点评:I love the look of the Slingshot which is truly unique. The staff were very kind and professional and walked us through the process of how to operate the vehicle, fitting us for our helmets, etc. The view from the top of Big Pocono State Park is absolutely beautiful. We also visited the Mountain View Vineyard which was also very beautiful and offered food for sale along with wine of course. Driving through the back roads and up and down the Pocono area is definitely what makes this fun.
However, I rated this as 4 stars due to the condition of the Slingshot. These were 2022 Slingshot R models and both of the manual transmission Slingshots we rented only had about 8,000 miles on the odometer. Although it was VERY clean, the noise level coming from the engine and especially the drive belt were overwhelming. The engine noise is to be expected due the design of the open cockpit but the drivebelt gave off this loud whine or screeching sound that was quite annoying. If we put it in neutral and coasted down a hill, the noise disappeared. The harder push the engine by giving it gas, the louder the screeching sound was. We went as 2 couples (husband and wife in our 50s) and didn't drive the Slingshots except on a few occasions. We had to yell to speak to each other (except while in neutral and coasting).
While I do think the drive belt could have been adjusted or tuned to keep the noise to a minimum, I don't think this was the fault of Pocono Rentals. I did some research on the Polaris Slingshots and it turns out the noises I described are just what you get when you own a Slingshot. I just wanted people to be aware of the noise and the inability to speak to each other while driving. If you're OK with that, you'll have a great time.
翻译:我喜欢真正独一无二的弹弓外观。工作人员非常友善和专业,引导我们完成了如何操作车辆、为我们安装头盔等的过程。Big Pocono 州立公园顶部的景色绝对美丽。我们还参观了山景葡萄园,它也非常漂亮,当然也提供食品和葡萄酒。开车穿过偏僻的小路,在 Pocono 地区上上下下绝对是乐趣所在。
但是,由于弹弓的状况,我将其评为 4 星。这些是 2022 Slingshot R 型号,我们租用的手动变速箱 Slingshot 的里程表上只有大约 8,000 英里。虽然它非常干净,但来自发动机,尤其是传动带的噪音水平令人难以抗拒。由于开放式驾驶舱的设计,发动机噪音是可以预料的,但传动带发出的这种响亮的呜呜声或刺耳的声音非常烦人。如果我们把它放在空档并滑下山坡,噪音就会消失。给发动机加油越用力,刺耳的声音就越大。我们作为 2 对夫妇(我们 50 多岁的丈夫和妻子)去了,除了几次之外没有驾驶弹弓。我们不得不大喊大叫才能互相交谈(中立和滑行时除外)。
虽然我确实认为可以调整或调整传动带以将噪音降至最低,但我认为这不是 Pocono Rentals 的错。我对 Polaris Slingshots 进行了一些研究,结果发现我描述的噪音正是您拥有 Slingshot 时听到的声音。我只是想让人们意识到开车时的噪音和无法互相交谈。如果您对此表示满意,那么您会玩得很开心。