大眾甲殼蟲的前世今生

青春永駐：2011——

????2012款甲殼中也是基于一個新平臺。諷刺的是，由于上面那一款已經搶先用了“新”字，所以2012款反而不能稱作“新”甲殼蟲了。甲殼蟲的可愛風格也不見了。2012款甲殼蟲造得更長、更低、更寬。它的硬漢風格有望吸引更多男性買家。它的操控仍然十分簡潔，而且它的重點主要在于功能計設，而不是要打造成一款一般人負擔得起的豪華車。甲殼蟲的低價已經成了歷史，2012款甲殼蟲的起價為18,995美元。我的測試車搭載了一款200匹馬力的渦淪增壓發動機，起價為23,395美元。不過2012款甲殼蟲還是保留了1938年第一版甲殼蟲的一個特點：那就是它的賣點是個性，而不是性能。一如既往的是，甲殼蟲仍然是人民大眾的轎車。

????譯者：樸成奎

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.