La ukuncintisana emkhakheni wezimoto Kunjalo ukuthi ukuze usinde amabhrendi kufanele abheje kakhulu. Futhi akukhona nje ngokudala amamodeli amasha, ikwenza ngesikhathi esifanayo lapho "babeka ikhanda labo" ukufakwa kukagesi. Ukuze benze kahle futhi bangahluleki, abaningi bamemezela imifelandawonye nobudlelwano nezimbangi ukuze zibasize behlise izindleko. Kodwa akusona isixazululo kuphela, kukhona nalabo abamukelayo amabhrendi amancane afana noWiesmann.
Ungase ungakhumbuli indlu yaseBavaria, kodwa muva nje wethule enye yezimoto zemidlalo ezithakazelisa kakhulu. Sikhuluma ngayo Iphrojekthi ye-Thunderball ziye zathuthuka eminyakeni yamuva. Noma kunjalo, uma befuna ukuba nekusasa bangaphinde banyamalale, kufanele babheje nweba ububanzi bakho. Futhi nasi isihluthulelo sika-Roheen Berry, i-CEO yayo kanye ne-Contec Global, inkampani eyathatha izintambo lapho abanikazi bayo bangaphambili sebeyicwile ngokuphelele.
U-Wiesmann akakasithathi isinqumo sokuthatha lesi sinyathelo, kodwa uma enza kanjalo, iSUV yakhe kagesi izoklanyelwa iChina kanye ne-US...
U-Berry ngokusobala ujabule kakhulu ngokukhishwa kwe- Iphrojekthi ye-Thunderball. Eqinisweni, ngenxa ye-Autocar bekwaziwa ukuthi izinhlelo zakhe ze-Wiesmann zidlula "i-pigeoning" engxenyeni yemoto yezemidlalo. Ngokwamazwi akhe kule nkundla, kungenzeka ukuthi bacabanga ukungena kwamanye amatulo...
"Sizobona ukuthi imakethe yeSUV ihamba kanjani” […] “Sichithe imali eningi sidala le nkundla nesofthiwe, futhi sazuza okuningi kuyo. Asijahile, kepha uma sinamakhasimende anele futhi kunesidingo, bekungeke kube uguquko olunzima kakhulu kithi"
"Ngicabanga ukuthi kuzoba namaSUV ambalwa impela. Sizobona ukuthi imakethe ikuphi, uma kunesidingo nokuthi sifuna ukungena kuleyo ndawo”
Futhi uzozibuza ukuthi, u-Wiesmann uzobutholaphi ubuchwepheshe obudingekayo bale SUV yokucabanga? Hhayi-ke, kusuka ndawo ngoba usunayo futhi imayelana ne inkundla abayidalile kanye ne-Roding ye-Project Thunderball. Futhi izinga lobuchwepheshe lalesi sisekelo liphezulu kakhulu, njengoba lihlanganisa izinto ezintsha ezifana namabhuleki ashintshashintshayo alingisa i-gearbox evamile kanye ne amandla okushaja angu-300 kW. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ilula futhi inamandla kakhulu…
Kodwa-ke, ukuthi uBerry useke washo lokhu akusho ukuthi uWiesmann usezokwakha iSUV manje. Ngisho badinga ukuzinza emakethe futhi bathole indawo yabo ezifundeni ezinokhahlo njenge-US ne-China. Kunjalo, uma bengalokotha bathathe lesi sinyathelo, bangaba lula kakhulu kuzo zombili izimakethe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuma kwayo kuzoba okukhethekile kakhulu ukulwa neBentley, Rolls Royce noma Ferrari. Isikhathi nesikhathi…
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