Izimoto ezishibhile ezinhle kakhulu

…nezimoto zebhajethi enesizotha eziphuma kumagumbi ombukiso ase-Australia.

Kushibhile ngo-2011 akusasho ithini elibi; Kusukela ku-$11,790 ku-Suzuki Alto kuya ku-$12,990 ye-Nissan Micra, kunokukhethwa kwama-hatchback amahlanu anezicabha ezinhlanu aphephile, ahlome kangcono futhi akheke kangcono kunangaphambili.

Eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, izimoto ezishibhe kakhulu emakethe yasendaweni kwakuyi-Hyundai Excel enezicabha ezintathu engu-$13,990 kanye ne-Daewoo Lanos engu-$13,000.

Kusukela lapho, imali engenayo emaphakathi yase-Australia yeqe ngamaphesenti angama-21 ngokwemibandela yangempela, ngokusho kwe-ACTU, njengoba intengo kaphethiloli yehle isuka kumasenti angama-80 ilitha yaya ku-$1.40 noma ngaphezulu.

Kodwa amanani ezimoto ehle ngokweqiniso, ngenxa yokuncintisana okukhulayo, idola eliqinile nemikhiqizo emisha evela eChina.

Ubuchwepheshe obungena kalula buvela ezimotweni ezibiza kakhulu noma njengokulawula ukuzinza okugunyazwe iziphathimandla kwenze lezi zimoto zebhajethi zikhange kakhulu kunangaphambili.

Umkhiqizi waseMalaysia, iProton, ubephakathi kwabokuqala ukwehlisa amanani entengo ngesikhathi bebhekene nokuhlasela okuyingozi okuvela eChina, yethula i-sedan engu-$11,990 S16 emakethe yezimoto zabagibeli ngoNovemba odlule.

Manje abakwaSuzuki sebehamba phambili emananini. (Futhi iProton, enempahla elinganiselwe elinde ukuvala imodeli eshibhe okungenzeka kamuva kulo nyaka, ayikwazanga ukuqhathanisa ne-S16.)

Zonke izimbangi zabo zithola amakhaya amasha. Nakuba iyonke imakethe yezimoto inobuvila, yehle ngo-5.3% unyaka nonyaka, ukuthengiswa kwezimoto zabagibeli kwehle ngo-1.4%. Zibalelwa ku-55,000 XNUMX izimoto ezincane ezidayiswe ekupheleni kukaMeyi, okuyindawo yesibili ngobukhulu ngemuva kwezimoto ezincane futhi ngaphambi kokudayiswa kwe-compact SUV.

Imenenja jikelele yakwaSuzuki Australia uTony Devers uthi ingxenye yezimoto zabagibeli ikhule ngendlela emangalisayo kule minyaka emihlanu edlule njengoba abantu base-Australia sebeya emadolobheni futhi bagxile kakhulu emadolobheni.

Ngokusho kukaSuzuki, abathengi bezimoto bawela emakamu amabili: abantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-45 bafuna imoto yesibili, kanti abantu abangaphansi kweminyaka engama-25 bafuna ezokuthutha zasenyuvesi nasemadolobheni.

“Iyiphi enye imoto eneminyaka emine noma emihlanu ubudala enomnotho omncane futhi ivikeleke kancane?” Kusho uDevers.

VALUE

Kulezi zinsuku, uthola inani elimangalisayo lekhithi emotweni eshibhile: izibuko zamandla (zizonke ngaphandle kwe-Alto), isiphephetha-moya, izici eziningi zokuphepha, amawindi kagesi (ngaphambili kuphela, kodwa omane ku-Chery), namasistimu omsindo wekhwalithi. .

Kukhona u-$1200 kuphela phakathi kokushibhe kakhulu nokubiza kakhulu, futhi nenani lokuthengisa liseduze kakhulu nalo.

Ubukhulu bezimoto nabo buyafana, namandla. Udinga ukuba uMark Webber ukuze uhlukanise phakathi kwezinamandla kancane (i-Alto 50 kW) nezinamandla kakhulu (Chery 62 kW).

IMicra iwine ngeBluetooth, USB input kanye nezilawuli zomsindo wesiteringi kodwa nayo ibiza kakhulu.

I-Alto ishibhe kakhulu, kodwa ayiphuthelwa yizinsiza eziningi ngaphandle kwezibuko zamandla. Futhi nge-$700 eyengeziwe, i-GLX inamalambu enkungu namasondo engxubevange.

I-TECHNOLOGY

Izimoto ezine ezibiza kancane esizihlolile zifika nenkathi entsha yokuncipha kwezinjini. E-Micra nase-Alto, lezi izitshalo zamandla ezingamasilinda amathathu. Amamodeli angama-cylinder amathathu ayemaholo kancane lapho engenzi lutho, kodwa eyonga kangangokuthi abeka indlela yekusasa lezimoto zedolobha. Ezimweni ezingokoqobo, kwakunzima ukunquma noma yimuphi umehluko emandleni.

“Kuyamangaza ukuthi lena imishini engamasilinda amathathu,” kusho umhloli oyisivakashi uWilliam Churchill. "Bashesha kakhulu kwabathathu." Ngokombono wobuchwepheshe obuphansi, kunzima ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwezinkinobho zokukhiya nezokuvula kuma-keyfobs e-Alto ne-Chery, kuyilapho i-Micra yengeza inkinobho yokuthola imoto ekhalayo.

Design

I-Micra ibukeka iyinhle kakhulu futhi iyindida kancane, njengoba ilahlekelwe amehlo ezinambuzane ekulungisweni kobuso kwakamuva. Ihlala kahle futhi emasondweni anezikhala ezincane kuma-arches amasondo.

Omunye wabashayeli bethu bokuhlola abavakashi, u-Amy Spencer, uthi uyayithanda indlela uChery abukeka ngayo njengeSUV. Iphinde ibe namasondo acwebezelayo acwebezelayo futhi ingaphakathi ekhangayo.

AmaShayina aphume endleleni yawo ukuze kwandiswe indawo ye-cabin, ngisho noma izihlalo zintula ukusekelwa futhi eminye imininingwane ingeyona engcono kakhulu. U-Alto no-Barina bayafana ngokubukeka. Ngaphakathi, zombili zinezihlalo ezikhululekile nezisekelayo, kodwa ikhompuyutha ye-Holden esebhodini imatasa kakhulu futhi imatasa ukuthi ifundeke kalula.

Ubukhulu bekhabhinethi buyafana kuzo zonke izimoto ezine, nakuba iMicra inesikhala sangemuva esingcono kakhulu somlenze nebhuthi, kuyilapho i-Alto inomboko omncane.

UChery uphinde wathola amaphuzu kwaSpencer ngendawo yayo yokugcina izinto ephathwayo kudeshibhodi.

Yena kanye nevolontiya elisebenza naye lokuhlola uPenny Langfield baphinde baphawula ukubaluleka kwezibuko eziyize kuma-visors. UMicra noBarina banezibuko ezimbili eziyize, uChery unesinye ohlangothini lwabagibeli kanti u-Alto unesisodwa ngasohlangothini lomshayeli.

UKUPHEPHA

ULangfield waphawula ukuthi ukuphepha kungenye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu okufanele zicatshangelwe.

Uthi: “Yilokho okukhathaza kakhulu ngemoto encane.

Kodwa ukushibhile akusho ukuthi bayeqa izici zokuphepha. Zonke zine-electronic stability control, ABS ne-electronic brake force distribution.

IChery inama-airbag amabili ngaphambili kuphela, kodwa amanye aphuma nama-airbag ayisithupha.

Ngokohlelo lwe-Australian New Car Assessment Programme, iChery inezinga lezingozi ezine izinkanyezi ezintathu, iBarina ne-Alto izinkanyezi ezine, kanti iMicra ayikahlolwa, kodwa eyangaphambili enama-airbag amabili ngaphambili yayinezinkanyezi ezintathu kuphela. .

Ukushayela

Sathatha abashayeli bethu abathathu abasebasha abangamavolontiya ohambweni olufushane lokuzungeza idolobha elinamagquma amaningi kanye nohambo lwesikebhe lukathelawayeka. IChery ike yahlushwa wukuphuma ngaphandle kwebhokisi, ihambe ibanga elingu-150km kuphela kanti iningi layo bekusekuhlolweni.

Amabhuleki angase asale eginqika, kodwa aze afudumale azizwe ethambile. Khona-ke baba nzima kancane, kodwa namanje abazizwa.

I-air conditioner yakwaChery nayo inomsindo okhalayo ku-fan, ongase unyamalale ngemva kwesikhashana.

Siphinde saqaphela ukuthi iphenduka kancane uma ucindezela i-clutch, ekhombisa ukuthi mhlawumbe i-throttle enamathela kancane kuyilapho isentsha.

Kodwa-ke, uChery uthole ukubuyekezwa okuhle okuvela kuzo zonke izingxenye ngenjini yayo esabelayo futhi "esheshayo". Kodwa-ke, uLangfield waphawula ukuthi "kube buvila kancane ukukhuphuka".

“Ngizwe wonke umsindo wokuthi imoto eshibhe kunazo zonke, kodwa ishayela kangcono kunalokho ebengikucabanga,” usho kanje. USpencer ujabule ngesistimu yomsindo: "Kuhle kakhulu uma uphakamisa amandla."

Nokho, wathandana noMicra ngaso leso sikhathi.

“Ngiyayithanda le moto selokhu ngayikhipha endaweni yokupaka. Kuyashesha impela. Ngiyazithanda izibuko ezinkulu. Ngithanda ukuthi ideshibhodi iyinika kanjani isikhala. Akugcwele lapha.

Uphinde wathanda ukulungiswa kobude besihlalo ku-Micra ne-Suzuki: "Kuyintofontofo kubantu abafushane."

UChurchill uthi amageji eMicra afundeka kalula kanti nezilawuli zokulalelwayo zesiteringi zikhululekile.

“Ubushelelezi” bekuyindlela uLangfield achaza ngayo amandla, ukuguquka nokushelela.

“Unesistimu yokulalelwayo ekahle. Umsakazo muhle futhi uphakeme,” esho enyusa ivolumu ye-Triple J. Uthanda nezibambi ezibanzi.

I-Barina iyimoto yedolobha ethembekile, eqinile futhi enamandla. "Ukushayela kulula, kodwa isikrini se-LCD kudeshibhodi siphazamisa kancane futhi simatasa kakhulu," kusho uChurchill. ULangfield uyavuma, kodwa uthi, "Ngiqinisekile ukuthi uzojwayela ngemuva kwesikhashana."

Uthande "igiya elibushelelezi" kodwa wakuthola "kuyinto engayekeleli kwezinye izindawo, kodwa ingena uma uyidinga."

I-Suzuki imangaze wonke umuntu ngenjini yayo enamasilinda amathathu. “Ukhumula uma ufuna. Kuzwakala kunembile futhi kusabela, ”kusho uLangfield.

Kodwa uSpencer ukhala ngokuntuleka kwesikhala somboko. "Ngeke kube khona ukuhamba ngezinyawo ngempelasonto nalawa mabhuzu."

UChurchill uthi ukushintsha bekulula futhi ukubamba kulula. "Indlela elula ukuhlala phansi bese uhamba nje."

TOTAL

UChery uyisimangaliso sangempela. Kungcono kunalokho ebesikucabanga futhi sithole izibuyekezo ezinhle zesitayela, umsindo namandla.

I-Barina ibonakala iphephile, iqinile futhi inokwethenjelwa, kuyilapho i-Micra ibonakala icwengisiswe kakhulu, nakuba ibiza kakhulu. Kodwa kumele sivumelane nabadlali.

Nakuba sithole amaphuzu amahle nahlukene kuzo zozine, sibonga ukulungela kweSuzuki kanye nentengo njengomholi kuleli phakethe.

ULangfield unegama lokugcina elithi: "Zonke lezi zimoto zingcono kunemoto yami, ngakho akukho engingakhala ngakho."

IVOTI

U-Penny Langfield: 1 i-viola, 2 micra, 3 barina, 4 cherry. “Ngiyakujabulela ukushayela. Uzizwa ushayela imoto yangempela, hhayi ithoyizi.”

U-Amy Spencer: 1 Micra, 2 Alto, 3 Barina, 4 Cheri. “Imoto enhle ngayo yonke indlela. Inendawo encane yokugcina futhi kulula ukuyibuka futhi kulula ukuyishayela.”

UWilliam Churchill: I-viola engu-1, ama-barina angu-2, ama-cherry ama-3, ama-micros angu-4. “Ngiyakwazi ukungena kuyona futhi bekungadingeki ukuthi ngijwayele ukushayela. Ideshibhodi nayo kulula ukuyisebenzisa.”

I-SUZUKI ALTO GL

Izindleko: $11,790

Umzimba: 5 iminyango hatchback

Injini: 1 litre, 3-cylinder 50kW/90Nm

Ukudluliswa: 5-speed manual (4-speed automatic option)

Okokhelekayo: 4.7 l/100 km; I-CO2 110 g/km

Ubukhulu obuphelele: 3500 mm (D), 1600 mm (W), 1470 mm (W), 2360 mm (W)

Ezokuphepha: 6 airbags, ESP, ABS, EBD

Isiqinisekiso: Iminyaka emi-3/100,000 km

Ukuthengisa kabusha: 50.9%

Isilinganiso esiluhlaza: 5 izinkanyezi

Izici: 14" amarimu ensimbi, A/C, okokufaka okuyisizayo, isipele sensimbi esinosayizi ogcwele, amawindi kagesi angaphambili

BARINA SPARK CD

Izindleko: $12,490

Umzimba: 5 iminyango hatchback

Injini: 1.2 litre, 4-cylinder 59kW/107Nm

Ukudluliswa: Incwadi yomsebenzisi 5

Okokhelekayo: 5.6 l/100 km; I-CO2 128 g/km

Ubukhulu obuphelele: 3593 mm (D), 1597 mm (W), 1522 mm (W), 2375 mm (W)

Ezokuphepha: 6 airbags, ESC, ABS, TCS

Isiqinisekiso: Iminyaka emi-3 / 100,000 km

Ukuthengisa kabusha: 52.8%

Isilinganiso esiluhlaza: 5 izinkanyezi

Izici: Amasondo angu-14" alloy, amawindi kagesi ngaphambili, air conditioning, USB ne-Aux audio input, amalambu emoto, isondo eliyisipele eliwusayizi ogcwele ozikhethela lona.

I-CHERY J1

Izindleko: $11,990

Umzimba: 5 iminyango hatchback

Injini: 1.3 litre, 4-cylinder 62kW/122Nm

Ukudluliswa: Incwadi yomsebenzisi 5

Okokhelekayo: 6.7 l/100 km; I-CO2 159 g/km

Ubukhulu obuphelele: 3700 mm (L), 1578 (W), 1564 (H), 2390 (W)

Ezokuphepha: I-ABS, EBD, ESP, ama-airbag amabili ngaphambili

Isiqinisekiso: Iminyaka emi-3 / 100,000 km

Ukuthengisa kabusha: 49.2%

Isilinganiso esiluhlaza: 4 izinkanyezi

Izici: Amasondo angu-14" alloy, isipele sensimbi esiwusayizi ogcwele, isimo somoya, amawindi kagesi angu-4 nezibuko.

I-NISSAN MIKRA ST

Izindleko: $12,990

Umzimba: 5 iminyango hatchback

Injini: 1.2 litre, 3-cylinder 56kW/100nm

Ukudluliswa: 5-speed manual (XNUMX-speed automatic option)

Okokhelekayo: 5.9 l/100 km; I-CO2 138 g/km

Ubukhulu obuphelele: 3780 mm (D), 1665 mm (W), 1525 mm (W), 2435 mm (W)

Ezokuphepha: 6 airbags, ESP, ABS, EBD

Isiqinisekiso: Iminyaka emi-3/100,000 3 km, iminyaka engu-24 XNUMX/XNUMX usizo lomgwaqo

Ukuthengisa kabusha: 50.8%

Isilinganiso esiluhlaza: 5 izinkanyezi

Izici: I-Bluetooth, A/C, 14" amasondo ensimbi, isipele sensimbi esigcwele usayizi, insiza yokungena, amawindi anamandla angaphambili

I-PROTON C16 G

Izindleko: $11,990

Umzimba: I-4-door sedan

Injini: 1.6 litre, 4-cylinder 82kW/148Nm

Ukudluliswa: Incwadi yomsebenzisi 5

Okokhelekayo: 6.3 l/100 km; I-CO2 148 g/km

Ubukhulu obuphelele: 4257 mm (D) 1680 mm (W) 1502 mm (W), 2465 mm (W)

Ezokuphepha: I-airbag yomshayeli, ESC,

Isiqinisekiso: iminyaka emithathu, imayela elingenamkhawulo, XNUMX/XNUMX usizo lomgwaqo

Ukuthengisa kabusha: 50.9%

Isilinganiso esiluhlaza: 4 izinkanyezi

Izici: 13" amasondo ensimbi, usayizi ogcwele wethayi lensimbi, isimo somoya, ukukhiya okuphakathi nendawo, amawindi kagesi angaphambili

IZINKETHO ZEMOTO ESETSHENZISWA

Kunezinketho ezimbalwa zemoto ekhanyayo entsha uma uthenga into esetshenzisiwe futhi enengqondo.

Phakathi kwazo, Umhlahlandlela we-Glass ubala izinguqulo ze-Honda Civic Vi ezinezicabha ezinhlanu zika-2003 ngo-$12,200, i-Toyota Corolla Ascent sedan ka-2005 ngo-$12,990, kanye ne-Mazda 2004 Neo (sedan noma i-hatchback) ngo-$3.

Ngaleso sikhathi, iCivic yahlaba umxhwele ngesikhala esiningi sangaphakathi nobuntofontofo, isithunzi esiqinile, nohlu olude lwemishini okuhlanganisa ama-airbag amabili, ABS, namawindi kagesi nezibuko.

Uhlu lwe-Mazda3 lwathandwa kakhulu abagxeki kanye nabathengi, lwabuyisela isitayela kumkhiqizo. I-Neo ifike ejwayelekile ine-air conditioning, ama-airbag amabili, i-CD player kanye ne-remote central locking. Sekuyisikhathi eside iToyota Corolla iyimodeli ethembekile nethembekile esigabeni sezimoto ezihlangene; Izinhlobo zango-2005 zafika nama-airbag amabili, air conditioning, ABS nokwethembeka okuqinisekisiwe.