Bona okwaba “idada elibi” le-Porsche ngeminyaka yama-90s!
Ngenkathi i-Porsche yethula isizukulwane sokuqala i-Porsche Boxster ngo-1996, abalandeli bohlobo lwe-Stuttgart abashiseka kakhulu baphikisana nale modeli. Babekubheka njengokuhlubuka nokukhaphela izindinganiso eziyisisekelo zomkhiqizo. Bakhononda ngakho konke. Kusukela endaweni emaphakathi yenjini, kuya ekuntulekeni kwamandla imoto eyayinawo, kanye-ke, ikholaji “umdlwenguli” ayenze ekuklameni i-Porsche 911 eyisakhiwo sodumo. Cishe yonke into yayishiwo ngaleso sikhathi mayelana ne-Boxster... kwakuyimodeli ayehlala emthunzini wezintambo zakhe eziwine umfowabo omdala, i-911. OkwakuyiPorsche yalabo ababengenayo imali yokuthenga i-911, njll. Abantu abampofu, bebengakaphuphi ngalokho ikhulunyaka lama-21 ababebagcinele lona… Ama-SUV nama-sedan afakwe injini yakwaVolkswagen!
Kodwa isikhathi sadlula, futhi labo abake bagxeka i-Porsche ngokusungula ukuhlubuka okunjalo, namuhla bazinikela ezintelezi ze-roadster "encane". Ukuziphatha nokusebenza kukaBoxter kube ngcono kakhulu noma kuncane kakhulu esizukulwaneni sesibili nesamanje (987) kangangokuthi kwezinye izinguqulo ilungu elincane lomndeni lingenza impilo ibe nzima kumfowabo omdala emigwaqweni yasezintabeni. Akukubi huh? Futhi uma isizukulwane sesibili nesamanje u-Boxter (987) amakwe ngomhlangano wokuvumelana esiwuzuzile, isizukulwane sesithathu u-Boxster (981) uzophawulwa ngokuqinisekiswa kwe-Boxster njengengxenye egcwele yohlu lwezimoto zezemidlalo ze-Porsche.
Ishiya amaqiniso omlando kwesinye isikhathi, yini i-Boxster entsha esigcinele yona? Okokuqala, i-Porsche imemezela ukuthi sibonga ukwethulwa kobuchwepheshe obusha obulungele imvelo, isizukulwane esisha i-Boxster ifaka ukuthuthukiswa kokusebenza kahle kwamandla ngendlela engu-15%. Izinzuzo ezifinyelelwa ngokunciphisa isisindo se-chassis, ukufaka isistimu yokuvuselela amandla ngesikhathi sokubhuleka, isistimu yokuqala yokumisa cishe "impoqo", futhi ekugcineni, uhlelo olunomthwalo wokulawula izinga lokushisa elifanelekile lokusebenza kweyunithi yokushayela.
Kodwa iqiniso liyatshelwa, noma ubani ofuna ukonga uthenga iToyota Prius eyisicefe futhi “eluhlaza”. Ngakho-ke ake sikhulume ngalokho okubaluleke ngempela: izinzuzo. Ake siqale nge-chassis!
I-Boxster entsha, ngaphezu kokumemezela ukuncipha kwesethi uma kuqhathaniswa nesizukulwane manje esiyeka ukusebenza - izinzuzo mayelana nokuqina kwesakhiwo ngeke zikhishwe - futhi imemezela ukukhula ku-chassis cishe kuzo zonke izinkomba.
IBoxster entsha isikhulile nge-wheelbase futhi iphinde ibe yi-wheelbase, okusho ukuthi yinde futhi ibanzi. Ngesikhathi esifanayo i-Porsche iphinde imemezele ukuthi i-Porsche entsha izoba ngaphansi kakhulu kunemodeli yamanje. Zonke lezi zici zihlangene zibonisa izinzuzo ezinkulu mayelana nokuzinza nokuphathwa kwesethi, uma kuqhathaniswa nesizukulwane se-897, manje esiyeka ukusebenza. Ngakho-ke okwakuvele kukuhle, kwaba ngcono nakakhulu...
Mayelana nenjini, azikho izindaba ezinkulu, okungenani kulesi sigaba sokwethulwa. Inguqulo eyisisekelo, enenjini engu-6-cylinder kanye ne-2,700cc Boxer, ibhalisa inzuzo engu-10hp uma iqhathaniswa neyandulelayo, isuka ku-255hp yangaphambili iye ku-265hp enobungani kakhulu. Inguqulo enamandla kakhulu, ezobizwa ngokuthi i-Boxster S, izoba nenjini "ye-spicier" futhi ehambisana nesizukulwane sangaphambilini. Kuzoba umshayisibhakela wethu owaziwayo ongu-6-cylinder one-3,400cc, manje okhipha isibalo esihle esingu-315hp. Kungenzeka yini ukuthi i-Porsche iqhubekele phambili ekuthuthukisweni kwezinjini? Ingakwazi, kodwa yabe isiqala ukungena endaweni ye-911. Futhi ukuncintisana ngokuthengisa, ukuncintisana kwangaphandle kwanele, ingasaphathwa eyokuba nomphikisi endlini, akunjalo?
Zonke lezi zinombolo ezihunyushwe kwaba izinzuzo ziphumela ekusheshiseni ukusuka ku-0-100km/h ku-5.7sec. kanye namasekhondi angu-5.0, kuye ngenjini. Iphinde yamemezela ukusetshenziswa kwenjini elinganiselwa ku-7.7l/100km enjinini encane kunazo zonke, kanye no-8.0l/100km ngenjini enamandla kunazo zonke ye-Boxster S.
Ngokuqondene nemishini, iqukethe i-Porsche engcono kakhulu okufanele inikeze. I-PDK eyaziwa kakhulu futhi emangalisayo gearbox double-clutch, kanye nazo zonke ezinye izinhlelo ezaziwayo zesizukulwane samanje ezifana nokumiswa kwe-PASM, noma iphakethe le-Chrono-Plus. Sigqamisa inketho "eyisibopho" kubathandi bokushayela "ngokushesha". Sikhuluma ngePorsche Torque Vectorial (PTV) engelutho ngaphandle komehluko wokukhiya ngomshini othembisa ukuqhubekisela phambili ukuphakamisa izinjini zalolu hlobo.
Izintengo ezichazwe e-Portugal zingama-euro angu-64 800 ngo-2.7 kanye no-82 700 wama-euro enguqulo ye-S, lokhu ngaphandle kwanoma iyiphi inketho, kunjalo. Ukuqala kokumaketha kwayo kuhlelelwe u-April.
Umbhalo: Guilherme Ferreira da Costa