Okokuqala kuyaxaka, bese kugxilile. Kafushane, le yindlela engifingqa ngayo amakhilomitha ami okuqala ngemuva kwesondo leToyota Prius entsha.
Ngesonto eledlule ngiye eValencia ngiyobona iToyota Prius entsha, isizukulwane sesine sohlobo olusha owazalwa eminyakeni engu-18 edlule futhi esidayise amayunithi angaphezu kuka-3.5 million emhlabeni jikelele. Ngokwemvelo, ngike ngakubona ezithombeni futhi ngiyavuma ukuthi kwakungelona uthando ekuqaleni. Lapho ngifika e-Valencia, ngambheka izikhathi eziyishumi nambili (ngilinde lokho kuchofoza kothando…) futhi lutho.Akuyona imoto enhle ngokwezindinganiso ezijwayelekile, iToyota Prius ingaphezu kwakho konke… iToyota Prius. Ithimba labaklami base-Japan alikaze lisebenzele umklamo we-Prius ukuba uvumelane - kodwa empeleni imigqa yayo ebukhoma empeleni isebenza kahle. Ngokuphambene nezindinganiso zemboni, i-Prius yakhelwe ukujabulisa ikhasimende eliqondile, elithanda umehluko, elithanda iziphakamiso ezihambisana nemvelo futhi libuke imoto ngendlela ephansi ye-petroli futhi isebenziseka kakhulu.
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Ukucatshangelwa kobuhle eceleni, iToyota Prius yesizukulwane sesine isithuthuke ngayo yonke indlela: injini; dynamics; ubuchwepheshe; ukunethezeka; kanye nekhwalithi. Iwuhlobo lokuqala lomkhiqizo ukusebenzisa inkundla ye-TNGA-C (Toyota New Global Architecture), okuyisakhiwo esiqinisekisa ukuqina ngo-60% uma kuqhathaniswa nohlobo lwangaphambilini.
Ngalesi sigcawu esisha i-Prius iphinde yathola ukumiswa okuzimele okunekhono, amabhethri aqala ukuba "ahlelekile" ngaphansi kwezihlalo ezingemuva (ngaphambilini ayengaphansi kwe-trunk) futhi ngalokhu, kwakuwukuziphatha okuguquguqukayo okwaphuma ukunqoba. Inde ngo-6 cm (4540 mm), igcine i-wheelbase (2700 mm), ingu-15 mm (1760 mm) ububanzi no-20mm (1470mm) ibe mfishane. Njengoba ubona, izilinganiso zishintshile kancane, kodwa isikhungo esiphansi samandla adonsela phansi, ukuhlanganisa abantu abaningi kanye nokumiswa okusha kwangemuva kushintsha irejista eguquguqukayo yemodeli ngo-180º.
Ngokungafani nesizukulwane sesi-3, kwiToyota Prius entsha sizizwa sengathi sishayela imoto yangempela - amabhuleki asabela kahle, i-chassis isabela kulokho esikufakayo futhi isiteringi siyaxhumana. Ngingakwazi ukusebenzisa igama elithi ukuzijabulisa? Kunjalo, iToyota Prius entsha kumnandi ukuyishayela. Ingaphambili kulula ukulikhomba ekhoneni futhi ingemuva ngaphansi kwemithwalo ephakeme lislayidi ngendlela elawulwayo ukusiza ukugcina 'umzuzu'. Yebo, i-Prius futhi yenza lokhu...
Okunyakazisa inkundla entsha injini kaphethiloli engu-1.8 litre yesizukulwane sangaphambilini (umjikelezo we-Atkinson) kanye namamotho kagesi amabili asebenza ndawonye neyunithi ye-thermal - enamandla amakhulu angu-122hp. Nokho, kunezici ezimbalwa ezintsha ezenza okufanayo ekuqaleni (injini nohlelo lukagesi) emgwaqeni kusebenze kangcono kunangaphambili.
Injini ithole izinguquko ezithile eziyenze yasebenza kahle kakhulu - iToyota ithi le 1.8 iyinjini kaphethiloli esebenza kahle kakhulu emakethe (i-thermal ukusebenza kahle ngo-40%) - isiguquli sikagesi sincane ngo-30%, amabhethri ashaja kabusha ngo-28% ngokushesha futhi Ibhokisi le-CVT liyashesha (ukulahlekelwa amandla okuncishisiwe ngo-20%). Umphumela? Injini ehlala itholakala futhi imnandi, ngaphandle kwalokho “kumemeza” okujwayelekile ezinjinini ezino-gearbox we-CVT ngokusheshisa okukhulu.
Ukusheshisa ukusuka ku-0 iye ku-100km/h kufinyelelwa ngemizuzwana engu-10.6 kanti isilinganiso esimenyezelwe singu-3.0 litres/100km kanye nokukhishwa kwegesi engu-70 g/km kuphela (ezinguqulweni ezinamasondo angu-15 inch) – ngiyakungabaza lokho “emhlabeni wangempela” singakwazi ukufinyelela amalitha ama-3 kuye kwayi-100, kodwa umgomo wamalitha angu-5 kuya kwayi-100 ngesivinini esijabulisayo ungenzeka – ngisho nangaphansi uma sicophelela ngonyawo lwethu lwangakwesokudla.
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Ngaphakathi, futhi ukuziphendukela kwemvelo kudume kabi. Sihlezi eduze naphansi, ukuma kwesondo lokushayela kulungile, izinto zokwakha zingcono, futhi umhlangano awufanele ukugxekwa. I-head-up display inombala, i-infotainment system ifundeka kalula kanti nezinsiza zokushayela (automatic braking, adaptive cruise control, blind spot warning, njll.) ziyingxenye yemishini ekhona. Indawo yokubeka imithwalo inamalitha angaphezu kuka-500 futhi kunesikhala esikhulu sabantu abahlezi esihlalweni sangemuva. Ku-Prius lapho yonke into (ekugcineni!) ibonakala isebenza ngazwi linye, ukuthula kubusa ebhodini - okunye okukhathaza kakhulu amadoda akwaToyota kulesi sizukulwane sesine.
Ngamafuphi, i-Prius ingase ingabi "uthando ekuqaleni" kodwa iqinisekisa ngomqondo wayo, amandla, isikhala ebhodini kanye nezixazululo zobuchwepheshe. Uma ucabanga ukuthenga imoto entofontofo, ehlukile futhi enezici ezijwayelekile, zama ukugibela i-Prius. IToyota Prius entsha isivele itholakala emakethe kazwelonke kusukela ku-€32,215 (inguqulo ye-Exclusive).
