American Classics 70: Pontiac Grand Am

Ngo-1973, i-paroxysm brand ubunjiniyela ukukhalipha kuye kwaholela yokuthi inkampani "Motors Jikelele" idale izinhlobo angaphezu kweshumi nambili letehlukene izimoto, esekelwe Kwesinye isenzakalo, ethiwa A-umzimba. Eziningi zalezi zimoto looping imikhiqizo inkathi amnyama American umlando yezimoto. Nokho, enye yalezi onobuhle, babiza Pontiac Grand Am, ekuqaleni ekhiqizwa ngo-1975, ukhona kuze kube yilolu suku ngokuthi isibonakaliso emgwaqeni okungekho muntu kuso oke banquma ukungayisebenzisi nhlobo i ukuhambisa - Classic kweqiniso American.

controllability

Nakuba leli gama lisikisela a synthesis imodeli okunethezeka Pontiac Grand Prix kanye nezinkomba lobuchwepheshe Pontiac Trans Am, imodeli entsha lwakhiwe esithombeni lozakwabo aseYurophu, futhi ligxile ukulawula ukhululekile futhi abushelelezi nenhle design ingaphakathi - ke lokhu ngesikhathi futhi ezahlukene izimoto premium-class e-Europe. Lokhu "Pontiac" kwaba ifakwe amathayi osabalalayo, ezemidlalo ukumiswa, izihlalo ebhakedeni futhi amasondo ayo cocky. Ngisho izibani ezikude switch itholakala ku amasondo ayo, njengoba kuzo zonke izimoto European, kodwa inkinobho, njengoba ngezimoto imali eningi engamaphepha eMelika. Ngo omagazini abaningi wabhala ukuthi ngaphezu Firebird / Camaro kanye Corvette, eMelika kukhona imoto ezilawula ukuthi isiphi isikhathi esikahle ngaphezu kwalena "Pontiac" - futhi uzuze ngokwengeziwe kwaba imoto ukuthi afike eduze kuye ngosayizi. Kodwa bonke bavumelana nombono wokuthi ukushayela le moto - nemnandi.

isitayela

Kodwa kwaba isitayela izimoto ezintsha imakwe out kusuka lonke izimoto American. Vumela "Pontiac" futhi kwadingeka ukuma efanayo nenani izimoto, njengokuthi "yango Century" futhi "Chevrolet Shevel," wayesesokhalweni esiyingqayizivele, kodwa kunalokho oyingqayizivele acacile nangenakulibaleka. Njengoba imodeli LeMans, okuyindawo bahlakulele "Pontiac" omusha, imoto has yakudala hood eside futhi isiqu esifushane, ngokugcizelela kakhulu Izinsimbi, kanye nezinye izinto ekhumbulekayo ezivumelana nomunye, ukudala umklamo esiyingqayizivele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, omusha "Pontiac" agcinwayo abavelele "impumulo", okuyinto bekulokhu litshwayo imishini brand. Nokho, kwenziwa ngendlela ehluke - ngaphambi ekhaleni, kanye wonke bumper kwakuyi-rock enesigqi - e imodeli entsha njengoba yenziwa polyurethane elithambile, okuyinto abuyise ezakheke yokuqala ngisho nangemva ukungqubuzana ukukhanya. Abanikazi imoto ukuthi imigqa bakhe bheka nje ephelele, they thasisela njengoba abantu ujike ukubheka lesi simangaliso uma luhamba emgwaqweni 2015. Phela, lo mshini wehlukile zonke ezinye izimoto, okuyinto kungabonwa endleleni.

intengo

Intengo imodeli eziyisisekelo imoto ngo-1973, lapho uqala ukuvela, zaba 4263 zamadola amasenti 50. Kwakungenxa ayinkulungwane dollar angaphezu kuneyokuqala brand "Pontiac" - lo LeMans, kodwa le ntengo kwaba nengxenye kuphela izindleko, isibonelo, "BMW Bavaria" noma "Jaguar XJ6». Ngisho ukulayishwa anezele ezehlukene ezifana kakhulu ye-umugqa cylinder ayisishiyagalombili 455-cc injini-7.5 wamalitha, cruise control, air conditioning ne Yiqiniso, itheyiphu umdlali ku amakhasethi eziyisishiyagalombili, kule moto enyuka intengo zamadola kuphela kuze kube namakhulu ayisithupha. Kodwa ngo-1981, uRon Berglund, umlandeli ongumakad 'ebona we "Pontiac", yathola efanayo Pontiac Grand Am nge uhla egcwele izengezo ngamaRandi nje, anamakhulu mahlanu. Futhi lapho wahlala beshayela lokhu imoto iminyaka emibili, wazindla wathi: - lokhu imoto uyoke zazibiza imali eshisiwe. Ngakho-ke, lapho sebenqume ukuyilungisa.

Kuhle imoto

Futhi kuze kube manje, "Pontiac" Berglund ingenye best Melika. It is kuhle ihlala elinamasondo-15 intshi, kubukeka uyaziqhenya futhi ngisho okuzingela kancane. Isisindo imoto kunezela umphumela ezivezwa nakho ezintsha - lokhu imoto eligcinwe wheelbase-112 intshi nesisindo esingamathani amabili. Futhi Lokhu kwenzeka naphezu kokuba ukuthi wayenobuhlobo Coupe-umnyango ezimbili --umnyango ezine sedan kuyinto ngisho isikhathi eside futhi zibe nesisindo esingaphezu. Ukuze uqhathanise, ungathatha emnyango "Pontiac" - kuba okungenani zilingana usayizi ophahleni yesimanje "Fiat 500".

ingaphakathi

Bonke abangabakho ujwayelene isitayela angaphakathi 'Pontiac "ka sixties, uyozizwa ekhaya ngemuva isondo le moto. Dashboard imoto ehlotshiswe izinkuni zemvelo, kuso kukhona inqwaba dials stylish, amathuluzi. lekubukana nemfundzi ngamunye, izihlalo kanye amasondo ayo - okokuqala, zingabantu emangalisayo elula futhi zikhululekile kokubili umshayeli nabagibeli, futhi okwesibili, babheka nje ephelele futhi kuhlanganiswe kahle lonke ingaphakathi imoto.

ukwethulwa

Lapho Berglund iqala ukuziqalela, kuba ngokushesha umehluko obonakalayo phakathi kwale zezimoto American kakhulu emakethe - kuzwakala nje omkhulu, ngesihluku, kodwa hhayi umsindo ovala izindlebe wokudubula - njengoba nje Ngithanda izwakala umshini. Ngaphezu kwalokho, Berglund wachitha ngemoto yakhe izinguquko ezithile ezokwenza engeza sonority kancane ukuthi Yisimanga - kuba umculo Wangempela abahamba ngezimoto. Kodwa ngisho ne injini kwemboni, lo mshini uyakwazi ukugibela usuku lonke at 80 ngehora ngaphandle kwezinkinga abalulekile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, Berglund uthi ayivamile ukubonakala ku-umshini wokubonisa izinga lejubane enamadijithi amathathu-izinombolo, kanye nezizathu bangakholelwa kuNkulunkulu akusiyo. Transmission le moto ine ngesivinini ezintathu kuphela, kodwa ukuthi ayenzi izinto zibe zimbi nakakhulu. Iqiniso ukuthi akadalelwanga nokukhiqizwa kwezinto ngobuningi, futhi kuhle kuqondaniswe motor, okuyinto bephethe kulo mshini. Imiphumela iba yinhlanganisela yokukhandleka Symbiosis ephelele, futhi ngenxa yalokho kukhona umuzwa wokuthi njalo uhamba ngesivinini esifanele.