????龐蒂克solstice/土星Sky 2005-2009

????這兩款轎跑被通用汽車寄予厚望，希望它們能給日益衰退的龐蒂克（Pontiac）和土星（Saturn）這兩個品牌打一劑強心針。而且當(dāng)時潦倒不堪的通用為了給這兩款車造勢可謂不遺余力。雖然它們獲得了設(shè)計大師鮑伯?盧茨的認可，但也不能阻止汽車評論員們的如潮惡評。他們認為這款車在動力上不如經(jīng)典的馬自達（Mazda）Miata轎跑，而且載物能力幾乎為零。它們在剛推出時被吹捧為經(jīng)典之作，但現(xiàn)在人們提起它時卻只有好奇——它們只不過是歷經(jīng)60年仍歷久彌新的雪佛蘭Corvette轎跑的窮親戚罷了。

????譯者：樸成奎

????Pontiac Solstice/Saturn Sky 2005-2009

????These two roadsters were supposed to inject some much-needed Viagra into the flagging Pontiac and Saturn brands, and GM launched them with all the thunder that a failing automaker could muster. Yet even the imprimatur of design guru Bob Lutz couldn't fend off harsh comments from car reviewers who found them dynamically inferior to the long-established Mazda Miata and incapable carrying any baggage than could fit in a number 10 envelope. Touted as instant classics, they are now little more than curiosities -- poor relatives to the 60-year-old-and-still-going-strong Chevy Corvette.