Lezi, mhlawumbe, izindaba ezinkulu kakhulu ezivela kwaMercedes zombukiso wezimoto waseParis, ngethula: I-Mercedes SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive.
Ngakho-ke, lena kuzoba imodeli yesibili kagesi evela kumkhiqizo waseJalimane ukuthola isiteketiso esithi "Electric Drive", igama elisetshenziselwa zonke izimoto zabagibeli ezihamba ngebhethri ezivela kwaMercedes, AMG kanye ne-Smart. Ngikukhumbuza ukuthi imodeli yokuqala yakwaMercedes ukuthola lolu phawu kwakuyi-B-Class Electric Drive, nayo izokwethulwa eParis.
I-SLS kagesi isebenzisa amamotho kagesi amane, eyodwa esondweni ngalinye lokushayela, ngaleyo ndlela inikeze wonke amasondo amane ukudonsa. Ukuze ikwazi ukumumatha lolu hlelo oludonsa ngamasondo amane, kwaMercedes kwadingeka ukuthi bahlele kabusha i-axle yangaphambili kanye ne-SLS.
Amandla angu-740 hp kanye ne-torque engu-1,000 Nm ehlangene ayenza ibe yimodeli enamandla kunazo zonke yokukhiqiza i-AMG. Kodwa kukhona okubambayo, nakuba i-SLS kaphethiloli ine-torque engu-563 hp kanye no-650 Nm we-torque, futhi ilula cishe ngo-400 kg, ngakho-ke i-SLS kagesi, nakuba inamandla kakhulu, akusiyo esheshayo. Ngokohlobo lo mjaho umjaho osuka ku-0 uye ku-100 km/h uthatha imizuzwana engu-3.9 kanti ijubane elikhulu ngu-250 km/h.
Ngokusobala, le SLS kagesi izothengiswa ngokushayela kwesokunxele kuphela, futhi akufanele imakethwe ngokusemthethweni ngaphandle kwase-Europe. Amayunithi okuqala kulindeleke ukuthi alethwe ngoJulayi 2013, amanani entengo eJalimane aqala “ku-wreckless” €416,500, ngamanye amazwi, abiza ngokuphindwe kabili kune-SLS AMG GT (€204,680).
Umbhalo: Tiago Luís