Ku ukwethulwa kwebanga le-Opel lika-2013 i-Opel Mokka entsha kwaba imodeli yokuqala esakwazi ukuyihlola. I-SUV yokuqala ye-B-segment yomkhiqizo waseJalimane futhi iqiniso ukuthi ifika iqinile, inomklamo owuthandayo, ukunikezwa kwemishini okuhlukahlukene kanye nezinga elihle lokuqeda. Imodeli esikwazile ukuyihlola ifakwe injini esebenzisa udizili enamandla kakhulu kulolu hlobo, i 1.7 CDTI enguqulweni yayo engu-130CV. Ushintsho bekuyimanuwali edonsa ngamagiya ayisithupha futhi ifakwe i-4WD.
Uma kubhekwa ubukhulu nesisindo se-Opel Mokka, i-130CV yale njini kadizili ingaphezu kokwanele. Phusha kanzima kusuka kuma-laps angu-1.800 (ngezansi ivilapha kakhulu) futhi sithola isivinini ngokushesha uma umsindo wenjini ukhuphuka kakhulu, okuthi uma kushisa kuthule kakhulu ngaphakathi, nakuba ngaphandle kulula ukuqagela ukuthi idonsa ngani. Uma kubanda, kuba nomsindo, kodwa lokho kuvamile kuzo zonke izimoto emakethe.
Indlela inhlangano eyasilungisela yona ye-Opel Mokka yayihambisana nomgwaqo omncane osezintabeni owasiholela emzileni owubhuqu owawunodaka ngenxa yeqhwa lokugcina. Ingxenye yokuqala yomgwaqo yayinemithambeka ewumqansa lapho yayikhona kubalulekile ukujika ngenjini endaweni yama-laps angu-2.000, ngakho lolu shintsho lwafuna ukuba sinake. Ithrekhi enodaka ibingenzima kakhulu, kodwa ibivele ingaphezulu kuka-90% wamaSUV nama-crossovers asemgwaqweni asezonyathela kuwo. I-Opel Mokka ayizange yethule ukulahlekelwa okuncomekayo kwamakhono ezimoto, okuwukuphela komkhawulo kwakuwukuvunyelwa kwayo, okwayenza yathinta phansi ngesinye isikhathi. Empeleni, iningi lamaMokkas esethulweni liqede usuku lilimele udebe lwangaphambili. Angifuni ukucabanga ukuthi abanye abantu bangene yini eziswini zabo, ngoba esami sabuya sesisha. Ama-engeli wokuphuma kokuhlasela kanye ne-ventral nawo awekho kahle, kodwa kuyinto engabalulekile kangako kulolu hlobo lwemoto.
I-Opel Mokka ibikade inokulawula ukwehla egqumeni, kodwa isanda kuzama I-X-MODE ye-Subaru Forester entsha, kuyiphuzu lokuthuthuka kumaJalimane. Ukumiswa kuzwakala kuqinile. Kakade emgwaqeni ovulekile, i-Opel Mokka iveza ukuziphatha okuhle ngempela, nokunyathela okuqinile kanye nomzimba oqukethwe kakhulu. Ukuze sifinyelele iziphetho ezinembile kwakuzodingeka sihlale naye izinsuku ezimbalwa.
Ukuziphatha eceleni, okungekho lutho ongasola ngakho le SUV, dumisa izinga langaphakathi. Ingaphezulu kakhulu kunezinye izimbangi, ikakhulukazi uma zivela e-Asia. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-upholstery yeyunithi yokuhlola (I-Excellence finish, ephezulu kakhulu yohla) inikeza umuzwa wekhwalithi omkhulu nakakhulu ngokuhlanganisa isikhumba esikhanyayo nesimnyama esimnyama namapulasitiki ngokuhambisana nezihlalo. Ukulingana kuhle, futhi izinto zokwakha zihambisana nomsebenzi. Inye kuphela inkinga ehlobene nekhebhini, futhi akuyona enye ngaphandle kwenani lamabhathini kudeshibhodi, okudidayo nokudinga ukujwayela.
