Iyini i-hatchback?

Umhlaba wezimoto ugcwele i-jargon, kodwa igama elivame kakhulu ozolibona elithi "hatchback". Lolu wuhlobo lwemoto olwakha ingxenye enkulu yezinhlobo ezidayiswa kakhulu eBritain. Ngakho lisho ukuthini elithi "hatchback"? Kalula nje, i-hatchback iyimoto enohlobo oluthile lwesivalo se-trunk. Kodwa, ngokusobala, akuyona yonke into elula kangaka ...

Isho ukuthini i-hatchback?

Leli gama laqala emashumini eminyaka adlule, kodwa namuhla livame ukusetshenziselwa ukubhekisela ezimotweni ezincane ezinesivalo se-trunk esihlanganisa iwindi elingemuva futhi elincike phezulu. Cabanga ngeFord Focus noma iVolkswagen Golf futhi mhlawumbe ucabanga ukuthi abantu abaningi bacabangani lapho bezwa igama.

I-sedan inesivalo se-trunk esigoqeka ngaphansi kwefasitela elingemuva, kanti i-hatchback inomnyango owengeziwe obude obugcwele ngemuva. Yingakho uzovame ukubona izimoto ezichazwa njengezicabha ezintathu noma ezinhlanu, nakuba uzoke ungene uphume ngezicabha ezimbili noma ezine ezisemaceleni.

Ingabe i-SUV akuyona i-hatchback?

Uma ufuna ulwazi lobuchwepheshe, ziningi izinhlobo zezimoto ezinesivalo se-hatchback ongeke usibize naso. Zonke izinqola zesiteshi, ngokwesibonelo, zinesiqu se-hatchback, kodwa singayibiza ngokuthi i-station wagon. Futhi yebo, okufanayo kuyiqiniso ngeSUV. Ngakho-ke ake sithi nakuba igama elithi "hatchback" lisetshenziselwa ukuchaza uhlobo lomzimba, liphinde lisetshenziswe ukuchaza isigaba semoto. 

Eqinisweni, ayikho imithetho eqinile futhi esheshayo, futhi kukhona indawo empunga lapho i-coupe ithinteka khona. Njengomthetho, lezi yizimoto zezemidlalo ezinezicabha ezimbili eziseceleni kanye nengemuva elitshekile. Abanye banesivalo se-hatchback trunk, abanye banesiqu se-sedan. Isibonelo iVolkswagen Scirocco, ebukeka njenge-hatchback kodwa ejwayele ukubizwa ngokuthi i-coupe.

Kungani ama-hatchback ethandwa kangaka?

Isivalo se-hatchback trunk sithuthukisa kakhulu ukusebenza ngokukunikeza ukuvuleka kwetrunk okukhulu kakhulu. Ukuma kwama-hatchback amaningi nakho kukunikeza isikhala esime ngaphezulu esiqwini uma ususa ishalofu (isivalo se-trunk esikhiphekayo esivame ukuvela lapho uvula isiqu). Songa izihlalo zangemuva futhi udale iveni, kodwa ebonakala kangcono kanye nonyawo oluncane kakhulu.

I-hatchback wuhlobo lwemoto abaningi abaluhlanganisa nengxenye yemakethe encane futhi ethengekayo, kodwa kulezi zinsuku ama-hatchback afika ngawo wonke amasayizi namanani.

Yiziphi izimoto ezingama-hatchback?

Emaphethelweni amancane emakethe kukhona ama-hatchback ezimoto zasedolobheni njengeSmart ForTwo, Volkswagen Up neSkoda Citigo. Bese uba nama-supermini amakhulu njengeFord Fiesta, iRenault Clio noma iVauxhall Corsa.

Khuphuka omunye usayizi futhi uzothola izimoto ezifana neFord Focus, Volkswagen Golf neVauxhall Astra. Kodwa bheka i-Skoda Octavia. Uma uthi nhlá, ibukeka njenge-sedan, kodwa ngaphandle komkhawulo ongemuva ohlangene we-hatchback yendabuko. Kodwa isiqu sinamathele ophahleni, okwenza kube i-hatchback enezicabha ezinhlanu. Kungashiwo okufanayo ngeVauxhall Insignia, iFord Mondeo neSkoda Superb enkulukazi.

Gxumela emhlabeni ophambili futhi uzothola ama-hatchback amaningi. Izinkampani ezihlonishwayo zabona ukuthi amakhasimende azo afuna nezimoto ezincane kanjalo nezinkudlwana, ngakho abakwaMercedes-Benz bethula i-A-Class, abakwaBMW bethula i-1 Series kwathi i-Audi yakhipha i-A1 ne-A3.

Khona-ke abakhiqizi abafanayo baqaphela ukuthi ama-hatchbacks angasebenza nezimoto ezinkulu. Lezi yi-Audi A5 Sportback kanye neBMW 6 Series Gran Turismo. I-Flagswagen Arteon nayo iyi-hatchback.

Kuthiwani ngamachamusela ashisayo?

Sekuyisikhathi eside kukhona ukuxhumana phakathi kwama-hatchback nezimoto ezisebenza ngezindleko eziphansi. Abakhiqizi abaningi banikeza izinguqulo ezinamandla zezemidlalo zama-hatchback abo ansuku zonke, okuhlanganisa iGolf GTI, iMercedes-AMG A35 neFord Focus ST.

Imaphi ama-hatchback abiza kakhulu?

Uma ufuna i-hatchback ewubukhazikhazi, ungabheki kude kune-Audi A7 Sportback enkulukazi, iPorsche Panamera noma iTesla Model S, noma iFerrari GTC4Lusso. Ukuthi ushayela i-hatchback akusho ukuthi usuyimoto esezingeni lokungena.

Ingabe kukhona okungalungile nge-hatchback?

Njengoba indawo ye-hatchback ivaliwe njenge-sedan, ama-hatchbacks ngezinye izikhathi anomsindo omningi womgwaqo ongena endaweni yabagibeli ngemuva, futhi amasela angakwazi ukufinyelela esiqwini kalula (ngokuphula iwindi elingemuva). 

Sekukonke, idizayini ye-hatchback ihlangabezana nezidingo eziningi, futhi ungacindezelwa kanzima ukuthola umkhiqizi onganikezi ama-hatchback amaningi ohlwini lwayo.

Uzothola ukukhethwa okukhulu kwama-hatchbacks athengiswa ku-Cazoo. Sebenzisa ithuluzi lethu lokusesha ukuze unciphise leli elikufanele, bese uthenge ku-inthanethi ukuze ulethelwe ekhaya noma uthathe kwesinye sezikhungo zethu zesevisi yamakhasimende.

Sihlala sibuyekeza futhi sandisa ububanzi bethu. Uma ungayitholi imoto phakathi kwesabelomali sakho namuhla, hlola futhi maduze ukuze ubone ukuthi yini etholakalayo, noma misa isexwayiso sesitoko ukuze ube ngowokuqala ukwazi uma sinezimoto ezitholakalayo ezifanelana nezidingo zakho.