Ukubuyekezwa kwe-Dodge Journey 2010

UHolden wethule i-Commodore entsha, esebenzisa i-ethanol engu-85% no-15% kaphethiloli. I-Caltex ivula amaphampu ayo okuqala e-E85 ezweni lonke namaphampu afinyelela kwangu-100 atholakala ngonyaka ozayo.

Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi, ngaphezu kokuba ihlanzekile futhi ihlanzekile kunophethiloli, inkampani kaphethiloli ithembisa ukuthi uphethiloli omusha “uzobiza kakhulu kunophethiloli ongenalo i-lead.”

Ngokungafani nezimoto zikadizili noma eziyingxubevange, asikho isidingo sokukhokha imali eyengeziwe ukuze zihambisane ne-E85. Futhi ngokungafani ne-LPG, nayo eshibhile kunophethiloli, ngeke kudingeke ukuthi uchithe ingxenye enkulu yesiqu sakho ethangini. Nokho, uzodinga ukuthenga imoto enenjini E85. Ngaphandle kwama-Commodores azayo kanye namanye ama-Saabs, i-Dodge's Journey People Mover kanye nodadewabo u-Chrysler Sebring Cabrio basebenzisa injini ehambisana ne-E85.

VALUE

Uma unenani elilinganayo nezimbangi zalo eziningi, i-flexible-fuel Journey ingaba inketho yokonga emindenini uma unendawo yokugcwalisa.

Ngebanga le-Journey elinenani elisuka ku-$36,990 liya ku-$46,990, sihlole i-41,990-litre emaphakathi V2.7 R/T kaphethiloli R/T ngama-$6. Leyo yintengo efanayo neyomholi onobukhazikhazi phakathi kwezimoto, iHonda Odyssey, eshibhe kakhulu kuneToyota Tarago ehamba phambili ekilasini, kodwa izinkulungwane ezimbalwa zamadola ezibiza kakhulu kunesisekelo sama-$35,990 seKia Carnival.

Nakuba Uhambo lubhekwa njengezihlalo eziyisikhombisa, empeleni luyi-5+2, njengoba kungekho gumbi lemilenze eliningi kumugqa wesithathu kunoma ubani ngaphandle kwezingane ezincane, futhi sincane kakhulu isikhala somboko kuleyo modi. Izihlalo zihamba kalula nge-lever, okuzenza zivumelane nezimo ezihlukahlukene zokusebenzisa kanye nokufinyelela komndeni.

Izihlalo zezingane ze-booster ezihlanganisiwe zijwayelekile kumugqa ozikhethela wona, zisusa isidingo sokuthwala izihlalo zezingane. Kunenqwaba yezibambi zenkomishi, amakhompathimenti okugcina amacele nangaphambili aphakathi nendawo, isiqandisi endaweni yamagilavu, kodwa ayinazo izindawo zokubeka izingalo zomugqa wangaphambili.

I-sound system yinhle, kodwa ayinkulu; ikhamera ebuka ngemuva iyasebenza emotweni yalo sayizi, futhi izici ezifana nokuzulazula kwesathelayithi nezikrini ze-TV ngemuva kwamakhanda omugqa wangaphambili ziyatholakala njengezinketho.

Uma ukwazi ukuthenga i-E85, uzodinga ukuthenga eningi ukuze ushayele ibanga elifanayo nemoto kaphethiloli ngoba i-ethanol inamandla amancane. Ukonga kusenani eliphansi lephampu.

I-TECHNOLOGY

Injini engu-2.7 litre ikhahlela amandla angu-136kW/256Nm, ingcono kancane kune-Odyssey neHyundai iMax enkulu, kodwa ingaphansi kwe-V6 Tarago ne-V6 Grand Carnival. Yihhashi elisebenza ngamagiya ayisithupha ozishintshayo. Ngokusetshenziswa ngokugcwele kukaphethiloli, isilinganiso esifunwayo singu-10.3 l/100 km, nakuba esiminyaminyeni sasemadolobheni lesi sibalo sigxumela kumalitha ayi-15. Ngaphandle kwepompo ye-E85, besingeke sikwazi ukuqinisekisa lesi sibalo.

Design

Kunabantu ababukeka njengamaveni, abanye bafana namaveni, abanye bafana namaveni, kanti akekho kubo ofana nezimoto zezemidlalo. I-Journey ihlukile ngoba kungathathwa kalula njengeSUV. Ukuma kwayo okude, i-boxy shape kanye ne-Dodge grille kuyinikeza ukubukeka kowesilisa kunomncintiswano.

Abashayeli bathenga ama-movers ngaphandle kwesidingo, hhayi ngokuzithandela. Kulabo abangenayo imindeni emikhulu, abangaqeqeshi amaqembu ezemidlalo, noma abangasebenzi njengabashayeli babashayeli, kulula ukubukela phansi abahambisi abaningi abangenakunambitheka. Kodwa hhayi i-American Journey, ingaphandle layo eliqinile likwenza kube lukhuni emgwaqeni.

UKUPHEPHA

Ziningi izinto ezibalulekile zokuphepha ebhodini, okuhlanganisa i-electronic stability control, i-emergency brake assist, ama-airbag angaphambili nasemaceleni phakathi kwemishini evamile. Indawo yokuhlala ephezulu, njengeSUV, nayo iyibhonasi, ekuvumela ukuthi ubone phambili ngesiminyaminya. Kuyadabukisa ukuthi le modeli ayifaki i-auto-opening hatch yangemuva, njengoba inzima ukuyiphakamisa futhi ifinyelele uma udinga ukuyivala.

Ukushayela

UDodge uyisisebenzi esinentshisekelo. Ngiqale ngayivivinya ngomthwalo omncane njengoyedwa umgibeli futhi ikhombisa ukusheshisa nokushayela okubushelelezi nokunethezekile ngisho nangaphezu kwamaqhubu nemigodi.

Uphinde walayishwa amabhokisi namagiya azomsiza ukuthi athuthe ekhaya. Nakuba wayebonakala ekhathele kakhulu, njengoba ungase ulindele, wabonisa isibindi lapho elayishiwe. Eqinisweni ukunyakaza kwakungcono kunesisindo esithile ebhodini. Lokhu kwenza imoto izinze emgwaqeni.

Olunye udaba wukuthi isuke inomsindo ongakanani uma isuka lapho imile, iduma ifuna igiya elilandelayo.

TOTAL: I-Journey iyisithwali sabantu esisebenza ngezindlela eziningi, esinekhono esibukeka kahle futhi sihamba ngokunethezeka. Ngifisa sengathi ngabe kunezindawo zokuphumuza izingalo. Ukuhambisana kwayo nophethiloli we-E85 kungaba wukhiye wokukhulisa ukuthengiswa.

I-DOGJ JORNEY R / T

Izindleko: $ 41,990

IZIZINJINI: 2.7L/V6 136kW/256Nm

Ukudluliswa: 6-speed automatic

Umnotho: 10.3 l/100 km (okusemthethweni), 14.9 l/100 km (ihloliwe)