大众辉腾：黯淡的旗舰

    辉腾（Phaeton）2004年到2006年间在美国卖得并不成功，不过这款车型还在一直生产，而且不久后还会重返美国。据传在大众汽车（VW）总裁马丁•文德恩的坚持下，大众将在明年1月的底特律车展上展出2015款辉腾。文德恩认为，像大众这样受欢迎的品牌需要一款旗舰车型。辉腾在首次公开亮相时受到了评测者的好评，也被视为是一项价值投资。但是新辉腾与大众其它车型之间巨大的价格鸿沟应该如何衔接，现在还没有答案，这也是上一次就给辉腾的销量造成了麻烦的问题。

Volkswagen Phaeton: Tarnished flagship

    Less a sales success in the U.S. during its run from 2004 to 2006, the Phaeton nevertheless has remained in production since then and now will be returning to America. Industry scuttlebutt has VW unveiling a 2015 model making a debut in January at the Detroit auto show -- at the insistence of Chairman Martin Winterkorn, who has declared that a brand as popular as VW needs a flagship vehicle. The Phaeton was well-reviewed in its debut appearance and was viewed as a value play. How the new car will bridge the still-yawning price gap with the rest of VW's product line -- a major stumbling block the first time around -- is yet to be determined.