Uhlolojikelele lwe-Proton Savvy hatchback ka-2006
Isikhathi eside, imodeli ye-Proton ethengiswa kakhulu kwakuyimodeli yesidala enethoni ezimbili eqanjwe imvu, i-Jumbuck. Kodwa kulo nyaka, umkhiqizi waseMalaysia ulungise isimo kanye nomklamo ukuze kuqhudelane, namamodeli amabili amasha abukeka njenge-Lotus kune-Jumbuck ye-jovial.
Kule minyaka embalwa edlule, i-Proton iqhubekele phambili ngokugxuma nemingcele, ithatha indawo ye-Lotus futhi yaqeda isikole sokuklama esinobukhazikhazi, esisadla ngoludala esisahlupha amanye amamaki ase-Asia.
I-Savvy ingenye yemodeli enjalo efakazela iphuzu layo. Ikhishwe ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, inesihloko se-hatchback enezicabha ezinhlanu ethengeka kakhulu emakethe - akuyona into encane uma kubhekwa umfutho wamanje wokubumbana nomnotho. Kepha kulapho u-Savvy ekhombisa khona ubuhlakani bakhe bomgwaqo.
I-Savvy isohlangothini lwe-anorexic emhlabeni, ngesisindo somgwaqo esingama-965kg. Lokhu kuvumela injini yebhodlela lobisi ukuthi ikwazi ukunika amandla imoto - injini engu-1149cc eyi-four-cylinder iyona kuphela eshaya ngaphansi kwesivalo.
Ikhiqiza amandla angu-55 kW kuphela ku-5500 rpm ne-105 Nm. Emarobhothini ngeke kuqhunyiswe muntu, futhi ayadingeka ama-rev ngaphansi komthwalo, kodwa injini yenza kahle kakhulu edolobheni, ehambisana ne-laconic open-bolt edonsa ngamagiya amahlanu ashintshwayo.
I-clutch izwela kancane ekuqaleni futhi amaphedali aphezulu kakhulu kulo mgibeli, kodwa ngaphandle kwalokho ama-ergonomics akhululekile.
I-Proton isidayise ama-automatics ayo, kanti i-clutchless manual engu-$1000 ithandwa kakhulu.
Ngokwemvelo, i-Savvy iwina ekufakeni amafutha. Njengoba ibiza amalitha angu-5.7 kaphethiloli oyi-premium unleaded ngebanga lika-100 km ngazo zombili izindlela ezishintshwayo nezizishintshayo (futhi uma ihlolwa ingu-0.2 wamalitha ngaphezulu), ayisaleli kude ne-hybrid yeToyota Prius ekushayeleni kwangempela.
Injini inomsindo futhi namasondo aduma kakhulu ngesivinini, kodwa iSavvy iyayenza emakhoneni. Lokhu kwenzeka ngokushintshana, njengoba kufanele kube nomzala omncane weLotus.
Isiteringi siyashesha kunalokho obekulindelwe, kanti ukuxhumana phakathi kwesondo namasondo kuhle kakhulu ngenxa yamasondo angu-15 inch alloy wheels kanye ne-suspension ecushwe kahle.
Eqinisweni, into embi kakhulu ngemoto cishe amathayi, amaphakathi endaweni eyomile futhi esabekayo lapho kumanzi, abangela ukushelela (kusuka enjinini yelitha!) kanye ne-understeer enzima emigwaqweni eshelelayo.
Iphinde ibe nengxenye eyisipele yokonga isikhala. Kodwa amathayi ayakwazi ukushintshwa, futhi iSavvy ifika ejwayelekile ne-ABS/EBD, engaphezu kwezimbangi zayo ezinamachashazi ezicathulo amabi ngendlela efanayo.
Noma inezicabha ezine ezigcwele nezihlalo ezinhlanu, iSavvy incane - nje 3.7m ubude - kodwa 1.65m ububanzi yenzela ingaphakathi elivulekile kubagibeli bangaphambili.
Ukumpintsha ezindaweni ezincane cishe sekuqinisekisiwe, njengoba i-Savvy iza ejwayelekile nezinzwa zokupaka ezihlehlayo.
Uphuthelwa izibuko eziseceleni ezilungiseka ngogesi, kodwa ikhabethe liminyene kangangokuthi ukulungisa isibonisi esiseceleni komgibeli akulula.
Ukushoda kwangempela kubagibeli bangemuva: Isihlalo siminyene kakhulu kubantu abathathu, futhi izigxobo zegwebu eziyisicaba, ezingasekeli kanye nebhande lesihlalo esiphakathi kwamadolo kuphela kwenza indawo emaphakathi ewumngcingo icishe ingabi namsebenzi.
Nakuba kungekho ukukhululwa kwebhuthi yangaphandle, isikhala sempahla sikhulu. Futhi ngaphambili, lapho iningi lesenzo kukhona, umshayeli nomgibeli banakekelwa kahle.
Olunye upulasitiki oshibhile kukhabhini lulungiswa ukunethezeka okuncane okufana nesimo sezulu esilawulwa yisimo sezulu esijwayelekile, futhi ukubonakala kuhle kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yomklamo wokusika umnyango.
Ngemoto engu-$13,990, i-Savvy yayingaphezu kokumangalisa. Phonsa isethi entsha yamathayi futhi une-hatchback enezicabha ezinhlanu esebenza kahle nezici ezijwayelekile kunezinye izimoto ezibizayo ngo-$5000.
Ukuthembeka komkhiqizo, amapulasitiki angaphakathi okungabazekayo kanye nenani lokuthengisa kabusha kuzoqhubeka nokuba umthwalo ku-Proton esikhathini esizayo esibonakalayo, kodwa njengamanye amamaki aseKorea, iqhubekela phambili emzamweni wokuba nokuncintisana.
I-Satria, i-nameplate eyenza i-Proton yaduma, ibuyile futhi kufanele ijoyine i-Savvy kulo mndeni othonywe i-Lotus obuyekeziwe ekupheleni konyaka.
Ukuguqulwa kukhiqiza okungaphezulu kobuso obuhle.
