Ukubuyekezwa kwesondo le-Kumho: PA 51

Amathayi yinto enkulu. Azikho zikanokusho noma ezikhangayo njengezimoto eziwathwalayo, kodwa ziyimboni enkulu yize kunjalo.

Ubuwazi, ngokwesibonelo, ukuthi iKumho ngokusobala iyinkampani yesithathu yamasondo e-Australia? Uyazi futhi ukuthi ingumkhiqizi wamasondo wokuqala eKorea, noma iKorea iyizwe ephuma kulo?

I-PA51 iyisondo likaKumho lesizini yonke kumamodeli amahlanu. (Isithombe: Tom White)

Ukukhuluma iqiniso, abantu abaningi bebengeke bazazi izinto ezinjalo. Kodwa-ke abantu abaningi ngeke bakwazi ukukutshela ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo lwamathayi okwamanje abanalo emotweni yabo noma ukuthi kuzobiza malini ukuwashintsha. Futhi lokho kungenxa yokuthi, naphezu kokuba kubaluleke kakhulu ekusigcineni sisendleleni futhi ngaleyo ndlela siphephile futhi siphila, amathayi akuyona into abantu abaningi abayinaka kakhulu.

Uma uthenge ngisho nemoto encane yezemidlalo phakathi nonyaka odlule noma emibili, maningi amathuba okuthi izoba namathayi aphezulu kuyo; cabanga ngochungechunge lwe-Continental ContiSportContact, i-Bridgestone Potenzas noma i-Pirelli Anythings (konke kuyabiza, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ilogo).

Ngiyakuzonda ukuba umabi wezindaba ezimbi, kodwa kusho ukuthi isethi yakho elandelayo yamathayi izobiza kakhulu. Endaweni ethile phakathi kuka-$2500 no-$3500, kuye ngosayizi nokufiphazeka okuhlobene kwamasondo akho. Heck, ngaze ngashayela i-Kia Rio engu-$23,000 efakwe efekthri enamathayi ayi-1000 e-Continental.

I-PA51 iza ngobubanzi obuhlukahlukene enamasondo asuka ku-16 kuye kwangama-intshi angu-20, futhi i-Kumho inikeza ithegi lentengo “cishe ama-$1500” ngesethi efana naleyo eku-Stinger yethu yokuhlola.

Uma ukwazile ukunaka, ungahle ube nentshisekelo yokwazi ngesethi entsha yamathayi ebizwa nge-Kumho Ecsta PA51s.

Lolu chungechunge olusha lwamathayi oluphuma kumkhiqizi waseKorea lwenzelwe ngokukhethekile abanikazi bezimoto bakamuva njengeBMW 3-series, Audi A4-A6, Benz C- ne-E-class kanye nezinhlobo zaseKorea ezisebenza kahle kakhulu njengeGenesis G70 neKia. . . I-Stinger (esiyishayele ngokukhululeka lapha) ukuze ilwe nalokho u-Kumho akubiza ngokuthi "ukushaqeka kwamasondo" uma kuziwa enanini lekhithi eshintshayo.

I-PA51 iyisondo likaKumho lesizini yonke kumamodeli amahlanu. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ayihloselwe ukusetshenziswa kwethrekhi enenhlanganisela elinganiselwe yempilo ethambile kodwa okwengeziwe kumshayeli wansuku zonke odinga inhlanganisela eqinile kodwa futhi angaba nelukuluku lokwazi.

Zonke izivivinyo zibonakale njengamathayi asebenza kahle, ikhanda namahlombe ngaphezu kwanoma yiliphi isondo elithi "eco" engike ngaligibela.

Ukuze kufezeke lokho, ayizange iklanywe kuphela nge-asymmetric tread kanye nehlombe langaphandle eliqinile njengezimbangi zayo zokusebenza, kodwa futhi nezicucu zokunyathela eziklanyelwe ukwenza emvuleni naseqhweni ngezimo eziningi zansuku zonke. Lezi zingcezu futhi zenzelwe ukusiza ngokukhansela umsindo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukugibela okuzolile nokunethezekile.

I-PA51 iza ngobubanzi obuhlukahlukene enamasondo asuka ku-16 kuye kwangama-intshi angu-20, futhi i-Kumho inikeza ithegi lentengo “cishe ama-$1500” ngesethi efana naleyo eku-Stinger yethu yokuhlola.

Lokhu kusho ukuthi bangaphansi kakhulu kwezimbangi njengeBridgestone Potenza (kufika ku-$2,480 isethi). I-Kumho iphinde inikeze iwaranti "Yengozi Yomgwaqo" kububanzi bayo bamathayi angewona aluhlaza. Iwaranti ifaka amaphesenti angu-25 okuqala empilo yokunyathela noma izinyanga eziyi-12 futhi ihlinzeka abanikazi ngethayi elishintshwayo lamahhala uma kwenzeka umonakalo ongalungiseki (okungabandakanyi ukucekelwa phansi kwempahla).

Sibe nethuba lokuhlola i-PA51 ngokumelene nethayi elilandelayo ohlwini lukaKumho, i-PS71, ukusetha okuthambile, okugxile ekusebenzeni.

Lokhu kusiza uKumho ukuthi ahlose ukuba "amathayi e-Hyundai/Kia," okuchazwa uhlobo lomkhiqizo kusho ukunikeza ukusebenza okuqhathaniswa nabaqhudelana nabo baseJapan nabaseYurophu ngamanani ancintisana kakhulu.

Siboshelwe ku-Kia Stinger ewolintshi kakhulu, sacelwa ukuthi sihlole i-PA51 kuzo zombili izimo ezomile nezimanzi. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukuhlolwa kokumiswa kwamabhuleki okugcwele (okunethagethi yendawo yokuma encane), i-slalom, kanye nesethi yawo womabili amakhona amanzi nawomile.

Zonke izivivinyo ngokuqinisekile zivele njengesondo lokusebenza - ikhanda namahlombe kalula ngaphezu kwanoma yiliphi ithayi "eco" engiligibele, nakuba ngaphandle kokukwazi ukulivivinya ngokumelene nomncintiswano ngaphansi kwezimo ezifanayo akunakwenzeka ukucacisa ukuthi lihlala kuphi. isigaba sakhe.

I-PS71 ifakwe kuGenesise G70. Ifana ne-chassis njenge-Stinger, kunjalo, kodwa enokusetha okuthambile nokunethezeka okuthe xaxa kokumiswa.

Kodwa-ke, sibe nethuba lokuhlola i-PA51 ngokumelene nethayi elilandelayo ohlwini lukaKumho, i-PS71, ukusetha okuthambile, okugxile ekusebenzeni.

Futhi, bekunzima ukuqhathanisa njengoba ama-PS71 afakiwe kuGenesise G70. Ifana ne-chassis njenge-Stinger, kunjalo, kodwa enokusetha okuthambile nokunethezeka okuthe xaxa kokumiswa. I-G70, ngokwesibonelo, yancika emakhoneni futhi ngokusobala ayizange yenze kahle ekumiseni izivivinyo njengoba ikhala layo langaphambili elithambile licwiliswe ekhaleni, okubangela amandla adonsela phansi. Nokho, kuyaphawuleka ukuthi zombili lezi zimoto wema endaweni umxhwele iDemo.

Okunye okuqaphelekayo ukuthi bekunzima kangakanani ukuthola ngisho udosi lwe-V6 ukuthi lunqamuke, nokuthi yasheshe yabuya kanjani uma isiqalile ukushelela.

Usuku lonke, naphezu kwemizamo engcono kakhulu yabagibeli abaningi, ithrekhi ibithule ngendlela emangazayo, kungekho nelilodwa ikhithi elikhala ngobuhlungu obuhlabayo ikakhulukazi ngisho nasemakhoneni aqine kakhulu.

I-G70 yancika emakhoneni futhi ngokusobala ayizange yenze kahle ekumiseni izivivinyo njengoba isiphetho sayo esithambile sangaphambili sicwiliswe ekhaleni, okubangela umphumela wamandla adonsela phansi.

Amathayi afana nalawa ayingxenye ebalulekile yesibalo sokuphepha kwemoto yakho - ungaba nazo zonke izinto ezisetshenziswayo zokuphepha ozidingayo, kodwa ukulawula ukuzinza ngeke kwanele emathayini ashibhile nagugile.

Nakuba abaningi abashisekayo sebenalo uhlobo lwabo oluthandayo lwamathayi okusebenza, abathanda izimoto ezisebenza kahle abafuna ukunciphisa izindleko zabo zokusebenza kufanele okungenani babheke lawa maKumhos agxile enanini.