Cadillac CTS 2008 Uhlolojikelele

Inkulumo ethi “Yank tank” kungenzeka ukuthi yaqanjwa iCadillac, uhlobo oluphambili lwaseMelika umlando walo ogcwele izigodlo ezinkulu zezimoto, ezilungele ukushayela emigwaqweni enguthelawayeka yase-US kodwa yacwila kwenye indawo.

Akuyona i-Cadillac CTS.

Imoto ezoletha uhlobo lwaseMelika e-Australia ifanelekile, isencane futhi ikulungele ngendlela emangalisayo ukushayela.

Kokuthile okwenziwe eMelika, ikhwalithi yinhle ngokumangalisayo.

Futhi njenge-gangster Chrysler 300C, i-CTS izogqama kunoma yisiphi isixuku. Icala elihle kakhulu lesimo.

I-CTS izoqala ukudayiswa lapha engxenyeni yokugcina yonyaka ngentengo yokuqala ku-$75,000, okuyibeka emqhudelwaneni nohlu lwezimbangi okuhlanganisa iBMW 5 Series kanye neLexus GS.

Ukufika kwayo kuyingxenye yesu le-GM Premium Brands eyaqala nge-Saab, yakhula nge-Hummer futhi yafinyelela amandla ayo aphelele nge-Cadillac.

Uhlelo luwukuba ekugcineni kube nokusatshalaliswa okubanzi kwezimoto zikanokusho nama-XNUMXxXNUMX emhlabeni wonke ngabakwaGeneral Motors abaxhunywe ngoxhaxha lwama-premium dealerships e-Australia.

Uhlelo lukaCadillac lwembulwa eminyakeni emibili edlule futhi lwalubukeka lunesifiso sokuvelela ngaleso sikhathi. Kwakungekho lutho emhlabeni wonke mayelana nomndeni wakwaCadillac, naphezu kwezithembiso zesizukulwane esisha sezimoto zomhlaba wonke ezizosebenza e-Australia.

Eyokuqala ye-Cadillacs yomhlaba wonke i-CTS yesizukulwane sesibili - ye-compact touring sedan - futhi imenyezelwe kwabezindaba base-Australia ngesonto eledlule ngenkathi ishayela isuka eSan Diego iya ePalm Springs, eCalifornia.

Yenze umbono oqinile, kusukela kusitayela esinesibindi kuya endaweni ebanzi nesipiliyoni sokushayela esijabulisayo, futhi yafakazela indlela ye-Cadillac yokuthuthuka emhlabeni wonke.

Ngokwaziwa, izimoto zeCadillac bezingakathengiswa e-Australia ngumthengisi osemthethweni iminyaka engaphezu kwengama-70. Kwakukhona ama-Caddies emigwaqweni, ikakhulukazi ama-limousines a-70s, kodwa kwakuyizimoto zomkhulu, ezimbi ngayo yonke indlela.

Unjiniyela Wohlelo Olukhulu lwe-CTS uLiz Pilibosian wazi konke ngobunkimbinkimbi bokwakha okuthile okukhethekile futhi uthi i-Cadillac yenze izinguquko ezibalulekile.

“Sisemdlalweni manje. Bekuyimoto yomhlaba kusukela ekuqaleni,” kusho yena.

“Kulula kakhulu ukuqala ekuqaleni. Isidingo esincane sokwenza kabusha okuthile.

“Kufanele wenze isiqiniseko sokuthi wanelisa amakhasimende akho omhlaba. Futhi udinga ukubaqonda."

Ngakho, ubani ozothenga i-CTS sedan noma inqola ye-CTS ne-coupe ezogcina ilandele?

"Ungumthengi ocebile ezweni elinjengeJapan noma iChina, kodwa eMelika ungumuntu osezingeni eliphakathi, futhi mhlawumbe okufanayo nase-Australia," kusho uPilibosyan. “Lokhu okosomabhizinisi, okomuntu othembisayo. Badinga okungaphezu nje kokuhamba.”

Uthi i-CTS ibilokhu yenziwa imoto yohlobo lwase-Europe, yize yakhiwe ngendlela exakile eMelika. Lokhu kusho ukuzinikela okuphelele kwabantu abangaphezu kuka-500 abasebenza kulolu hlelo.

“Inselelo enkulu kwaba ukuklama imoto kuyilapho unakekela isitayela,” usho kanje. “Bekumele senze isiqiniseko sokuthi siyalingisa imiklamo esinikezwe yona, kanti lokho akwenzeki ngaso sonke isikhathi.

“Sisebenze kakhulu ezimotweni ezimbili, eyesizukulwane sangaphambilini iBMW 5 Series, esiteringini, ukuyibamba nokugibela. Futhi siphendukele kwa-Audi ukuze sithole ukulingana nokuqeda. "

Ngakho-ke umumo uyafana nowemoto ye-CTS eyethulwe embukisweni wezimoto wangonyaka odlule iDetroit, kanti imishini yakhiwe eduze kwenjini engu-3.6 litre V6, ugearbox onamagiya ayisithupha ozishintshayo, odonsa ngamasondo angemuva nendawo evulekile enezihlalo ezine. .

Le njini iyafana naleyo esetshenziswa kwiVE Commodore, kodwa ifaka umjovo onengcindezi ephezulu kanye nokunye okushintshwayo ukuze iphushe amandla afinyelele ku-227kW naku-370Nm.

I-chassis inokwakheka kwegeji ebanzi enokulawula okuzimele kuwo wonke amakhona - enamasethingi amabili amisiwe - futhi ine-switchable electronic stability control kanye nama-anti-skid brakes.

Iphakethe lezokuphepha liqukethe ama-airbag ayisithupha, nakuba ibhonethi ebizayo elungele abahamba ngezinyawo ingeke ifike e-Australia. Imoto iphinde itholakale ne-keyless entry, i-Bose audio system eno-40GB hard drive, ukukhanya kwe-LED kwangaphakathi nokunye.

I-Satnav ilungele i-US kodwa ngeke ibe lapha ngenxa yokungqubuzana kwemephu. Izimoto eziyimodeli yonyaka ka-2009 zizofika lapha nama-shift paddles nokunye okuthuthukisiwe.

U-Parveen Batish, inhloko yakwaGM Premium Brands Australia, uthi: “Asikakaqedi ukucaciswa noma inani okwamanje. Lokhu kuzokwenzeka uma sekusondele usuku lokuthengisa.”

Umsebenzi ku-CTS uyaqhubeka, unezici ezintsha nokugxila okuqinile kwezokuphepha.

UPilibosyan uthi uhlose ukwenza imodeli ye-'09 ibe ngcono nakakhulu.

Kodwa ujabule ngalokho okukhiqizwe yiqembu leCadillac futhi ubheke ngabomvu ukushintshwa okugcwele okulandelayo kwe-CTS.

“Kuhlale kunesikhala sokuthuthuka. Imoto yamanje isisondele ngempela ku-10, okuyinto ebesiyifuna. Kodwa ngiyazi ukuthi ngizokwenzenjani ohlelweni olulandelayo,” usho kanje.

EMigwaqweni

I-CTS iyimoto enhle kakhulu. Sakusho lapho. Safika e-US silindele okuphansi kanye nemithwalo ethile evela kuma-Cadillac angaphambili, kodwa i-CTS yasishintsha. Ngokushesha.

Kuthathe i-5km kuphela nokujikajika okumbalwa ukubona ukuthi i-chassis ithambile futhi iyasabela, isiteringi asisona esaseMelika ngokuphelele, futhi isiphetho siqinile. Kubukeka kukuhle, akukho msindo noma umsindo.

I-V6 ethuthukisiwe iduma njengedizili uma ingenzi lutho, okusho ukuthi iphakethe lokukhansela umsindo elihlaba umxhwele, kodwa liyahambisana ngempela. Izwakala njengeV8 uma umile, kanti i-six-speed automatic ibushelelezi futhi inamagiya ahlukaniswe kahle.

Njengoba nje uma ucabangela inani lentengo, ikhabethe livulekile futhi linesikhala esihle sabantu abade ngemuva, futhi kunenqwaba yemishini ehlanganisa isistimu yomsindo enamandla kanye nesivulasi segalaji esakhelwe ngaphakathi.

Uhambo luthambile futhi lubushelelezi, kodwa lusenolawulo oluhle, nakuba ukukhetha kokumiswa kwe-FE2 kanye ne-FE3 kuhlukene.

I-CTS iphatha kahle futhi icwengisiswe emigwaqweni enguthelawayeka uma usebenzisa izilungiselelo zokumiswa ezithambile ze-FE2, kodwa iphakheji yezemidlalo ye-FE3 isho imigodi eshayayo kanye nezindawo eziphukile. Zombili zilungile emigwaqweni esontekile, enokubambelela okuthe xaxa kanye nempendulo evela kulungiselelo lwe-FE3.

I-CTS ayiphelele. Ukulingana nokuqeda akufinyelele ezingeni le-Lexus noma i-Audi, kodwa uPilibosyan uthola ngokushesha amaphutha futhi uthembise ukuphenya nokwenza ngcono. Akukho engakwenza mayelana nokubuka kwangemuva okulinganiselwe, kodwa imoto inensiza yokupaka.

Ngakho-ke kuningi ongakuthanda nokuncane esingakugxeka, okungenani kuze kube yilapho sazi amanani okugcina nama-specs e-Australia.

Futhi into eyodwa eqinisekile, akuyena uCaddy kamkhulu wakho.

UKUBUKA NGAPHAKATHI

I-Cadillac CTS

IYADAYISWA: kulinganiselwa ku-Okthoba

Intengo: cishe u-$75,000

INJINI: 3.6-litre umjovo oqondile V6

UKUDLA: 227kW amandla angu-6300 rpm

UMZUZWANA: 370 Nm ku-5200 rpm.

UKUDLULISWA: onamagiya ayisithupha ozishintshayo, odonsa ngamasondo angemuva

UMNOTHO: Akutholakali

UKUPHEPHA: ama-airbag ngaphambili, eceleni namakhethini, electronic stability control, anti-skid brakes

I-CTS-V AYIYIFANELE I-AUSTRALIA

Inkosi yentaba yakwaCadillac, i-CTS-V eshisa kakhulu (kwesokudla), ethi iyimoto enezicabha ezine eshesha kakhulu emhlabeni, ngeke ize e-Australia.

Njengezimoto eziningi zaseMelika, isiteringi sisohlangothini olungalungile futhi asikwazi ukushintshwa.

Kodwa ngokungafani nama-heavyweights afana ne-Ford F150 ne-Dodge Ram, inkinga ye-CTS yehlela kubunjiniyela, hhayi nje ukunganaki ukuhlela.

“Lapho sesiyifakile i-6.2-litre V8 futhi sanamathisela ishaja enkulu kuyo, saphelelwa yizindlu,” kusho imenenja yemikhiqizo yakwaGeneral Motors uBob Lutz.

Iphakethe layo eliwumshini lihlanganisa i-magnetic suspension control system, amabhuleki e-Brembo e-six-piston disc kanye namathayi e-Michelin Pilot Sport 2.

Kodwa-ke, ukhiye injini: i-V8 ene-super-speed manual noma edonsa ngamagiya ayisithupha azishintshayo emasondweni angemuva. Amandla angu-410kW kanye ne-745Nm.

Kodwa uLutz, ohlale enethemba, ucabanga ukuthi i-Holden Special Vehicles inamandla okusetha i-CTS esheshayo yase-Australia.

“Khuluma ne-HSV. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi kukhona abazoqhamuka nakho,” usho kanje.

UMBONO OKHANGILE

Izimoto ezimbili ezinesibindi ezintsha zikhomba indlela yekusasa le-Cadillac. Azikwazanga ukuhluka kakhulu - inqola yomndeni edonsa ngawo wonke amasondo kanye ne-coupe enezicabha ezimbili - kodwa babelana ngendlela efanayo yokuklama nendlela yentsha emhlabeni wezimoto.

Futhi bobabili baqala umgwaqo futhi bangajoyina kalula umkhiqizo weCadillac e-Australia.

Umqondo we-CTS Coupe ungowesibili ku-Detroit 08 futhi ukhomba isitayela esisha sekhanda leminyango emibili, elinama-engeli amaningi nemiphetho njengamajika kuma-coupe amaningi.

Imenyezelwe ngenjini ye-turbodiesel kodwa izothola injini kaphethroli engu-V6 esetshenziswa kwi-CTS sedan kanye negiya layo lonke lokugijima.

I-Provoq yethulwe njengemoto kagesi esebenza ngogesi kulo mbukiso, kodwa inhloso yayo yangempela ukuheha imindeni esencane enqoleni yomndeni wakwaCadillac.

Ihlanganisa i-GM's E-Flex drive system, esebenzisa amandla kagesi kanye nenjini kaphethiloli "njenge-range extender".

Kodwa umzimba nekhabethe kunomsebenzi omningi okufanele wenziwe.

Futhi izofika e-Australia njengewele elifihliwe lenqola ehlonishwayo ye-Saab 9-4X.