Ukubuyekezwa kwe-Opel Astra 2012
I-Astra ibuyile. Kodwa ungahambi ufuna umdayisi wakho we-Holden ofuna intandokazi yesikhathi eside ezimotweni ezincane. Kulokhu, sekushintshile konke kodwa igama njengoba i-Astra ihola umjaho we-Opel yaseGermany.
Abakwa-Opel bebelokhu beyikhiphile i-Astra, kodwa manje sebewutholile umklomelo wabo futhi sebesebenzisa i-coupe entsha ye-GTC encomekayo - kanye nenani eligculisayo lokuqala elingu-$23,990 nge-hatchback enezicabha ezinhlanu - ukuhola uchungechunge lwamamodeli amathathu okufanele akhule ngokushesha abe yiVolkswagen. inselele ehleliwe yamalungelo aseYurophu.
Ukujoyina i-Astra ngumntwana u-Corsa - owake waba yi-Holden Barina - kanye ne-Insignia elingana nomndeni, eyamenyezelwa ngaphambilini yi-Carsguide futhi itholakala kuzo zombili izitayela ze-sedan kanye nenqola yesiteshi ebizwa ngokuthi i-Sports Tourer.
Ngakho-ke akukhona nje ukwethulwa kwe-showroom ye-Astra, nakuba lesi kuyisikhathi esibalulekile, kodwa ukwethulwa kohlobo lwe-Opel. Ukugxila kuma-Opel amasha, siphawula ukuthi abaphikisi i-Holden, kodwa i-Volkswagen, i-Peugeot kanye nemikhiqizo ethile yaseJapane esezingeni eliphezulu. Okungenani yilokho abakucabangayo abahleli be-Opel, esivule abathengisi abangu-17 kulo lonke elase-Australia ukuze baqale ukuthengisa ngomhlaka-1 Septhemba.
Umlayezo obalulekile wakwa-Opel ukuthi iwuphawu lwaseJalimane oluholwa wumklamo onamandla afana neVolkswagen. Ukuthi abathengi bazosabela kanjani, ikakhulukazi njengoba kuzoba nemikhiqizo engaphezu kuka-50 e-Australia ngo-2012, umbuzo omkhulu kakhulu, kodwa inhloko ye-Opel Australia, uBill Mott, njengoba ungalindela, uyazethemba.
“I-countdown isiphelile. “Ukukhetha kwamakhasimende kuyashintsha. Sikholelwa ukuthi sinomkhiqizo nebhrendi efanele kule makethe eshintshayo,” kusho uMott. Uthembisa uhla olukhulayo kanye nenethiwekhi yabathengisi ekhulayo, kodwa uthi i-Astra iyisihluthulelo sempumelelo. “Singena ezingxenyeni… okuhloswe ngazo ukukhula okwengeziwe. Ngicabanga ukuthi kungaba nzima kakhulu ngaphandle kwe-Astra,” usho kanje.
“Le Astra yomibili ilusizo lwangempela kithi futhi, njengophawu olusha, inkinga okufanele siyixazulule. Kumelwe sikhulume iqiniso futhi sikhulume iqiniso kahle. Iqiniso wukuthi i-Astra ibikhona futhi ibilokhu iyi-Opel.”
Okushoyo
U-Holden wenqabile i-Astra ngoba engathola izimoto zezingane eshibhile kwa-Daewoo e-Korea, kodwa i-Opel yenza konke okusemandleni ukuze ingeze inani ezimotweni zayo. “Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi sesiwenzile umsebenzi wethu wesikole,” kusho uMott. Lokhu kusizwe kakhulu yidola lase-Australia eliqinile, okusho ukuthi umnyombo we-Astra unengqondo kodwa awuvelele.
Ngakho iqala ku-$23,990 kuphethiloli we-turbo enezicabha ezinhlanu ezingu-1.4-litre. Akukuhle uma ungathola iToyota Corolla enosayizi ofanayo ngemali engaphansi kuka-$20,000, kodwa ihlezi phakathi kwezimoto ezincane zase-Europe futhi ibukeka iyinhle ngokwanele uma iqhathaniswa neGalofu eshibhe kakhulu engu-$21,990 enamandla amancane nanjengoba kushiwo. izisetshenziswa ezisezingeni eliphansi. Izitayela zomzimba eziyinhloko i-hatchback enezicabha ezinhlanu kanye nenqola yesiteshi ye-Sports Tourer, kanti ububanzi bukhuphukela ku-2-litre turbodiesel isuka ku-$27,990 kanye ne-turbo engu-1.6-litre kaphethiloli isuka ku-$28,990.
Ukudluliswa okuzenzakalelayo kungabikezelwa ku-$2000 eyengeziwe, futhi kunamazinga amaningi wokunquma namaphakheji okukhethwa kukho. Kodwa i-headliner yi-coupe ye-GTC, eqala ku-$ 28,990 ne-1.4-litre turbo noma i-$ 34,90 nge-GTC enamandla kakhulu. “Sikholelwa ngempela ukuthi i-Astra GTC iyisilwane esiyingqayizivele. Imoto yamaphupho engafezeka."
of technology
I-Opel ibilokhu yenza umsebenzi omningi wobunjiniyela, yakha izinto eziyisisekelo zika-chassis futhi iyiqhubekisela phambili. Akukho okushayisanayo ngephakethe le-Astra, kodwa izinjini ezahlukene zinikeza amandla aqinile kanye netorque, kukhona edonsa ngamagiya ayisithupha eshintshwayo kanye nezishintshayo - ezizishintshayo kuphela kwiSports Tourer - i-Watts-link rear suspension nezinto ezifana namalambu e-bi-xenon, amasondo alloy. . amasondo ngisho nokuvuleka kwetrunk kagesi kanye nesistimu ephenduka isihlalo sangemuva evenini.
Imishini ekhethwayo ihlanganisa ikhonsoli ye-premium centre ngisho nezihlalo zemidlalo ezikhethekile ze-ergonomic, kanye nesistimu yokukhanyisa eguquguqukayo enamakhona amakhona kanye nemishayo ephansi ezenzakalelayo. Kuthiwani nge-GTK?
I-chassis ishunwe nezilungiselelo ezijwayelekile zezemidlalo, kodwa kukhona ne-HiPerStrut front suspension ukuze idonse futhi iphendule kangcono, ama-dampers e-Flexride alawulwa ngozibuthe - afana nalawo atholakala kwamanye ama-HSV Commodores - namasondo angu-18-inch alloy, isiteringi samandla kagesi nokunye. . Wonke ama-Astras eza nokuxhumeka kwe-Bluetooth.
Design
Lesi yisikhathi esibalulekile kwa-Opel, abafuna izimoto zabo zigqame emgwaqeni. U-Nils Loeb owazalelwa e-Australia, ohola idizayini yangaphandle kwa-Opel, uyisivakashi esikhethekile embukisweni wabezindaba zezimoto futhi ukhuluma ngentshiseko ngefilosofi yenkampani. Uthi: “Siwuphawu lwaseJalimane olunemizwa. Izimoto zibukeka zizinhle impela, kanti i-GTC igqama kakhulu nakubahle njengeRenault Megane, kodwa okuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu wukunaka imininingwane.
Amadeshibhodi awawona nje amaphaneli epulasitiki ayisicaba, amaswishi abukeka emuhle, futhi uLoeb uyavuma ukuthi i-Opel ikhetha amasondo amakhulu ezimoto zayo "ngoba abukeka emuhle."
Ukulondolozwa
Ama-airbag ayisithupha kuwo wonke amamodeli. Zonke izimoto zinezinkanyezi ezinhlanu ze-EuroNCAP. Kusho Zanele.
Ukushayela
Kuhle, kodwa hhayi okuhle. Iphuzu leli. Kusukela phansi, isisekelo se-hatchback se-Astra sizwakala sithembekile futhi siyaphendula. Injini engu-1.4 litre ayiyona into ekhethekile, kodwa engu-1.6 litre ingaphezu kokwanele ukwenza umsebenzi futhi ithembisa ukonga kuphethroli ongaphezu kuka-8 litre ngebanga lika-100 km.
Uma ubheka nxazonke, kokubili i-hatchback ne-Sports Tourer zinhle ngokuklama nasekuqedeni kwazo - zingcono kakhulu kune-Corsa, enomuzwa wesi-Korean sakudala ekamelweni - ukusuka ekwakhiweni kwedeshibhodi kuya kokunethezeka kwezihlalo. Ngokujabulisayo, i-Opel isalokhu iyisikole esidala esinamaswishi enkinobho yokucisha esikhundleni sesilawuli sesitayela se-iDrive sikanokusho, futhi konke okudingayo kufakiwe, kusukela kwisimo somoya esithembekile kuya ekuxhumekeni kwe-Bluetooth.
I-station wagon iyamangalisa kakhulu kune-hatchback, ngenxa yesikhala esiningi esihlalweni esingemuva nasendaweni yemithwalo, futhi ayenzi lutho ekujabuliseni ukushayela. Kodwa...kunomsindo womoya, amathayi agiya ngamandla ezindaweni ezimbi endaweni yesifunda saseNew South Wales, futhi umuzwa wemoto awuyona into ecokeme noma ecwengekile njengeGolf. Kuhle, kodwa hhayi ukuphumelela.
Okusiletha ku-GTC. I-headliner coupe ipholile ngempela futhi inhle kakhulu, kodwa ngandlela-thile kubonakala sengathi kunesikhala esiningi esihlalweni esingemuva kune-trunk. I-base car ihambisana kahle, hhayi ukuthi ibalulekile kubathengi abathanda imfashini, kodwa yinjini engu-1.6 litre eneFlexRide emisiwe efanele uthando.
I-FlexRide eshintshwayo iphinde ilungise isiteringi nokuphendula kwe-throttle, isuse imoto kusukela kwejwayelekile iye ku-snappy kanye ne-snappy ngama-millisecond. Idonsa kanzima futhi ikwazi ukuphatha kalula amandla engeziwe - esizogcina sikuqinisekisa uma i-Opel Australia isithole imvume yokungena kwimodeli ye-OPC eshisayo. Umbono wokuqala we-Astra kufanele ulindelwe, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kweminyaka eminingi e-Holden.
Ushintsho olukhulu luwukuba yinkimbinkimbi ekuklanyweni kanye nesithembiso sokuthi insiza yentengo engaguquki izonikeza abathengi ukuzethemba abakudingayo ukuze bathenge izimoto.
Isinqumo
Kuhle futhi kuhle ngokwanele, kodwa sizothola okwengeziwe uma siqhathanisa i-Astra neGalofu kanye nentandokazi yethu yamanje phakathi kwezimoto ezihlangene, iToyota Corolla.
