Ukubuyekezwa kwe-Hammer H3 2007
Kusukela ekukhululweni kwe-Kuwait kuya emigwaqweni yethu yedolobha, i-Hummer ibe yimpumelelo emangalisayo emhlabeni wezimoto.
Emuva ngeminyaka yama-80s, u-Hummer wakha i-Humvees ye-US Army. Bangena obala phakathi neMpi yokuqala yaseGulf futhi kungekudala osaziwayo abafana no-Arnold Schwarzenegger babebathengela umgwaqo.
U-Hummer uphendule ngemoto ehloniphekile i-H1 kanye ne-H2 ethe ukuncishiswa kancane. Zakhiwe ngesandla sobunxele kuphela futhi yizo kuphela ongazithenga lapha ziguqulelwe ku-Gympie.
Maduze, i-GM izongenisa "ingane" enhle engakwesokudla yomndeni wakwa-Hummer onemisipha, i-H3.
Ngabe sesiyitholile manje, kodwa ngenxa yezinkinga ezincane zokukhiqiza ne-ADR embonini ye-RHD Hummer eNingizimu Afrika, ukwethulwa kuleli zwe kwahlehliselwa emuva ekuqaleni kuka-Okthoba.
Ngisanda kushayela i-H3 eCalifornia izinsuku eziyi-10. I-SUV encane, yesitayela samasosha isagqama esixukwini, ngisho nasemigwaqweni emikhulu yaseningizimu yeCalifornia, lapho kugcwele khona ama-SUV amakhulu.
Umbala osawolintshi ogqamile kungenzeka udonse ukunaka, kodwa yonke indawo wawubukwa kahle. Ngaphandle kweSan Francisco. Lapha ama-hippie agaqele izihlahla ezimotweni zawo ezincane eziyingxube amnikeze ukubukeka okunengekayo.
Omunye umnumzane ongenakhaya ongageziwe waze wakhuluma into edelelayo wakhafula waqonda ngqo ku-H3 ngesikhathi ngiphakela imitha yokupaka elambile. Okungenani akazange azihluphe ngokungicela ushintshi.
Njengomfowabo omkhulu, i-H3 iyimoto yohlobo lwe-boxy enesitezi esiphezulu nengaphakathi eliphansi nelibanzi.
Ibukeka njengemoto enkulu, kodwa ngaphakathi ikhululekile kubantu abadala abane.
Ungase ulingane amahlanu, kodwa isihlalo esingemuva esimaphakathi sinesitsha sokuphuza esihoxiswayo, okwenza isihlalo siqine futhi singakhululeki ohambweni olude.
Lolu hlobo lwe-hot rod slit luphinde lube nobubi balo kubagibeli abangemuva, okubenza bazizwe bene-claustrophobic.
I-sunroof enkulu okungenani yadambisa eminye yaleyo mizwa emadodakazini ami amabili asanda kweva eshumini nambili futhi yawanika inzuzo encane lapho ngibona indawo e-Golden Gate Bridge naphakathi kwama-sequoias amakhulu e-Yosemite National Park.
Imiklebhu ekuwindshield ayiphazamisi ukubonakala phambili, kodwa ukubonakala kwangemuva kunqunyelwe iwindi elincane, futhi isondo eliyisipele elifakwe emnyango lithatha isikhala esengeziwe.
Noma kunjalo, kunezinzuzo ezithile zokupholisa namafasitela amancane.
Okunye ukuthi ilanga alingeni egunjini lendlu okusho ukuthi awugibeli ngamanqina namadolo elangeni, kanti nekhumbi lihlala lipholile uma upake ngaphandle uvalelwe.
Kuyinzuzo enkulu ekushiseni okungama-degree angu-40 lapho ubaba elala endaweni yokupaka enye yezitolo ezinkulu ezisezingeni eliphezulu ezigcwele indawo yaseCalifornia kuyilapho wonke umndeni uncibilikisa ikhadi lesikweletu lepulasitiki endlini.
Inzuzo ukuthi amawindi amafushane avuleka futhi avale ngokushesha ukuze ukhokhe imali yokugibela. Kwakushisa eCalifornia lapho ngilapho, ngakho uma amafasitela evuleka kancane, kuba ngcono.
Nakuba i-air conditioner yayiwaphatha kahle amazinga okushisa erekhodi, awekho ama-vents ngemuva ukuze ajikeleze umoya opholile.
Naphezu kokuba imoto efana neloli, indawo yokushayela, ukugibela, nokuphatha kufana nemoto.
Izihlalo zithambile kodwa ziyaseseka futhi ziyalungiseka, kuhle kwazise isiteringi siyashintsha sibheke ukuphakama kodwa asifinyeleleki.
Awekho nama-audio controls esiteringini kanti kune-control lever eyodwa kuphela ekwazi ukusevisa ama-turn signals, amalambu angaphambili, i-cruise control, namawiper/washer e-windscreen.
Ikhwalithi yokwakha iqinile kulo lonke; iqine kakhulu, njengoba isango elingemuva elisindayo linzima kakhulu ukulivula nokulivala, ikakhulukazi uma upaka emithambekeni eyimiqansa yemigwaqo yaseSan Francisco.
Uhlobo ebengihamba ngalo belunobhampa be-chrome, izitebhisi ezisemaceleni, isikepisi segesi nama-roof racks. Akukaziwa ukuthi zizoba ezijwayelekile noma azikhethele kumamodeli ase-Australia.
Naphezu kokubukeka kwezempi, ingaphakathi likhululekile futhi licwengisisiwe futhi liwina imiklomelo ekilasini layo.
Emgwaqeni, kunomsindo omncane ngokumangalisayo noma womgwaqo, naphezu kwemithambeka yamafasitela namathayi amakhulu angaphandle komgwaqo.
Le SUV empeleni yakhelwe izimo ezinzima zangaphandle komgwaqo njengoba kukhona amahhuku okubaleka ngaphambili nangemuva, i-electronic transfer case, high ground clearance, amasondo amakhulu kanye ne-sophisticated stability control system. Ayakhelwe ngempela itiyela.
Emigwaqweni egandaywe ngokhonkolo nasemigwaqweni ebushelelezi, iFrisco H3 empeleni izwakala ithambile, futhi ingemuva leqabunga lentwasahlobo liba mnandi kakhulu kumabhampu esivinini sokupaka. Lokhu akuyona into ejwayelekile ezimotweni zaseMelika, ezivame ukuba nokumiswa okuthambile.
Salibangisa e-Yosemite, ngethemba lokuhlola amandla omgwaqo ephepheni. Ngeshwa, yonke imigwaqo epaki likazwelonke igandaywe kahle futhi izindlela azikwazi ukushayelwa.
Imininingwane engaphandle komgwaqo ikhombisa inhloso yokusebenza ezimeni ezinzima, ngaphandle kokuntuleka komsebenzi wokwehla egqumeni.
Kodwa-ke, ikwazile ukuyiphatha kahle imiqansa yeFrisco kanye nomgwaqo omazombezombe omazombezombe emhlabeni, uLombard Street, onomkhawulo wesivinini esingu-8 km/h.
Eduze kwe-Big Sur, umgwaqo osogwini onomoya olingana ne-Victoria emangalisayo ne-Great Ocean Road, i-H3 izwakale inobudlabha ngokuzwakala nokugoqeka okuningi.
Akukaziwa ukuthi ukumiswa kuzoculwa yini nezimo zase-Australia kanye nezindlela zokushayela, kodwa lokho kulindeleke.
Sapakisha abantu abadala abane kanye nentaba yegiya emotweni sicindezela. Isiqu asisikhulu njengoba sibonakala ngenxa yesitezi esiphezulu.
Ngaso sonke leso sisindo esengeziwe, injini engu-3.7 litre ithwale kanzima kancane.
Kubukeka sengathi kuthatha ama-revs amaningi ukuqala nokusheshisa ukudlula. Kodwa uma isekhoneni, yayingavamile ukukhubeka amagquma ngenxa yomthamo wayo we-torque.
Nokho, ekushiseni okurekhodiwe nakweminye yemithambeka emide, ekhuphukela kakhulu ye-Sierra Nevada, izinga lokushisa lenjini laba phezulu kakhulu.
I-othomathikhi enamagiya amane ibonakala iyinqaba, kodwa iphathwa kahle, ngaphandle kokungabaza, ukuzingela amagiya, noma ukuqunjelwa.
I-five-speed manual transmission ingase itholakale lapha.
Amabhuleki ediski aqinile asebenze kahle ekwehleni okude nokuyingozi phansi emigwaqweni emazombezombe eya e-Yosemite Valley ngaphandle kokusho nokuncane ukufiphala.
Isiteringi ngokuvamile siseMelika, sinesikhungo esingacacile kanye nokuhlehla okuningi. Ingena emakhoneni nge-understeer.
Uma ukusebenza kwayo ngaphandle komgwaqo kukuhle njengoba izwakala ephepheni, ngaphandle kwe-powertrain, kufanele idayise kahle lapha njengendlela ehlukile kuneye-SUV ecolisisiwe.
Enye inkampani ezobe iqaphe ngeso lokhozi ukuthengiswa yiToyota, okubukeka njenge-FJ Cruiser ephumelele e-US futhi engase idume lapha.
Ngabamisa eduze kwe-Yosemite futhi ngokushesha ngadonsa isixuku sabalandeli, nakuba kwakunezinsuku ezimbalwa ngemva kwekhonsathi ka-Al Gore edume umhlaba wonke.
Yebo, into yokuqala laba balandeli ababefuna ukuyazi ukuthi ukonga kukaphethiloli.
Ngike ngashayela emigwaqweni emikhulu, emadolobheni, emihosheni ewumqansa, njalo njalo. Kwakungewona ukugibela ukonga, ngakho-ke ukusetshenziswa okujwayelekile kwakungaba amalitha angu-15.2 ngebanga elingu-100 km.
Lokhu kungase kubonakale kuphakeme, kodwa uma kunikezwe izimo kanye neqiniso lokuthi "uphethiloli" ubiza amalitha angu-80-85 kuphela, angizange ngikhononde.
