Kwakuyiminyaka engamashumi amahlanu edlule lapho iMercedes-Benz yethula khona izintatheli okokuqala esikhungweni sayo esisha sokuhlola e-Untertürkheim, eStuttgart.
Sasiseminyakeni yawo-50. Uhlu lwezinhlobo zeMercedes-Benz lwalusuka ezimotweni eziphezulu ezingamavolumu amathathu kuya emabhasini, adlula emavenini agcine esenezimoto ze-Unimog ezisetshenziswa izinto eziningi.
Uhlu lwamamodeli aqhubeka nokukhula ekuphenduleni isidingo esikhulayo. Kodwa-ke, ibingenayo ithrekhi yokuhlola eduze kwemigqa yokukhiqiza ezovumela ukuhlola ukuziphatha kwezinhlobo ezahlukene zezimoto kuphothifoliyo yakwaMercedes-Benz.
IZIDUMO ZESIKHATHI ESIDLULE: “I-Panamera” yokuqala kwakuyi… Mercedes-Benz 500E
Mayelana nalokhu, uFritz Nallinger, inhloko yezokuthuthukiswa kwa-Daimler-Benz AG, uphakamise ukuthi kudalwe ithrekhi yokuhlola eduzane nesikhungo sase-Untertürkheim e-Stuttgart.Umbono wanikezwa ukukhanya okuluhlaza ukuze uqhubekele phambili futhi wanikeza, ngo-1957, ingxenye yokuqala enethrekhi yokuhlola eyindilinga enezindawo ezihlukene - i-asphalt, ukhonkolo, i-basalt, phakathi kwabanye. Kodwa kwasheshe kwacaca ukuthi le threkhi ibingenele "izidingo zokuhlolwa kwemoto yabagibeli".
Yonke imigwaqo iholela eStuttgart
Eminyakeni eyi-10 eyalandela, iMercedes-Benz yaqhubeka nokusebenza kanzima ekwandiseni nasekuthuthukisweni kwalezi zikhungo, lapho kuze kube yileso sikhathi onjiniyela bahlola ngasese amamodeli okukhiqiza we-prototype.
Khona-ke, ngo-1967, isikhungo sokuhlola esilungisiwe seMercedes-Benz ekugcineni kwethulwa, inkimbinkimbi engaphezu kuka-15 km ubude.
Okugqamile okukhulu ngaphandle kokungabaza bekuyithrekhi yokuhlola enesivinini esikhulu (esithombeni esigqanyisiwe), enamamitha angu-3018 namajika ano-90 degrees of inclination. Lapha, kwakungenzeka ukufinyelela isivinini kuze kufike ku-200 km / h - okuyinto, ngokusho komkhiqizo, cishe "engenakubekezeleleka ngokomzimba kubantu" - futhi ugobe ngaphandle kokubeka izandla zakho esitokisini, nazo zonke izinhlobo zamamodeli.
Ingxenye ebalulekile yokuhlolwa kokukhuthazela kwakuyisigaba esithi "Heide", esasiphindaphinda izingxenye zesimo esingesihle somgwaqo i-Lüneburg Heath kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-1950s enyakatho yeJalimane. Imimoya enamandla eseceleni, izinguquko lapho uya khona, imigodi emgwaqeni… noma yini ongayicabanga.
Kusukela lapho, isikhungo sokuhlola e-Untertürkheim senziwe sakamuva ngezikhathi ngezindawo zokuhlola ezintsha. Esinye isigaba esinomsindo ophansi esibizwa ngokuthi “i-whisper asphalt”, elungele ukulinganisa amazinga omsindo aqhubekayo.
