Ukuqinisekisa kuvele kusekela mongameli wezokuthengisa nokusiza amakhasimende wakwaMazda Europe, uMartijn ten Brink, engxoxweni abe nayo nesizindalwazi samaDashi iZERauto. Injini ye-Wankel izobuyela kwa-Mazda nakanjani, kodwa ngeke ibe semotweni entsha ye-RX yezemidlalo noma uhlobo lwezemidlalo lwenye yezinhlobo zayo zamanje.
Ngaphandle kokuqhubeka nokuzibophezela ezinjinini ezivuthayo zangaphakathi - ngo-2019 kuzofika izinguquko ze-SKYACTIV-X -, IMazda izophinde ibe nogesi , ikakhulukazi ngenxa yezidingo zezinye izimakethe ezizidingayo.
Ingabe ugesi omusha uhlangene ngani ne-Wankel entsha?
Njengoba amanye amahlebezi abonisa esikhathini esidlule, injini “enamapiston ajikelezayo” iyayeka ukwenza imisebenzi yokuhambisa imoto, iqala ukusebenza njengejeneretha kanye ne-extender yobubanzi.
Ugesi omusha, ozokwethulwa ngo-2019, izobe isekelwe endaweni yesikhulumi esisha samamodeli ahlangene akwaMazda, lapho kuzothathwa khona abalandela iMazda2, Mazda3 neCX-3 yamanje, futhi izokwethulwa ngezinguqulo ezimbili, ngokusho kwezimemezelo zikaMartijn ten Brink.
Kwakungekho ukucaciswa okuthuthukisiwe kwemodeli yesikhathi esizayo, kodwa kakade sekuyaziwa ukuthi imodeli entsha kagesi engu-100% ingase ilethe, njengenketho, injini encane ye-Wankel njenge-extender yebanga.
Inketho ye-Wankel, esivele ihloliwe ku-prototype yangaphambilini esekelwe ku-Mazda2, iphuma kusayizi wayo ongadlidlizi futhi ohlangene. Ngokusho kukaMartijn, i-motor-rotor eyodwa ithatha indawo efanayo nebhokisi lezicathulo - nge-peripherals efakiwe, njengokupholisa, umthamo obanjwe awukho ngaphezu kwamabhokisi ezicathulo amabili, kodwa usahlangene kakhulu.
UMartijn ten Brink uthi inketho ye-Wankel, njenge-extender yebanga, ayidingeki ngempela - abashayeli abahamba ngaphezu kwamakhilomitha angama-60 ngosuku ohambweni lwasekhaya lomsebenzi wasekhaya -, ukukhonza, ngaphezu kwakho konke, ukudambisa izinkathazo nokukhathazeka amakhasimende akho.
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