Nānā Lotus Exige 2013
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Nānā Lotus Exige 2013

Inā ʻoe koʻikoʻi e pili ana i ka hoʻokele, maʻemaʻe, "manaʻo e hoʻokele", e paʻakikī ʻoe e haʻalele i ka Lotus Exige S V6 Coupe hou.

He ʻike maka ia a hiki i ka manual (non-powered) hoʻokele, kokoke i nā noho paʻa, kiʻekiʻe-paʻakikī ke komo ʻana i ka cockpit, a me ka paʻakikī, racetrack-bred alumini bodywork.

Hiki iā ʻoe ke manaʻo i kēlā me kēia hanana hoʻoikaika e pili ana i ke kaʻa ma o ka huila hoʻokele, nā kaʻa a me ka noho o kou puʻu. Hiki iā ʻoe ke lohe i ke kani kani a me ke kani ʻana ma hope pono o kou poʻo.

waiwai

Maikaʻi a maikaʻi kēlā, akā ʻo ka mea e pono ai ʻoe e mahalo ʻo ia ka loaʻa ʻana o kēlā hana Porsche maikaʻi loa ma lalo o ka hapalua o ke kumu kūʻai o kahi pua Kelemania.

Ua hoʻomaka ka kaʻa hoʻāʻo (ua loaʻa iā mākou nā pūʻolo koho pipiʻi) ma ke kumu kūʻai hoʻomaka ma lalo o $120 - ma kahi o ka hapalua o kāu e uku ai no kahi Porsche 911 ʻaʻole i ʻike i kahi i hele ai ʻo Lotus.

Hoʻi i ka $150 Porsche Cayman, a ʻo ia ka moʻolelo like. Akā ʻo kēia mau Porsches ʻelua, ʻoi aku ka ʻoi aku o nā kaʻa i kēlā me kēia lā, me nā noho maikaʻi, ka hoʻokele māmā, ka ʻōnaehana leo premium, nā mea maikaʻi a me nā ʻano maʻalahi ke hoʻohālikelike ʻia me ka Lotus.

o ka 'ike loea hou

ʻO kēia ka Exige lua noho hou loa, i kēia manawa e hoʻohana ʻia e kahi ʻenekini 3.5-lita V6 supercharged mai Lotus Evora a ma mua o Toyota.

ʻAe, loaʻa iā ia ka puʻuwai o Toyota Avalon e kuʻi ana ma waena o nā moku, akā ua hoʻololi nui ʻia ka mīkini mai ka mea i hoʻomaka i ka hana ʻana i nā mea hana hale.

ʻO ka supercharger kahi ʻāpana Harrop 1320 i kau pono ʻia ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻākau o ka compact V6, i hōʻike ʻia ma lalo o kahi uhi aniani fastback.

Hoʻokuʻu ʻo ia i nā huila hope ma o ka hoʻoili lima ʻeono-wikiwiki kokoke ma hope o ka hele ʻana i kahi lele lele māmā a me ka paʻa pihi pihi.

ʻO 257 kW ka mana ma 7000 rpm me 400 Nm o ka torque i loaʻa ma 4500 rpm. Ua lawa ia no ka loaʻa ʻana o ka 1176kg Exige V6 i 0 km/h i 100 kekona, a mākou i hoʻokō maoli ai me ka ʻōnaehana hoʻomaka. Loaʻa iā 3.8 lita / 10.1 km pū kekahi.

mea i manao ai

Aia i loko o ka pūʻolo aero kahi papahele palahalaha, ka mea hoʻokaʻawale mua, ka ʻēheu hope a me ka diffuser hope, a haʻahaʻa loa ke kiʻekiʻe o ka holo. ʻIke maikaʻi ka Exige S V6 ma ke alanui e hoʻomaikaʻi i nā mea Lotus Elise i mua a me kahi Evora nui aʻe ma hope.

ʻOi aku ka lōʻihi a ʻoi aku ka laulā ma mua o ka Exige ʻehā-cylinder mua, a ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi ma muli o ia. I loko, ua hana nā mea a pau, akā aia ka ea, kahi holo moana, kahi puka, kahi leo leo maʻamau a me ʻelua mau kīʻaha kīʻaha.

ʻO ka dashboard me he mea lā ua lawe ʻia mai kahi kaʻa kaʻa, akā ʻo wai ka mea mālama, no ka mea, i loko o kēia kaʻa ʻo ka mea nui ke kaʻa.

Ke kaʻa

He HOLOHOLO kēia kaʻa. ʻAʻole mākou i loaʻa iā ia ma ke ʻano heihei a he mea hoʻoweliweli wikiwiki, hoʻohui maoli.

ʻAʻole wale ma ka laina pololei, no ka mea, ʻo kona kihi ʻana, e like me ke kaʻa nui, ua kaupalena ʻia e ka nele o ke kaumaha ma nā huila mua.

E nānā i ka Exige spec a ʻike ʻoe ʻo ia ka hihia mai ka manaʻo o nā mea kūʻai aku hana. ʻEhā-piston AP brake, Bilstein haʻalulu, Eibach springs, Bosch tuned ECU, Pirelli Trofeo pilahi 17" mua a 18" hope. Aluminum double wishbone hoʻokuʻu ʻia ma nā ʻaoʻao ʻelua a hiki ke hoʻokani ʻia ke kaʻa i loko o kekahi mau palena. Me he mea lā ua kalai ʻia ka mea holoʻokoʻa mai kahi ʻāpana alumini i uhi ʻia me ka fiberglass/plastic bodywork.

Pīhoihoi mākou i ka nui o ka Exige - hiki ke loaʻa koke ma lalo o ka wāwae ʻākau. Paʻi ikaika ʻo ia mai nā poloka a hiki i ka laina ʻulaʻula 7000rpm a laila ʻo ia ka mea like i kēlā me kēia mīkini. Auē, pōniuniu.

Eia kekahi, ʻo ke keʻena hoʻihoʻi he puʻupuʻu hoʻonaninani maikaʻi e ʻoluʻolu hoʻopunipuni ʻoiai ʻo ka hoʻonohonoho paʻakikī. Pono e loa'a i nā mea ho'ohāhā i kekahi 'ano o ka scavenging 'ōnaehana no ka 'o'ole'a pa'a no ka mea e lana ana ke ka'a ma luna o nā pu'upu'u ma'amau.

ʻAʻohe kaʻa alanui ʻē aʻe e pili kokoke ana i kēia pae o ka pilina hoʻokele, ʻoiai ʻaʻole mākou e hoʻokele i kahi mea e like me ka Caterham Seven, a mākou e manaʻo nei he mea like.

Ke hoʻoikaika nei ʻo Lotus i kēia hoʻihoʻi ʻana i ka ʻike hoʻokele kaʻa kaʻa me kahi huila liʻiliʻi, kahi mīkini hoʻololi, ka liʻiliʻi o ka leo hoʻopau a me nā ʻano mana ʻehā me ka "off" stability control and launch control.

He kaʻa kaʻa kēia e hiki ke hoʻokele maʻalahi ma ke alanui, ʻaʻole hoʻi, ʻo ia ka mea maʻamau no ka hapa nui o nā hoʻokūkū. Hana lima ʻia ma UK, nā hiʻohiʻona nani, ka hana kupaianaha a me ka lawelawe ʻana. He aha hou aʻe ka makemake o ka poʻe ʻoliʻoli kaʻa? Lotus manuahi?

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