Ukubuyekezwa kwe-Opel Astra neCorsa 2012
Izintandokazi ezimbili zesikhathi eside zika-Aussie, u-Astra no-Corsa - u-Barina ngicabanga ukuthi - babuyele emsebenzini njengoba i-Opel ivula isitolo esitezi esingezansi. Empeleni kunamamodeli amathathu eqenjini lokwethulwa kwe-Opel ngoSepthemba 1, kodwa yi-Astra eyenza umsebenzi onzima nengane u-Corsa njengomholi wamanani kanye ne-Insignia enkulu egxile emndenini.
Bobathathu bazizwa isiJalimane siqinile futhi siqinile, ngokusekelwe esethulweni sanamuhla "sokuqomisana ngesivinini" emaphandleni aseNew South Wales, kodwa inani nenani elizokwenza umehluko njengoba i-Opel izimisa ngokumelene neVolkswagen e-Australia. “I-countdown isiphelile. Ukufika kwethu e-Australia kuzoba into ekhetheke kakhulu,” kusho uBill Mott, umphathi we-Opel Australia.
Uyavuma ukuthi i-Opel iyaqala ukuyibona i-Astra, osekunesikhathi eside idla umhlanganiso njengeHolden, kodwa uthi ukulandela imoto nakho kungadala izinkinga.
“Le Astra yomibili ilusizo lwangempela kithi futhi, njengophawu olusha, inkinga okufanele siyixazulule. Kumelwe sikhulume iqiniso futhi sikhulume iqiniso kahle. Iqiniso wukuthi bekukhona i-Astra, kanti bekuhlezi kuyi-Opel,” usho kanje.
Asikwazi ukuveza imininingwane yentengo okwamanje, kodwa okuvelayo kokuqala kuhle kakhulu. Ikakhulukazi njengoba kwa-Opel bekhethe imigwaqo emibi ngempela engasoze yathopha noma iyiphi imoto.
I-Corsa iyidlanzana futhi iqinile - nakuba izinga langaphakathi lifana nelosana lwaseKorea olushiywe dengwane - inomuzwa wokushayela ozojabulisa abantu abangase bayithenge esikhundleni se-VW Polo. Izihlalo zithi ukufana namabhentshi kanti i-dashboard isinesikhathi, kodwa kuseyimoto emnandi uma ihamba.
I-Insignia ivulekile, inethezekile futhi kumnandi ukuyishayela. Ifakwe kahle futhi, kodwa ingathatha ithani lezimbangi ezimaphakathi, kusukela ku-VW Passat kuya kwiFord Mondeo kuya kwintandokazi yesikhathi eside ye-Carsguide's Skoda Superb.
Lokho kusiletha ku-Astra, efika nge-hatchback enezicabha ezinhlanu, i-station wagon enezicabha ezinhlanu kanye ne-GTC coupe ekhazimulayo. Bazodonsa amehlo baphinde bashayele kahle, nakuba singaphikisana ngemininingwane efana nokuqina kwe-suspension evenini enamasondo angu-18 inch.
Ikhuluma ngesihloko i-GTC 1.6 turbo enokumiswa okuguquguqukayo kazibuthe efana nesistimu esetshenziswa i-HSV, izoba yimbangi ezimisele kuGolf GTi. ayinonopheleli kangako, kodwa inochasi omuhle kanye nokuthintwa okuncane okuhle, okuhlanganisa nesihlalo sangemuva sabadala.
Ngakho-ke izimpawu zokuqala ziyakhuthaza, nakuba kusekude phambili futhi kusekuningi okusazotholakala.
