Emasontweni ambalwa edlule ngaba nenhlanhla yokuhamba amakhilomitha angaphezu kuka-400 nenye yeMercedes ehamba phambili okwamanje eyakha uhla lomkhiqizo waseJalimane. Imayelana ne isizukulwane sesithathu seMercedes-Benz SLK 350, i-roadster enezihlalo ezimbili ene-hardtop ehlehliswayo kanye nedrayivu yamasondo angemuva. Ungakwazi ukucela okunye okwengeziwe?
Ngibe nenhloso yokunethulela othintana naye, kodwa kuleli sonto ngiphinde ngathola ithuba lokugibela ne-SLK 350 amakhilomitha ambalwa ngaphezulu, ukuze kube amakhilomitha angama-521. Sebephelele cishe amakhilomitha ayi-1.000, kuzo zonke izinhlobo zemigwaqo, lezo engizihlanganise nalo mdwebi wemigwaqo owesabekayo futhi ngicabanga ukuthi ngingafinyelela esinye isiphetho ngakho.
Njengoba wazi, futhi uma ungazi, ngizokutshela, "Mercedes SLK 350 ugibela injini uphethiloli endaweni engaphambili mayelana 3.500 cubic centimeters in V6 ukucushwa. Ayikho i-turbos, i-atmospheric, ikhiqiza a amandla aphezulu we-306 CV ku-6.500 laps kanye ne-torque engu-370 Nm phakathi kuka-3.500 no-5.250 rpm.
Kuyisimangaliso sangempela, kunomugqa oqondile, ongaguquki futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke okunamandla. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Mercedes ingibonise ukuthi izinjini zomoya nezinamandla zingenziwa ngokusetshenziswa okuphansi kakhulu. Sizobona kamuva.
Yonke "imfuyo" idluliselwa emasondweni angemuva obukhulu 245/40 R17 ngokusebenzisa ugearbox onamagiya ayisikhombisa ozishintshayo obizwa nge-7 G-Tronic Plus. Lena i-torque converter automatic gearbox futhi inikeza izindlela zokushayela ezihlukene: E (Economy), S (Sport) kanye no-M (Manuwali).
Kulesi sizukulwane sesithathu, ugesi onamagiya ayisithupha oshintshwayo awukwazi ukufakwa ku-SLK 350. Ingabe leli yiphuzu elibi? Angazi ngempela ukuthi ngizophendula ngithini lapha. Abalandeli abaningi be-purist bazothi yebo, ukuthi ulahlekelwa izindlela ezifana nezinzwane zesithende hhayi lokho kuphela, kodwa futhi nokulawula okuthile phezu kwemoto. Kamuva ngizokutshela ukuthi kwakubonakala kimi.
Idizayini yangaphandle
Ngifika endaweni yomhlangano ngabo-11 ekuseni futhi iMercedes SLK 350 BlueEfficiency yayivele ingilindile ngaphandle kwegaraji. Ngosuku oluhle esalwenza, isibhakabhaka esicwathile nelanga kukho konke ukuphakama kwalo; ingaphandle le-SLK lalibukeka lihlaba umxhwele. Iqiniso liwukuthi umbala oSilver Grey umfanela kahle.
Yimoto ene izilinganiso ezihlangene kakhulu. Uma kuqhathaniswa nesizukulwane esedlule ikhule ngamasentimitha ambalwa, kungaba ubude, ububanzi nobude. Futhi ngenxa yalezi zilinganiso ezintsha, ingaphakathi elikwazi ukuhlalwa kakhulu selizuziwe, njengoba sizobona kamuva.
I-wheelbase ihlala injalo, ingamamitha angu-2 no-43 amasentimitha, kodwa ububanzi bethrekhi bukhulile, okwenza le SLK ibe yimoto ezinzile futhi esebenza ngempumelelo uma ijika emakhoneni. Kodwa singakusho lokho izilinganiso zale SLK zihlala zingashintshile.
Mhlawumbe ingaphambili yingxenye evuselelwe kakhulu uma iqhathaniswa nesizukulwane sangaphambilini. Ingabe ikhumbuza kakhulu iMercedes SLS AMG futhi ikhomba kancane kunakuqala. Kuyo sithola i-grill yobukhulu obukhulu ehambisana namaqembu athile akhanyayo anosayizi omkhulu akhumbuza amanye amamodeli ku-Mercedes range, ngaphandle kokuqhubekela phambili, umfowabo omdala u-SL.
Ekubukweni kwephrofayili, idonsela ukunaka emathunjini etholakala ngemuva nje kwamaphiko angaphambili. Zinosayizi omkhulu futhi umzila wayo udlulela eminyango ukumaka umugqa webhande le-SLK.
Es icishe ingabonakali ukwanda kwamamilimitha ambalwa ukuphakama kwemoto, nakuba sifuna ukubona le-roadster enhle ephansi, singahlomisa igiya lokugijima ezemidlalo, yebo, ukuthatha isikhwama sokuhamba ngezinyawo.
ngemuva emotweni sibona imisipha eminingi. Sithola amalambu asanda kuklanywa, i-exhaust ephuma kabili engunxande kanye ne-silhouette ye-tailgate ibonakala isebenza njenge-spoiler. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amanye amaphiko amancane atholakala ngemuva kwama-arches amasondo enza i-Mercedes SLK ibonakale ibanzi.
Ngaphakathi kwe-SLK 350
Umngane wami omkhulu u-Antonio unginikeza izikhiye zeMercedes Benz SLK 350 yakhe entsha futhi engenasici. Inamakhilomitha angu-2.200 kuphela futhi ngizothola ithuba lokushayela cishe amakhilomitha angu-1.000 ngayo. Nginenhlanhla.
Ngicindezela inkinobho ku-remote ngivule imoto. Njengakunoma iyiphi i-coupe enhle, iwindi lehlisa ngamasentimitha ambalwa ukuvula umnyango. Ngingena ezihlalweni ezinhle zezemidlalo ezinesikhumba esibomvu, okuyinto ngendlela eqoqa kahle kakhulu.
Ekuqaleni ngizizwa ngingakhululekile, ngokuvamile imoto ilungiswa ezilinganisweni zayo futhi ngimude kancane futhi ngizidla kakhulu. Into yokuqala okufanele ngiyenze ukuhambisa isihlalo kancane phambili, ukuze kuthi lapho ngehlisa ukuphakama kwesihlalo, i-backrest. ungashayi ngemuva.
Uma sekwenziwe lokhu sengizosehlisa isihlalo siye phezulu. Ngithanda ukuba mfushane futhi ngilule imilenze yami. Iqiniso wukuthi ngemuva kokugila izimanga ngesihlalo nesiteringi ngiyakuthola indawo yokushayela ephelele.
Ngicishe ngithinte phansi, ngihlezi ngaphambili nje kwe-asi yangemuva kanye nesiteringi siseduze kwami. Ingabe sikhona isikhundla esingcono? Ngiphinde ngibone into eyodwa ebalulekile, igumbi labagibeli beMercedes SLK 350 lihlala kakhulu, libanzi kakhulu futhi likhululekile kunalelo lesizukulwane esedlule.
Kunendawo eningi yabagibeli ababili kanye nomuntu omude njengami, ngingu-1,87cm ubude, ngeke abe nenkinga yokungena ngaphakathi kweMercedes SLK. Umbuzo uthi bakwenze kanjani uma lesi sizukulwane sesithathu seMercedes SLK ngamasentimitha ambalwa nje amakhulu? Angazi, abafana bakwaMercedes bangongqondongqondo, akukho ukungabaza ngakho.
Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi kube ngenye indlela, izinto zokwakha zisezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu, okubukeka njengensimbi kuyinsimbi futhi ukulungiswa kwabo kufinyelele inani lentengo yemoto, eduze ne-70.000 euros ngenxa yokwengeziwe okuthandwa kakhulu.
Ideshibhodi inomklamo ovuselelwe, omnandi kakhulu emehlweni nasekuthinteni futhi icishe ifane neMercedes SLS AMG. Isikhungo sibuswa isikrini se-LCD esisebenza njenge-Navigator futhi sizungezwe ama-aera amise okwe-turbine. Isondo lokuqondisa lincane futhi liwugqinsi olufanele, okungenani ngelezandla zami, futhi ngemuva kwalo kufihlwe amaphinifa amancane engingawakhetha.
Ngemva kokubeka izibuko zangemuva, sengizoqala isilo. I-lever isendaweni engu-P futhi ayikho inkinobho yokuqala ku-SLK. Ngivula ukhiye futhi... umsindo ojulile ugcwalisa ikhabethe imizuzwana embalwa.
