“Engikucabangayo ngempela ukuthi…Ama-Supercars, iMelika, abokufika, ukwethulwa kwezimoto, i-Top Gear, izimpi zobulili nezimoto”
UDIZISI unyuke kancane kancane kusukela ekusebenziseni ogandaganda, emalolini namatekisini asezindaweni zasemanzini wafinyelela kuphethiloli osetshenziswa kakhulu ezimotweni zaseBrithani, okuyinto engelutho uma iqhathaniswa nezinga lokuwa kwayo okuyihlazo.
Udizili wake wakhangiswa njengowonga uphethiloli futhi ongadli kakhulu ikhabhoni kunophethiloli, kodwa eminyakeni yamuva nje, ihlazo lika-2015 elithi “Diesel Gate” elabanjwa ngabakwaVolkswagen bekopela ekuhlolweni kwe-emission ukuze badayise izimoto zikadizili lilimaze kakhulu yedizili.
Kodwa-ke nangaphambi kwalokhu, bekunamahlebezi okuthi uphethiloli awuhlanzekile njengoba kusho umenzi.Ucwaningo oludalulwe okokuqala yiBritish "Sunday Times" lwathola ukuthi uphethiloli unembangela yokungcola okuningi okubangela ukufa kwabantu abangama-40,000 e-UK unyaka ngamunye.
Umbiko wokuqala owagunyazwa uMnyango wezeMvelo, iDefra, uthi ukwanda kokungcoliswa kwe-nitrogen dioxide kanye namazinga aphezulu ezinhlayiya ezincane ezinobuthi ezimotweni zikadizili, ezingangena kuzo zonke izitho zomzimba ngamaphaphu.
Ochwepheshe bezokwelapha bacela uhulumeni ukuthi asuse izimoto zikadizili emigwaqeni yase-UK.Ososayensi bathole ukuthi izinhlayiya ezincane ekungcolisweni komoya zingabhebhethekisa kakhulu izifo futhi zenze ama-antibiotics kube nzima ukwelapheka.Ukukhathazeka ngomthelela wekhwalithi yomoya empilweni yabantu ngokwengxenye kungenxa yocwaningo mayelana nokukhipha udizili, okuholele ekwethulweni kwendawo yokukhipha umoya ophansi kakhulu eLondon ngo-2019.
Njengoba kwenzeka, njengoba udizili ulahlekelwa isithombe sawo esiluhlaza, ubuchwepheshe bebhethri nezimoto zikagesi buye bathuthuka kancane kancane, okusho ukuthi labo abafuna izimoto ezishibhile noma ezihambisana nemvelo manje sebenezinketho ezihlukile, njengezimoto zikagesi ezihlanzekile noma izimoto ezixubile.
Uhulumeni waseBrithani usumemezele ukuthi kusukela ngo-2030, zonke izimoto ezintsha ezidayisiwe kufanele okungenani kube yizimoto ezixubile, futhi kusukela ngo-2035 kuya phambili kufanele kube izimoto ezisebenza ngogesi.
Kodwa noma sesidlulile leso sikhathi, sisengakwazi ukuthenga izinhlobo zezimoto esezike zasetshenziswa, okusho ukuthi lezi zimoto ezihlanganisa uphethiloli nogesi zikagesi ezisezingeni eliphezulu ezikhona manje zisazohamba ibanga elide.
Kule minyaka eyishumi edlule, ngokwethulwa kwezinjini ezincane ezinama-turbocharged kanye nokufakwa kukagesi okuyi-mild hybrid, amandla nokusebenza kahle kukaphethiloli kwezimoto zikaphethiloli kube ngcono kakhulu, okusho ukuthi lezi zinjini manje seziyizinhlobo zezinjini eziphambili emakethe.
Nakuba udizili usengakwazi ukunikeza amaphakheji ancintisanayo kulabo abanamamayela aphakeme, ekushayeleni nsuku zonke, ukuthuthukiswa kwezinjini zikaphethiloli kusho ukuthi umehluko ekusebenzeni kahle kukaphethiloli awusekho.
Ngakho-ke, kulabo abangawathandi amamayela omgwaqo onguthelawayeka, ukuthenga imoto esebenzisa uphethiloli kungaba yisinqumo esingcono kakhulu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sisuka emalini yokuqala (intengo yokuthenga imoto kadizili isabiza kakhulu kunemoto kaphethiloli) noma umthelela impilo yemoto.
Ngakho-ke, kunoma ubani ofuna ukushintsha esuka enjinini kadizili aye enjinini kaphethiloli noma imoto eyingxubevange, nazi izinketho ezingu-10—emotweni encane, emotweni yomndeni, nasezimakethe ze-crossover—ezinikeza inani elikhulu.
Imoto yesimanje ehlangene yedolobha inikeza indawo yangaphakathi ehlaba umxhwele kanye nezinga elikhulu lobuchwepheshe bangaphakathi kubantu abahlanu.Imodeli ye-Connect SE ifakwe isikrini sokuthinta esingu-8-inch infotainment, esihambisana ne-Apple CarPlay ne-Android Auto, futhi ifakwe nekhamera ehlehlayo.
Yize i-i10 ifakelwe injini engu-1 litre eyi-three cylinder, kodwa i-1.2 extra cylinder yengeza ubucwebe, okwenza ilungele ukushayela emgwaqeni onguthelawayeka.Ukulingana, ukuqeda kanye nekhwalithi yokugibela nakho kuhle kakhulu.
Eqhudelana nabo kubalwa iKia Picanto, Toyota Aygo kanye noDacia Sandero (yize inkulu kancane futhi inemininingwane engcono).
I-Ford Fiesta cishe iyinketho ezenzakalelayo yamamodeli we-ultra-mini.Ibukeka kahle, ihlanganiswe kahle futhi ishayela kahle, ikakhulukazi inguqulo ye-ST-Line inokumiswa okuqinile kancane.
Injini engu-1 litre turbocharged three-cylinder inika amandla anele ngokwengeza ubuchwepheshe be-48V mild hybrid, futhi izinzile futhi ithule.Ngaphakathi ifakwe ubuchwepheshe obuningi balesi sigaba semakethe, okuhlanganisa ama-windshields ashisayo kanye nesistimu ye-infotainment enhle, kanye nezinzwa zokupaka kanye namakhamera.
Nokho, ingase ingabi banzi njengabanye izimbangi zayo.Izimbangi ezifana ne-Seat Ibiza ne-Honda Jazz zinikeza isikhala esengeziwe ngemuva kanye nesiqu.Nokho, iCarnival icishe ilingane neVolkswagen Polo.
Ezwa ukuthi i-Dacia Sandero yakamuva imele lokho esikulindele kulo mkhiqizi wezimoto wase-Romania, u-James May walalela ngokukhulu ukufutheka.Nakuba imodeli yokufinyelela yezinga lokungena ingase “ithengeke kakhulu” ngo-£7,995, ingase ibe luhlaza kubantu abaningi.Ngakolunye uhlangothi, imodeli ye-1.0 TCe 90 Comfort, ukucaciswa okuphezulu kakhulu, inezinzuzo ezengeziwe mayelana nokunethezeka kwezinto ezibonakalayo, futhi ngeke isaphule ingcebo ngentengo ye-£ 12,045.
Ubuchwepheshe bangaphakathi buhlanganisa amawindi asebenza ngogesi ayindilinga, ama-wiper azwelayo uma lina, izinzwa zokupaka ngemuva, amakhamera abonisa ngemuva, i-infotainment touch screen engu-8 inch enezibuko ze-smartphone kanye ne-keyless entry.
Injini engu-999cc turbocharged eyi-three cylinder iletha ama-89 bhp ngokusebenzisa ugesi onamagiya ayisithupha ashintshwayo.Nakuba ingase ingasheshi njengezimbangi ezifana ne-Carnival ne-Seat Ibiza, inokusebenza okuningi kwebanga eliphakathi ukuya kwephansi.
Uma iqhathaniswa neSandero, ngakolunye uhlangothi lochungechunge lwezimoto ezincane, i-Audi A1 inengxenye yemakethe encane kakhulu njengemoto yeprimiyamu.
Yenziwe kahle, inomuzwa ophakeme oshiwo umaka wentengo, futhi ibheji lesitayela linokwethembeka okwanele komgwaqo.Ngaphakathi, izinga lobuchwepheshe be-cruise control, i-touch screen engu-8.8 inch, ukushaja izingcingo ezingenazintambo kanye nesistimu enhle ye-stereo enezipikha eziyisithupha iphezulu.Emhlobiso wezemidlalo, amasondo angu-16 inch alloy abukeka emuhle futhi ngeke achithe ngokuphelele isipiliyoni sokugibela.
Izimbangi ezisesigabeni sezimoto ezincane ezisezingeni eliphezulu kubalwa iMini kanye neBMW 1 Series enkulu kancane kanye namaMercedes A-Class sedan.Nokho, uma ukwazi ukwenza ngaphandle kwebheji, iVolkswagen Polo nePeugeot 208 zinikeza inani eliphakeme ngokwenani lemali.
IVolkswagen Golf yesizukulwane sesishiyagalombili inhle futhi imnandi njengakuqala.Kusukela ngo-2014, uJeremy Clarkson wabhala mayelana negalofu yesizukulwane sesithupha: “Igalofu lifana nakho konke okudingwa yimoto.Lena impendulo yayo yonke imibuzo ebuzwayo ngezokushayela.”Igalofu Kungenzeka ukuthi isishintshile;isikhalazo asizange.
Izinga lihle kakhulu, indlela yokugibela nokubamba yinhle kakhulu, injini kaphethiloli iyonga futhi inamandla, futhi imininingwane iphezulu noma iwukuhlobisa ezingeni lokungena.Enguqulweni ye-1.5 TSI Life, abathengi bangathola amalambu azishintshayo nama-wiper, i-adaptive cruise control, amalambu eLED, ukushaja izingcingo ezingenantambo, izinzwa zokupaka ngaphambili nangemuva, ukubona izimpawu zethrafikhi, izindawo zokubeka izandla maphakathi nangemuva, izihlalo zangaphambili ezikwazi ukushintshwa ezinqeni kanye no-10- inch infotainment touch screen with navigation, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto neDAB radio.
Injini engu-1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder ku-TSI 150 inikeza uphethiloli ongu-130bhp no-52.3mpg, okusho ukuthi ifaneleka kakhulu ukusetshenziswa emigwaqweni emikhulu noma ngasemadolobheni.
I-Leon ivulekile kuneGalofu, inemishini eminingi evamile, ikhwalithi ephezulu, isebenzisa injini efanayo eyongayo, enamandla angu-1.5-litre, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, uye wenza izingxoxo ezithile ngentengo, Isihlalo singashiwo ukuthi sinikeza inani elingcono.
Amamodeli e-FR afakwe ukumiswa kwezemidlalo njengokujwayelekile, okuyenza iqine futhi iyenze ibe yimidlalo kunegalofu elijwayelekile.Nakuba isistimu yokusebenza inembile kuneGolf, ukusebenzisa isikrini sokuthinta ukulawula ukushisa okuthile nokulawula ukusebenza kwabalandeli kungase kucasule futhi kuphazamise.Abathengi bangathola isikrini esithintwayo esingamayintshi angu-10, isistimu yokulawula izwi esebenza kahle, namanye amakhithi amaningi ajwayelekile, njenge-smartphone mirroring, umsakazo we-DAB, kanye nesistimu yomsindo yezipikha eziyisikhombisa.
Uma uyiqhathanisa neGolf, siningi isikhala se-trunk nesabagibeli, esicishe sifane neFord Focus.Noma kunjalo, izimbangi zeSkoda basamshaya uLeon emnyangweni.
Sekukonke, injini engu-1.5 litre ene-turbocharged yenza umsebenzi omuhle ngamandla nokonga kuphethiloli, kanti uLeon uzizwa ewumkhiqizo owenziwe kahle.
Olunye uhlobo lwemoto, njengeCarnival neGolf, luzwakala njengenketho ezenzakalelayo esigabeni sayo semakethe.I-Focus inamandla okushayela amahle kakhulu, isipiliyoni esihle sokushayela kanye nokuziphatha okuhloniphekile emgwaqeni onguthelawayeka.Futhi ivulekile kakhulu kunezinye izimbangi ezifana negalofu.
IFocus entsha ithola i-infotainment system yakwaFord iSync 4 kanye nenqwaba yezinto ezisiza abashayeli, njenge-active emergency braking, adaptive cruise control ene-stop-and-go function, kanye ne-active parking assist ukuze ukwazi ukupaka okuzenzakalelayo.Uma iqhathaniswa nemodeli ejwayelekile, i-ST-Line yengeza isitayela esinamandla kanye ne-suspension eqinile nenemidlalo ngaphakathi nangaphandle.
I-48V hybrid power system yenza injini ye-EcoBoost engu-1 litre isebenze kahle, yingakho izimoto eziwuhlobo lwe-hybrid kuyizona ezikhethwa kuqala, kunokuthi kusele uhlobo olulodwa lukaphethiloli.
Sekuyiminyaka embalwa manje, kodwa i-Mazda 3 isabukeka iyisimangaliso.I-Mazda ayizange ikhethe injini encane ene-turbocharged, kodwa yaphikelela ekusebenziseni injini engu-2-litre ngokwemvelo aspirated, nakuba isebenzisa ukuvala isilinda kanye nosizo lwe-hybrid ukubuyisela amandla amahle nokonga kukaphethiloli.
I-Mazda3 inikeza isipiliyoni sokushayela esiqinile, nakuba ikude nemidlalo.Iphucuzeke kakhulu ekuhambeni komgwaqo omkhulu, futhi okokusebenza okujwayelekile okuhlanganisa nesistimu ye-infotainment okulula ukuyisebenzisela ukuphana.Okunye okuhlomula nge-infotainment kanye ne-climate control setting ukusebenzisa ama-rotary control namabhathini esikhundleni sokuthi umshayeli afinyelele kuzo zonke izinhlelo nge-touch screen.Lezi zinhlelo zingasetshenzwa ngomuzwa nenkumbulo, kunokuphazamisa abashayeli nokubaphoqa ukuthi baphambukise ukunaka kwabo emgwaqeni.Izinga langaphakathi lingenye yezinzuzo zakwaMazda.Ngokuvamile, imoto eyenziwe kahle.
Mhlawumbe iyinxele kakhulu kuneqhudelana nabo njengeFocus neGalofu, kodwa iMazda akufanele yehliswe njengenketho ngenxa yesitayela nekhwalithi.
I-Kuga imoto yethu yomndeni ehamba phambili yonyaka ekhethwe abafundi Bemiklomelo Yezimoto Yango-2021, futhi kungesizathu esihle lokho.Ukubukeka akukubi, amandla okushayela mahle kakhulu, indawo yangaphakathi ivulekile futhi iyaguquguquka, intengo iyathandeka, futhi uhlelo lwamandla lunohlu olubanzi lwezinketho.
Ingaphakathi liyadumaza ngokwezinga lempahla kanye nesistimu ye-infotainment enzima, kodwa siningi isikhala ngemuva, futhi maningi amathuba okuguquguquka kanye nokwandisa isikhala uma ugoqa izihlalo.Usayizi webhuthi cishe umaphakathi.
I-SUV eyi-stylish compact yakwaVolvo kungenzeka ukuthi ike yahlabana ngendondo ye-European Car of the Year Award ngo-2018, kodwa isewumkhiqizo oqhudelanayo kulesi sigaba ngoba ibukeka iyinhle futhi ingaphakathi liwubukhazikhazi, lisezingeni eliphezulu futhi linethezekile.Ngaphezu kwalokho, amanani entengo e-XC40's ayakhanga kakhulu, futhi nenani lawo lihle impela.
Isikhala sangaphakathi silingana nezimbangi ezifana neBMW X1 neVolkswagen Tiguan, nakuba izihlalo zangemuva zingasheleli futhi zingatsheki njengalezi zinhlobo.Yize i-instrument panel icocekile ngobuhle, kusho ukuthi izinto ezifana ne-temperature control zitholakala nge-infotainment touch screen, engaphazamisa umshayeli.
Injini engu-1.5-litre turbocharged T3 iyinketho engcono kakhulu kwi-XC40, ihlinzeka ngenhlanganisela ephelele yokusebenza nomnotho ongu-161bhp.
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Isikhathi sokuthumela: Nov-18-2021