E-Portugal, imininingwane yokugcina isimi ngomumo ukuze kwethulwe iMazda CX-5 entsha, ezokwenzeka ngoSepthemba. Njengamanje iyimodeli ethengiswa kakhulu yohlobo lwaseJapan emakethe yaseYurophu. Izinhlobo zeSUV zohlobo lwaseJapan zihambisana neCX-3, ibekwe esigabeni esiqhudelanayo sama-compact SUV.
Kubalandeli be-SUV nakwaMazda, sinezindaba ezimnandi. Kunama-SUV amaningi kuphothifoliyo yomkhiqizo, kanye nokwengezwa kwakamuva, i-Mazda CX-8, okulindelwe ngabadlali bamahlaya. Emindenini edinga indawo ethe xaxa, i-CX-8 iphuma nezihlalo ezintathu nezihlalo eziyisithupha neziyisikhombisa. Eqinisweni, uma ubheka okuwukuphela kwesithombe sangaphandle esitholakalayo, kubonakala kungeyona into engaphezu kwenguqulo ende ye-CX-5.
Manje ngezindaba ezimbi. I-CX-8 ngeke idayiswe ePortugal, noma eYurophu. Le modeli ihloselwe i-Japan kuphela, futhi awekho amathemba okuthi izothengiswa ezimakethe eziningi.
Futhi i-CX-8 entsha akuyona yodwa engatholakali “ezwenikazi elidala”. Kukhona amanye ama-SUV amabili, asevele adayiswa, esingakwazi ukufinyelela kuwo nathi. Futhi njenge-CX-8, bahlose izimakethe eziqondile kakhulu.
I-CX-9, enye i-SUV enezihlalo eziyisikhombisa
Yebo, i-Mazda ayinayo nje kuphela, kodwa inezimoto ezimbili ezihlala abantu abayisikhombisa. Yethulwe ekuqaleni kuka-2016, i-CX-9 itholakala kuphela emakethe yaseNyakatho Melika. Njenge-CX-8, inemigqa emithathu yezihlalo, kodwa naphezu kokwabelana nge-wheelbase engu-2.93 m, i-CX-9 inkulu kuzo zonke ezinye izilinganiso. Ngakho-ke ihlanganisa ngokuphelele eqinisweni lase-USA neCanada.
Iphinde igqame ngokuba yiyona kuphela iMazda yamanje enenjini kaphethiloli iSKYACTIV ene-turbo. I-Mazda, kuze kube manje, ilandele indlela ehlukile kwabanye abakhiqizi, inganikezeli ekunciphiseni, futhi ingafaki ama-turbos ezinjini ezisuka kancane. Kodwa yenza okuhlukile, ngokushada ne-turbo enenjini enkulu kaphethroli, eyi-inline four cylinder enamandla angu-2.5 litres.
Bekuyisixazululo esingcono kakhulu esitholakele ukunikeza amandla adingekayo namandla - 250 hp kanye ne-torque engu-420 Nm - kumodeli yayo enkulu kakhulu nesindayo, ngaphandle kokuthi kuqale phansi ukwakha injini entsha.
Azikho izinhlelo zokuthi iCX-9 ifinyelele ezinye izimakethe.
I-CX-4, efiseleka kakhulu
Uma i-CX-8 ne-CX-9 isebenzela izinhloso ezijwayelekile, i-CX-4, nayo eyethulwa ngo-2016, isensimini ephambene kakhulu. Kulindelwe umqondo we-Koeru ngo-2015, ixuba izakhi zofuzo ze-SUV nesitayela esifaneleka kakhulu olunye uhlobo lwemoto - iluma ulimi ingasho ukuthi i-coupe… - futhi leyo kungaba imbangi efanelekile yezimoto ezifana ne-Range Rover Evoque.
Ngaphansi komzimba wayo omncane (kwiSUV) kunesisekelo seCX-5. Babelana nge-wheelbase nobubanzi phakathi kwabo, kodwa i-CX-4 yinde ngamasentimitha angu-8 futhi (i-expressive) ifushane ngamasentimitha angu-15, okwenza umehluko omkhulu ekwaziseni izilinganiso zayo.
Iphinde ihlukaniselane ngezinjini neCX-5, itholakala kuphela ngezinjini zikaphethroli - amasilinda amane, 2.0 kanye no-2.5 litres enamandla.
Futhi-ke, ukuba yingxenye yalolu hlu, ngeke kufinyelele nasemakethe yethu. IMazda CX-4 itholakala eChina kuphela. Imakethe ebona ukwanda okubonakalayo kokudayiswa kweSUV, futhi iMazda yanquma ukuthi lokhu kuzoba umfuziselo obalulekile wezifiso zayo kuleyo makethe.
Ake siwashiye amasu eminyangweni yezokukhangisa neyohwebo… kodwa ngeke simelane nokubuza: bekungaba okungenangqondo yini ukungeza i-CX-4 kuphothifoliyo yohlu lwaseYurophu?