弄巧成拙10大车型

    威利斯Jeepster，1946-1950

早些年人们一谈起吉普，总觉得这是一种立足实用的车型，多用于农林业用途。威利斯（Willys）公司为打破人们的这种成见，推出了这款敞篷帆布顶的Jeepster吉普。它采用了平顶的挡泥板，搭载了一款62匹马力的发动机。但它并未配备四驱，广告也寥寥无几。然而二战后的消费者热衷追逐时尚，选择的余地也大，所以这款车自然受到冷落，总共才造了不到20,000台。

    Willys Jeepster 1946-1950

A brave attempt by Willys to broaden the Jeep's utilitarian image beyond agriculture and forestry uses, the Jeepster featured a convertible canvas top, flat-topped fenders, and a 62-horsepower engine. But no four-wheel drive was offered, advertising was sparse, and fashion-seeking post-war shoppers with many more choices looked elsewhere. Fewer than 20,000 Jeepsters were built.

    AMC Pacer 1975-1980

美国汽车公司（AMC，已倒闭）称这款Pacer轿车是“有史以来第一款宽版小车”，因为这款双门紧凑型小车的宽度超过了6英尺。《人车志》（Car and Driver）杂志形象地称它为“飞驰的鱼缸”。Pacer轿车使用了很多的玻璃元素，因此它的后排乘客很容易晒伤。尽管这款小车早期的销量相当不错，不过由于美国汽车公司的财务吃紧，加上工艺上做出的多处妥协，导致这样一个有创意的理念也像该公司早先的Gremlin小轿车一样早早夭折了。

    AMC Pacer 1975-1980

    AMC billed it as the "first wide small car" because the two-door compact Pacer was more than six feet across. Car and Driver called it "the Flying Fishbowl." The Pacer had so much glass that backseat passengers got sunburned. Despite sparkling early-adopter sales, AMC's financial limitations and multiple engineering compromises doomed this original concept as it did earlier ones like the sawed-off Gremlin.