Japanese Mini Daihatsu
Kuleli zwe elinegesi eshibhile, imigwaqo ebanzi, nezindawo zokupaka ezivulekile, ngokuvamile sasibheka izimoto zaleli klasi njengezincane kakhulu ngokwezidingo zethu.
Kodwa-ke, ezinye izakhamuzi zasemadolobheni ziye zabona izinzuzo zokuba nezimoto ezingampintshana ezindaweni zokupaka ezincane futhi ezongayo ukuziqhuba.
Le nkampani yahoxa emakethe yase-Australia ngoMashi 2006 kanti izinhlobo zeDaihatsu manje sezihlinzekwa yinkampani engumzali, iToyota.
I-Mira, i-Centro ne-Cuore ngezinye zezimoto ezincane ze-Daihatsu ezihamba phambili futhi zijabulele impumelelo ethile e-Australia, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yegama elihle lenkampani lokwakha izimoto ezithembekile, kuyilapho amamodeli amakhulu we-Charade ne-Applause azuze abalandeli abaningi eminyakeni edlule. .
I-Mira yakhululwa e-Australia njengemoto ngoDisemba 1992, nakuba yayikade ilapha ngeveni eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Amaveni akwaMira athengiswa ngesikhathi sonke sokuphila kwemoto. I-Mira van ifike nenjini engu-850 cc carburetted kanye namagiya amane ashintshwayo.
I-Daihatsu Centro, eyethulwa e-Australia ngo-March 1995, ibizwa ngokufanelekile ngokuthi i-Charade Centro, nakuba ingafani nhlobo nomfowabo omdala, i-Daihatsu Charade "yangempela".
Ukuphindwaphindwa kwesihloko kwenziwa njengesu lokumaketha lokuzama ukuthola isithunzi sika-Charade. Abathengi base-Australia, njengeqembu elifunde kahle, abazange bawele kuleli qhinga, futhi iCentro yathengisa kabi, yanyamalala buthule emakethe yethu ekupheleni kuka-1997.
Lezi zimoto zakamuva zizoba ne-nameplate ka-1997, ngakho-ke qaphela umdayisi othi u-1998 uma waqala ukubhaliswa ngalowo nyaka.
NjengakwaMira, amaCentros ambalwa nawo afika esesimweni samaveni. Qaphela amaveni abenamafasitela kanye nesihlalo esingemuva ukuze uzame ukwenza sengathi izimoto; bangase babe nempilo enzima kakhulu njengezimoto zokuthutha ezingenamsebenzi. Izimoto zangempela iMira neCentro zingama hatchback anezicabha ezintathu noma ezinhlanu.
Inguqulo yakamuva yemoto encane kaDaihatsu bekuyiCuore. Yaqala ukudayiswa ngoJulayi 2000 futhi ngemva kweminyaka emithathu yomzabalazo, ukuthengwa kwamanye amazwe kwaphela ngoSepthemba 2003.
Isikhala sangaphakathi kuzo zontathu izinhlobo sihle ngokumangazayo ngaphambili, kodwa ngemuva siminyene kakhulu kubantu abadala. Indawo yemithwalo incane impela, kodwa inganyuswa kakhulu ngokugoqa i-seatback.
Ukunethezeka kokugibela kanye namazinga omsindo jikelele awemihle, nakuba i-Centro ingcono ngokuphawulekayo kune-Mira endala. Abakhathali kakhulu edolobheni uma uchitha isikhathi esilinganiselwe ushayela.
Lezi Daihatsu ezincane azifaneleki ncamashi ukuhamba ibanga elide e-Australia; njengoba kufanele usebenze kanzima ezinjini zabo ezincane ukuze uzigcine zikhuphuka izintaba futhi zehla ezigodini. Kancane nje, bangagijima ku-100 kuya ku-110 km/h endaweni esezingeni, kodwa amagquma abagudluze ngempela ezinyaweni zabo. Khumbula ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi imoto isetshenziswe kakhulu futhi iguge ngaphambi kwesikhathi.
Ngaphansi kwekhanda
Amandla e-Mira ne-Centro avela enjinini efakwe uphethiloli enamasilinda amathathu engu-660cc nje. Igiya eliphansi nesisindo esilula zisho ukuthi yenza ukusebenza okuningi kunalokho obungakulindela, kodwa kufanele usebenzisane no-gearbox ukuze uthole isivinini esifanelekile endaweni enezintaba. ICuore, eyethulwe lapha ngoJulayi 2000, inenjini enamandla engu-1.0 cylinder XNUMX-litre. Ifaneleka kakhulu ekushayeleni izwe kunangaphambili, kodwa isadonsa kanzima ngezinye izikhathi.
I-manual transmission iyiyunithi esezingeni lamagiya amahlanu, kodwa ozishintshayo ifika ngama-ratio amathathu kuphela futhi ingaba nomsindo uma ihamba ngokushesha.
