2010 Lotus Evora Ongororo: Road Test

Kana iwe uri mumwe wevagadziri vanoenda makore gumi nemashanu vasina mutsara mutsva wemodhi, mavhiri aunopedzisira kuburitsa achauya pasi pekuongororwa. Saka iyo Lotus Evora yakatanga kutengeswa pano muna Ndira. Iyo Evora inofambisa Lotus kure nekutsamira kwayo paElise mumhando dzayo dzese uye zvinoreva kuti mhando yeBritish inogona kupa chimwe chinhu chine mukurumbira uye chakasununguka.

Kusiyana neiyo diki, yakatarisana nenhanho Elise (uye hardtop Exige musiyano), iyo Evora yakabudirira zvakakwana kune zuva nezuva kuenda: mukwikwidzi wekirasi bhenji, iyo Porsche 911, inongonyanya kusarudzika. Kana kuti ndiyo dzidziso yacho. Chokwadi chakanyanya kuoma.

Nhau dzakanaka pamusoro peEvora ndeyokuti yakafanana zvikuru neLotus. Nehurombo, nhau dzakaipa zvakare ndedzekuti inotaridzika zvakanyanya seLotus. Iyo Evora ndiyo yekutanga yekuyedza yaLotus pamhando yemhando yepamusoro kubvira iyo Esprit yakazosiya pamudyandigere makore gumi apfuura.

Ini handina kumbobvira ndatyaira Esprit, saka handizive kuti rekodhi rekodhi reLotus iri pakupera kwemusika. Nekudaro, zvinova pachena kuti iyo Evora ine yakafanana-ye-ye-bhokisi inonzwa iyo inotsanangura iyo Elise. Pane macompromises apa ayo maautomakers agara akasiya.

Semuyenzaniso, iwo supercharged shanduro dzeElise neExige dzinenge dzisisaonekwe kumashure nekuda kwepombi dzeinjini. Izvi zvinogona kuita kuti hupenyu huve hwakaoma, asi zvisingaite, zvakare chikamu cherunako.

Ini ndaisatarisira kuwana dambudziko rakafanana muEvora, ine hafu yehwindo diki rekumashure rakavharwa neinjini. Padanho iri izvi hazvina kukwana. Izvi zvinowedzera kuomarara kumatambudziko ekuonekwa kwecoupe, ayo pano, semazuva ese, anosanganisira zvinoratidzira kubva pane chiridzwa pahwindo repamberi.

Kugadzirisa dambudziko rekuonekwa kumashure, iyo Evora inogona kuve yakashongedzerwa kamera yekumashure uye ma sensor ekupaka. Ivo vanouya mune imwe yematatu esarudzo mapakeji, uye mota yekuyedza - seyekutanga 1000 Launch Edition mota - yaive ine iyi mijenya.

PaEvora yenguva dzose, izvi zvinosundidzira mutengo kusvika kumadhora zviuru mazana maviri, uko dzimwe nzira dzevatengi dzinozonakidza chaizvo. Mota dzekuita zvinodikanwa kubva kune ese maGerman brands dzinokusiya iwe uine shanduko.

Hongu, Evora yaigona kutengwa pasina chero yekushongedza. Eriza asina kupfeka achiri kuyevedza nekuti anenge ari toyi. Nekudaro, ini ndaisagona kufungidzira kutenga Evora pasina akawanda ezvakanaka. Zvino dambudziko nderekuti zvimwe zvinonaka hazvina kunaka.

Mukuru pakati peiyi premium satellite navigation uye Alpine sound system, iyo inonzwa mushure mekutengesa uye ine yakashata graphics resolution, kunze kweiyo skrini saver. Icho chikamu chekubata sikirini, chikamu bhatani zvinodzora, uye zvinhu zviri nyore sekugadzirisa vhoriyamu zvinorwadza. Mabhatani madiki uye system logic hainzwisise. Iyi $8200 sarudzo inouya ne cruise control, parking sensors, uye Bluetooth foni yekubatanidza, zvese zvingave zvakaoma kurarama pasina.

Chandaigona kuita ndisina zvigaro zvekumashure, zvinodhura imwe $7000. Izvo hazvina basa kune vakuru kana vana vakakura kupfuura vacheche, uye kunyangwe ipapo ini handingade kunetseka kuaisa. Ivo vanoshandira mukwende, kunyangwe nzvimbo yekutakura ndiyo yauchawana zvakadaro kana ukasatarisa bhokisi.

Ehe, zvinobatsira kuve nenzvimbo kuseri kwezvigaro nekuti dzimwe sarudzo dzekuchengetedza, kusanganisira trunk, idiki. Zvinonzi pane mhepo inofefetera inomhanya nepakati pehunde kuti injini irege kupisa zvaunenge watenga. Zvinosuruvarisa, izvi hazvishande.

Iyo Luxury Options package inowedzera dehwe kune kabhini, uye inogadziriswa neakanaka simbi trim pane dash uye inotonhorera kubata kana maviri, senge shifter. Asi zvimwe zvikamu zvakawanda, senge pedals uye ma air vents, zvinoita sekunge zvakatakurwa kubva kuElise, uye mhando yekupedzisa ichiri yakaderera kune iyo huru, ine yakashata yakakodzera mutakuri airbag chivharo mumotokari yandakatyaira.

Yakasarudzika kune Evora ivhiri redhiraivha, iro rinochinjika munzira mbiri, uye mhepo inotonhorera ine marongero asiri ehurricane uye inodzima. Zvigaro zvinongochinjika kure uye kutsenhama, asi maRecaros aya anogadzika zuva rese.

Nyaya huru ine nzvimbo yekutyaira inobva kune pedals, iyo yakamisikidzwa yakananga pakati pemotokari, chinhu icho vazhinji vanogadzira vanogona kudzivirira mazuva ano. Iyo clutch ine chitubu chakasimba, shanduko yegiya ndeyemakanika, uye brake pedal ine rwendo rupfupi zvakanyanya. Asi iwo akaiswa mumapoka uye anonakidza kushandisa neruzivo rushoma.

Chidhiraivho chidiki zvakakwana uye hydraulic assist zvinoreva kuti, kusiyana neElise, Evora haidi kusundirwa panzvimbo yekupaka.

Zvisineyi, mageji haanzwisisike kuverenga, sipidhiyomita ichikwira pa30 km/h, 60 km/h zvichingodaro, yozoti pakati pawo. Izvi zvinoreva 45 km/h here? Iwo madiki matsvuku ekuratidzira mapaneru kune ese madhiri anonetsa kuona mune chero mamiriro ekuvhenekesa, uye rwendo rwekombuta mabasa avanoratidza ndeehudiki. Zvakare chinosvota mahwindi asingavharike zvachose nemagonhi kana kuzvimonera.

Kupinda muElise hazvigoneki kune vazhinji, uye kunyangwe zvikumbaridzo zveEvora zvakamanikana, kupinda kucharamba kuchinetsa kune vamwe nekuti kwakadzikira.

Imwe nhanho hombe kumberi pamusoro pemota diki dzeLotus dzinosanganisira yakagadziridzwa yemukati, ine yakaderera injini ruzha mukati mekabhini. Kune kurira kwemavhiri nemapundu uye pano neapo simbi inokanganisa, asi ishoma uye isinganyanyi kuoneka.

Hunhu hwekukwira nderimwe nhanho yekumberi, nekunzwa kwakanatswa kunogara pamucheto unogamuchirika wehunyoro hwemotokari yemitambo. Zvisinei, iyo Evora ingave yakaoma kurarama nemazuva-nezuva, uye mutsauko pakati payo neErise unowedzera imwe yedhigirii pane yemhando.

Chokwadi, ayawo mashoko akanaka. Tora Evora parwendo rurefu rwenyika uye hausi kuzoda kubuda. Pamugwagwa wakarurama, uchiswedera kumuganhu wepamutemo, Evora anouya ari mupenyu.

Iyo chassis yakanakisa uye inoita seinopindura intuitively kune zvidiki zvekupinza zve throttle uye chidhiraivho. Inokurumidza kutora nzvimbo yakaenzana yekukona pasina kuedza kune chikamu chemutyairi.

Pane kunakidza kune mafambiro ayo anoyevedza seElise, chete Evora ndiyo inonyanya kunyaradza uye isinganyanyi kupenga. Iyo Evora zvakare haina mukana wekufambisa mhinduro kuburikidza nechidhiraivho kana kubondera mumugwagwa.

Iyo Evora's aluminium chassis inotorwa kubva kune yakagadziridzwa iyo Elise, pamwe nekaviri shuwa kumiswa-kutenderera. Iyo Evora inoremerwa neLotus zviyero (1380kg) asi yakareruka kune wese wese mwero nekuda kwearuminiyamu mapaneru uye denga remubatanidzwa.

Evora inoenderera mberi nekubatana kweLotus neToyota injini, chete panguva ino ndiyo 3.5-litre V6 kubva kuAurion neKluger. Iyo inoshaya chutzpah yeLotus 'supercharged mana-cylinder mauniti muElise / Exige, pamwe nekumhanya kwavo: 5.1 masekondi kusvika 100 km / h kupesana neakaderera mana.

Zvisinei, maererano nekambani, injini inonzwika yakanaka kwazvo kana ichipfura pamasilinda ose uye ine mutsara unomhanya kusvika pakumhanya kwepamusoro kwe261 km / h. Sarudza iyo Sport package uye kune switchable Sport mode inorodza throttle mhinduro, inowedzera rev muganho uye inoseta maburi epamusoro emagetsi ekupindira masisitimu. Iyo zvakare inoratidzira pombi dzemitambo dzekupedza simba uye injini yemafuta inotonhorera, pamwe nemadhisiki-akaroverwa madhisiki eAP Racing mana-piston calipers.

Iyo yekunze dhizaini yakachena Lotus, ine Coke bhodhoro mativi uye yakatenderedzwa girazi kutarisa. Kumashure kwakapamhama uye kunogara mavhiri 19-inch alloy maringe ne18-inch ari kumberi, zvichipa mota inobata nzira yakanaka. Hazvina mhosva. 

Ichave yakanyanya kushomeka kupfuura vazhinji vevakwikwidzi vayo, iine kugadzirwa kwe2000 pagore uye chete makumi mana emienzaniso yakanangana Australia. Iyo Evora inonyanya kudiwa kuti ikundikane, asi semushanyi mukuru inogadzira mota yemitambo yakanakisa. Kunyangwe nezvimiro zveumbozha, zvine mutengo mudiki kusanganisira zvinhu zvakaita semagirazi emagetsi pane sarudzo, uye kumwe kukanganisa uye kuodzwa mwoyo hazvidzivisike. Izvo zvinoita kuti 40 ive yakangwara sarudzo. Izvozvi chete zvandatyaira Evora ndaizofanira kuva neimwe yega yega.