庞蒂克solstice/土星Sky 2005-2009

    这两款轿跑被通用汽车寄予厚望，希望它们能给日益衰退的庞蒂克（Pontiac）和土星（Saturn）这两个品牌打一剂强心针。而且当时潦倒不堪的通用为了给这两款车造势可谓不遗余力。虽然它们获得了设计大师鲍伯•卢茨的认可，但也不能阻止汽车评论员们的如潮恶评。他们认为这款车在动力上不如经典的马自达（Mazda）Miata轿跑，而且载物能力几乎为零。它们在刚推出时被吹捧为经典之作，但现在人们提起它时却只有好奇——它们只不过是历经60年仍历久弥新的雪佛兰Corvette轿跑的穷亲戚罢了。

    译者：朴成奎

    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.