弄巧成拙10大車型
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????普利茅斯獵獸，1997-2002
????普利茅斯獵獸（Prowler）是對經典跑車的現代解讀，普利茅斯之所以推出這款跑車，是因為看到了另一款復古車道奇蝰蛇（Dodger Viper）的成功。不過獵獸在工藝上做出了很大的妥協，因此被人們認為“不厚道”，比如它只搭載了一款V6發動機和自動變速器。由于頭輕尾重，因此這款跑車跑起來很不穩定。2002年，也就是停產的那一年，這款車一共只生產了1,426臺，售價為每臺44,625美元。??? |
????Plymouth Prowler 1997-2002
????A modern interpretation of the classic hot rod, the Prowler was built to capitalize on the success of another retro car, the Dodger Viper. It was undone by a series of engineering compromises deemed "inauthentic," such as a V-6 engine and automatic transmission. Wickedly unstable because of the light front end, only 1,426 cars, priced at $44,625 apiece, were built during its last year of production. |
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????福特Excursion，2000-2005 ????活脫脫的悲劇，一上市就過時的巨獸。福特Excursion重達8,500磅，也就是三噸半，身材龐大無比，是SUV界里的姚明。它是有史以來最長、最重的SUV。它只有三排座位，不過載物能力驚人，但油耗卻高得令人咂舌。在城市道路上，每加侖汽油只能跑14到16英里。為了“表彰”它的燃油經濟性，美國的環保組織雪樂山俱樂部（Sierra Club）為它頒發了埃克森瓦爾茲獎（Exxon Valdez）。這款車推出五年后即告停產，也沒有推出后續車型。 |
????Ford Excursion 2000-2005? ????All but obsolete upon introduction, the 8,500-lb., three-and-a-half-ton Excursion tested the outer limits of SUV size with its jumbo proportions. The longest and heaviest SUV ever built, it had only three rows of seats but carried quantities of luggage. Capable of just 14-16 miles per gallon in city driving, it received an Exxon Valdez award from the Sierra Club because of its poor fuel economy and sank without a successor five years after launch. |
