Mahindra Pik-Up 2007 Review: Road Test

Nws yog hom kev twv txiaj uas tus lej dawb huv yuav tso tawm tam sim ntawd, tab sis Michael Tynan tau ua los ntawm cov khoom muaj kev lom zem ntau dua. "Kuv zoo siab tias peb tus tswj hwm nyiaj txiag tsis nyob ntawm no, tab sis kuv ntseeg tias peb tau nqis peev txog $ 5 lab," Tynan, tus thawj coj ntawm tsev neeg Tynan Motors thiab TMI Pacific, tau hais rau lub lim tiam no ntawm India Manufacturing launch. . Mahindra Pick-Up.

Qhov thawj koom ruam yog tias TMI tuaj yeem txhawb cov neeg yuav khoom txaus tias cov khoom ntawm subcontinent haum zoo rau hauv Australian toj roob hauv pes. Kev them nyiaj yog qhov hneev taw hauv kev sib tw Australian tshiab tsheb lag luam thiab qhov chaw hauv kev lag luam pej xeem.

Tej zaum yuav muaj ib duas lossis ob zaug hauv nws.

Tynan hais tias, "Nws tsis yog qhov tshwm sim. "Nws tau tham txog, sim, thawb thiab poked rau ob peb xyoos tam sim no.

"Rob [Low, CEO ntawm Tynan Group] tau nyob ib ncig ntawm Kenya thiab kuv hais kom nws nres los ntawm Mahindra thiab saib cov tshuab.

"Nws hu thiab hais rau kuv tias kuv mus qhov ntawd zoo dua, vim tias txhua yam zoo nkauj heev thiab peb yuav muaj sijhawm ... thiab txhua yam mus los ntawm qhov ntawd."

Qhov kev zov me nyuam tau ua tiav - thiab thawj qhov kev sim ntawm seb qhov kev twv txiaj puas yuav them - yog lub lim tiam no ntawm plaub Pik-Up derivatives, nrog ib leeg thiab ob chav cab hauv ob qho tib si 2x4 thiab 4x4. Cab thiab chassis qauv nrog ib qho kev xaiv rear configuration yuav tsum muaj nyob rau hauv ob peb lub hlis.

Nrog rau peb lub xyoos, 100,000 km warranty thiab 12 lub hlis ntawm kev pabcuam kev tsheb tavxij - los ntawm $ 23,990 rau ib lub tsheb tavxij 4x2 txog $ 29,990 rau ob lub tsheb tavxij 4x4 - tus nqi Pik-Up yog qhov muag tiag tiag.

Tab sis tsis txhob hu nws pheej yig.

"Peb paub qhov peb tau txais ... peb tsis xav tau lub tsheb zoo thiab peb tsis xav kom nws pheej yig tshaj," Tynan hais.

"Nws yog qhov chaw uas koj tsis xav mus," tab sis peb xav kom nws ua qhov txiaj ntsig zoo tshaj plaws thiab ntseeg siab tshaj plaws."

“Tau ib ntus hauv Australia peb muaj tsheb thauj khoom nrog cov neeg ua liaj ua teb thiab lwm tus neeg nyob hauv.

"Qhov tseeb, peb tsuas yog hais kom lawv nqa lub tsheb thiab ua qhov lawv feem ntau ua nrog lawv - ib txwm tawm mus thiab rhuav tshem lawv - tom qab 12,000 km lawv rov qab los nrog ob peb tus dev thiab kangaroo lem, tab sis tsis muaj dab tsi ntxiv. Tsis yog ib tug hint ntawm ib qho teeb meem thiab tsis muaj dab tsi poob tawm.

Nws yog qhov ua tau ntev, qhov pom tseeb ntawm kev lees paub los ntawm cov neeg siv feem ntau, thiab cov nqi sib tw uas TMI cia siab tuaj yeem dhau Mahindra qhov kev puas tsuaj yav dhau los mus rau Australian kev ua lag luam. Ntawm qhov kev tawm tsam no, Mahindra Automotive Sector Thawj Tswj Hwm Dr. Pavan Goenka lees tias: “Nws yog qhov yuam kev.

“Lub sijhawm tsis raug thiab peb tsis paub zoo txog kev ua lag luam.

“Lub sijhawm no txawv heev. Peb tau ua peb cov ntawv ua tom tsev thiab, nrog rau peb cov neeg koom tes TMI, tau ua tib zoo xav txog kev lag luam uas peb tab tom nkag. Peb paub zoo tias thaum muag peb cov khoom sab nraum Is Nrias teb, tib neeg yuav muaj kev xav txog qhov zoo.

"Nrog rau qhov no hauv siab, peb - ​​thiab feem ntau lwm cov tuam txhab Indian - tau tsom mus rau qhov zoo ntawm peb cov khoom, ob qho tib si hauv kev tsim thiab tsim khoom."

Dr. Goenka hais tias thaum lub Pik-Up raug ntsuas rau ib tuj rau Australia, lub tsheb yeej raug ntsuas rau ib tuj Indian. Nws hais tias "Lawv tau thauj khoom kom txog thaum qhov kev ncua yuav luag kov hauv av, tsawg kawg yog ob tons," nws hais. Pik-Up qhia ntau yam khoom nrog Is Nrias teb tus nyiam tshaj plaws SUV Scorpio. Qhov kev sib koom ua ke xaus rau ntawm tus ncej B nkaus xwb, nrog qee qhov kev hloov pauv rau hauv qab lub cev kom haum rau lub thawv ntim khoom thiab siv cov nplooj-sprung rear ncua kev kawm ntawv.

Lub hwj chim cog yog 2.5-liter CommonRail turbodiesel nrog ib tug me me [email tiv thaiv] thiab nqaim ntau yam ntawm lub siab tshaj plaws torque ntawm 247 Nm ntawm 1800-2200 rpm.

Hauv tsev, lub cav yog 2.6-litre chav, tab sis cov hlab ntsha tau luv luv kom nws qis dua 2.5 litres rau kev lag luam xa tawm, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog Europe.

Tsav yog los ntawm clunky tsib-ceev phau ntawv kis tau tus mob - DSI-tsim rau XNUMX-ceev tsis siv neeg yuav muaj nyob rau xyoo tom ntej.

Cov txheej txheem thoob plaws qhov ntau yog lub hwj chim steering, txwv tsis pub sib txawv, steel sab kauj ruam, pos huab thiab, ntawm 4x4 variants, nws pib-locking hubs thiab 4x4 hluav taws xob hloov ua kom ua rau Borg-Warner ob-ceev hloov rooj plaub.

Nws muaj ib tug iav piv ntawm 1: 1 ntawm siab revs thiab 1: 2.48 ntawm qis revs nrog txaus av clearance los ua ib tug pab tau SUV.

Kev hloov hluav taws xob hloov pauv ntawm ya los ntawm 2WD mus rau 4WD, tab sis yuav tsum tau nres kom hloov mus rau qhov qis thiab rov qab, thiab tom qab ntawd rov qab mus rau 2WD, suav nrog yuav tsum thim rov qab ib lub 'meter' lossis ob lub hubs. Mahindra Pik-Up tsis mus yeej kev zoo nkauj pageants. Nws cov tsos tuaj yeem piav qhia tau zoo tshaj plaws raws li kev ua haujlwm ua haujlwm, txawm tias muaj hnub nyoog me ntsis.

Lub siab lub thawv tsim qauv txhais tau hais tias muaj ntau lub taub hau pem hauv ntej thiab nram qab, tab sis lub cab yog nqaim nrog tsawg lub xub pwg chav. Sab hauv trim yog cov ntaub tsis zoo, cov yas nruab nrab thiab cov pa roj carbon fiber ntau luam tawm ntawm qhov chaw nruab nrab.

Cov yam ntxwv muaj xws li cua txias, lub qhov rais fais fab, cov chaw taws teeb hauv nruab nrab, Kenwood AM / FM / CD / MP3 audio system nrog USB thiab SD daim npav chaw nres nkoj, tswb, immobilizer, qaij lub kauj, tsav tsheb footrest, pem hauv ntej / nram qab rooj. qhov rais defogger thiab pem hauv ntej / nram qab 12-volt qhov hluav taws xob.

Dab tsi uas ploj lawm, tsawg kawg txog rau lub Cuaj Hli, yog airbags thiab ABS system rau disc / nruas nres. Txawm li cas los xij, cov rooj zaum nyuaj thiab tiaj tus, tab sis tsis xis nyob.

Lub suab nrov, kev vibration thiab hnyav hnyav yog qhov zoo xav tsis thoob, thiab kev tsim kom zoo los ntawm tsawg kawg ob lub tsheb uas peb tau tsav los tsim nyog tau txais cov lus pom. Cov kab hluav taws tawg tawg, cov kab nrib pleb, thiab rutted seem ntawm pob zeb tsis ua rau ib qho rumble lossis creak los ntawm lub tsheb thauj khoom.

Lub cav khiav zoo dua li cov lej nyoos yuav qhia. Kev sib kis ceev ceev yuav tsum muaj qee qhov kev xav tau yog tias koj tsis xav hloov ntawm lub zog nce thiab nqis, tab sis nws ua haujlwm tsis zoo yam tsis muaj fuss ntau dhau.

Throttle actuation tsis yog qhov tseeb, tab sis nws yog qhov zoo dua ntawm qhov qis revs hauv cov av ntxhib. TMI vam tias yuav muag 600 tus tuaj tos xyoo no hauv 15 New South Wales cov khw muag khoom ua ntej muag thoob plaws lub tebchaws.