Lotus Exige Cup 430 shine Lotus mafi sauri har abada

Wanda ya kafa Lotus Colin Chapman ya kasance jagora ta hanyar ka'ida mai sauƙi a cikin ƙirar motoci, bisa ga abin da kuka fara buƙatar rage nauyin motar, sannan ƙara ƙarfin injin ta. Ya taƙaita shi a alamance a cikin jimloli biyu: “Ƙara iko yana sa ku sauri cikin layi madaidaiciya. Rage kiba yana sa ku sauri a ko'ina."

Bisa ga girke-girke na sama, da sauransu, sanannun Lutu 7, wanda aka yi a 1957-1973. Sa'an nan kuma an ƙirƙira da yawa daga cikin na'urorinsa, waɗanda fiye da kamfanoni 160 daga duniya suka samar, kuma har yanzu ana samar da mafi shaharar su. Katarham 7. Wannan hanya ce mai sauƙi, haske kuma daidai. Colin Chapman Tsarin mota ya kasance falsafar kamfanin Norfolk daga 1952 zuwa yau.

Na ambaci duk wannan don ƙarin fahimtar abin da ke bayan sabon aikin. Lotus Kofin Exige 430 da kuma tabbacin cewa injiniyoyin Hethel sun riga sun fara bugun bangon magana a hankali lokacin da ake batun rage nauyi, don haka yanzu sun fara ƙara ƙarfin. Bisa ga alamar Birtaniya, ya kamata ya kasance "Mafi girman Exige da aka taɓa halitta" kuma sanin Kamfanin Norfolk, ba ni da wata shakka game da shi. Bugu da ƙari, a wannan shekara akwai jerin labarai da rubuce-rubuce daga Lotus.

Duk ya fara ne a ƙarshen Maris tare da gabatar da Elise Sprint, wanda shine mafi haske Elise na ƙarni na yanzu (798 kg). Bayan wata guda, gasar cin kofin Exige 380 ta ga hasken, wani nau'in "mai sauƙi" na Exige Sport 380, wanda aka saki a cikin ƙayyadadden bugu na 60. A ƙarshen Mayu, an gabatar da gasar cin kofin Elise 250, mafi sauƙi kuma mafi ƙarfi na Elise. Kasa da watanni biyu bayan haka, Evora GT430 ya isa, yana da'awar taken Lotus mafi ƙarfi a tarihin alamar (430 hp). A ƙarshen Oktoba, an gabatar da Elise Cup 260, wanda a cikin dangin Elise ya ɗaga mashaya zuwa sabon, har ma mafi girma, tare da jimlar 30 raka'a. Yanzu kuma? Kuma yanzu muna da Exige Cup 430, wanda ya haɗu da hasken Elise Sprint tare da ikon Evora GT430. Tasiri? Za a iya zama ɗaya kawai - jahannama na mota mai sauri, hanya mafi sauri Lotus. Amma ƙari akan hakan daga baya…

Bari mu fara da nauyin nauyi, wanda, dangane da zaɓuɓɓukan da aka zaɓa, zai iya kaiwa matsakaicin 1,093 kg ko sauke zuwa 1,059 kg, kuma idan kuna ƙoƙari ku watsar da jakar iska, nauyin zai ragu zuwa 1,056 kg - Zan ƙara wannan kawai. bai kai na gasar cin kofin 380. Amma… a haƙiƙa, Kofin 430 ya sami nauyi dangane da raunin takwaransa. Mafi girman adadin taro an shayar da shi ta hanyar haɓaka tsarin sanyaya na kwampreso da injin (+15 kg), ƙarin kilogiram ya faɗi akan sabon kama, ya karu da 12 mm, tare da diamita na 240 mm (+0.8 kg) da birki mai kauri. . faifai (+ 1.2 kg) - jimlar 17 kg na nauyin nauyi, amma ba a banza ba, saboda ya kamata su taimaka wajen inganta ingantattun sigogi na rukunin wutar lantarki. Koyaya, injiniyoyin Lotus suna son yin yaƙi da kilo. Shirin "maganin slimming" ya haɗa da ƙara yawan amfani da fiber carbon, aluminum da sauran abubuwa masu nauyi, da kuma, ciki har da gyare-gyare na gaba da na baya (-6.8 kg), abubuwan haɗin bel (-1.2 kg), aluminum diffuser na baya (-1). kg), tsarin shaye-shaye na titanium tare da ingantaccen sauti (-10 kg) da abubuwan ciki kamar kujeru da dogonsu (-2.5 kg), wanda ke adana jimlar 29 kg. Lissafi masu sauƙi sun nuna cewa nauyin nauyin 430 na gasar ya kasance 12 kg idan aka kwatanta da kofin 380 - tare da irin wannan nauyin farawa mai nauyi, 12 kg shine sakamakon abin yabawa.

Tushen diski Kofin Exige 430 injin V3.5 ne mai nauyin lita 6 tare da kwampreta sanyaya Edelbrock wanda ke haɓaka 430 hp. a 7000 rpm da karfin juyi na 440 nm a cikin kewayon daga 2600 zuwa 6800 rpm - ta 55 hp da 30 Nm fiye da Kofin 380. Drive gajeriyar watsawa ce mai sauri 6 zuwa ga ƙafafun baya. Wadannan sigogi na iya zama mai ban sha'awa idan aka kwatanta da motoci kamar Ferrari 488, amma muna magana ne game da motar da ta yi nauyi kusan 40 kg kasa da tushe Seat Ibiza kuma yana da kusan sau 6 mafi iko. Kuma a nan abu mafi mahimmanci shine takamaiman iko, wanda shine lamarin Kofin Exige 430 shi ne 407 km / ton - don kwatanta, Ferrari 488 yana da 433 km / ton, kuma 380 kofin yana da 355 km / ton. Wannan na iya zama alamar kyakkyawan aiki. Matsar da allurar gudun mita daga 0 zuwa 100 km / h yana ɗaukar daƙiƙa 3.3, kuma matsakaicin ƙimar da zai iya nunawa shine 290 km / h - wanda shine 0.3 seconds ƙasa da 8 km / h fiye da Kofin 380, bi da bi.

Koyaya, canje-canje ga sabon Exige bai iyakance ga nauyi da ƙarfinsa ba. Kofin 430 Tana alfahari da mafi girma na kowane ƙirar hanyar Lotus, 4-piston calipers da 332mm gaba da fayafai na birki na baya wanda AP Racing ya sanya hannu. Sabuwar dakatarwar Nitro mai cikakken daidaitacce da sandunan anti-roll na Eibach, kuma masu daidaitawa, suna da alhakin daidaitawar motar daidai. Don inganta mu'amala a cikin mafi girma gudu, carbon fiber gaban splitter da flaps rufe gaba da iska ci da na baya spoiler an gyaggyara don ƙara downforce ba tare da ƙara ja coefficient. Matsakaicin downforce mota ne 20 kg idan aka kwatanta da Cup 380, domin a total na 220 kg, wanda 100 kg a gaba (ƙara 28 kg) da kuma 120 kg (raguwa na 8 kg). na baya axle. Wannan ma'auni na ƙasa ta hanyar haɓaka shi a kan gatari na gaba ya kamata, sama da duka, tabbatar da ingantacciyar kusurwa a cikin manyan sauri.

To, kuma ta yaya wannan zai shafi ainihin aikin motar? Hanya mafi kyau don gwada wannan ita ce "a cikin fama", wanda Lotus ya yi a wurin gwajin masana'anta a Hethel (tsawon mita 3540). Ya zuwa yanzu, nau'in hanyar Lotus 3-Eleven, "mota" mai tsananin gaske ba tare da gilashin iska tare da ikon 410 hp, ya nuna mafi kyawun lokaci. da nauyin kilogiram 925, wanda ya zagaye hanyar a cikin minti 1 da sakan 26. . Wannan sakamakon kawai ya dace da Exige Cup 380. Kamar yadda za ku iya tsammani a yanzu, nau'in Kofin 430 ya yi aiki mafi kyau kuma ya kammala cinyar a cikin minti 1 da 24.8, don haka ya kafa rikodin Lotus-homologated hanya.

Ba abin mamaki bane sabon Lotus Exige Cup 430 yana alfahari da shugaban kamfanin, Gina-Mark Welsh:

"Wannan ita ce motar da koyaushe muke son ginawa kuma na tabbata duk masu sha'awar Lotus za su yi farin ciki da sakamakon ƙarshe. Bugu da ƙari ga haɓaka mai mahimmanci a cikin iko, an tsara gasar cin kofin 430 ta kowace hanya, wanda aka samo asali a cikin Lotus DNA, don tabbatar da cewa mun yi amfani da cikakkiyar damar yin amfani da damar Exige chassis. Ita dai wannan mota ba ta da wata gasa - duk a farashinta da kuma bayanta - kuma ba ƙari ba ne a ce babu abin da zai iya ci gaba da wannan Exige a kan hanya da kuma kan hanya."

A ƙarshe, saƙonni biyu. Na farko - yana da kyau sosai - shine, sabanin gasar cin kofin 380, nau'in 430 ba zai iyakance adadin ba. Na biyu ya dan yi muni kamar yadda ya shafi farashin, wanda ya fara a 99 fam a cikin kasuwar Birtaniya kuma ya kai 800 kudin Tarayyar Turai a maƙwabtanmu na yamma, watau daga 127 zuwa 500 zlotys. A gefe guda, wannan bai isa ba, kuma a gefe guda, gasa mai kama da ita tana da aƙalla sau biyu mai tsada. Haka kuma, wannan wata damar sadarwa tare da mutuwa irin mota, wadanda "analog", zalla inji, ba tare da karin fuska, ba tare da wani wuce haddi na lantarki "boosters", inda direba yana da damar da za a duba capabilities na mota. yadda zai iya tuka ta, ba kwamfuta da ke gyaran mota ba.Tsarin kuskure a kowane mataki. Wannan wakilin nau'in nau'in nau'in nau'in nau'in nau'in nau'in nau'in nau'in nau'in nau'in nau'in nau'in nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i nau'i)) wanda aka mayar da hankali kan "tsattsauran ra'ayi", kuma ba a kan injuna masu ƙarfi waɗanda ke motsa jikin "mai". Mota ce da direban ke da alaƙa da ita, ba tare da rabuwa da shi ba kuma kawai yana ba shi jin daɗin tuƙi mara kyau. Kuma yana kashe fiye da rabin miliyan zloty, da gaske mara tsada ...