Umqeqeshi wase-Italy UZagato izoba neminyaka eyi-100 ubudala, lapho umsindo we-chimes engu-12 eshintsha unyaka ka-2019. Kuwo wonke umlando wayo omude ikhiqize ezinye zezimoto ezinhle kakhulu emhlabeni, igxile kakhulu ukukhiqizwa kwezimoto "one off" ngokusekelwe kumamodeli wokukhiqiza weminye imikhiqizo. Lawa mamodeli, ikakhulukazi, enziwe ngesandla futhi ochungechungeni olulinganiselwe kakhulu.
Kuyiqiniso ukuthi ezinye zalezi zimoto azikadluli esigabeni sombukiso emotweni kukhombisa ukuthi iZagato iyawuhambela. Kwenzeka okufanayo ngeyodwa yendalo yakhe yakamuva, ewumbukwane I-Fiat 500 Coupe yonyaka ka-2011. Nokho, kubonakala sengathi ngenxa yayo isentienario umakhi wabaqeqeshi wase-Italy uzovula imoto ukuthi, nakuba inkampani isiqinisekisile ukuthi ngeke iqalise, izokwenza ngokuqhubeka nokwandisa ukuhluka kanye nenqolobane yemodeli.
Ngokusho kwabezindaba zesiNgisi i-Auto Italia, I-Carrozzeria Zagato izobe ilungiselela imodeli ekhetheke kakhulu esekelwe kokunye kokukhishwa kwakamuva kwe-Alfa Romeo. Imodeli ekhethiwe izoba i-Giulia Quadrifoglio Verde futhi umsebenzi womzimba ukuyinikeza impilo izoba i-coupe. Ngokwale ndlela yokuxhumana, igama elikhethwe yi-Zagato lizoba Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio TZ Coupe. Ngaye, indaba eyaqala nge-Alfa Romeo TZ1 kanye ne-TZ2 yonyaka ka-1960 izophinde iqhutshwe.
Isibongo TZ bhekisa ku- "I-Zagato Tubular". Leli gama libhekisela endleleni yokwakha eyasetshenziswa la mamodeli lapho behlangana, njengoba babene- uhlaka lwensimbi ye-tubular lokho kubenze balula kakhulu (ngaphansi kwamakhilogremu angu-700) futhi baqinile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lawo mamodeli ayenomshini we-Giulia yokuqala, eba imishini eyiqiniso yokwenza izikhathi zokujikeleza.
Okwamanje, kusukela Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio TZ Coupe ayikho idatha eningi. Amahemuhemu asikisela ukuthi izoba nenkundla ye-aluminium kanye nezinsimbi zeFerrari 2.9 V6 ezinikeza impilo ku-QV yamanje. Le njini ikhiqiza amandla amangalisayo angu-510 hp, okuthi nakuba engembalwa, i-Zagato ingakwazi ukuwanyusa ukuze anikeze enye yawo ukuba yedwa kanye nebanga.
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