I-SUV entsha ye-Jeep elayisha abantu abayisikhombisa ilandwe enyakatho yeSweden, ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwasebusika, ngalezi zithombe zenhloli (ezikhethekile ezweni lonke kwa-Reason Automobile) okuyizona ezembula kakhulu imodeli entsha kuze kube manje.
Yayivele ibanjwe ezivivinyweni eBrazil nase-Italy ngonyaka odlule, kodwa kuze kube manje, ivolumu yayo yangemuva ibilokhu ifihliwe ngaphansi kokucasha okuqinile, okwenza kungenzeki ukubona ama-contours ayo.
Manje, ngokokuqala ngqa, sibona amakhonsathi aqondile wevolumu yangemuva enwetshiwe, nakuba lezi zibonelo zokuhlola zisafaka izici zesikhashana, njengoba zingabonakala kumalambu azo angemuva.
Bese uhamba kathathu
Ingeyesithathu iJeep SUV enezihlalo eziyisikhombisa ukwaziwa muva nje. Okokuqala, sazi i-Grand Wagoneer enkulu, isiqongo esisha somkhiqizo, singenanhloso yokuyiletha e-Europe.
Bhalisela iphephandaba lethu
Muva nje sazi i-Grand Cherokee L entsha, inguqulo engakaze ibe khona yezihlalo eziyisikhombisa ze-Grand Cherokee futhi lena, yebo, kufanele ize kithi, isekelwe ku-hardware yaseYurophu (isebenzisa inguqulo eguquliwe yesikhulumi se-Alfa Romeo Stelvio).
Futhi kulo nyaka, phakathi nengxenye yesibili, sizobona enye i-SUV enezihlalo eziyisikhombisa yakwaJeep, encane kunazo zonke, ephuma kuCompass edayiswayo njengamanje.
“Ikhampasi Enkulu”?
Nakuba isuka ngokuqondile kuJeep Compass - yona, ngazo zonke izinhloso nezinjongo, inguqulo yayo enezihlalo eziyisikhombisa - yonke into ikhomba ukuthi yamukele igama elihlukile (akufanele ibizwe ngokuthi i-Grand Compass) kanye nokubukeka okuhlukile. Okusho ukuthi, isu elifanayo nezimbangi zayo ezimbalwa esigabeni.
Izimbangi ezifana neSkoda Kodiaq nePeugeot 5008 noma iLand Rover Discovery Sport kanye neMercedes-Benz GLB.
Njengoba sibona ezithombeni zezinhloli, iJeep SUV entsha enezihlalo eziyisikhombisa, uma iqhathaniswa neCompass enezihlalo ezinhlanu enyakazayo, yinde kakhulu. Akuwona nje kuphela ukuthi i-wheelbase yinde, ne-span yangemuva isikhulile. Konke ukuze bakwazi ukuhlalisa umugqa wesithathu wezihlalo.
Nakuba ukuhlukaniswa kobuhle bangaphandle kubonakala kusengaphambili ngeCompass, ngaphakathi kulindeleke ukuthi babelane kakhulu ngaphakathi (i-dash nesiteringi, isibonelo).
Mayelana nezinjini, amahemuhemu akhomba ukusetshenziswa kwe-1.3 Turbo (esivele ikuCompass) eguqukweni elingu-180 hp, kanye nenjini entsha kadizili, engu-2.0 litre no-200 hp.
Kusazoqinisekiswa ukuthi, njenge-Compass, le SUV entsha enezihlalo eziyisikhombisa izosebenzisa i-plug-in hybrid powertrain 4x.