十款急需全面整容的汽车

讴歌RL

Acura RL

    短命、悲剧的第二代讴歌RL的命运即将宣告终结。这款车型虽然科技含量大，但缺乏个性。自2005年推出以来，从来没有赢得过消费者的欢心。今年四月讴歌在纽约车展上推出了重量更强、功率更强的新一代RL，这一回本田的旗舰车型依然没有采用V8引擎。新RL是否能扭转讴歌的口碑，还是个未知数。

美国铃木

    The short, unhappy life of the second-generation RL is coming to an end. Technology-laden but personality-free, it was launched in 2005 and never found an audience. Acura unveiled its lighter and more powerful successor at the New York auto show in April, but once again Honda's flagship car will do without a V-8. Whether the new RL can escape the Acura blahs that afflict the rest of its lineup remains an open question.

American Suzuki

    你听说过凯泽西（Kizashi）、SX4、Equator、大维特拉（Grand Vitara）这些车型吗？大多数消费者也没听说过，不过这四款车型就代表了铃木的整个轿车和皮卡产品线。多年以来铃木这家日本车商一直在缩减美国经销商的数量，而且虽然车市向好，但铃木的销售一直节节败退。现在丰田两天内在美国卖出的凯美瑞（Camry）比铃木一个月卖出的所有汽车都多。汽车厂商可以维持死而不僵的状态很多年，不过铃木可能必须得放弃它的汽车业务，退守摩托车、ATV和船舶业务了。

    译者：朴成奎

    Ever heard of a Kizashi, SX4, Equator, or Grand Vitara? Neither have most buyers, yet these models represent Suzuki's entire car and truck lineup. The Japanese automaker has been shedding U.S. dealers for years, and sales have been falling in a rising market. Toyota now sells more Camrys in two days than Suzuki sells all models in a month. Automakers can linger on in mummified states for years, but Suzuki may have to give up on motor vehicles and retreat to its motorcycle, ATV, and marine businesses.