Ukubuyekezwa kwe-Dodge Jorney R / T 2016

I-Dodge Journey ihlanganisa ukubukeka okumazombezombe kweSUV nokusebenza kwemoto yabagibeli.

Naphezu kokuba umdlali omncane kakhulu e-Australia, uhlobo lwe-Dodge seluneminyaka engaphezudlwana kwe-100 futhi lusengenye yamagama aziwa kakhulu emhlabeni.

Isikhathi esiningi sempilo yakhe, u-Dodge ubephethwe nguChrysler kwaze kwaba ukuwa kwalesi sithonjana saseMelika ngesikhathi se-GFC kubabone bobabili behlwithwa umdondoshiya wase-Italy uFiat. I-Dodge Journey iyisihlobo esiseduze seFiat Freemont.

Kule minyaka eyishumi edlule, amamodeli ambalwa we-Dodge avele futhi anyamalala e-Australia - eyodwa kuphela esele - Uhambo. Yize ibukeka njengeSUV, ayinayo inketho ye-4WD, futhi ngokubona kwethu, lokho kuyenza ihehe abantu.

Abathengi bomndeni abangaba khona kufanele baqaphele ukuthi izihlalo zomugqa wesithathu, ezijwayelekile ngaphambilini, manje zibiza u-$1500. 

Yakhelwe e-Mexico ngezinga eliphezulu kakhulu, i-Journey inopende omuhle futhi ilingana nephaneli, nakuba ingafiki kumazinga enziwe e-Asian. Kunikezwa izinhlobo ezintathu: SXT, R/T kanye neBlacktop Edition.

Design

Kunendathane yesikhala sangaphakathi ngaphakathi kohambo. Izihlalo ezingaphambili ziqinile futhi zikhululekile futhi zinikeza uhlobo lwendawo yokushayela ephezulu esiyithandayo.

Kumamodeli e-R/T neBlacktop, zombili izihlalo zangaphambili ziyafudumala. Izihlalo zomugqa wesibili nowesithathu ziphakeme kancane kunezimbili ezingaphambili, okuthuthukisa ukubonakala kulaba bagibeli. Lokhu, kanye nezithiyo ezinhlanu ezinkulu zamakhanda, kuphazamisa umbono wangemuva womshayeli.

Izihlalo zomugqa wesibili zisebenzisa isistimu ye-Tilt 'N Slide, egoqa futhi ishelele phambili ukuze kufinyeleleke kalula ezihlalweni zomugqa wesithathu. Njengoba kuvame ukuba njalo, lezi zamuva zingcono kakhulu kwabasebasha. Ezinganeni ezincane, izihlalo ezihlanganisiwe ze-booster zakhelwa kuma-cushions ezihlalo zangaphandle zomugqa wesibili, ezigoqa emuva kuma-cushions uma zingasetshenziswa.

Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi Uhambo lucishe lube ngamamitha amahlanu ubude, kulula kakhulu ukuzulazula edolobheni.

I-air conditioning elawulwa yisimo sezulu enezindawo ezintathu isezingeni kuzo zonke izinhlobo, kanjalo nesihlalo somshayeli esinezinhlangothi eziyisithupha. Izihlalo ku-SXT zenyuswe ngendwangu, kanti lezo eziku-R/T kanye ne-Blacktop zenyuswe ngesikhumba.

Emodini enezihlalo eziyisikhombisa, isikhala se-trunk silinganiselwe ku-176 amalitha, kodwa lokhu akuyona into engavamile kulolu hlobo lwemoto. Izihlalo zomugqa wesithathu bezihlukene ngo-50/50 ngemuva - zombili zigoqwe phansi, isikhala somthwalo sikhuphuke safinyelela ku-784 litres. I-trunk ikhanya kahle ebusuku futhi iza nethoshi elikhiphekayo elishajwayo. 

IZIZINJINI

Yize iFiat Freemont iphuma nezinjini ezintathu okukhona kuzo ekadizili, iwele layo iDodge iphuma nophethroli ongu-3.6 litre V6, okungenye yezinketho zeFreemont. Amandla aphezulu angu-206kW ku-6350rpm, i-torque ingu-342Nm ku-4350rpm kodwa amaphesenti angu-90 ukusuka ku-1800 kuya ku-6400rpm. Idonsa ngamagiya ayisithupha iDodge Auto Stick.

Ukulondolozwa

Zonke i-Dodge Journeys zifakwe ama-airbag ayisikhombisa, okuhlanganisa namakhethini airbag abekwe eduze kwayo yomithathu imigqa yezihlalo. Kanye nokulawulwa kokuqina okujwayelekile kanye nezinhlelo zokulawula ukudonsa kanye namabhuleki ane-ABS kanye ne-emergency brake assist; i-electronic roll mitigation (ERM), ebona lapho i-rollover ingenzeka futhi isebenzise amandla okubhuleka emasondweni afanele ukuzama ukukuvimbela; kanye ne-trailer sway control.

Izici

Indawo emaphakathi ye-infotainment system ye-Journey Uconnect iyisikrini esithintwayo esingu-8.4 inch esinemibala emaphakathi nedeshibhodi. Njengoba kuvame ukuba njalo, kuthatha isikhathi ukufunda ukusebenzisa izici ezihlukahlukene, kodwa konke kusebenza kahle ngemva kwalokho. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi inkulu futhi inengqondo ngokwanele ukunciphisa isikhathi lapho ukunaka komshayeli kuphazamiseka emgwaqeni.

Emgwaqeni ovulekile, i-Dodge enkulu igibela kalula futhi ilungele noma yiluphi uhambo olude.

Uhlelo lwe-Uconnect lungalawulwa ngemiyalo yezwi, futhi ukuvumelanisa kwe-Bluetooth kulula. Kukhona imbobo ye-USB eyodwa etholakala ngaphambi kwe-centre console futhi kuthatha kancane ukuyithola. I-R/T ne-Blacktop nayo ine-slot yekhadi le-SD kudeshi.

Kubagibeli abahlezi ezihlalweni zangemuva, i-R/T ne-Blacktop ine-screen sophahla esigoqekayo esikuvumela ukuthi udlale ama-DVD ngaphambili noma uxhume idivayisi yakho ngezintambo ze-RGB ngemuva. Iza nama-headphone angenantambo.

Ukushayela

Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi Uhambo lucishe lube ngamamitha amahlanu ubude, kulula kakhulu ukuzulazula edolobheni. Isithombe sekhamera evamile yokubuka ngemuva siboniswa esikrinini sombala esingu-8.4-intshi futhi sikhokha ngokuqinisekile ezimeni ezinzima. Okuhlukile kwe-R/T esikuhlolile kuphinde kwafika nosizo lokupaka olungemuva lwe-Dodge ParkSense, esebenzisa izinzwa ze-ultrasonic kubhampa ongemuva ukuze ibone ukunyakaza ngemuva kwemoto futhi ikhale i-alamu.

Emgwaqeni ovulekile, i-Dodge enkulu igibela ukukhanya futhi ilungele noma yiluphi uhambo olude (uxolo!). Okubi wukusebenzisa uphethiloli ongu-10.4L/100km – ukuhlolwa kwethu kwamasonto onke sikuphothule ku-12.5L/100km. Uma lokhu kuyinkinga enkulu, udizili wakwaFiat Freemont ungasetshenziswa njengenye indlela.

Ucingo alujabulisi. Nakuba kusobala ukuthi akuyona imoto yezemidlalo, i-Journey inekhono ngokwanele ukuthi ngaphandle kokuthi umshayeli enze into ewubuphukuphuku ngempela, ngeke akwazi ukungena enkingeni.

I-Dodge Journey iyimoto ekhangayo futhi ehlukahlukene ekwazi ukuhambisa abantu negiya labo kalula nangokunethezeka. Igcwele izici ezingokoqobo ezenza kube yintokozo yangempela ukuhamba ngayo.

Chofoza lapha ukuze uthole izintengo ezengeziwe kanye nemininingwane ye-Dodge Journey yango-2016.

Ingabe ukhetha Uhambo noma i-Freemont? Sitshele ukuthi ucabangani kumazwana angezansi.