2017 Mini Countryman Cooper Review: Isivivinyo Sangempelasonto

Ngake ngaba umnikazi odabukisayo futhi oziqhenyayo we-Mini Cooper S yango-2002. Bekumnandi kakhulu ukugibela nokubukeka okulungile. Ngalezo zinkumbulo ezimnandi, ngicabange i-Mini Countryman yesizukulwane sesibili - angisho lutho ngeSUV. Njengomuntu ongeyena uMni.

Ukubona ukuthi lo mbono uyiqiniso yini, ngichithe impelasonto ne-Cooper yezinga lokungena ebiza u-$39,900 kanye nephakheji ye-LED ka-Chili engu-$1,500 eyengeziwe (kuyafaneleka). Ngemali, kunenani elimangazayo lekhithi evamile, wonke apakishwe ngendlela emnandi ngesitayela Esincane esiyinkimbinkimbi.

Le yakamuva ye-Countryman imoto enkulu kunazo zonke eyake yenziwa iMini, futhi ibukeka njengayo impela. (Ikhredithi yesithombe: Dan Pugh)

Ngezingane ezintathu ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-11, izinsuku zami zokushayela izicabha ezishisayo ezinezicabha ezimbili njenge-Cooper S ka-2 sezihambile (noma okungenani zize zikhule). Izimfanelo engangikade ngizifuna, njengokuthi "ubumnandi bokushayela", manje seziyangena esikhundleni "sokwenza izinto", kuyilapho "ukubukeka okuhle" kanye "nokulingana okuphelele" kufiphele ngemuva kwaba "ukubukeka okuhle ngokwanele" kanye "nesiqu esivulekile."

Le yakamuva ye-Countryman imoto enkulu kunazo zonke ezake zayenza iMini, futhi ibukeka njengayo nakanjani - kubukeka sengathi bonke ubumnandi budonswe kuyo, ishiya inguqulo epholile, yabantu abadala endaweni yayo. Imibono yokuqala yezingane ngemoto, nokho, ayikwazanga ukuhluka kakhulu.

Ngemali, kunenani elimangazayo lekhithi evamile, wonke apakishwe ngendlela emnandi ngesitayela Esincane esiyinkimbinkimbi. (Ikhredithi yesithombe: Dan Pugh)

Ngakho-ke, ingabe le Mini Countryman iyasebenza ngempela futhi isabeka ukumamatheka ebusweni bakho?

Funda kabanzi: Funda ukubuyekezwa kokwethulwa kuka-Andrew Chesterton lapha.

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UMgqibelo ekuseni wawumangalisa futhi ulwandle lwalufona. Uma sivula imoto sihlangatshezwa wuhlelo olupholile lwe-LED olukhanyisa uphawu lweMini ohlangothini lomshayeli. Lapho ubusha balokhu bugugile, izingane zami ezintathu zahlangana ndawonye namabhodi, amathawula, ababhukudi futhi ngokushesha zagxila ezicini ezipholile zesaluni.

izingane zami ezintathu zinqwabelene namabhodi, amathawula, ababhukudi futhi ngokushesha zagxila ezicini ezipholile zesaluni. (Ikhredithi yesithombe: Dan Pugh)

I-Cooper S yami endala yango-2002 yayinepulasitiki eshibhile kakhulu kunawo wonke amafilimu e-Housewives of Beverly Hills, kodwa le Mini entsha iyisitayela kakhulu, ihlanganisa ubumnandi nomklamo oyinkimbinkimbi.

Wonke amehlo ayesesibonisini esiyindilinga esinezindandatho ezikhanyayo nokukhanya kwezwi okukhanyisa isicabha nezindawo zaphansi - uphawu lwezingane. (Ikhredithi yesithombe: Dan Pugh)

Lapho ingena emotweni, wonke amehlo ayebheke esibukweni esiyindilinga esinezindandatho ezikhanyayo nokukhanya kwezwi okukhanyisa isicabha nezindawo zaphansi - okuwuphawu lwezingane. Engikuthandayo kwamaMini amadala, amaswishi okuguqula abonakala ngokugqamile futhi inkinobho ebomvu yokuqala idonsa ukunaka. Uma uthanda izinto ezithintekayo, le moto ingeyakho.

Lapho ngisuka ogwini ngibuyela ekhaya, ngalahlekelwa ngomunye wezingane zami ngosuku, kodwa ngagibela abagibeli ababili abengeziwe. Ngisola ukuthi bobane bebependiwe izindlebe, ngoba kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bengincenga kangakanani, bakwazile ukuletha isihlabathi esikhulu solwandle endlini encane.

Ayizange izizwe iminyene noma ilethe ukumamatheka kunoma ubani (bonke abangaphansi kweminyaka engu-11) ababeyigibele.

Ezinganeni ezigibele amatekisi, injini engu-1.5 litre eyi-three cylinder yasebenza kahle, futhi kimina le moto yaba isimanga. Imataniswe namagiya ayisithupha azishintshayo, ibizwakala inamandla futhi iguquguquka kakhulu ngezinye izikhathi kunalokho ebengikucabanga.

Emuva ekhaya, ngathatha isicoci se-vacuum ngaphambi kokuchitha isikhathi esiningi sosuku ngizama ukuhlanza isihlabathi. Kwakubuhlungu kuzo zonke izinkalo zemoto. Yilapho omata bephansi besiza khona - ukuwasusa kwasiza ekususeni iningi lemfucumfucu yolwandle.

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Izikhathi zangeSonto ekuseni bezichithelwa emapikinikini nasekuhambiseni izingane izinsuku nezitolo. I-Mini enkulu kakhulu yayisingatha kalula. Isilingana kahle sobane, amagiya ethu epikiniki nezikhwama zokuthenga.

Indawo yemithwalo ivulekile (inezihlalo eziqondile) futhi ivulekile izihlalo ezigoqelwe phansi. (Ikhredithi yesithombe: Dan Pugh)

Lezi zinkomishi ezimbili zangaphambili zazivame ukusetshenziselwa izinkomishi zekhofi ezithengwayo, njengamaphakethe eminyango—zaba ikhaya lesikhashana lamabhodlela eziphuzo zezingane, amakamu, othayi bezinwele kanye ne-iPad. Ayizange izizwe iminyene noma ilethe ukumamatheka kunoma ubani (bonke abangaphansi kweminyaka engu-11) ababeyigibele.

I-tailgate kagesi ezwa unyawo kwakuyisici esamukelekayo, uma kucatshangelwa inani legiya elivamise ukusetshenziswa, lalivame ukusetshenziswa. Indawo yemithwalo iyisikhala (inezihlalo eziqondile) futhi ivulekile izihlalo ezigoqelwe phansi (40:20:40), futhi kunesikhala esingeziwe sokugcina esinendawo yokubeka izinto ngaphansi kwesiqu.

Indawo yokupaka enxanxatheleni yezitolo inikeze isikhathi esifanele sokuhlola ikhamera engemuva (ejwayelekile kule modeli) nezinzwa zokupaka ngaphambili, ngemuva nangaseceleni. Okokupaka emgwaqweni, isici esisodwa esiwusizo (noma iqhinga lephathi lapho ujabulisa izingane ezintathu) kuwuhlelo lokupaka oluzenzakalelayo lokukusiza ukupaka okuhambisanayo kulezo zindawo eziqinile.

Bekuyi-Sydney yakudala enelanga ngeSonto ntambama futhi uBaba wafona ephakamisa uhambo lokuyobona umdlalo wendawo wombhoxo. Ngihamba nendodana yami, ngathatha indlela emfushane ukuze ngihlole ukusebenza kwe-Mini kancane. AmaSUV amaningi angenza ngizibuze ukuthi kungani i-"S" imele "Sport" hhayi "Suburb". Ngokungafani ne-Countryman, imoto yayizethemba futhi kumnandi ukuyishayela.

Injini enamasilinda amathathu yayisebenza ngendlela emangalisayo, ikakhulukazi ekusheshiseni. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, inaliti ye-speedometer ihamba kancane kakhulu ngaphezu kuka-70 km/h, lapho uzwa sengathi isilinda ngalinye kwamathathu lisebenza isikhathi esengeziwe.

Ngaphandle kwenjini, isiteringi nokuzwakala, impela iyiMini (ikakhulukazi ekwi-sport mode) futhi engakwenza ukhohlwe ukuthi uhamba ngeSUV nezingane. Izihlalo ezingaphambili zintofontofo kakhulu futhi zimise okwenzelwe ukuhlinzeka ngokulingana nokusekela okuhle. Kusukela ekwakhiweni kuya ezintweni ezisetshenziswayo, ikhabethe linomuzwa wezinga lokuqala elimema umshayeli nabagibeli ukuthi bahlole zonke izinkinobho nokushintsha.

I-Mini Countryman ikhule ngayo yonke indlela ngobuchwepheshe obungcono, okokusebenza kwezokuphepha kanye nezici ezisebenzayo. Lena inombolo enkulu ezobeka ukumamatheka ebusweni bakho futhi kufanele ithathwe njengembangi yangempela yeSUV encane.

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