Kusetshenziswe Ukubuyekezwa kwe-Chrysler Sebring: 2007-2013

Imakethe yezimoto zomndeni e-Australia ilawulwa ngokuphelele yi-Holden Commodore ne-Ford Falcon, kodwa ngezikhathi ezithile ezinye izinhlobo zizama ukudala ukuncintisana, ngokuvamile ngaphandle kwempumelelo enkulu.

IFord Taurus yashaywa kanzima ngumzala wayo wakwaFord Falcon ngeminyaka yawo-1990. Eminyakeni edlule, u-Chrysler waba nempumelelo enkulu ngeValiant, kodwa lokho kwashabalala ngesikhathi uMitsubishi ethatha izintambo zokulawula ukusebenza kweSouth Australia. I-Chrysler, engaphansi kwehhovisi elikhulu lase-US, yenze enye ingozi emakethe ngeSebring ka-2007 futhi yiyona nto ebhekwe ngayo le moto esetshenzisiwe.

Ngomnyakazo okhaliphile, i-Sebring ifike e-Australia kuphela ngezinhlobo ezisezingeni eliphezulu njengoba u-Chrysler wayefuna ukuyinika isithombe esihloniphekile ukuze ayihlukanise nezimbangi zansuku zonke ze-Holden ne-Ford. Kodwa-ke, ukusetshenziswa kwe-front-wheel drive kwakusho ukuthi ithathwe kubancintisana bayo ngendlela engafanele - mhlawumbe kufanele sithi "yawa" kubancintisana bayo. Abantu base-Australia bathanda ukushayelwa izimoto zabo ezinkulu ngemuva.

I-Chrysler Sebring ama-sedans aneminyango emine yethulwa ngoMeyi 2007, alandelwa yi-convertible, eyayivame ukubizwa ngokuthi "convertible" ngoDisemba walowo nyaka ukuze inikeze isithombe saseYurophu. I-convertible iyingqayizivele ngoba ingathengwa kokubili phezulu okuthambile kwendabuko kanye nophahla lwensimbi olugoqayo.

I-sedan inikezwa ngezinhlobonhlobo ze-Sebring Limited noma i-Sebring Touring. Ithegi yeTouring ivamise ukusetshenziswa abanye abakhiqizi ukubhekisa enqoleni yesiteshi, kodwa iyisedan. Isikhala sangaphakathi se-sedan sihle, futhi isihlalo sangemuva singakwazi ukuhlalisa abantu abadala ababili abakhulu kunesilinganiso, izingane ezintathu zizogibela ngokukhululeka. Zonke izihlalo, ngaphandle kwesihlalo somshayeli, zingagoqwa ukuze zinikeze umthamo owanele wempahla, okuhlanganisa nemithwalo emide. Isikhala sempahla sihle - njalo siyinzuzo yemoto edonsa ngamasondo angaphambili - futhi indawo yemithwalo kulula ukuyifinyelela ngenxa yobukhulu obuhle bokuvula.

Wonke ama-sedan kuze kube uJanuwari 2008 abenenjini kaphethroli engu-2.4 litre, enika amandla anele. I-6 litre V2.7 kaphethroli yaqala ukuzikhethela ngasekuqaleni kuka-2008 futhi ingcono kakhulu. Isisindo esengeziwe somzimba oguqulekayo (ngenxa yesidingo sokuqiniswa komuntu ongaphansi) sasho ukuthi yinjini kaphethiloli eyi-V6 kuphela eyangeniswa e-Australia. Inokusebenza okuhloniphekile ngakho-ke kufanelekile ukubheka ukuthi ngabe ufuna okuthile okungavamile ngempela.

Okunye okuhle ngenjini eyi-V6 ukuthi ihambisana ne-six-speed automatic transmission, kanti i-four-cylinder powertrain inamagiya amane kuphela. I-2.0 litre turbodiesel enamagiya ayisithupha ashintshwayo isingenisiwe kwamanye amazwe kusukela kwethulwa iSebring ngo-2007. Iye yanqanyulwa ngenxa yokushoda okukhulu kwentshisekelo yamakhasimende ngemva kwesikhathi esingaphansi konyaka. Yize u-Chrysler ezishaya isifuba ngokuthi i-Sebring sedan ine-semi-European steering kanye nokubamba ukuyinikeza umuzwa wezemidlalo, iwubufebe kancane kokuthandwayo kwase-Australia. Ngokulandelayo, lokhu kunikeza induduzo enhle yokugibela.

Emgwaqeni, amandla e-Sebring convertible angcono kunalawo e-sedan, futhi cishe azofanela bonke abashayeli bezemidlalo abadinga kakhulu. Bese futhi ukugibela kuba nzima futhi kungase kungathandwa yiwo wonke umuntu. I-Compromise, compromise... I-Chrysler Sebring yayekwa ngo-2010 futhi ukuguqulwa kwanqanyulwa ekuqaleni kuka-2013. Yize kuyimoto enkulu kuneSebring, iChrysler 300C yenze kahle kuleli, kanti amanye amakhasimende aseSebring aphambilini ashintshele kuyo.

Ikhwalithi yokwakha yakwaChrysler Sebring ingaba ngcono, ikakhulukazi phakathi nendawo, lapho isalele emuva kakhulu ngezimoto zomndeni ezakhiwe e-Asia nase-Australia. Futhi, izinto zokwakha zisezingeni elihle futhi zibonakala zigqoke kahle ngokwanele. Inethiwekhi yomthengisi we-Chrysler iyasebenza futhi asikezwa noma yiziphi izikhalazo zangempela mayelana nokutholakala kwezingxenye noma amanani. Abathengisi abaningi be-Chrysler batholakala ezindaweni zedolobha elikhulu lase-Australia, kodwa amanye amadolobha amakhulu ezwe nawo anama-dealship. Kulezi zinsuku, i-Chrysler ilawulwa yi-Fiat futhi ibhekene nokuvuselelwa kabusha e-Australia.

Izindleko zomshwalense ziphakeme kancane kunesilinganiso sezimoto kuleli klasi, kodwa hhayi ngendlela engafanele. Kubonakala kunomehluko wemibono phakathi kwezinkampani zomshwalense mayelana namaphrimiyamu, mhlawumbe ngenxa yokuthi u-Sebring akakayikhi indaba eqinisekile lapha okwamanje. Ngakho-ke, kufanelekile ukufuna umnikelo ongcono kakhulu. Njengokuvamile, qiniseka ukuthi wenza ukuqhathanisa okunembile phakathi komshwalense.

OKUFANELE USESHE

Ikhwalithi yokwakha ingahluka, ngakho-ke thola ukuhlolwa kochwepheshe ngaphambi kokuthenga. Incwadi yesevisi evela kumdayisi ogunyaziwe ihlale iyinzuzo. Ukuphepha okungeziwe kokugadwa kwengcindezi yesondo okufakwe kudeshibhodi kuyasebenza, kodwa qiniseka ukuthi isistimu isebenza kahle njengoba sizwile imibiko yokufundwa okungalungile noma okulahlekile.

Hlola ingaphakathi lonke ukuze uthole izimpawu zezinto ezingafakiwe kahle. Ngesikhathi sokuhlola ngaphambi kokuthenga, lalela ama-squeaks namahubhu abonisa ukungathembeki. Injini enamasilinda amane ayisheleli njenge-six-cylinder, kodwa womabili ama-powerplants mahle kakhulu kuleyo ndawo. Noma yibuphi ubuqhwaga okungenzeka bubonakale ngesikhathi injini ebandayo iqalwa kufanele kuthathwe njengokusolisayo.

Udizili akumele ube nomsindo kakhulu, nakuba kungeyona injini ehamba phambili endaweni ephethwe amayunithi akamuva ase-Europe. Ukushintsha kancane emshinini ozishintshayo onamagiya amane kungase kubonise isidingo sesevisi. Azikho izinkinga nge-automatic edonsa ngamagiya ayisithupha. Ukulungiswa kwephaneli okwenziwe ngokungalungile kuzozibonakalisa njengobulukhuni esimeni somzimba. Lokhu kubonakala kangcono ngokubheka amaphaneli ekugcineni kwe-wavy. Yenza lokhu emini eqinile. Hlola ukusebenza kophahla ku-convertible. Futhi isimo sezimpawu.

ISELULEKO SOKUTHENGA IMOTO

Hlola ukutholakala kwezingxenye namasevisi ngaphambi kokuthenga imoto engase ibe intandane esikhathini esizayo.