底特律恐龙:6大濒临灭绝的美国车
ALEX TAYLOR III
2011-08-30
美国三大汽车厂商出品的某些车型曾经是车市上的“常青树”,但在眼下的全球经济形势下却难逃绝种的厄运。此外,中国正在成为全球增长最快、规模最大的汽车市场,中国消费者的口味对汽车业的影响越来越大。现在,是美国的汽车再次进化的时候了。
飞车少年 肌肉车是美国独有的传统车型,不过它的后驱设计和烧油的V8发动机注定了它在海外不会畅销,就连在美国本土也前景堪忧。这不免让喜欢肌肉车的老派车迷痛心疾首,但尺寸缩水和发动机降缸恐怕在所难免。连《速度与激情5》(The Fast and the Furious)都成了日本车的大荟萃,那些开福特野马(Mustang)和雪佛兰科迈罗(Camaro)的车主们只怕也会纷纷转向尺寸更小、发动机转速更高的亚洲车型。 |
Hot Rod Harrys
Muscle cars may be a quaint American tradition, but rear-drive layouts and gas-guzzling V-8s don't play well overseas -- and would seem to have little future in the U.S. either. Traditionalists will scream, but a downsizing and de-engining seem to be in order. Look for hot-shoe Mustang and Camaro drivers to follow the lead of "The Fast and the Furious" and move into smaller, higher-revving Asian models. |