大众甲壳虫的前世今生

青春永驻：2011——

    2012款甲壳中也是基于一个新平台。讽刺的是，由于上面那一款已经抢先用了“新”字，所以2012款反而不能称作“新”甲壳虫了。甲壳虫的可爱风格也不见了。2012款甲壳虫造得更长、更低、更宽。它的硬汉风格有望吸引更多男性买家。它的操控仍然十分简洁，而且它的重点主要在于功能计设，而不是要打造成一款一般人负担得起的豪华车。甲壳虫的低价已经成了历史，2012款甲壳虫的起价为18,995美元。我的测试车搭载了一款200匹马力的涡沦增压发动机，起价为23,395美元。不过2012款甲壳虫还是保留了1938年第一版甲壳虫的一个特点：那就是它的卖点是个性，而不是性能。一如既往的是，甲壳虫仍然是人民大众的轿车。

    译者：朴成奎

Beetles Forever: 2011-

    Ironically, the adjective "new" disappears from the name of this reengineered model on a new platform. Also gone is the cute. Longer, lower, longer, and wider than the New Beetle, this Beetle's low-rider gangsta profile is expected to help it draw more male buyers. The controls remain straightforward, and the emphasis is on functional design rather than affordable luxury. Old pre-euro bargain prices are only a memory. The base Beetle starts at $18,995; my 200-horsepower Turbo test car kicks off at $23,395. The 2012 Beetle retains one characteristic from the 1938 Type 1: Personality rather than performance is still its strong suit. As always, the Beetle remains the people's car.