Ekugcineni kwethulwe uhlobo lwe-11 lohlobo lweToyota oluphumelele kakhulu. Le Toyota Corolla entsha kucace bha ukuthi igqugquzelwe yiFuria Concept, okuyimoto yakwaToyota eyethulwe kulo nyaka embukisweni wezimoto iDetroit Motor Show.
Yethulwe ngokusemthethweni izolo e-Santa Monica, e-Calif., iToyota Corolla entsha manje isiwumnikazi futhi ingumpetha wokubukeka okunolaka nokungalawuleki. Ngakho-ke uma uthi nhlá nje, kithina kubonakala sengathi iToyota ihlose, ngale Corolla entsha, ukubhekana neFord Focus entsha kanye “necompadre” yayo iHonda Civic.
Imigqa ayifihli i-Corolla DNA eyaziwa kakhulu yezizukulwane zokugcina, kodwa ngalesi sikhathi umkhiqizo waseJapane unakekele kakhulu uma kuziwa ekuklanyeni. Ngaphambili, okugqamile umthamo omkhulu womoya wokupholisa injini. Qaphela futhi izibani zangaphambili ukuthi, naphezu kokuba nefomethi efanayo neyangaphambili, manje banokubukeka kobusha nokuyinkimbinkimbi.
Ingemuva libukeka lihlukile... ikakhulukazi ngenxa yamalambu angaphambili aselandela isitayela esifanayo nesamalambu. Obhampa bangemuva baphinde baba nezinguquko, okushiya lomumo ube isikwele esiningi ukuze unikeze ukubukeka okungaphezulu kuka-90-60-90.
Ngokwalokho ebesikutsheliwe, iToyota Corolla entsha ingu-4.62 m ubude kanye ne-wheelbase engu-2.70 m, kanye nesikhala esithe xaxa ekhabetheni nasetrunk. Ngaphakathi, singalindela into efana kakhulu naleyo esesiyazi ngeToyota Auris entsha.
Ipulatifomu yeToyota Corolla entsha ka-2014 yenziwe ngensimbi enamandla amakhulu, okuqinisekisa ukuqina nokuphepha okukhulu. Njengoba kuyisiko kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezimoto, kukhona ukukhathazeka ngesisindo semoto ngayinye. Ngenxa yalokhu, iToyota yashintsha izingxenye eziningi zomzimba wangaphambili ngezinto ezilula, isaqhubeka nokwenza izinguquko ezithile ukuze ikhulise isilinganiso samandla/isisindo. Ngakho-ke, ungalindela iToyota Corolla entsha esebenza kahle, ebushelelezi futhi ejabulisa kakhulu.
Mayelana nezinjini, namanje asazi ukuthi yini eza emakethe yaseYurophu, kodwa amahlebezi akhomba ukuthuthuka ngo-5% ekusebenziseni uma kuqhathaniswa nesizukulwane sangaphambilini. Singalinda nje ezinye izindaba zakwaToyota.
Umbhalo: Tiago Luis