Izimoto ezincane azishayeli ukuthengisa okukhulu

KwaKia balindele ukudayisa ama hatchback abo amancane ePicanto abalelwa ku-300 ngenyanga.

Izimoto ezincane zingase zibe sekhaleni e-Australia, kodwa akekho obonakala etshele abakhiqizi ngakho.

Ukuthengiswa kwezimoto ezincane zasedolobheni ezinamandla enjini kwehle ngaphezu kwengxenye yesithathu ngonyaka odlule, kodwa lokho akuzange kuvimbe ukugcwala kwezinhlobo ezintsha.

Kulandela i-Holden Spark ne-Fiat 500 entsha kuza isibuyekezo esithengiswa kakhulu esigabeni se-Mitsubishi Mirage.

I-Mirage ifika ngesikhathi esifanele ukuzongena okokuqala kweKia esigabeni, i-Picanto encane yase-Europe ezoqala ngenyanga ezayo.

I-line up tiddler yakwaMitsubishi ine-grille entsha ngaphambili, ihood eklanywe kabusha namasondo ahlukene ukuze ihambisane nekhabhinethi ethi izihlalo ezingcono kanye namaphiyano amnyama aphakamisa umoya.

Kunemibala emibili yangaphandle emisha - iwayini elibomvu newolintshi - kodwa izinguquko ezinkulu zingaphandle.

Isiteringi esisha samandla kagesi kuthiwa senze ngcono ukusabela kanye nokwenza iMirage isheshe futhi ikhululeke emgwaqeni onguthelawayeka.

AbakwaMitsubishi babuyisele umshini oshintshashintshayo wemoto ukuze ikwazi ukushesha kangcono egiyeni futhi bashuna i-suspension ukuze behlise ukugeleza komzimba emakhoneni, bathuthukise ukunethezeka kokugibela nokunciphisa umsindo womgwaqo.

Akukho ukuncishiswa kwentengo, kodwa uhlobo, oseluvele lunewaranti yeminyaka emihlanu engaphezu kwevamile, lunciphise izindleko zesevisi enomkhawulo ngama-$270 esikhathini esiyiminyaka emine.

Izinkampani zezimoto zazijabulile ngemakethe yezimoto ezincane eminyakeni embalwa edlule, lapho ukukhuphuka kwamanani kaphethiloli kanye nokukhuphuka kokugxilwa kwegesi ekhishwayo kusikisela ukuthi abathengi bezimoto bazojaha ukwehlisa.

Akwenzekanga ngoba uthando lwethu ngamaSUV lwaqeda ukuvuselelwa kwezimoto ezincane.

Ngonyaka odlule, iVolkswagen yakhipha iphinikhodi encanyana yayo i-Up (ithengise izimoto ezingu-321 kuphela ngonyaka odlule), kanti iSmart ForTwo nayo yakhishwa emakethe yasendaweni.

Inkampani esanda kungena ngonyaka odlule, iSuzuki Celerio, iqale ukudayisa izimoto ezingu-1400 XNUMX kuphela yize inenani eliphansi lemoto entsha.

Ukuthengiswa kwe-Mirage, umholi wemakethe kule ngxenye, kwehle ngo-40%.

Yize isimo simnyama, kwaKia baphokophele phambili ngezinhlelo zokwethula iPicanto ngo-Ephreli.

Umkhulumeli wakwaKia uKevin Hepworth utshele iCarsGuide ngonyaka odlule ukuthi lo mkhiqizo ulindele ukudayisa amaPicantos angaba ngu-300 ngenyanga.