Hōʻike ʻo Lotus Elise 2007

Ua piʻi aʻe ke kūʻai ʻana o nā kaʻa kaʻa, ʻoi aku ma mua o 40% makahiki a hiki i kēia lā i kekahi mau māhele i ka makahiki 2006, e like me ka bulletin mākeke mahina hou loa.

He mea maikaʻi e noʻonoʻo ʻo ka kūleʻa pāʻoihana o nā kaʻa i hoʻolālā ʻia no ka ʻoluʻolu a me ka hōʻoluʻolu me ka uku o ka leʻaleʻa hoʻokele, ʻoiaʻiʻo, ʻo kekahi manaʻo, he aberration pōkole.

ʻAʻole hiki iā mākou ke lawa i kēia mau kelepona ʻoluʻolu, ʻoluʻolu a me ke ʻano soccer, he hōʻailona ia e hopohopo mākou iā mākou iho, ʻoluʻolu, a makemake ʻole i ka hoʻokele.

Ua loaʻa iā mākou ke kumu e wehewehe ai i kēia ʻoiaʻiʻo koʻikoʻi o ke ola hou ma mua o hoʻokahi manawa i ka pule i hala a i ʻole; ʻoiai ua kokoke mākou e poina i ka lima o kahi moku hou e hoʻokele maʻalahi i ke kaʻa kūʻai o ke kūlanakauhale.

Loaʻa paha kekahi kumu hoʻopiʻi liʻiliʻi no ka mea nona ka SUV (e kū'ē i ka "mea hoʻokele") i ʻike ʻole i kā mākou Lotus Elise S liʻiliʻi a liʻiliʻi.

Akā ʻo ka hiʻohiʻona o ka nānā ʻana i nā dials o ka hapa nui o ka poʻe i koi ʻia iā mākou e pāpā aku, ʻaʻole lākou i ʻike e pili ana i ka tank Abrams.

Ke ʻike nui ʻia nei nā aniani ʻaoʻao he mea pono no ka hoʻohuli ʻana i ke kaʻa.

Inā ʻo ka hōʻailona nui loa i ka loaʻa ʻana o kahi Lotus i ke kūlanakauhale nui ʻo Sleepy Hollow ʻo ia ka pilikia maoli o ka lilo ʻana i ka wikiwiki SUV, a laila nui ka hauʻoli i ka haʻalele ʻana i ka decadence.

ʻO Lotus, ʻoi aku ka ultralight Elise S, ʻo ia kekahi o nā kaʻa alanui maʻemaʻe a maʻemaʻe loa i ka hoʻohana maʻamau. Inā honi ʻoe i ka ʻaila liʻiliʻi, pono ʻoe iā ʻoe e hoʻokele i ka Lotus i hoʻokahi manawa.

ʻOiai ʻaʻole ʻoe makemake nui, ʻoi aku paha inā ʻaʻole ʻoe i makemake nui, a laila pono ʻoe e hoʻopili i kou poʻo i hoʻokahi. A laila e ʻike ʻoe ʻaʻole hiki ke ola wale me ka ʻole o nā mea ʻē aʻe a me nā mea hoʻohiwahiwa i hoʻokau ʻia e ka hapa nui o nā kaʻa kaʻa o kēia wā, akā e ulu maoli nō hoʻi i nā ala āu i noʻonoʻo ʻole ai.

ʻAʻole ia he hana ʻo Eliza me ka ʻole o ka maʻalahi. ʻAʻole like me ka hardcore Exige S, pono ke aniani ʻike hope ma muli o ka loaʻa ʻana o ka pukaaniani hope āu e ʻike ai. Aia kekahi ʻōnaehana stereo, nā noho Probax ʻelua, a me nā puka makani mana. ʻAʻohe pilikia o ka huikau i loko me kahi Mercedes-Benz SLK. A i ʻole he Mazda MX-5. ʻAʻole like me lākou, ʻaʻohe pihi e hoʻopili i ka hale, pono e wehe ʻia a wehe ʻia me ka lima. A, e like me ka Lotus piha loa, hāʻule ʻoe ma luna o ka paepae i loko o kahi cockpit, ʻaʻole kahi cockpit.

Hoʻopili wale ʻia ka lewa o ka hana spartan e nā mea o loko no nā puka a me ka dashboard i hoʻohui ʻole i ke kaumaha. Pono ʻoe e kamaʻilio maikaʻi me kāu mea kaʻa, inā he lōʻihi ʻo ia, pono e kiaʻi i ko lākou kuli a me ka kuʻekuʻe i hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻoponopono manuahi i ka lever.

Mai ka nānā aku, he mea liʻiliʻi maikaʻi ʻo Eliza. ʻOiaʻiʻo, i loko o nā kaʻa huila ʻālohilohi i kāʻei ʻia i nā pīni Yokohama Advan Neon 16-ʻīniha i mua a me 17-inihi hope, ʻoluʻolu e like me nā helu o nā pihi.

Inā ʻaʻole hoʻopunipuni ʻo Eliza iā ʻoe, inaina paha ʻoe i nā ʻīlio. E hoʻohuli i ke kī, e hoʻohuli i ka immobilizer a paʻi i ke pihi hoʻomaka, a ʻike ʻoe ʻaʻole wale ka nui o ka leo make e uhi i ka walaʻau ʻenekini, akā ua kau ʻia ke ʻenekini ma waena pono ma hope o kou poʻo. Me he mea lā e lilo ana kēia i kaʻa e hoʻohālike i kāu kaʻa maʻamau i kēlā me kēia lā me Jason Recliner Rocker.

ʻO ka mea kupaianaha, ʻo ka ʻenekini i koho ʻia no kēia exotic maʻalahi loa e ʻaiʻē ʻia mai kahi mea haʻahaʻa e like me ka Toyota Celica. Hoʻokumu ka 1.8-lita VVT unit 100kW/172Nm wale nō, akā lawa ia e hoʻolalelale iā Elise i 100km/h ʻoiai e kū ana i kahi Porsche Boxster S i 6.1 kekona. A ʻo ka mea hope loa he $140,000…

Eia ka mea e hana ʻia ke hoʻolei ʻia nā mea ʻē aʻe no ka loaʻa ʻana o ke kaumaha ʻoi loa o ke kaʻa ma nā alanui Australia.

He 860 kg wale nō ʻo Eliza a loaʻa i ka anorexia. Eia nō naʻe, ʻaneʻane kēia hāʻawi haʻahaʻa i kēlā me kēia lā.

ʻO ke ʻano liʻiliʻi o ka holoholona i nīnau ʻia e ka hui ʻana o nā punawai Eibach a me Bilstein telescopic dampers.

Ke holo nei ʻo Elise i kona pōʻino loa, i ka wā e hiki ai i ke ala ke hoʻokūkū iā ia, inā ʻaʻole me ka maʻalahi, a laila me ka hoʻopaʻi ʻana me ka ʻole o ka hoʻopaʻapaʻa ʻana i nā waiwai Lotus koʻikoʻi e like me ka mana o ke kino a me ka hoʻokele intuitive piha.

ʻO ka hoʻokele paʻa paʻa a me ka hoʻokele pinion, ʻoiaʻiʻo, ʻaʻole i kōkua ʻia a no laila he manaʻo.

Huli ka 2.8 i ka laka i ka laka, pane koke ʻo ia a he kuhikuhi no laila ke hana pololei ʻoe, e like me ka osmosis ka hoʻololi ʻana i ke ala. ʻOiai ka mana kiʻekiʻe, e like me ia, hiki mai i nā revs kiʻekiʻe ma 6200 rpm, hiki mai ka torque āpau ma 4200 rpm, e hāʻawi iā ʻoe i ka waena waena āu e pono ai a hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻohana i ka ʻelima mau mīkini i kēlā me kēia manawa.

ʻAʻohe mea ʻeono, akā ʻaʻole ʻoe e manaʻo i ka pono.

Eia naʻe, ʻo ka hoʻokuke ʻana i ka Elise ma mua o 5000 rpm, e like me ka manaʻo o ke Akua, ʻo ia ka ʻohi ʻana i ka puahiohio o ka wikiwiki paʻakikī a me ke kani ʻana o ka pau ʻana a hiki i ka ʻā ʻana o ke kukui ʻōlelo ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka laina ʻulaʻula.

Ua unuhi ʻia kēia overkill i kahi pedal kū i loaʻa ka nui kūpono o ka deceleration i kūkulu ʻia i loko ma mua o ka haki ʻana o ka paepae ABS. He visceral ka ʻike Elise i ke ʻano o nā kaʻa a mākou i koho ai he "hoʻokūkū" noʻonoʻo i lawe ʻia mai ka lewa lahilahi. Hāʻawi nui kēlā me kēia o lākou i ko lākou ala ponoʻī, akā ʻaʻohe o lākou e hoʻohālike i ka manawaleʻa a me ka palaka. ʻAʻole i maʻalahi ka "non-Australian".