2007年4月3日 全球汽车商"驶往"华尔街

Wall Street bonuses loom² larger than global warming or energy independence this week, as the world's carmakers show off their wares³ at the New York Auto Show.

车展的组织者已经越来越多地将目标瞄准投资银行家和对冲基金经理，因为金融服务业已从网络泡沫破裂和9/11事件后重新回暖。

The show's organisers have increasingly targeted investment bankers and hedge-fund managers as the financial-services industry has rebounded⁴ from the dot-com bust⁵ and 9/11.

无论油价处于什么位置，纽约的交通和污染变得多么糟糕，未来几天，奢华和性能的重要性将超过能效。

Whatever the oil price and no matter how bad New York's traffic and pollution get, luxury and performance will trump⁶ fuel efficiency for the next few days.

"这里有许多有钱人，"Manhattan Motorcars的老板布赖恩o米勒(Brian Miller⁷)表示，"把最新、最热门的汽车带给这里的人，他们会欣然接受。"Manhattan Motorcars是一家经销商，代理数个奢侈品牌。

"There's a lot of money around", says Brian Miller, owner of Manhattan Motorcars, a dealership⁸ that represents several luxury brands. "Give the people here the newest and the hottest, and they'll lap it up."

一度为媒体保留的预演阶段，已向分析师和经纪人开放。组织者估计，这些人在6000名参观者中约占三分之一。

The show's preview period, once reserved for the media, has been thrown open to analysts⁹ and brokers¹⁰, who now make up about a third of the 6,000 visitors on those days, the organisers estimate.

参加周四庆祝餐会的门票售价1000美元，持此门票者还可以预先目睹展览。宴会的发起方包括丰田(Toyota)的豪华品牌雷克萨斯(Lexus)，以及期货交易公司Fimat。

Tickets to Thursday's gala dinner, at $1,000 a head, also grant their holders¹¹ a sneak¹² peek¹³ at the exhibits. The dinner's sponsors include Lexus, Toyota's luxury brand, and Fimat, a futures¹⁴ trading firm.
在晚宴的结尾，将拍卖一辆雷克萨斯LS 600h L型混合动力车。丰田公司夸耀称，该汽车的性能相当于一辆12缸汽车，而这归功于其最强大的V8发动机，与一个混合动力系统的结合。

At the end of the evening a Lexus LS 600h L hybrid¹⁵ saloon will be auctioned¹⁶. Toyota boasts that the car's performance is on a par¹⁷ with a 12-cylinder vehicle, thanks to a combination of its most powerful V8 engine and a hybrid system.

LS 600h L是雷克萨斯在豪华车市场跻身高端努力的一部分，预计在今春面市时的定价，将达到10万美元左右。

Part of a drive by Lexus into the upper echelons¹⁸ of the luxury car market, the LS 600h L is expected to have a sticker price of about $100,000 when it goes on sale this spring.

雷克萨斯将在车展中展示其新型运动型汽车LX 570，该汽车也拥有V8发动机。

Lexus will unveil its new LX 570 sport-utility vehicle at the show, which also has a V8 engine.

通用汽车(General Motors)希望以LaCrosse和Lucerne系列的高性能"超级"版，为沉寂的别克(Buick)品牌注入活力。

General Motors hopes to put fizz into its staid Buick brand with high-performance "Super" versions of the LaCrosse and Lucerne saloons.

该公司还将展出动力更为强劲的新版悍马(Hummer)H2和H3，而该公司夸口称，新型H2比上一个版本能效更高。

The company will also display more powerful versions of the Hummer H2 and H3 behemoths, though it boasts that the new H2 is more fuel-efficient than predecessor¹⁹.

通用汽车将寻求提高其在环保方面的声誉，推出三款雪佛莱(Chevrolet)"迷你"概念车，目标定位于年轻的城市驾驶者。

GM will seek to burnish²⁰ its green credentials²¹ with three Chevrolet "minicar" concept vehicles, aimed at young urban drivers.

日产汽车(Nissan)的豪华车品牌Infiniti，将推出其新款G37运动型汽车，以及一款名为EX的概念车。去年，Infiniti在曼哈顿下城区开设了一家经销店，目标客户是华尔街的豪华车买主。

Infiniti, Nissan's luxury brand, will introduce its new G37 sports car as well as a concept vehicle known as the EX. Infiniti opened a dealership in lower Manhattan last year that targets Wall Street luxury car buyers.

梅赛德斯-奔驰(Mercedes-Benz)计划以CL65 AMG吸引华尔街人士。这款汽车由其高性能AMG分公司生产，每台发动机都带有一个铭牌，上面镌刻着制造者的签名，这符合该公司所宣称的"一人一机"。

Mercedes Benz plans to woo the Wall Street crowd with its CL65 AMG coupe, produced by its high-performance AMG arm. Each engine carries a plaque²² engraved²³ with the signature of the builder, in line with the company's claim of "one man, one engine".

这种12缸汽车将只生产40辆。该公司表示，这种汽车的特色之一是抛光涂料，使它们看起来像是流动的金属。

Only 40 of the 12-cylinder cars will be built. They feature a paint finish that, according to Mercedes, gleams like liquid metal.

一辆AMG款轿车的售价，比对等的量产版高2.5万美元至3.5万美元。新版CL65 AMG的价格介于10.1万美元至14.5万美元之间。

The price tag for an AMG model is $25,000-$35,000 higher than for the equivalent mass-production version. Sticker prices for the CL-class on which the new AMG version is based are between $101,000 and $145,000.

然而，被车展吸引至此、拥有大笔奖金的交易员们，也会听到一些坏消息。

But bonus-flush traders tempted²⁴ by the auto show offerings should brace²⁵ themselves for some bad news.

米勒表示，在其距离车展举办地Jacob Javits Center两个街区的经销店，宾利(Bentley)和保时捷911(Porsche 911)敞篷车等豪华汽车已然售罄。

Mr Miller reports that his dealership, which is located just two blocks from the Jacob Javits Center where the show is held, has sold out of some of the most popular upscale vehicles, such as Bentleys and Porsche 911 convertibles²⁶.

不过他表示，他或许能为其最忠实的顾客再变出些东西来。

However, he says that he may be able to pull something out of the hat for his most loyal customers.