I-Audi Q2 izochithwa! I-BMW X2 imbangi neMini Countryman SUV izomiswa njengoba i-Audi iqhubekela phambili ezimakethe ezisezingeni eliphezulu

Inguqulo ebuyekeziwe ye-crossover ye-Q2 iqale ukudayiswa e-Australia ngonyaka odlule.

Uma ufuna imodeli ethengekayo evela kuhlobo oluphambili, kungcono usheshe.

Ngoba maduze kuzoba nezinketho ezimbili ezimbalwa.

Ngokohlelo lwesiJalimane ReutersI-Audi ikuqinisekisile ukuthi izolahla enye yezinhlobo zayo ezishibhile ngemuva kwesizukulwane samanje.

I-crossover encane i-Q2 izonqanyulwa futhi ngeke ithole isizukulwane sesibili. Ngonyaka odlule, kwaqinisekiswa ukuthi uhlobo olungaphansi kweVolkswagen Group, ngeke lwenza i-hatch yesizukulwane sesithathu i-A1 nokuthi imodeli yamanje kuzoba ngeyokugcina.

Isikhulu esiphezulu sakwa-Audi uMarkus Duesmann wenze isimemezelo nge-Q2 engxoxweni naleli phephandaba.

“Sithathe isinqumo sokuthi singasayikhiqizi i-A1 futhi ngeke kube khona imodeli ezolandela i-Q2. Senze futhi i-Audi uhlobo oluphambili. Sizolinganisela ohlwini lwethu phansi futhi silukhulise phezulu,” usho kanje.

Njengoba kunikezwe ukuthi isizukulwane sesibili se-A1 siqale ukudayiswa ngo-2019, isazoba neminyaka embalwa ngaphambi kokuphela kokukhiqiza. Akukacaci ukuthi kuzophela nini ukukhiqizwa kwe-Q2.

Umkhulumeli we-Audi Australia uthe zombili izinhlobo zizoqhubeka nokutholakala kubathengi base-Australia "iminyaka eminingana".

Lokhu kusho ukuthi uma i-Q2 ne-A1 igcina ngokunyamalala, imodeli ethengeka kakhulu yakwa-Audi kuzoba ulayini we-A3 wama-hatchback amancane nama-sedans.

Isizukulwane esisha i-A3 isizothengiswa e-Australia kusukela ku-$46,300 ngaphandle kwezindleko zokuhamba zekilasi lokungena 35 TFSI Sportback.

Lokho cishe kungama-$3000 ngaphezu kwesisekelo se-Q2 35 TFSI, esiqala ku-$43,600. Inguqulo ye-Q2 evuselelwe yaqala ukudayisa ngo-2021 futhi manje isine-SQ2 ohlwini, esebenzisa injini kaphethiloli engu-2.0-litre turbocharged efanayo neVW Golf R, ebiza u-$65,300.

Ngonyaka odlule, abakwa-Audi bamemezele ukuthi isizukulwane samanje se-A1 kuzoba ngesokugcina.

I-SUV ethengeka kakhulu ohlwini lwe-Audi yase-Australia kuzoba yi-Q3 35 TFSI, eqala ku-$48,300.

I-Q2 incintisana nezinhlobo ezifana neBMW X2, Mini Countryman, Lexus UX nezinye.

Ama-oda e-Q2 avulwe ngasekupheleni kuka-2016 futhi ukulethwa kwaqala ekuqaleni kuka-2017. Yayiklanyelwe ukugcwalisa igebe ku-Q3, eyayikhule ngosayizi wesizukulwane sesibili.

Ukuthengisa kukhuphuke ngamayunithi angama-2155 ngo-2019 futhi kwehle kwafinyelela kumayunithi ayi-1284 ngo-2021. I-Audi iqhubekile nokubusa esigabeni samaSUV amancane aphambili ngonyaka odlule, kanti ukuthengiswa okuhlangene kwafinyelela kumayunithi ama-2 ngekota yesibili neyesithathu.

I-A1 Sportback iyi-Audi ethengeka kakhulu njengamanje ku-$33,200 yemodeli engama-30 ye-TFSI, kanti ulayini we-TFSI S ongu-$40 ungu-$47,200.

I-Audi imemezele ukuphela kwe-A1 ngonyaka odlule, isola izindleko zokuthuthukiswa kwezimoto ezincane ngaphansi kwemithetho emisha eqinile ye-EU.

Phambilini i-Audi ithe izokwethula izinhlobo zayo zakamuva zenjini evuthayo yangaphakathi ngo-2026 ngaphambi kokushintshela kumamodeli kagesi ekuqaleni kwawo-2030.

I-A1 isekelwe ezimisweni ezifanayo nezeVolkswagen Polo ne-Skoda Fabia futhi iyimbangi eqondile ye-Mini enezicabha ezintathu nezinhlanu.