Umholi wamanje emakethe yaseYurophu, the Ford Ranger ilungiselela ukuhlangana nesizukulwane esisha ngakho-ke akubanga yisimangaliso esikhulu ukuthi sibone izithombe zokuqala eziyinhloli ze-pick-up yaseNyakatho Melika zivela phakathi nokuhlolwa komgwaqo. Sekukonke, ama-prototypes amabili e-Ranger "abanjwe" ezivivinyweni eningizimu yeYurophu.
Ukufihla okuningi okumboze umzimba akusivumeli ukuthi silindele okuningi mayelana nomklamo wawo - ngaphandle kwe-silhouette evamile yokuthatha - kodwa kungenzeka ukubona ukuthi ingxenye engaphambili ibonakala ithatha ugqozi olukhulu ku-F- enkulu 150, ikakhulukazi uma sibheka ifomethi yamalambu angaphambili.
Ngokuqondene nengemuva, izibani zangaphambili eziqondile (okujwayelekile kokuthatha) ziyagcinwa, kodwa ibhampa iklanywe kabusha. Kodwa-ke, imininingwane ethakazelisa kakhulu evezwa yilezi prototypes ezimbili kanye naleyo ebonisa kakhulu ngekusasa le-Ranger isitikha esincane esiphuzi.
Ugesi usendleleni?
E-Europe, ama-prototypes okuhlola angama-plug-in hybrids kufanele abe nesitikha (ngokuvamile esiyindilinga futhi esiphuzi) esigxeka "ukudla okuxubile" kwemodeli. Inhloso, uma kwenzeka ingozi, ukwazisa ithimba labatakuli ukuthi imoto inamabhethri anamandla kagesi aphezulu ukuze amaqembu akwazi ukulungisa izinqubo zawo.
Kuwo womabili ama-prototypes aboniwe, isitikha esifanayo besikhona efasiteleni elingaphambili, okuqinisa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi i-Ranger entsha izophinde ibe nezinguqulo ze-plug-in hybrid.
Ekhoneni elingezansi kwesokudla lengilazi, kunesitika esikhuthaza ukuthi kube khona i-plug-in hybrid Ranger.
Lokhu kungenzeka kwenza umqondo nakakhulu uma sikhumbula ukuthi i-Ford ithembise ukuthi ngo-2024 lonke uhla lwayo lwezentengiso e-Europe luzobe lunama-zero-emission, noma ngabe kusetshenziswa amamodeli kagesi angu-100%, njenge-E-Transit, noma ama-plug hybrids -in.
U-Amarok, “udadewabo” kaRanger
Kwakungonyaka wezi-2019 lapho abakwaFord nabakwaVolkswagen bamemezela ukubambisana okukhulu okuhlanganisa ukuthuthukiswa kochungechunge lwezimoto, eziningi zazo ezentengiso, kanye nokusetshenziswa kwe-MEB (inkundla ethize yezimoto zikagesi zeVolkswagen Group) ngabakwaFord.
Ngaphansi kwaleso sivumelwano, iVolkswagen Amarok izobona isizukulwane sesibili, neFord Ranger yesikhathi esizayo inikela ngezisekelo futhi, okungenzeka kakhulu, izitimela zamandla - ingabe izophinde ikwazi ukufinyelela ezinhlobonhlobo ze-plug-in hybrid? Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwalaba ababili uzoba mayelana nokubukeka kwabo, njengoba inkampani yaseJalimane isivele ilindele isizukulwane sesibili se-Amarok enama-teas, eyokugcina eyaziwayo kulo nyaka:
