Ukubuyekezwa kwe-Proton Gen.2 2005: Isifinyezo
Iqiniso lokuthi inkampani yabazali bakaLotus izinze eMalaysia liphinde lidonse ukunaka okukhulu, ikakhulukazi ngokungakholwa.
Kepha injalo impilo embonini yezimoto yaseBrithani, lapho cishe yonke imikhiqizo emikhulu inikeze ubunikazi basogwini.
Umnikazi we-lotus u-Proton akagcini nje endabeni, kodwa ubungaza ubuhle obubalulekile bobunjiniyela besigaba sakhe sase-UK futhi ukuhlanganisa ne-Gen.2 yayo yakamuva enezicabha ezinhlanu.
Yebo, igama lakhe lelo. Nakuba ngokulandela umkhondo wethrafikhi ithi i-CamPro Gen.2 esivalweni se-trunk, okufakazela ukuthi isiNgisi esingaguquki semboni yezimoto yase-Japan yama-1960s ayifile.
Ngenxa kaNkulunkulu . . . I-CamPro izwakala njengesidlaliso sesifebe saseNingizimu-mpumalanga Asia, kuyilapho i-Gen.2 izwakala njengendodakazi yakhe. I-Wombat ingaba ngcono.
Kodwa kuthiwani ngegama? Le moto iklanywe kahle, inesitayela esisha, inekhala elibuthuntu njengeMazda nomsila obanzi ofana neVolvo S60.
Akuyona imoto enkulu, nakuba inendawo eyanele abantu abadala abane, kanti i-trunk ivulekile futhi iyanwebeka ngenxa yezihlalo zangemuva ezigoqekayo.
Abaklami be-Proton banqume ngokucophelela i-cockpit ngemibala e-beige ethambile ukuze ibukeke ithule, i-pastel, i-airy futhi yamukeleka ngesitayela esifudumele nesifiphele.
Ideshibhodi ithola amamaki aphezulu, anamageji afundeka kalula, irediyo/iCD yeBlaupunkt ebukeka sengathi ivela ku-Citroen, kanye nesigaxa esimile esimile esifana ne-Lotus Elise ukuze silawule ukungena komoya nomoya.
Kodwa ayinalo ibhokisi lamagilavu - ithreyi elingaphansi kodeshi liphethe izinto zakho - kanye nesibambi sitsha esisodwa kuphela.
Izihlalo ziyamangalisa ngoba azinakho ukusekelwa eceleni - kodwa ngaphezulu kwalokho kamuva.
Yehla kancane, kodwa ngakubuyisela emuva, okubonisa ukuthi ukulawulwa kwekhwalithi yinto ehamba phambili elandelayo.
Into engcono kakhulu ngeGen.2 ukuhamba kwayo okushelelayo. Ikalwe njengenye yezimoto ezihamba phambili esigabeni sayo, kanti ukuphatha kwayo kuzobeka izimoto ezibiza ngokuphindwe kathathu ehlazweni.
Ukuzizwa kokuqondisa kuhle kakhulu, kanjalo nezilinganiso zamagiya; ukudonsa kubukhali, futhi ukuhlalisa kulula; futhi injini - ngenkathi inamandla amancane - ingumdlali ozimisele ngokushayela ngokushesha.
Ngisho namabhuleki kuwo wonke amasondo angama-disc, ngakho-ke i-chassis enwetshiwe yayiyinto enkulu kodwa ejabulisayo.
Kodwa ngenkathi ujabulela lokhu kuguqulwa, umzimba wakho awunjalo. Izihlalo ziqedwe kahle, kodwa azikho ukusekelwa kwe-lateral kanye ne-cushion engajulile, enganikezi induduzo enkulu. Ngokuyisisekelo, ukuphatha imoto kudlula kude ikhono lakho lokuhlala nokuyisebenzisa.
Le njini ibukeka inawo wonke amandla yize inamandla angu-82kW ishoda kwezimbangi zayo. Kodwa-ke, iyakwazi ukuphatha ngaphandle kwengxabano futhi isheshisa ngokushesha kunalokho obungayilindela.
I-lever yokuhambisa imanuwali imile kancane, nakuba izilinganiso zegiya ziyifanele injini encane.
Lena imoto enhle kakhulu ngentengo ehlukile eyehlula amaKorea.
Ukuphawula kokugcina ukuthi ukusebenzisa isondo le-Proton ukuze wonge isikhala akunakuthethelelwa futhi, njenganoma yimuphi omunye umshini wezimoto ofuna ukonga imali emphakathini wase-Australia, kufanele kuthiwe akukho emthethweni ngenxa yezizathu zokuphepha.
