THE Ford Puma ngokushesha yawela esithandweni sethu ngamakhono ayo aguquguqukayo kanye nama-turbocharger amancane kodwa asebenzayo ayinkulungwane amathathu-cylinder. Manje, njengoba i-Puma Vignale - izinga lemishini "enhle kakhulu" ebangeni - kubonakala sengathi ifuna ukubeka "amanzi ethulisa" ngokwayo, yengeza, ngaphakathi nangaphandle, umthamo owengeziwe wobuhle nokucwengwa.
Ukufeza lokhu, siyabona ukuthi, ngaphandle, iPuma Vignale ithole i-grille ngaphambili enempatho ehlukile, "enamachashazi" amachashazi amaningi e-chrome. Ukusetshenziswa kwezakhi ze-chrome akugcini lapho: sizithola ekubunjweni phansi kwamafasitela nasendaweni engezansi yomsebenzi womzimba. Gqamisa futhi ngokwelashwa okuhlukene kwengxenye engezansi yawo womabili amabhampa.
Ngikushiyela kubo bonke abantu ukuthi banqume ukuthi izengezo ze-chrome zibukeka zizinhle noma cha uma ziqhathaniswa ne-ST-Line eyaziwa kangcono, kodwa inhlanganisela enamalambu agcwele ama-LED (ajwayelekile), amasondo angama-19″ ongawakhetha (18″ njengokujwayelekile) kanye nombala obomvu ongazikhethela futhi ogqamile weyunithi yethu, kwanele ukuphendula amakhanda athile.
Ngaphakathi, okugqamile kuya ezihlalweni ezimbozwe ngokuphelele ngesikhumba (ingxenye kuphela ku-ST-Line) okuthi, kuVignale, nazo zishise (ngaphambili). Ideshibhodi iphinde ithole ukunamathela okuthile (okubizwa ngokuthi i-Sensico) kanye nemithungo ye-metallic grey (Okumpunga Okusansimbi). Lezi izinketho ezisiza ukuphakamisa umbono wokucolwa kwe-Puma uma kuqhathaniswa ne-ST-Line yezemidlalo, kodwa akukho lutho oluyishintshayo.
Ubucwebe ngokubukeka kanye nokushayela?
Ngakho-ke, uma uthi nhlá, iPuma Vignale icishe isiqinisekise ukuthi iyingxenye ecwengisiswe kakhudlwana futhi ecwengisisiwe yobuntu beSUV obuqinile bakwaFord. Inkinga, uma singayibiza ngokuthi inkinga, yilapho sizibeka khona; akuphelanga isikhathi eside lowo mbono washabalala kwavela isimilo sangempela sePuma.
Ingaphakathi lizuzwe njengefa ku-Ford Fiesta kanye nokubukeka okwejwayelekile okuthile, ngokungafani nengaphandle, nokho, indawo esebhodini izuza ezingxenyeni ezithile ze-Vignale.
Phela, ngaphansi kwe-hood sisenayo izinsizakalo ze-"nervous" 1.0 EcoBoost nge-125 hp. Ungangizwa kabi; i-1.0 EcoBoost, nakuba ingewona amayunithi acwengisiswe kakhulu, iseyimpikiswano eqinile nesizathu sokukhalaza kwePuma.
Bhalisela iphephandaba lethu
Into entsha, kuleli cala, umshado wayo onamagiya ayisikhombisa okuzishintshashintshayo (i-double clutch), kodwa eyenza kancane noma ingenzi lutho ukudambisa isimo sayo esibucayi - futhi ngokubonga... - naphezu kokuthambekela kokushintsha igiya ngokushesha kunokuba kamuva, ingavumeli injini ukuthi ikhuphuke iye phezulu, lapho amasilinda amathathu azizwa ekhululekile ngokumangalisayo ngokungafani nezinye izinjini ezifanayo.
Isiteringi singesikhumba esinezimbobo. Ukubamba okuhle kakhulu, kodwa ububanzi bungaba buncane kancane.
Ukuze sisebenzise kahle uhlamvu lwenjini oluthi “bubbly”, kufanele sikhethe imodi yokushayela ye-Sport. Kule modi, u-gearbox oyi-dual-clutch uvumela injini ukuthi ivuleke kakhulu ngaphambi kokushintsha amagiya futhi ukusebenza kwayo kuyakholisa ukwedlula kwezinye izinhlobo ezinogearbox ababamba kabili abahlukene ngezindlela eziqhathanisekayo. Kungenjalo, singakhetha ukukhetha mathupha izilinganiso sisebenzisa “ama-micro-slip” ngemuva kwesiteringi — angaba makhulu nakakhulu futhi angaphenduki nesiteringi.
Okunye okungahambisani nalokhu kuchazwa “kobukhazikhazi” bePuma kuhlobene nokuvikela umsindo. Sike sayisho ezikhathini ezedlule, kodwa lapha ibonakala ibonakala kakhulu, ngenxa yephutha, ngicabanga ukuthi, amasondo angakhethwa angama-intshi angu-19 kanye namasondo aphansi afika nale yunithi. Umsindo ogelezayo, ngisho nangesivinini esimaphakathi (90-100 km/h) uba sobala kakhulu kunaku-ST-Line enamasondo angu-18″ (nalokho obekungeyona into ehamba phambili).
Iphrofayili eyengeziwe yerimu kanye nethayi elincane akusizi nangenkinga edambisayo. IFord Puma igqame ngokuba yinto eyomile futhi eqinile, kanti ngalawa masondo, leso sici sigcina senyuke.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngokuguquguqukayo, iPuma, ngisho nakule Vignale isiphetho, isalokhu ifana nayo ngokwayo. Okulahlekelwayo ngokunethezeka, uthola ukulawula (ukunyakaza komzimba), ukunemba nokuphendula kwe-chassis. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sine-ekseli engemuva yokubambisana q.b. ukubeka umthamo onempilo wokuzijabulisa kulezi zikhathi ezishesha kakhulu.
Izihlalo zaseVignale zimbozwe ngesikhumba ngokuphelele.
Ingabe imoto yakwaFord Puma ingifanele?
IFord Puma, nakule ngubo esezingeni eliphezulu iVignale, isafana neyakhe. Kusengenye yezinkomba esigabeni uma kufikwa ekuhlanganiseni izinzuzo ezingokoqobo zalesi sithasiselo nesipiliyoni esiheha ngempela ngemuva kwesondo.
Izihlalo ziqinile ngandlela-thile, azikhululekile kakhulu esigabeni, kodwa zinikeza ukwesekwa okunengqondo.
Kodwa-ke, kunzima ukuncoma le Puma Vignale ngokuphathelene ne-ST-Line/ST Line X. Imishini eminingi ekhona ku-Vignale nayo itholakala ku-ST-Line (nakuba, entweni eyodwa noma kwenye, yandisa uhlu lwe okukhethwa kukho okukhethiwe), futhi akukho mehluko ekusetheni okuguquguqukayo (isibonelo, ayisakhululekile, njengoba ukuqondiswa kwayo okucwengisiswe kakhulu kuthembisa).
Ngokuphathelene nebhokisi le-double-clutch, isinqumo siyinkimbinkimbi. Okokuqala, inketho engagcini ku-Vignale, iyatholakala nakwamanye amazinga wemishini. Futhi akunzima ukuthethelela le nketho; akunakuphikwa ukuthi kunomthelela ekusetshenzisweni okunethezekile ekuphileni kwansuku zonke, ikakhulukazi ekushayeleni kwasemadolobheni, ukwenza ukufana okuhle ne-1.0 EcoBoost.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, yenza iPuma ihambe kancane ngokwezitolimende futhi ibize kakhulu uma uyiqhathanisa neST-Line X eshintshwayo engiyihlole emizileni efanayo ngonyaka odlule. Ngabhalisa ukusebenzisa phakathi kuka-5.3 l/100 km ngesivinini esiphakathi esizinzile (4.8-4.9 nge-manual transmission) ekhuphuke yafinyelela ku-7.6-7.7 l/100 emgwaqeni onguthelawayeka (6.8-6, 9 ngebhokisi elishintshwayo). Emizileni emifushane nangaphezulu yasemadolobheni, yayiyingxenye yeshumi embalwa enyakatho yamalitha ayisishiyagalombili. Amasondo abanzi, umphumela wamasondo ongawakhetha, nawo awalona usizo kulesi sihloko.
IFord Puma ST-Line enale njini (125 hp), kodwa eshintshwayo isalokhu iyinketho ebhalansile kakhulu ebangeni.