Inkampani Lotus Engineering Ltd. Yasungulwa ngunjiniyela omkhulu uColin Chaphen cishe eminyakeni engama-7 eyedlule, futhi engxenyeni yesibili yama-50s, iqembu leLotus Race bahlukaniswa, elichithwe kufomula 1 kusukela ngo-1958 kuya ku-1994. Ngalesi sikhathi, wawina inkomishi yomqambi kasikhombisa, futhi abagibeli bakhe baba ngabampetha bomhlaba amahlandla ayisithupha.
Ngo-1959 kwasungulwa iqembu leLotus, futhi inkampani yeLotus Cars Ltd ingenye yezigaba zayo. Njengeqembu leFomula 1, ngaleso sikhathi wabe eseholwa nguChepman, kanye nezimoto zemidlalo, akhiqiza ngazo, nazo zathola udumo olubanzi, kanti ezinye izinhlobo zazo zaba yinkolo.
Iminyaka idlulile, ngo-1982, uColin Chapman akazange abe yinkazimulo eqhubeka kancane: iqembu labajaho alisakhombisanga imiphumela yangaphambili, futhi inkampani yezimoto ibiseduze kokuqothuka, futhi akazange ashintshile abanikazi kunesikhathi esisodwa.
Noma kunjalo, ngemuva kweminyaka ecishe ibe amashumi amane, uyaqhubeka nokukhiqiza izimoto zemidlalo, kanti igama elithi Lotus labuyiselwa efomula - yize leli qembu lalingenabudlelwano nobuchopho be-chapman.
Manje izimoto zeLotus zingezinto ezithinta amaShayina, kepha inkampani isaphupha inkazimulo yezemidlalo, futhi ngolunye usuku waveza iphrojekthi ethembisayo ye-gearesprotype ngokuphelele yemijaho yokukhuthazela.
Ukuvela komshini obizwa ngeLotus E-R9 kuyamangaza. Ngokusho kwabadali bayo, kufanele baye ekuqaleni komjaho wakhe wokudonswa kwemali ka-WEC ngo-2030. Kunengqondo impela ukuthi ipendiwe ku-gamut emnyama negolide, ibangele izinhlangano eziqondile nenkazimulo yangaphambili yezothando. Inkomba ethi "9" nayo ikhethwe yingozi: Ngo-1955, uColin Chepman uxoshwe "emahoreni angama-24 lendoda" ngemuva kwesondo le-lotus Mark IX Sports Car.
I-E-R9 ihlukaniswa ngezinhlelo ezisebenzayo ze-aerodynamics, amaphaneli awo omzimba angashintsha i-geometry ngokuya ngesayithi elithile lethrekhi nesivinini. Umlobi wephrojekthi, uRichard Hill, inhloko yoMnyango We-Lotus Cars Aerodynamics, wethula, wathi imoto enjalo kufanele iqhutshwe "ngokwengxenye ukuthi ingayiphatha kanjani imoto, ngokwengxenye njenge-fighter yejet."
Imoto kagesi yeLotus e-R9 izobe ifakwe ukufakwa kwamandla kagesi okuyinkimbinkimbi, ngalinye lizoba nemoto yalo ezimele ngogesi, futhi ukusatshalaliswa okuguquguqukayo kwe-torque kufanele kulawulwe yi-Smart electronic. Ubuchwepheshe obunjalo buvele bufakwe kuLotus Evija Hypercar, okokuqala kwethulwa embukisweni wezimoto edolobheni laseChina laseGuangzhou ekwindla ka-2019, kodwa ku-E-R9 zonke lezi zinhlelo zizophelela.
Kuliqiniso, amabhethri anjalo awakadanywa ukuthi avumele imoto kagesi yomjaho ukuthi ancintisane namathrekhi we-WEC anama-prodotypes wezemidlalo afakwe izitshalo zamandla ezi-hybrid, kepha ezimotweni ezintsha ezizovela, zinamandla ngokwanele, kodwa ngokufanayo Isikhathi sikhululekile futhi sihlangene esingashintshwa ezinyaweni zemigodi.
Umthombo: IFomula 1 ku-F1News.ru