Umlando weJeep usiphoqa ukuthi sibuyele emuva ku-1941 kanye nenganekwane uWillys MB, imoto encane yezempi eyagunyazwa yi-United States of America (US) Army - ngeMpi Yezwe II - kamuva eyayizodala iJeep, eyodwa. yezinhlobo zezimoto eziqashelwa kakhulu emhlabeni futhi igama lazo selike lahlotshaniswa nezimoto ezihamba yonke indawo.
Manje, ngonyaka lapho umkhiqizo waseMelika ugubha iminyaka engama-80, izinselele zidinga kakhulu kunangaphambili. Okokuqala nje, sesiqala ukufuna ukuphuma kubhubhane “olweqhwa” iplanethi isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka futhi olwathinta imboni yezimoto ngendlela engakaze ibonwe amashumi eminyaka ambalwa.
Futhi njengokungathi lokhu bekungamele inselelo enkulu eyanele yemikhiqizo, imboni yezimoto idlula kwesinye sezikhathi ezinezinkinga kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva, ikakhulukazi eYurophu, lapho kuya ngokuya kungenakugwenywa "ukuhamba" ngegagasi lokufakwa kukagesi.
I-Jeeps yokuqala yokuzinikela "ezimpawu zezikhathi" kwakuyiziphakamiso ezimbili zaseYurophu ezisezingeni eliphezulu, i-Compass kanye ne-Renegade. Manje sekuyisikhathi se-Wrangler eyisakhiwo sodumo, indlalifa yemvelo ye-Willys MB.
Sesivele sishayela i-Jeep Wrangler 4xe, i-plug-in hybrid ene-380hp, mathupha, futhi simangazwe impendulo ngaphakathi nangaphandle komgwaqo. Kodwa ngaphezu kwenguqulo entsha yemodeli, i-Wrangler iphawula ukuguqulwa okuqondile kwekhasi lomkhiqizo waseMelika manje ohlanganiswe ne-Stellantis.
I-Wrangler yokuqala efakwe ugesi emlandweni kanye nemodeli ehlanganisa kangcono ukubheja kwe-Jeep e-Europe eminyakeni ezayo. Ukuze siqonde ukuthi uhlobo luni olugcinelwe izwekazi laseYurophu, futhi kulandela isethulo saseYurophu se-Wrangler 4xe, sibe nengxoxo no-Antonella Bruno, obhekele i-Jeep eYurophu, eMpumalanga Ephakathi nase-Afrika.
I-DNA ihlala injalo
Isilinganiso Semoto (RA) - Amakhasimende ahlala ebona iJeep njengenye yemikhiqizo enosiko olude kakhulu kuzo zonke izindawo. Yini esingayilindela kule nkathi entsha engena kwaJeep, ngokufakwa kukagesi?
U-Antonella Bruno (AB) - Yebo, uqinisile. IJeep ibilokhu ibonwa njengabadali bamaSUV ngo-1941. Kodwa kuyiqiniso futhi ukuthi ukufakwa kukagesi sekuzoba yisizinda sokuthuthuka komkhiqizo ngokuzayo.
Kodwa lokho akulinciphisi inani lomkhiqizo, ngoba uhlelo lwe-4x esilwethule ngonyaka odlule ku-Renegade, Compass futhi manje i-Wrangler, ngenxa yobuchwepheshe obuphezulu kanye ne-torque, inikeza ukusebenza okungcono nakakhulu ngaphandle komgwaqo.
Futhi uma sibheka isibonelo se-Wrangler, singasho ukuthi manje sekuyimoto engasetshenziswa nsuku zonke, ngisho nasemadolobheni anemikhawulo ye-CO2, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo ayigcini nje kuphela ikhono lomgwaqo kodwa futhi ibona iqiniswa, sibonga itorque esheshayo nephezulu.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi sithuthukisa amakhono angaphandle kwemigwaqo, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo siya ngokusimama. Ngakho-ke asinciphisi inani lomkhiqizo.
Zitholele imoto yakho elandelayo
RA — Ngakho singacabanga ukuthi ngenxa yokufakwa kukagesi, i-DNA yeJeep isengaqiniswa. Ingabe yilokho okushoyo?
AB - Yebo, yilokho kanye. Ngakolunye uhlangothi siyasimama, kodwa ngakolunye uhlangothi sisebenza kahle kakhulu futhi senza kangcono endaweni yendabuko engekho emgwaqweni, eyingxenye ye-DNA yomkhiqizo.
I-Wrangler "yaseYurophu" izoba yiHybrid Kuphela Kulo nyaka
RA — Emakethe ecishe ibuswe ngokuphelele ama-SUV, uyakholelwa ukuthi amandla amakhulu alezi ziphakamiso eziyingxubevange ase-Europe? Imaphi amazwe olindele ukukhula okuphezulu?
AB — Sikholelwa kakhulu ekuguqukeni kwemakethe yokufakwa kukagesi. Sesivele sibona lokhu ku-Compass 4xe, lapho sesivele sizuze ukuxuba kwe-30% ezingeni laseYurophu. Futhi uma sicabangela ukuthi i-4x izothatha indawo ye-4×4 emakethe, singalindela ukuhlanganisa okuphezulu kuwo wonke amazwe. Ayikho imakethe ezohlala ingangeni kule “fashoni” yokufakwa kukagesi.
Ku-Wrangler, isibonelo, namuhla sinezinjini ezimbili, uphethiloli owodwa futhi manje le hybrid ye-plug-in, kodwa ekupheleni konyaka injini kuphela etholakala ku-Wrangler kuzoba i-plug-in hybrid, ngoba sikholelwa ukuthi Isitimela sokufaka ugesi sesivele simashi.
I-RA - Ingabe lokhu kusho ukuthi singalindela inguqulo ye-plug-in eyi-hybrid ye-Jeep Gladiator?
Ku-Gladiator lokhu kungenzeka akubonwa kusengaphambili esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, kodwa sifunda konke ukuhlaziya okuzungezile imikhiqizo yethu ukuze sikwazi ukunikeza iziphakamiso ezihamba phambili eYurophu. IGrand Cherokee entsha, futhi lokhu okulindelekile, izoba nesistimu ye-4x, izoba i-plug-in hybrid.
Umgomo uwukufinyelela abantu abaningi...
RA — Ngokuguqukela ekufakeni ugesi, uyakholelwa ukuthi izethameli eziqondiswe kwaJeep zizoshintsha kancane?
AB — Singasho ukuthi sizokwandisa amakhasimende ethu. Sisebenzisa i-Wrangler 4x njengesibonelo, sifuna ukugcina amakhasimende athembekile kumodeli njengokubonakaliswa okumsulwa kwe-off-roading, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo sifuna ukuwina amakhasimende ngaphambilini abengakwazi ukusebenzisa i-Wrangler nsuku zonke. isisekelo ezimpilweni zabo.
Futhi kuyafana ncamashi neRenegade 4xe kanye neCompass 4xe. Sifuna ukugcina amakhasimende athembekile, kodwa futhi sifuna ukufinyelela abantu abathanda ukusimama nabadinga imoto enezindleko eziphansi zobunikazi.
Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi amakhasimende amaningi aseYurophu awahambi ngaphezu kwamakhilomitha angu-50 ngosuku futhi, ngokucabangela ukuzimela kwamamodeli ethu, azokwazi ukuwasebenzisa kumodi kagesi nsuku zonke.
Sikholelwa ukuthi ama-plug-in hybrids angcono kakhulu ukuyekethisa ngomqondo wokuthi anikeza ulwazi lokushayela ngemodi kagesi engu-100% ngaphandle kokusinika ukukhathazeka, ngoba sinokunye ukuguquguquka ngenxa yokuthi singawasebenzisa ngenjini yokushisa. .
RA — Isu leJeep lizovela kanjani kusukela manje? Ngabe sizofika ebangeni elifakwe ugesi ngokugcwele? Ngabe ukujoyina iqembu leStellantis sekuguqule okuthile esu leJeep lase-Europe?
AB — Isu lase lichaziwe kakade. Ukufakwa kukagesi okwamanje futhi kuzoba ikusasa lomkhiqizo. Njengoba ngishilo, i-Grand Cherokee entsha izoba i-plug-in hybrid futhi sizokwethula izinguqulo ze-mild-hybrid. Wonke amamodeli kububanzi bethu azoba nezinguqulo zikagesi noma ezifakwe ugesi.
Imodeli kagesi engu-100% akuyona eyamanje
RA - Kuhlelo lwalo nyaka lwe-Easter Safari, iJeep yethule iMagneto, i-prototype kagesi wonke engashiyi muntu ongenandaba. Singalindela nini ukukhiqiza iJeep yokuqala kagesi?
AB — I-Magneto iyisibonelo, iyingxenye yesu lethu lemiqondo nezifundo esizenzayo emkhiqizweni. Kodwa njengamanje lokho nje, umqondo. Kodwa sizoqhubeka nokuhlaziya futhi siqonde ukuthi yikuphi ukunikezwa okungcono kakhulu kwemodeli yethu ngayinye eYurophu nakwezinye izifunda.
RA — I-Renegade ne-Compass yizibonelo ezimbili ezibaluleke kakhulu zeJeep eYurophu futhi muva nje kube namahemuhemu okuthi iJeep ingase ithuthukise iSUV encane, ye-B-segment. Ingabe la mahemuhemu angokoqobo? Singalindela “i-mini-Renegade” yase-Europe eminyakeni ezayo?
AB — Akukho engingakuqinisekisa kodwa ngingasho ukuthi iqhinga elisha likaStellantis lizokwethulwa ekupheleni kwalo nyaka noma ekuqaleni kolandelayo bese kuvezwa isu lethu.
RA — Singasho yini ukuthi lesi yisikhathi esihle kakhulu seJeep kuze kube manje?
AB — Lesi yisikhathi esibaluleke kakhulu mayelana nokuziphendukela kwemvelo, ngoba siphawula indlela entsha eYurophu ngokufakwa kukagesi futhi ngoba kunikeza umbono wokuthi uhlobo luba luhle kakhulu ekuphileni kwansuku zonke.