I-Ford Focus, imoto esetshenzisiwe enganconyelwe ukuphepha kwakho

IFord Focus ingenye yezimoto ezidume kakhulu ze-HB nama-sedans e-United States, nokho yayekwa lapho uhlobo lomkhiqizo lunquma ukugxila ngokuphelele kuma-SUV namaloli eveni. I-Focus isengathengwa njengemoto esetshenzisiwe, nokho i-Consumer Reports ayikuncomi ngemva kokuhlaziya izinkinga ezihlukahlukene engazibangela.

Uma abathengi befuna imoto esetshenzisiwe noma i-hatchback, bazothola amamodeli asetshenzisiwe abukeka kahle kakhulu. Futhi nakuba lawa mamodeli, kuye ngonyaka oyimodeli, angabukeka epholile, uma uwabheka kakhulu, abukeka engathandeki. Naphezu kokuduma kwamamodeli amasha, le moto yahlushwa izinkinga ezinkulu ezaphakamisa imibuzo enzima mayelana nesimo sokusetshenziswa kwayo.

Abashayeli nabagxeki bathole izizathu zokuyithanda le moto ehlangene ne-hatchback ngesikhathi isentsha. Uhlu olude lwemibuzo ephindaphindwayo nezindaba lwenza imodeli esetshenzisiwe ikude nenhle. Ngenxa yohlu olude lwezinkinga nokukhathazeka, imodeli esetshenzisiwe ayinconywa.

izinkinga zokudlulisela

IFord Focus ihlaselwe yizinkinga eziningi impilo yayo yonke. Enye yezinkinga ezinkulu ezikhungethe le moto yakamuva yi-powertrain. I-PowerShift automatic transmission ibonakale njengento emisha, kodwa inhlanganisela ye-dual-clutch transmission kanye ne-dry clutch system idale izinkinga. Amamodeli ka-2011-2016 abhekana nokungingiza nakakhulu lapho eshintsha, ukwehluleka kwe-clutch, ukuma ngenkathi ushayela, kanye nokuphelelwa amandla ekugijimeni. Lezi zinkinga zokudlulisela zibiza imali yakwaFord ngecala lesenzo sekilasi. 

Izinkinga zesistimu ye-exhaust

Yize udaba lokudluliswa kukagesi kube yilona udaba olubucayi kakhulu oluthinta imoto, amamodeli asukela ku-2012 kuya ku-2018 nawo abenenkinga ye-exhaust namasistimu kaphethiloli. Izigidi zamamodeli ziye zakhunjulwa ngenxa ye-valve yokuhlanza engalungile ohlelweni lwe-exhaust. Lokhu kungaholela ekulahlekeni kwamandla, izikali zikaphethiloli zingasebenzi kahle, futhi imoto ingakwazi ukuqala ngemva kokuma.

Izinkinga ekhelini le-imeyili

Enye inkinga enkulu ukuthi imodeli ka-2012 yayinezinkinga zokuqondisa. Abashayeli abaningi babike ukuthi isiteringi sika-elekthronikhi sizohluleka ngephutha ngenkathi ushayela, okwandisa ingozi yezingozi. Futhi, lapho uhlelo luyeka ukusebenza, isondo lokuqondisa lalingakwazi ukukhiywa ngokuphelele ngemva kokuqalisa imoto.

Bayeka nini uFord ukwenza iFord Focus?

Ngo-Ephreli 2018, abakwaFord banquma ukuvala wonke ama-sedans emakethe yase-US, kuhlanganise neFord Focus osekunesikhathi eside isebenza. Kwabaningi, lezi zindaba azizange zibamangaze ngenxa yezinkinga eziningi ezaphakama. Kodwa, ngaphandle kokungabaza, lokhu kwashiya igebe engxenyeni yokuncintisana.

IFord Focus isatholakala e-Europe, futhi iyimodeli ehluke ngokuphelele kweyaseMelika: enesitayela esihluke ngokuphelele, izinjini ezimbalwa ezihlukene, nenqwaba yezinye izici, inguqulo yaseYurophu izwakala njengesihlobo esikude.

Ingabe kufanele ngithenge iFord Focus esetshenzisiwe?

Naphezu kwakho konke lokhu, abashayeli abaningi bangacabangela enye yalezi zinhlobo emakethe yezimoto ezisetshenzisiwe. Kunamamodeli amaningi asetshenzisiwe futhi amaningi awo ahlome kahle. Kodwa uma ungafuni ukuhlala ngaphandle kwemoto elinde ukulungiswa izinsuku eziningi, noma uma ungafuni ukuzifaka engozini yezinkinga eziningi, kufanele ugweme i-sedan noma i-hatchback.

I-Consumer Reports ayincomi ukuthi noma yimuphi umthengi abheke imodeli ye-Ford Focus esetshenzisiwe ngenxa yezilinganiso eziphansi zokwethembeka ezitholwe eminyakeni eminingi yokukhiqiza. Ngisho namamodeli afana nemodeli ka-2018, angenazo izinkinga eziningi ezivamile, asathola amaphuzu aphansi ngekhwalithi iyonke. 

Uma uzimisele ngokukhetha iFord Focus, cabanga ngeFord Focus ST, egwema ubuhlungu bekhanda obuphathwa ngamanye amamodeli. Kodwa kusadingeka uqaphele futhi wenze ucwaningo lwakho ngaphambi kokuthenga. 

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