Uma othile eza ezongitshela ukuthi ubone iToyota Prius “enkulu” enolaka, mina, ngingafuni ukulimaza imizwa, ngingahleka kuze kube koma uketshezi lwami ezinyembezini - futhi ngikholwa ukuthi lokho kuzokwenzeka kuwe.
“Kuzomele uyadlala! Ingabe lokhu, nganoma yiliphi ithuba, kungenzeka?”, Ngingathi… Awu… Kodwa, ngokusobala, kunjalo. Umqeqeshi waseJapan u-Wald International uthathe i-Prius yesizukulwane sesithathu futhi, njengokungathi ngomlingo, wayenza imoto ehloniphekile, enesilisa futhi emangalisayo emangalisayo. Bekumele ngabe ngazi manje ukuthi emhlabeni wezimoto kungenzeka noma yini, kodwa ngendlela engakholakali ngayo, ngiyaqhubeka nokuzibabaza ngalezi zenzo ezilula zokusungula.
Ngemva kokubheka ngokushesha eminye yemiklamo ye-Wald International, ngisheshe ngabona ukuthi enye yezinhloso zabo iwukukwazi ukuguqula imoto “enesizotha” ibe imoto ekwazi ukukhipha ububi nhlangothi zonke. Le Toyota Prius, ikakhulukazi, ithole ukwelashwa okuphelele kobuhle, kusukela kumdwebo ojwayelekile omnyama we-matte kuya emininingwaneni emincane ye-aerodynamic, akukho lutho oluphunyukile kulawa maJapane.
Okuluhlaza kwakuwumbala okhethiwe ukuze uqhathanise nomnyama, futhi ungabonakala kobhampa, iziketi eziseceleni kanye ne-tailgate. Qaphela ukuthi i-tailgate ifika ne-spoiler esisha, esincane esine-diffuser eyakhelwe ngaphakathi, futhi nakuba ungekho umehluko omkhulu kweyokuqala, kuqapheleke kahle ukuba khona kwale mininingwane. Amakhasimende angaphinda acele ukwenza amafasitela abe mnyama, ehlise ukumiswa futhi akhethe amasethi amabili amasondo engxubevange - kodwa-ke, angena kahle kule Prius Emnyama.
Kulabo abafana nami, abangabazayo ukubona iToyota Prius ikwazi ukubona, iWald International ikubeke kwacaca lapha ukuthi kungenzeka ukuguqula ihybrid ethandekayo ibe imoto enenhlonipho nefiswa kabi. Umsebenzi omuhle…!
Umbhalo: Tiago Luís