono kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili.
Ngenxa yokuthi amandla enjini ye-flat-four ayengeke eqe ku-150hp futhi isisindo kwakungafanele sifinyelele ku-900 kg, i-Porsche yawushiya umqondo wokushayela wonke amasondo. Isivinini esiphezulu? Cishe ku-220km/h.
Inhloso, ngaphezu kwakho konke, kwakuwukuthuthukisa imoto encane, engabizi kakhulu (izingxenye eziningi zathwalwa zisuka kwezinye izimoto ezisesigabeni sePorsche) futhi ezazivuna ukukhanya kanye nokusebenza kwe-aerodynamics ngokulahlekelwa amandla. Kuyajabulisa ukushayela! noma ngesiPutukezi esihle umbukiso wezimoto!
OKUhlobene: I-Porsche Boxster: Iminyaka engama-20 evulekile
Naphezu kwamandla awo amakhulu, lo mqondo uyekwa ngo-1987 ngenxa yezizathu zezimali. Sula izinyembezi zakho sff… senza okufanayo.
Kwakuzokwenzekani ukube yayikhululiwe? Kungenzeka yini ukuthi iphuce iMazda MX-5 udumo? Ngeke sazi. Siyazi, nokho, ukuthi enye yezinhlobo ze-Porsche ezithembisa kakhulu ezake zalandela, ezalandela ngokomoya i-Porsche 914, isazokwethulwa – nayo iphrojekthi eyathuthukiswa ngokubambisana nolunye uhlobo… IVolkswagen!
I-Mazda, ibhrendi enezinsiza ezifanayo ezilinganiselwe, yaba nesibindi sokwenza i-roadster enenzuzo efanayo. Imiphumela iyabonakala… i-Mazda MX-5 iyi-roadster edayise kakhulu kunawo wonke. Ingabe kwakuyingozi? Were. Kodwa kwakufanelekile.