"Manufar ita ce gina suna, ba hawan doki ba," in ji Gerald Wigert a cikin wata murya mai laushi da kauri.Shugaban Kamfanin Vector Aeromotive Corporation ba shi da alatu na karshen, ko da yake tun 1971 ya ke kera tare da gina Vector twin-turbo, mai karfin 625-horsepower, 2-seat, tsakiyar injina ta hanyar amfani da kayan zamani da fasahar sararin samaniya.gini.Daga zane-zane zuwa nau'ikan kumfa zuwa cikakkun sikeli, an fara nuna Vector a Nunin Mota na 1976 na Los Angeles.Bayan shekaru biyu, an kammala samfurin aiki, wanda aka haɗa daga abubuwan da aka tattara daga wuraren da aka kwashe da kuma wanke sassa, don wadata gidan.Ya ce tabarbarewar tattalin arziki da kuma sukar da ake yi a kafafen yada labarai na kera motoci sun durkusar da kokarin da ake na samun kudade, yayin da burinsa na gina mayaƙan kan tituna ya zama kamar ya tabbata.
Wigt ya cancanci wani nau'in lambar yabo don juriya, wani nau'in lada don juriya.Kau da kai daga yanayin ta hanyar yin watsi da fatalwowi masu kururuwa na kasadar kasadar Tucker, DeLorean da Bricklin.Kamfanin Vector Aeromotive a Wilmington, California a ƙarshe ya shirya don kera mota ɗaya a mako.Abokan hamayyar suna buƙatar ziyarci wurin taron ƙarshe ne kawai, inda biyu daga cikin motocin da muka ɗauka hoto ana shirya jigilar kaya zuwa sabbin masu su a Switzerland (an sayar da kayan aikin tagwayen turbo Vector W8 na farko ga wani yariman Saudiyya, wanda tarin motocin 25 ya haɗa da Porsche 959 da Bentley Turbo R).Kimanin karin Vectors takwas ne ake kan ginawa a matakai daban-daban na kammalawa, tun daga na'ura mai kwakwalwa zuwa motocin da aka kammala.
Wadanda har yanzu ba su da tabbas ya kamata su sani cewa kamfanin ya girma daga gini daya da ma'aikata hudu a 1988 zuwa gine-gine hudu da suka kai murabba'in murabba'in 35,000 da kusan ma'aikata 80 a lokacin rubutawa.Kuma Vector ya wuce kyakkyawan gwajin haɗarin DOT (mph 30 na gaba da baya, gwaje-gwajen haɗarin ƙofa da rufin tare da chassis ɗaya kawai);Ana ci gaba da gwajin fitar da hayaki.An tara sama da dala miliyan 13 a cikin babban aikin aiki ta hanyar hadayun OTC guda biyu na jama'a.
Amma a ƙarƙashin zafin rana a filin wasa na Pomona, California, aikin bangaskiya na ƙarshe na Wigt ya bayyana.Wata babbar mota mai daki mai injuna biyu na Vector W8 TwinTurbo ta tsallaka wata faffadan faffadan titin zuwa tsiri mai ja.Motocin gwaji guda biyu an sauke su kuma editan gwajin hanya Kim Reynolds ya saka daya tare da kwamfutar mu ta biyar da gwajin hanya a shirye-shiryen gwajin aikin Mujallar Auto na farko.
Tun 1981, David Kostka, Vector's VP of Engineering, ya ba da wasu shawarwari kan yadda ake samun mafi kyawun lokutan gudu.Bayan gwajin da aka saba, Kim ya tura Vector zuwa tsakiyar layi sannan ya sake kunna kwamfutar gwajin.
Wani kallo na damuwa ya bayyana a fuskar Kostya.Dole ne ya kasance.Shekaru goma yana aiki na awanni 12, kwana bakwai a mako, kusan kashi uku na rayuwarsa ta farkawa, ba tare da ambaton wani babban ɓangaren ruhinsa ba, sadaukarwa ne ga injin.
Ba shi da wata damuwa.Kim yana taka birki, ya zaɓi gear 1st, sannan ya taka fedar iskar gas don ɗaukar watsawa.Hayaniyar injin V-8 mai nauyin lita 6.0 ya fi tsanani, kuma kukan Garrett turbocharger ya yi daidai da kukan bel ɗin kayan haɗi irin na Gilmer.Birki na baya yana fafatawa da mataccen yaƙi tare da karfin wutar lantarki na V-8 da kuma tukin motar gaba, yana zamewa da kebul na gaba da aka kulle a kan titin.Wannan kwatankwacin wani fusataccen bulldog ne yana jan motarsa.
An saki birki kuma Vector ɗin ya kafe tare da ɗan zamewa, wani hayaƙi daga mai mai Michelin da ɗan karkata gefe.A cikin ƙiftawar ido - daƙiƙa 4.2 mai sauƙi - yana haɓaka zuwa 60 mph, daƙiƙa kafin motsi 1-2.Vector ya wuce kamar babban Can-Am, yana ci gaba da tseren kan hanya tare da ƙara fushi.Guguwar yashi da tarkace na orbital suna karkadawa a cikin sarari yayin da sifar sa mai kama da tsinke tana yaga rami ta cikin iska.Duk da kusan mil kwata, har yanzu ana jin sautin motsin injin yayin da motar ta wuce cikin tarko.gudun?124.0 mph a cikin dakika 12.0 kacal.
Karfe sha biyu.Ta wannan adadi, Vector yana gaba da manyan tutoci kamar Acura NSX (14.0 seconds), Ferrari Testarossa (14.2 seconds) da Corvette ZR-1 (13.4 seconds).Haɓakarsa da saurinsa sun shiga cikin ƙungiyar keɓaɓɓu, tare da Ferrari F40 da Lamborghini Diablo da ba a gwada su a matsayin membobi.Memba yana da fa'idodinsa, amma kuma yana da farashin sa: Vector W8 TwinTurbo yana siyar da $283,750, wanda ya fi Lamborghini tsada ($ 211,000) amma ƙasa da Ferrari ( sigar Amurka ta F40 ta kusan $400,000).
Don haka menene ya sa Vector W8 yayi aiki?Don amsa kowace tambayata kuma ku ba ni yawon shakatawa na kayan aikin Vector, Mark Bailey, VP na Manufacturing, tsohon ma'aikacin Northrop kuma tsohon memba na layin Can-Am.
Da yake nuna mashin din injin din Vector da ake ginawa, ya ce, “Wannan ba karamar inji ba ce da aka harba ta mutu.Wani katon injin ne wanda baya aiki tukuru”.
Lita shida duk-aluminum 90 digiri V-8 pushrod, Rodeck sanya block, Air Flow Research biyu-bawul Silinda shugaban.Dogayen tubalan an haɗa su kuma an gwada su ta Shaver Specialties a Torrance, California.Ga abin da ya dace, jerin sassan injin suna kama da jerin Kirsimeti na masu tseren da'ira: TRW ƙirƙira pistons, Carrillo bakin karfe haɗa sanduna, bakin karfe bawul, nadi rocker makamai, ƙirƙira haɗa sanduna, busasshen man fetur tare da daban-daban tace.dam ɗin bututun ƙarfe tare da kayan aiki ja da shuɗi mai ruwan hoda don ɗaukar ruwa a ko'ina.
Nasarar rawanin wannan injin shine buɗewar injin sanyaya da aka yi da aluminium kuma an goge shi zuwa haske mai ban mamaki.Ana iya cire shi daga abin hawa a cikin mintuna ta hanyar sassauta matsi guda huɗu masu saurin fitowar iska.An haɗe shi da tagwaye mai sanyaya ruwa Garrett turbocharger kuma ya ƙunshi sashin cibiyar abin hawa, ƙayyadaddun injin jirgin sama da casing.
Ana sarrafa kunna wuta ta hanyar coils daban-daban don kowane silinda, kuma ana isar da mai ta hanyar tashoshin jiragen ruwa da yawa ta amfani da allurar al'ada daga ƙungiyar haɓaka Bosch.Haɗin walƙiya da isar da man fetur suna daidaitawa ta tsarin sarrafa injuna na mallakar mallakar Vector.
Faranti masu hawa suna da kyau kamar injin kanta, suna sanya shi a gefen shimfiɗar jariri.Blue anodized da embossed niƙa aluminum billet, daya kusoshi zuwa sub gefen toshe kuma sauran hidima a matsayin inji/ watsa adaftan farantin.Watsawa shine GM Turbo Hydra-matic, wanda aka yi amfani dashi a gaban motar Olds Toronado da Cadillac Eldorado V-8s a cikin 70s.Amma kusan kowane bangare na watsa mai sauri 3 an gina shi ne ta hanyar masu kwangilar Vector tare da kayan da ke da ikon sarrafa 630 lb-ft.Torque wanda injin ya samar a 4900 rpm da haɓaka 7.0 psi.
Mark Bailey da ƙwazo ya zagaya da ni a kusa da samar da bene, yana nuna babban tubular chrome-molybdenum karfe firam, aluminium benayen saƙar zuma, da epoxy manne da firam don samar da aluminum takardar a cikin extruded harsashi yankin.Ya yi bayani: “Idan [tsarin] duka monocoque ne, za ku sami karkatattun abubuwa kuma yana da wuya a gina shi daidai.Idan cikakken tsarin sararin samaniya ne, za ku buge wuri ɗaya sannan ku yi tasiri ga komai, domin kowane tushen bututu duka yana ɗaukar komai” Jikin yana da nau'ikan nau'ikan fiber carbon, kevlar, fiberglass mats, fiberglass unidirectional, kuma babu wutar lantarki.
Ƙaƙƙarfan chassis zai iya ɗaukar kaya mafi kyau daga manyan abubuwan dakatarwa.Vector yana amfani da Beefy ninki biyu A-hannu a gaba da babban bututu De Dion a baya, wanda aka ɗora akan hannaye masu biyo baya guda huɗu waɗanda suka isa ƙasa zuwa bangon wuta.Ana amfani da masu ɗaukar girgiza masu daidaitawa na Koni tare da maɓuɓɓugan maɓuɓɓugan hankali.Birkin yana da girman inci 13.Fayafai masu iska tare da Alcon aluminum 4-piston calipers.Gilashin ƙafafun suna kama da ƙira da waɗanda aka yi amfani da su akan 3800 lbs.Madaidaicin motar NASCAR, injin alumini na ƙafar ƙafafun yana yin kama da diamita na gwangwanin kofi.Babu wani ɓangare na chassis ɗin da bai dace ba ko ma isasshe.
Yawon shakatawa na masana'anta ya kasance duk yini.Akwai abubuwa da yawa da za a gani kuma Bailey ya yi aiki tuƙuru don ya nuna mani kowane fanni na aikin.Dole in dawo in tafi.
A ranar Asabar ne, na'urar gwaji mai launin toka mai launin toka da muke gwadawa ta nuna mana kofarta a bude.Shiga cikin ɗakin ƙalubale ne ga waɗanda ba a sani ba, tare da sills matsakaici da ɗan sarari kaɗan tsakanin wurin zama da gaban firam ɗin ƙofar.David Kostka yana amfani da ƙwaƙwalwar ajiyar tsokarsa don hawa saman sill ɗin taga tare da gymnastic alheri a cikin kujerar fasinja, kuma na hau kujerar direba kamar ɗan barewa.
Iskar iska tana warin fata, kamar yadda kusan dukkanin abubuwan ciki na ciki an rufe su da fata, ban da faffadan kayan aiki mai faɗi, wanda aka gyara tare da kayan fata na bakin ciki.Kafet ɗin ulu na Wilton gabaɗaya lebur ne, yana barin Recaros daidaitacce ta lantarki a sanya shi tsakanin inci na juna.Matsayin wurin zama na tsakiya yana ba wa ƙafafun direba damar hutawa kai tsaye a kan takalmi, ko da yake mashin ɗin yana fitowa sosai.
Babban injin yana zuwa rayuwa tare da juyawa na farko na maɓallin, yana aiki a 900 rpm.Ana nuna mahimman injuna da ayyukan watsawa akan abin da Vector ke kira "nau'in nunin lantarki mai daidaita tsarin jirgin sama," ma'ana akwai allon bayanai daban-daban guda huɗu.Ko da kuwa allon, akwai alamar zaɓin kayan aiki a hagu.Kayayyakin da ke jere daga na'urar tachometer zuwa na'urori masu zafin jiki na iskar gas suna da nunin "tef mai motsi" wanda ke gudana a tsaye a kan madaidaicin madaidaicin, da kuma nuni na dijital a cikin taga mai nuni.Kostka yayi bayanin yadda ɓangaren motsi na tef ɗin ke ba da ƙimar canjin bayanan da nunin dijital kaɗai ba zai iya bayarwa ba.Na danna abin totur don in ga abin da yake nufi sai na ga tef din ya yi tsalle sama da kibiya zuwa kusan 3000 rpm sannan ya koma aiki.
Ina isa ga kullin motsi, na nutsu sosai cikin sill taga gefen hagu na, na goya baya a hankali na dawo waje.Zabar hanya, mun gangara kan titunan Wilmington zuwa babbar hanyar San Diego da kuma cikin tuddai da ke sama da Malibu.
Kamar yadda yake tare da yawancin motoci masu ban sha'awa, hangen nesa na baya kusan babu shi, kuma Vector yana da makaho wanda Ford Crown Victoria zai iya ɗauka cikin sauƙi.Tsare wuyanka.Ta cikin ƴar ƴar ƴar ƙaramar murfin, abin da nake gani sai gilashin gilashi da eriyar motar a bayana.Mudubin waje ƙanana ne amma suna da kyau, amma yana da kyau a tsara alƙawari tare da taswirar tunani na zirga-zirgar da ke kewaye.A gaba, watakila mafi girman gilashin gilashi a duniya ya shimfiɗa kuma yana haɗi zuwa dashboard, yana ba da hangen nesa na kwalta kawai yadi daga motar.
Tutiya tarkace ce mai taimakon ƙarfi da pinion, wanda ke fasalta matsakaicin nauyi da ingantaccen daidaito.A gefe guda kuma, babu son kai da yawa a nan, wanda ke sa mutanen da ba su saba da juna ba su yi wahala.Idan aka kwatanta, birki mara ƙarfi yana ɗaukar ƙoƙari mai yawa-fam 50 don tsayawar mu na gram 0.5 a kowace mita-don sauke fam 3,320.vector daga gudun.Nisa daga 80 mph zuwa ƙafa 250 da 60 mph zuwa ƙafa 145 sune mafi kyawun nisa don Ferrari Testarossa, kodayake Redhead yana amfani da kusan rabin matsa lamba akan feda don rage gudu.Ko da ba tare da ABS ba (tsarin da za a bayar a ƙarshe), ƙafafu suna madaidaiciya kuma daidai, tare da saita saiti don kulle ƙafafun gaba a gaba.
Kostka ya nufi hanyar fita zuwa babban titin, na yarda, kuma ba da daɗewa ba muka sami kanmu a cikin kwanciyar hankali na zirga-zirga zuwa arewa.An fara bayyana ramuka tsakanin motoci, yana bayyana wata hanya mai sauri mai ban sha'awa.A kan shawarar Dauda, ​​lasisi mai haɗari da gaɓoɓi.Na danna maɓallin motsi a cikin tsagi kamar inci ɗaya sannan na ja da baya, daga Drive zuwa 2. Injin yana kan gaɓar overclocking, kuma na danna babban fedar gas ɗin aluminium a cikin babban kan gaba.
Wannan yana biye da ƙwanƙwasa, hanzari na ɗan lokaci wanda ke sa jinin da ke cikin kyallen kwakwalwa ya gudana zuwa bayan kai;wanda zai sa ka mai da hankali kan hanyar da ke gaba domin za ka isa wurin idan ka yi atishawa.Gatete ɗin da ke sarrafa na'urar lantarki yana gobara a kusan 7 psi, yana sakin haɓaka tare da sifa mai siffa.Buga birki ya sake, ina fatan ban firgita mutumin da ke cikin Datsun B210 a gabana ba.Abin takaici, ba za mu iya maimaita wannan tsari cikin manyan kayan aiki a kan babbar hanyar da ba ta da iyaka ba tare da tsoron sa hannun 'yan sanda ba.
Yin la'akari da haɓakar haɓakar W8's mai ban sha'awa da sifa, yana da sauƙi a yarda cewa zai buga 200 mph.Duk da haka, Kostka ya ba da rahoton cewa 3rd redline yana samuwa - 218 mph (ciki har da haɓakar taya).Abin takaici, za mu jira wata rana don ganowa, saboda yanayin motsin motsin motar da ke cikin sauri mafi girma har yanzu yana ci gaba.
Daga baya, yayin da muke tafiya tare da babbar hanyar Tekun Pacific, yanayin wayewar Vector ya bayyana.Ga alama ƙarami kuma ya fi agile fiye da babban faɗinsa kuma wajen ɗaukar salo.Dakatarwar tana haɗiye ƙananan kusoshi cikin sauƙi, waɗanda suka fi girma a sanyaye (kuma mafi mahimmanci ba sag) kuma yana da tsayin daka, ɗan dutsen dutsen da ke tunatar da ni bawul ɗin balaguron balaguron balaguron balaguron mu na dogon lokaci wanda aka kunna Nissan 300ZX Turbo.Bincika nunin cewa duk yanayin zafi da matsi na al'ada ne.
Koyaya, yanayin zafi a cikin Vector Black yana da ɗan girma.– Shin wannan motar tana da kwandishan?Na tambaya da karfi fiye da yadda na saba.David ya gyada kai tare da danna maballin kan na'urar sarrafa kwandishan.Gaskiya ingantaccen kwandishan yana da wuya a cikin manyan motoci, amma rafi na iska mai sanyi yana fashewa kusan nan take daga ƴan baƙaƙen fitsarar ido.
Ba da daɗewa ba muka juya arewa zuwa tudu da kuma wasu hanyoyi masu wahala.A gwajin da aka yi a ranar da ta gabata, Vector ya ci gram 0.97 akan allo na Pomona, mafi girman da muka taɓa yin rikodin akan wani abu banda motar tsere.A kan waɗannan hanyoyin, babbar hanyar tayoyin Michelin XGT Plus (255/45ZR-16 gaba, 315/40ZR-16 na baya) yana ƙarfafa kwarin gwiwa.Corning yana da sauri kuma mai kaifi, kuma kwanciyar hankali yana da kyau.Manya-manyan ginshiƙan gilasai suna kan toshe ra'ayi a saman kusurwoyin radius da muka shiga, inda Vector mai faɗin inci 82.0 ya ɗan ji kamar giwa a cikin shagon china.Motar tana sha'awar girma, manyan juyi inda zaku iya riƙe fedar gas kuma ana iya amfani da babbar ƙarfinta da riƙon sa tare da daidaito da tabbaci.Ba shi da wuya a yi tunanin muna hawa Porsche enduro yayin da muke tsere ta hanyar waɗannan sasanninta mai tsayi.
Peter Schutz, Shugaban kuma Shugaba na Porsche daga 1981 zuwa 1988 kuma memba na kwamitin shawara na Vector tun 1989, ba zai yi watsi da kwatancen ba."Hakika ya fi kamar gina 962 ko 956 fiye da gina kowace motar samarwa," in ji shi."Kuma ina tsammanin wannan motar ta wuce abin da na yi da tsere a farkon shekarun tamanin."Godiya ga Gerald Wiegert da tawagarsa na injiniyoyi masu kwazo, da kuma duk wanda ke da jajircewa da jajircewa wajen ganin burinsu ya zama gaskiya.