十款急需全面整容的汽車

謳歌RL

Acura RL

????短命、悲劇的第二代謳歌RL的命運即將宣告終結。這款車型雖然科技含量大，但缺乏個性。自2005年推出以來，從來沒有贏得過消費者的歡心。今年四月謳歌在紐約車展上推出了重量更強、功率更強的新一代RL，這一回本田的旗艦車型依然沒有采用V8引擎。新RL是否能扭轉謳歌的口碑，還是個未知數。

美國鈴木

????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

????你聽說過凱澤西（Kizashi）、SX4、Equator、大維特拉（Grand Vitara）這些車型嗎？大多數消費者也沒聽說過，不過這四款車型就代表了鈴木的整個轎車和皮卡產品線。多年以來鈴木這家日本車商一直在縮減美國經銷商的數量，而且雖然車市向好，但鈴木的銷售一直節節敗退。現在豐田兩天內在美國賣出的凱美瑞（Camry）比鈴木一個月賣出的所有汽車都多。汽車廠商可以維持死而不僵的狀態很多年，不過鈴木可能必須得放棄它的汽車業務，退守摩托車、ATV和船舶業務了。

????譯者：樸成奎

????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.