IHyundai Santa Fe, Ford Focus, Jaguar I-Pace, Genesis G70 bathole imiphumela ye-ANCAP yezinkanyezi ezinhlanu

IHyundai Santa Fe, Ford Focus, Jaguar I-Pace, Genesis G70 bathola imiphumela yezinkanyezi ezinhlanu ye-ANCAP

Ukuhlolwa okusha kwe-ANCAP kunikeze iSanta Fe izinkanyezi ezinhlanu nakuba yayine-airbag eyayinephutha ngesikhathi ihlolwa.

Ukuhluleka kwe-airbag ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kokuphahlazeka kudale ukuthi abakwaHyundai babuyise ukuphepha kwe-Santa Fe SUV entsha, futhi naphezu komthelela esilinganisweni sokuvikelwa kwayo, isathole izinkanyezi ezinhlanu emzuliswaneni wakamuva wokuhlolwa kwe-Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP).

I-ANCAP ithe ukuhlolwa okwenziwa yi-Euro NCAP ngenyanga edlule kukhombise ukuthi i-airbag eseceleni ayizange ihlale kahle ngemuva kokudabula ibhawodi yabe isibanjwa ihange lebhande.

AbakwaHyundai ngokushesha benza izinguquko zokukhiqiza futhi bamemezela ukukhumbula, base bephinda bethula i-Santa Fe, eyethulwe ngoJulayi e-Australia futhi yathengisa amayunithi angama-666, ukuze kuhlolwe okusha.

I-ANCAP ibike ukuthi nakuba ukuhlolwa okusha kukhombisile ukuthi akukho ukugqashuka kwe-airbag, lisabambe ibhande lesihlalo esiphezulu ku-C-pillar futhi lehluleka ukutshala ngendlela. Ngemuva kwalokho, abakwaHyundai bafake isembozo sokuvikela ibhawudi lehange lebhande lesihlalo.

Umphumela wehlise amaphuzu okuvikela abantu abadala be-SUV ukusuka kumphumela omuhle kakhulu ongu-37.89 kokungenzeka kube ngu-38 kuya ku-35.89. Umphumela usengaphakathi kwesilinganiso sokuphepha sezinkanyezi ezinhlanu kumthelela oseceleni kanye nokuhlolwa kwesigxobo esitshekile.

IHyundai Santa Fe, Ford Focus, Jaguar I-Pace, Genesis G70 bathola imiphumela yezinkanyezi ezinhlanu ye-ANCAP AbakwaHyundai ngokushesha benza izinguquko kuSanta FE futhi bayikhumbula.

I-ANCAP kuleli sonto ibike ukuthi iSanta Fe ingenye yezimoto ezine ezithole isilinganiso sezinkanyezi ezinhlanu ezivivinyweni zakamuva ezisekelwe ekuhlaziyeni kwe-Euro NCAP.

AbakwaHyundai bajoyina iFord Focus, iJaguar I-Pace neGenesis G70 enamamaki aphezulu.

Ngomhla ziyisi-8 kuNovemba, iHyundai Motor Company yase-Australia yathumela isaziso sokukhumbula imoto kuwebhusayithi ye-Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ekhumbula ukuthi i-airbag yamakhethini esetshenzisiwe ingase iphazamise ukunamathiselwe kwebhande lesihlalo.

Esitatimendeni abakwaHyundai baveze ukuthi ezinye izimoto zingase zibe nomonakalo ku-airbag eseceleni yangemuva uma kufakwa i-airbag kanti ibhawodi elifaka ibhande lingalimaza indwangu ye-airbag.

"I-airbag ingase inganikezeli isivikelo esifanele futhi ingase ibangele ukulimala okubi kumgibeli ongemuva," kusho abakwaHyundai esikhumbuzweni.

Isikhulu esiphezulu se-ANCAP, uJames Goodwin, uthe i-Euro NCAP ihlonze izinkinga ezimbili ngokusetshenziswa kwe-curtain airbag kumamodeli e-Santa Fe anophahla olubonakalayo: ukugqashuka kwe-airbag kanye ne-airbag evaleka nebhawodi lehange lesihlalo.

Uthe izinhlawulo zisetshenziswe ekutholeni amaphuzu omthelela oseceleni kanye nokuhlolwa kwesigxobo se-oblique ukukhombisa ubungozi obukhulayo bokulimala ekhanda.

“I-ANCAP yazise i-Australian Vehicle Standards Regulator ngalolu daba, okuholele ekutheni kubizwe izimoto ezweni ukuze kulungiswe amamodeli asevele esebenza. IHyundai yenze ushintsho ekukhiqizeni izinhlobo ezintsha,” kusho uMnu. Goodwin.

Ehlola izinga lokuphepha le-Santa Fe entsha, uMnu. Goodwin uthe i-SUV enezihlalo eziyisikhombisa ayinazo izindawo zokunamathisela amakhebula aphezulu ohlwini lwesithathu lwezihlalo.

Kodwa uyincomile ngomshini omusha obona umuntu ongaphakathi oxwayisa umshayeli uma ephuma emotweni uma kutholwa umgibeli esihlalweni esingemuva. Lokhu kunciphisa amathuba okuthi usana noma ingane encane ishiywe ingagadiwe emotweni.

Mayelana neminye imiphumela ye-ANCAP, uMnu. Goodwin uthe i-Focus subcompact entsha isebenze kahle, yathola amaphuzu aphezulu ekuhloleni ukuvikela izingane kanye ne-automatic emergency braking (AEB) kokubili ukuya phambili nokuhlehla.

I-ANCAP iphinde yaklomelisa ngezinkanyezi ezinhlanu kuzo zonke izinhlobo zemoto kagesi ye-Jaguar I-Pace, enye yezimoto ezimbalwa ezifakwe i-airbag yangaphandle yokuvikela abahamba ngezinyawo okuthuthukisiwe.

I-Genesis G70 entsha nayo ithole isilinganiso sezinkanyezi ezinhlanu, kodwa yathola isilinganiso "esingesihle" sokuvikela i-pelvis yomgibeli ongemuva ekuhlolweni kokuphahlazeka okubanzi okugcwele kanye nezilinganiso "ezisemaphethelweni" zokuvikela umshayeli ekuhlolweni kokusekela ukutsheka kanye nokuhlolwa kwe-whiplash.