U-Gordon Murray ufuna ukwakha inkundla yezemidlalo ehlangene, esezingeni eliphezulu esebenzisa i-Formula 1-inspired aerodynamics. Manje esegameni lakhe nangemva kokuzakhela eyakhe uhlobo lwemoto, IGM, efana no-Ian Gordon Murray. Ihlelo elalisetshenziswa amaNgisi, okokuqala ngqa, lapho imoto yomjaho yokuqala eyaklanywa nguye - i-T.1 IGM Ford Special, ngeminyaka yawo-1960.
Ngokuqondene ne-coupé yezemidlalo yesikhathi esizayo uMurray manje asethule itiye lokuqala, alikaqanjwa igama, njengoba kungekho datha yezobuchwepheshe ehlobene nemodeli eyaziwayo.
Ngokuphambene nalokho, kulesi sigaba sokuqala, kusobala kuphela ukuthi izobe isekelwe ezimisweni zobunjiniyela ezifanayo ezaholela ekwakhiweni kweMcLaren F1. Ngamanye amazwi, ukwakhiwa okunezinto zokukhanya kwe-ultra-light, okuhloswe ngazo ukuzijabulisa kokushayela okukhulu.
Gordon Murray“Ibhizinisi elisha lokukhiqiza izimoto likhulisa kakhulu amandla ezinkampani zethu. Ngemoto yethu yokuqala, sizoqinisekisa ukubuya emithethweni yokuklama nezobunjiniyela eyenze iMcLaren F1 yaba isithonjana esiyisona namuhla.”
Inqubo yokwakha i-iStream Superlight kaGordon Murray
Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengoba inkampani ngokwayo ithuthukela esitatimendeni, i-coupe yezemidlalo yesikhathi esizayo, ezophinde iphawule usuku lokuzalwa luka-Gordon Murray njengonjiniyela nomklami wezimoto, izohlanganisa "ezinye zezixazululo eziphambili kakhulu ze-aerodynamic" ezake zabonwa emotweni ukuze zisetshenziswe nsuku zonke. . . Njengoba umzimba wakhiwe ngokwenguqulo entsha yenqubo yokukhiqiza eyakhiwe amaNgisi, ebizwa ngokuthi iStream Superlight.
Futhi mayelana nale nqubo yokukhiqiza emisha, kufanelekile ukusho ukuthi isebenzisa i-aluminium ehlala isikhathi eside, esikhundleni sensimbi ekuphindaphindweni kwangaphambilini. Nge-iStream, umkhiqizi ukholelwa ukuthi isisekelo se-coupe ngeke nje sibe ngu-50% esilula kune-chassis eminingi yesimanje, kodwa futhi siqinile futhi simelana.
Khumbula ukuthi inqubo yokukhiqiza i-iStream yaboniswa okokuqala ngumklami waseBrithani, edolobheni i-T25. Lokhu kwalandelwa ukusetshenziswa kwayo ku-Yamaha Sports Ride ne-Motiv prototype eyethulwe eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Sekuzosala kwiTVR Griffith entsha ukuthi kube imoto yokuqala yokukhiqiza ukusebenzisa uhlelo lwe-iStream.
Ibekwe endaweni emaphakathi injini enamasilinda amathathu ane-turbo
Namanje ku-coupé yesikhathi esizayo, i-Autocar yaseBrithani izoba yimodeli enenjini esendaweni emaphakathi, engeke intule ikhabethe elikhulu elihlala abantu ababili, kanye negumbi lemithwalo elihle ngaphansi kwebhonethi yangaphambili.
Njengenjini, imodeli yokuqala evela ku-IGM ingase iziqhayise, futhi ngokusho kwencwadi efanayo, injini kaphethiloli engama-cylinder amathathu ene-turbocharger, ehambisa into efana ne-150 hp. Amandla athunyelwa emasondweni angemuva kuphela, esebenzisa u-gearbox odonsa ngamagiya ayisithupha. Naleyo ejoyina isistimu yokubhuleka enamadiski kuwo wonke amasondo amane, kanye nokumiswa kwedizayini entsha futhi ezimele ngokuphelele.
Ikwazi, kusukela ekuqaleni, ukufinyelela isivinini nge-oda lika-225 km/h, i-teaser manje ekhululiwe iphinde imemezele i-diffuser esebenza ngokugcwele, ngaphezu kokungena komoya ophahleni. Izinsalela, ngokuqinisekile, kusukela ezinsukwini lapho uMurray eklama izimoto zomjaho kanye neMcLaren F1.