Uhlolojikelele lwe-Smart ForFour 2004

Njengoba ingaphansi kuka-1000 kg, iSmart forfour, evulelwe ukushayela kwezemidlalo nesitayela somuntu ngamunye, akuyona imoto encane evamile.

Futhi ngemoto yase-Europe enhle enezicabha ezinhlanu ongayithenga futhi isebenze nomthengisi wangakini wakwaMercedes-Benz, intengo yokuqala engu-$23,990 iyidili efanelekile.

Ngale mali ungathenga engu-1.3 litre enamagiya amahlanu eshintshwayo. Izindleko zemoto engu-1.5 litre ziqala ku-$25,990. Okuhlukile kwamagiya ayisithupha okuzenzakalelayo kubiza u-$1035.

Intengo lapha iphansi kunase-Europe ukunikeza le moto engasindi "premium" ithuba elingcono emakethe eshisa izikhotha yezimbangi zaseJapan nezaseYurophu.

Kodwa-ke, okuhlosiwe kwe-Australia kuncane, kanti ama-forfour ayi-300 kulindeleke ukuthi athengiswe ezinyangeni ezingama-12 ezizayo. Ama-smarts ka-600 kulindeleke ukuthi adayiswe ngo-2005 - forfours, convertibles, coupes kanye nama-roadsters; i-smart fortwo eneminyango emibili manje iqala ku-$19,990.

Kukhona imibuzo embalwa mayelana nalokhu kuhlakaniphile okusha. Ukugibela kungase kube nzima phezu kwamaqhubu amancane emgwaqeni - njengeso lekati - futhi "soft" automatic transmission kwesinye isikhathi inganyakaza kancane uma ishintsha.

Kodwa kunezinto eziningi ongazithanda, hhayi okungenani injini yayo eshisayo, i-chassis elinganiselayo nokusebenza kahle kukaphethiloli.

I-smart forfour edonsa ngamasondo angaphambili inikeza ukuphepha, ukunethezeka kanye nezici ezilula.

Izimoto zase-Australia ziphuma ezijwayelekile ezinamasondo angu-15 inch alloy, air conditioning, iCD player namawindi angaphambili asebenza ngogesi. Ikhona edonsa ngamagiya ayisithupha azishintshayo, ama-sunroof amabili, i-CD player enezitaki eziyisithupha kanye ne-navigation system.

Ukuthintwa okuhlakaniphile kwangaphakathi kufaka phakathi ukunquma nesitayela sekhulunyaka lama-21, ideshibhodi entsha nehlanzekile nezinsimbi, kanye nesihlalo esingemuva esislayida siye emuva naphambili ukuze uthole umthwalo owengeziwe noma isikhala sesihlalo sangemuva.

Kukhona ama-airbag abashayeli nabagibeli, i-electronic stabilisation programme, i-ABS ehambisana ne-brake force booster nama-disc brakes nxazonke.

Iningi lamasistimu kagesi nawe-elekthronikhi libolekwe kumfowabo omdala uMercedes-Benz.

Kanti ezinye izinto ezifana ne-axle yangemuva, i-gearbox enamagiya amahlanu kanye nezinjini zikaphethiloli kwabelwana ngazo neColt entsha yakwaMitsubishi, nayo eyakhiwe ngaphansi kwenkampani yakwaDaimlerChrysler.

Kodwa i-smart forfour ibeka i-ajenda yayo.

Izinjini zinezinga eliphezulu lokucindezela ukuze uthole amandla engeziwe uma kuqhathaniswa neColt, kukhona i-chassis ehlukile futhi kukhona lelo seli lokuphepha elithi "tridion" eligqanyiswe ukukhetha kwemibala emithathu ehlukene kuleli qokobhe lomzimba eliveziwe.

Engeza kuleyo mibala engu-10 ehlukene yomzimba futhi unezinhlanganisela ezingu-30 - kusukela kuzitayela zakudala ukuya kwezinhlanganisela ezikhanyayo nezintsha - ongakhetha kuzo.

I-forfour ikhona emgwaqeni ephula umqondo wamanje wezimoto ezincane.

Kukhona izihlalo ezinhle zabantu abadala abane emgwaqeni futhi mhlawumbe nobhiya esiqwini. I-Headroom ne-legroom yanele ngaphambili nangemuva, nakuba abagibeli abade kufanele bancikise amakhanda abo ngaphansi komugqa wophahla olugobile.

Ngaphandle kwalokho, isihlalo sangemuva singahanjiswa phambili ukuze sihlalise abantu abadala ababili, izingane ezimbili kanye negiya lezimpelasonto.

Indawo yokushayela yinhle. Uhlala phezulu kancane, ukubonakala kuhle, futhi amathuluzi, okuhlanganisa ikhompuyutha yohambo, konke kulula ukukufunda.

Zombili izinjini zinomdlandla futhi azinankinga nokuphusha umaki obomvu ku-6000rpm.

Inketho "ethambile" yamagiya ayisithupha ezenzakalelayo isebenza kahle kakhulu ngesileva esibekwe phansi esibekwe phansi. Ama-paddles engeziwe kukholamu yokuqondisa abonakala ethatha isikhathi eside ukuthola isilinganiso segiya elilandelayo.

Ukugijima nokugijima, i-smart forfour ukugibela okujabulisayo.

Ukuvula kuphozithivu, ngisho noma isiteringi sikagesi kwesinye isikhathi singazwakala sithambile ezingxenyeni eziqondile zomgwaqo.

Ukusikisela okuncane kwe-understeer, okungenzeka kuhlobene nesivinini esiphezulu. Injini engu-1.3 litre kuthiwa isuka ku-0 iye ku-100 km/h ngemizuzwana engu-10.8 bese ifinyelela ku-180 km/h; Imoto engu-1.5 litre kuyithatha imizuzwana engu-9.8 ukufika ku-100 km/h kanti ijubane layo elikhulu ngu-190 km/h.

Kuzo zonke isivinini, i-wheelbase engu-2500mm ibhalansise kahle, idonsa kahle ngenxa yamasondo angu-15 inch.

Ikhwalithi yokugibela yinhle emotweni encane elula enohambo olulinganiselwe lokumiswa. Ngisho nobukhali emaphethelweni amancane kanye nokungahambi kahle akuphazamisi ibhalansi yemoto noma umzimba, nakuba izwakala futhi ibonakala ezindaweni ezingalingani.

Ngokwengxenye enkulu, ukumiswa kwe-Smart nokulinganisela kuyashelela, kuyanelisa, futhi kuyaqinisekisa. Kungase kungabi i-Lotus Elise, kodwa i-smart forfour inesimo somgwaqo esixakile esifanayo.

Uma uhamba edolobheni nasezintabeni ngenjini engu-1.5 litre six-speed smart forfour automatic, ukusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli kwakungaphezudlwana kwamalitha ayisikhombisa ngebanga lika-100 km.

Injini engu-1.5 litre ikhiqiza amandla angu-80 kW, engu-1.3 litre ikhiqiza amandla angu-70 kW. Zombili zingaphezu kokwanele kubantu abadala ababili abasemkhunjini.

Futhi nge $2620 eyengeziwe, kukhona iphakheji yokumiswa kwezemidlalo enamasondo angu-16-intshi.

I-Smart forfour iyivelakancane, icwecwe elihle elinesitayela, into nomphefumulo.