Talbot Sunbeam Lotus: Sunbeam - Magalimoto Amasewera
NGATI HOUSE LERO ilengeza za kubwera kwa mtundu wokhala ndi mawonekedwe awa, ndili ndi chitsimikizo kuti maoda atayika, zolipira zidzadzazidwa ndi madipoziti onsewa, ndipo mabwalo a intaneti adzawira: kumbuyo galimoto960 kg, 150 hp, 0-100 km / h mu masekondi 6,6 ndi kuyimitsidwa yopangidwa ndi Lotus. Zosangalatsa, sichoncho? Zachidziwikire, wosewera wamkulu sikokwanira kupanga filimu yabwino, koma ngati tiwonjezera ku izi zigonjetso zingapo mu WRC kumakhala kovuta kwambiri kukana.
La Sunbeam lotus Magawo 1.184 adamangidwa kumanja, komwe kuli pafupifupi theka la onse. Komabe, lero ambiri aiwo adangotsala pang'ono kutayirapo nthaka: malinga ndi Kalabu ya Eni, pali pafupifupi makumi asanu ndi atatu okha. Ndipo imodzi mwa izo ili pano lero, ikuwala pansi padzuwa lachilimwe mu Embassy Black livery yokhala ndi mikwingwirima yasiliva. Ichi ndi gawo 1, mutha kuwona nthawi yomweyo Fari zing'onozing'ono kutsogolo ndi kuchokera zida pentagon Chrysler m'katikati mwa gululi wamkulu.
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Chakumapeto kwa zaka za m'ma XNUMX, makampani opanga magalimoto ku UK sanali kuchita bwino (kunena zochepa) ndipo Chrysler UK analinso chimodzimodzi. Nyumba yogulidwa Gulu la Rute, kwenikweni gulu lazinthu zazing'ono zodziwika bwino monga Ng'ombe e Woimbayo, NDI Sunray pochita, inali ntchito yothandizidwa ndi boma la Britain kuti aletse kutsekedwa kwa chomera cha Chrysler ku Lynwood, pafupi ndi Glasgow.
La Sunrayyomwe idakhazikitsidwa mu 1977 inali imodzi Hillman Wobwezera... M'malo mwake, ndi polojekiti ya Sunbeam, a Des O'Dell, wamkulu wa gawo la motorsport ku Chrysler, adatsimikiza mtima kutengera kupambana kwa Avenger polimbana ndi othamanga. Ford Escort... Makina ambiri a Avenger adatengedwa ndikuyikidwa pa Sunbeam, koma yabwino idafunikira. magalimoto... Anatenga kuchokera ku Lotus, yomwe panthawiyi inadzipeza yokha yopanda kasitomala pamene Jensen, yomwe injini za 2-lita zidaperekedwa, sizikuyenda bwino. Poganizira momwe zinthu zinalili komanso kuti wachiwiri kwa O'Dell Wynn Mitchell adapita ku yunivesite ndi mkulu wa Lotus Mike Kimberley, mgwirizano udakwaniritsidwa mwachangu pakati pa opanga awiriwa. V magalimoto Lotus idaperekedwa ndi 2.2 yofunidwa mwachilengedwe (Mtundu wa 911, wofanana kwambiri ndi Type 912 Esprit S2 ndi S3). M'mawonekedwe amsewu, idatulutsa 150 hp, koma imatha kukulitsidwa mpaka 200 hp.
Galimoto yamsewu ya Sunbeam Lotus idayamba ku Geneva Motor Show mu Epulo 1979. Chrysler UK, pakadali pano, idagulitsidwa ku PSA, ndipo zoperekera zidayamba m'chilimwe cha chaka chimenecho, mtunduwo. Talbot tsopano anali wake Peugeot omwe adagwiritsa ntchito Sunbeam, ngakhale panali nthawi yosinthira pomwe Series 1 idatchedwa Talbot, koma anali ndi malaya a Chrysler.
Lotus sanangopereka injini, komanso adatenga nawo gawo pa chitukuko kuyimitsidwa ndi system kumaliza sukulu yasekondale... Chassis idamangidwa pamzere wopanga Chrysler ku Linwood ndikutumizidwa ku Lotus ku Ludham kuti ateteze mapasa a camshaft injini (omangidwa ku Hethel) ndi Kuthamanga Zisanu-liwiro ZF.
Series 2, yomwe idayamba mu 1981, inali ndi T yayikulu pakati pa grille yakutsogolo. magalimoto idasinthidwanso pang'ono, posungiramo madzi ndi nyali zakutsogolo zidakula, ndipo magalasi mbalizo zinali zosiyana. Mu 1982, njira yokhayo yopangira Moonstone Blue livery inali mtundu wapadera wa Avon Coachworks wokhala ndi mikwingwirima yakuda. Talbot motsutsana ndi maziko a moonstone ndi wobiriwira-chikasu chizindikiro cha Lotus ndi padenga in vinyl... Kusindikiza kwapadera kumeneku kumayenera kukhala ndi makope 150 okhala ndi mbale kuchokera ku DDU 1Y kupita ku DDU 150Y, koma 56 okha ndi omwe adasinthidwa mwalamulo (omwe, mwa zina, sanalembetsedwe pambuyo powerengera zomveka kuchokera ku DDU 1Y kupita ku DDU 56Y).
Chabwino, titatha mawu oyamba, tiyeni tibwerere kwa ife. Ngakhale ndakhala ndikusilira Sunbeam Lotus ndipo sindingathe kudikirira kuti ndithe kuiwongolera, poyang'ana koyamba mzere wake wosavuta komanso wosadziwika sukhala wabwino pa chilichonse chapadera. Ndiyeno hood iyi ikuwoneka motalika kwambiri ndipo zenera lakumbuyo ndi lalikulu.
Dave Merlane wa Sunbeam Lotus Owners Club ndipo mwiniwake wa galimotoyo akuwulula kuti iyi si galimoto yoyambirira. Koma zimagwira ntchito bwino, ndipo ndicho chinthu chachikulu. Ngakhale Dean akujambula momwe angathere, Dave akufotokoza zinthu zina zosangalatsa, monga speedometer yosonyeza 225 (Sunbeam GLS, yomwe Sunbeam Lotus imachokera, ikufika ku 195; iyi ndi imodzi mwa njira zosavuta zosiyanitsa Sunbeam yeniyeni. Lotus kuchokera ku chithunzi). Kuyang'ana mwachangu pansi pa hood kumawonetsa kuti ma silinda anayi okhala ndi nthawi yayitali amakhala molimba muchipinda cha injini. Dave akupepesa mabwalo Ma Miniliths siapachiyambi komanso opitilira inchi, koma analibe nthawi yowasintha ndi seti yazitsulo zoyambirira (ichi ndiye cholakwika chathu, tidachitcha popanda kuzindikira zambiri). Koma zikuwoneka bwino kwa iye ...
Pambuyo pa zithunzi ndi mvula yadzidzidzi mwachizolowezi, nthawi yakwana yoti tipite kumeneko. Sunray... Kiyi yoyatsira ndi buluu wokongola wowoneka bwino wokhala ndi chizindikiro cha Chrysler chomwe timapeza pa grill yakutsogolo. Imakwanira pagawo lazakudya chiwongolero, tembenukani, dikirani masekondi khumi, kanikizani pedal kangapochowonjezerafungulo limatembenukiranso kuti liyambe kuyambitsa, ndipo pamapeto pake camshaft yapawiri ya 4-cylinder imadzuka. Dave akuchenjeza kuti musamakoke mpweya: "ngakhale kuzizira kwambiri, apo ayi mudzamiza injini ndi mafuta."
Atakhala pano ndi magalimoto osagwira ntchito, sindingachitire mwina koma kukhudza chopondapo gasi kangapo. Pang'ono, ingodinani pang'ono nthawi ndi nthawi kuti mutsitsimuke ndikusangalala ndi kulumikizana pompopompo pa pedal-to-piston yomwe mutha kuyimva ndi chingwe chotsamwitsidwa chotere. Zida zothandizira injini Dell'Orto Carburettors 45mm (yofanana ndi RS2000 Escort yanga) ndipo ili ndi zabwino phokoso wodzaza, wokhala ndi mawu opusa modabwitsa. ZF yothamanga zisanu ili ndi zida zoyambira zobwerera. Lever mkono Kuthamanga kapangidwe ka makonda - yayitali komanso yopyapyala, koma chosinthira ndichomwe chiyenera kukhala, pafupi ndi chiwongolero kotero kuti simuyenera kusuntha manja anu kwambiri.
Mukukwera mozungulira pang'ono, mumachoka pang'onopang'ono Zowalamulira mpaka mutapeza mfundo yowukira ndi kutsogolo. Maphwando. M'misewu yachinyengo tasankha kuyesa Sunray ikuwonetsa kuyenda movutikira pa phula losafanana, koma mwachangu imawonjezeranso kuthekera kwake kutengera maenje: mwachiwonekere. kuyimitsidwa adalengedwa kuti aziyendera.
Mvula ina ikuyamba, ndipo ndiyenera kufulumira kuti ndidziwe kuti ndi singano ziti zolukira pagudumu zomwe zimayendetsa chopukuta. Poyatsa muvi ndikuyatsa nyali zakutsogolo, ndimatha kutsuka galasi lakutsogolo lamadzi ndikupeza chopukuta chakumbuyo.
Ngati simukufulumira, Kuthamanga ZF ndiyabwino kwambiri: ali wotsimikiza komanso wabwino, ali ndi kulemera koyenera, ndipo osayang'ana, mumadziwa nthawi zonse zomwe muli nazo. V chiwongolero ndizovuta koma zolimbikitsa komanso zolimbikitsa, ndipo patatha mphindi zingapo padzuwa, mosakayika mumayesedwa kuti muyambe kuyenda. Chifukwa chake mumatsika ndikugunda chonyamulira gasi (chowiringula chilichonse ndichabwino), mukukweza rpm ndikudabwa momwe galimoto yowoneka ngati yabatayi imakhala yolimba, yothamanga, komanso yothamanga. Popeza kuti chitsanzo ichi chili ndi injini yokhazikika, ndikudabwa ndi liwiro lomwe lingathe kuchita. Ndisanakwere, ndimaganiza kuti 0-100 pasanathe masekondi 7 ndizotheka ngati dzina lanu ndi Sebastien ndipo mukuthamanga panjanji. WRC, koma tsopano ndazindikira kuti ndinali kumupeputsa kwambiri.
Galimotoyi ndi yosokoneza. V magalimoto ndizosangalatsa kwambiri ndipo zimakonda kukwera mozungulira, ndipo ndi mawu osangalatsa awa nthawi zonse mudzafuna kukwera mozungulira, ngati weniweni. yaying'ono masewera. Chimango chimawoneka chachifupi kwambiri komanso bokosi poyerekeza ndi cha Escort. Ngati muwonera kanema kuyambira nthawiyo Henri Toivonen ndi anzake pa gudumu la Sunbeam, mudzapeza kuti zinali zosavuta kutumiza. wolamulira... Ndi izi gwira Zochititsa chidwi, zotsimikiziridwa ndi mapeto akutsogolo, understeer ikuwoneka yosatheka m'malo mwake. Koma ngati mukufunadi kuyesa, mudzapeza kuti kuwala kwadzuwa kwafika polekezera mwadzidzidzi ndipo chinthu chokhacho chimene chimakulepheretsani kugunda m’ngalande ndicho chiwongolero chake chothamanga kwambiri chimene chimakulolani kutsutsa ndi kuyambiranso njirayo. . Makamaka, ndi Sunbeam iyi, oversteer sizodziwikiratu monga momwe ndimaganizira (ndi kuyembekezera), mwina chifukwa matayala ndi kuponda kwakukulu ndi mphira wamakono wamakono, komabe zimakhala zosangalatsa kwambiri, makamaka m'makona othamanga kumene kuyimitsidwa kumawoneka kuti kumagwira ntchito bwino.
Popatsidwa mphatso yake yosatsutsika, ndizodabwitsa kuti Sunbeam lotus analibe mkhalidwe wofanana ndi wa Escort Mk2. Mwina zimatengera Operekezawo kukhala oyamba kuwonekera komanso kuti kupambana kwa Sunbeam posakhalitsa kudaphimbidwa ndi gulu lowopsa la Gulu B. Ngakhale lero, Operekeza amaphimba Sunbeam: amene akufunafuna. kumbuyo galimoto golden years with a pedigree from kukokera pamodzi m'malo mwake, adzasankha Ford chifukwa cha mtengo wake wopusa, kutulutsa Sunbeam yotsika mtengo komanso yosowa.
mtengo Kupitilira apo, tiyeneranso kulingalira kuti Escort, yokhala ndi injini yodutsa ndi magudumu akutsogolo, inali yothandiza kwambiri kuposa Sunbeam, motero sizingatidabwitse kwambiri kuti zidatenga zaka makumi awiri kuti tiganizire zoyendetsa kumbuyo. compact munda. sporty, ndi mndandanda wa BMW 1. Koma, monga M135i akuwonetsera lero, kasinthidwe kameneka ndi kosangalatsa komanso koyenera kwa wokonda kuyendetsa galimoto yemwe amaona kuti kutengeka ndi mphamvu ndizofunikira kwambiri kuposa malo ochulukirapo m'galimoto. thunthu.
