Uhlolojikelele lwe-Smart ForTwo 2008
Kodwa njengoba i-Smart Fortwo entsha yethulwa kuleli sonto e-Sydney, ifike inophawu lombuzo mayelana nokuhlobana kwayo kwangempela emigwaqweni yase-Australia.
Inkampani eyimodeli eyodwa ngaphansi kwenkampani engumzali iMercedes-Benz ithengise amaFortwos angama-550 kuphela e-Australia ngonyaka odlule. Futhi leyo nombolo, umphathi we-Smart Australia uWolfgang Schrempp avumayo, ayinayo inzuzo eyanele ukuqhubeka iminyaka emithathu kuya kwemine ezayo. Kodwa banethemba lokuthi isizukulwane sesibili semoto entsha singasiza ekukhuphuleni lezo zinombolo.
Kusukela ngasekupheleni kwawo-1990, i-Smart ithengise ama-Fortwos angu-770,000 emhlabeni jikelele. Lena imoto yedolobha evumelana nemvelo yalabo abafuna ukugqama ngengqondo yabo exakile, yomuntu ngamunye kanye "nobuhlakani". Futhi imodeli entsha indlwana futhi ingcono kuneyandulelayo.
IFortwo izotholakala ngezinjini ezimbili nezitayela zomzimba ezimbili. Zombili zinikwa amandla injini engu-999cc eyi-three cylinder enezifiso. ekhiqizwa kwaMitsubishi, enye ekhahlela amandla angu-52kW kanti enye ithola usizo kwi-turbocharger futhi ikhiqiza amandla angu-62kW. Amakhasimende angaphinda akhethe ku-coupe noma imodeli eguqulekayo enetop eguqukayo ehlehla nganoma yisiphi isivinini kanye ne-coupe enophahla lwengilazi eslayidayo. I-Fortwo entsha isiphenduke ithoyizi elincane, nakuba isabambe umlingiswa wayo oxakile futhi oyingqayizivele.
Ine-wheelbase ende, ubukhulu obuthi ukukhudlwana futhi isishintshile ngesitayela. Isiqu sikhudlwana futhi. Uma usuka ngemuva, iFortwo isifana nemoto yangempela, ebanzi futhi namalambu angemuva amane esikhundleni sayisithupha adlule.
Inhloso yemoto njengemodeli enobungani bemvelo ifinyelelwa ngokuphelele - iyimoto kaphethiloli eyonga kakhulu emakethe, ithola amalitha angu-4.7 ngebanga elingu-100 km enguqulweni ye-non-turbo kanye namalitha angu-4.9 enguqulweni ye-turbo.
Ukukhishwa kwe-carbon dioxide nakho kuphansi. I-Fortwo iqala ku-$19,990 kumodeli ye-coupe engu-52kW kanye no-$22,990 eshintshwayo. Inguqulo ye-turbo ingeza u-$2000 kuwo wonke amathegi amanani. Futhi nakuba ingase ibukeke ingavamile, ingashayelwa njenganoma iyiphi enye imoto yabagibeli. Kunendawo eyanele yabagibeli ababili, futhi umgibeli ikakhulukazi uthola indawo enkulu yokuphumula.
Kodwa awukwazi ukusiza ukuzwa ukuthi ayinakho lokho kuxhumana phakathi komshayeli nendawo.
Uvame ukuhlala phezulu kakhulu esihlalweni esikhundleni sokuhlala kuso, futhi ideshibhodi izizwa ixhumekile kunokuba ibunjwe eduze kwakho. Kodwa kuwuhlobo oluhle nolungavamile lwesitayela ngaphakathi nangaphandle.
Yize inamandla angu-52 kW kodwa iyinjini encane futhi ibonakala inamandla anele ukwenza umsebenzi wasemadolobheni. Imoto elula izungeza idolobha ngesivinini esanele ngenxa ye-five-speed automatic transmission. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ayikho i-clutch, kodwa usalawula amagiya usebenzisa i-shifter noma ama-paddles esiteringini.
Ungavilapha uma kuziwa endabeni ye-downshift, njengoba u-gearbox uzenzela wona. Ezintabeni, kwakuthatha isikhathi ukushintsha igiya, futhi ngezinye izikhathi kwakudingeka uthathe ikhefu ukuze unqamule umqansa. I-semi-mechanical transmission yenziwe ngcono. Ukwenyusa izinga akukwenzi ubukeke njengomshayeli wezimfundamakhwela - kunalokho, wukushintsha okushelelayo, nokushelelayo.
Kodwa uma ukuguqula kungekona okwakho, kukhona nenketho ye-softtouch ezenzakalelayo engeza u-$2000 enanini. Ijubane eliphezulu ngu-145 km/h, futhi naphezu kobukhulu bayo, uzizwa uphephile ngoba yazi ukuthi ithole isilinganiso sezinkanyezi ezine ze-Euro NCAP futhi ifakwe ama-airbag amane njengokujwayelekile.
Kuhle edolobheni nasemapaki kalula, kodwa ukunethezeka kokugibela akuyona into ehamba phambili njengoba ukumiswa akubonakali kumunca okuningi.
I-Fortwo ithola ukuvuma ngokufaka ukulawula ukuzinza njengesici esijwayelekile, okuyivelakancane kule ngxenye. Isiteringi samandla asenzanga uhlu, kodwa u-Smart uthi impendulo yekhasimende iphakamisa ukuthi isiteringi besilula ngokwanele. Nakuba lokhu kuyiqiniso ngesivinini esiphezulu, uzoqaphela ngempela ukungabi khona kwayo ezindaweni zokupaka noma emakhoneni aqinile.
Siphinde saba nethuba lokuyishintsha ngokushesha imodeli ene-turbocharged engu-62kW. Le modeli izoba ngcono kuzo zombili, ilethe ukusebenza okwengeziwe kanye nokushayela okunamandla. Nge-$90 nje engaphezu kwemodeli yangaphambilini, i-Fortwo inikeza ngempela imoto eyingqayizivele nekhethekile ngaphansi kwama-$20,000.
Kodwa ngemali encane ungathola iMazda2 noma iVolkswagen Polo, ekunikeza inzuzo eyengeziwe yezihlalo ezengeziwe, injini enamandla kakhulu, nokonga kancane kukaphethiloli. Ngakho-ke ukwenza ukukhetha okuhlakaniphile, kufanele ube umlandeli wangempela.
Ingabe i-Smart iyasebenza e-Australia?
