巅峰拍档（2002）

不会 这就是它高明的地方 它采用了许多技术
and it fashions it into something great --
并将其改进
so you've got front electric motors,
前轮上有电动机
you've got torque vectoring -- all that technology, more efficiency,
配备扭矩矢量控制系统 这些高效的高科技
but it's better fun to drive and, crucially, it's faster still.
同时开起来更有趣 而且关键是它还很快
All right, to find out how fast,
好了 为了知道它能在我们的赛道上跑多快
we need to hand it over to our tame racing driver.
我们要把它交给我们的圈养车手了
Some say his earwax is British racing green.
有人说他的耳屎颜色是英国赛车绿
And that he has a pierced Brosnan.
而且他有一个屁儿死·布鲁斯南
All we know is he's called... The Stig!
我们都知道 他的名字是 试替哥
The NSX and The Stig.
NSX搭配试替哥的组合
Complicated supercar, simple racing driver.
一辆复杂的超跑和一位单纯的车手
No wheel spin at the start there.
起步的时候没有轮胎空转
Not a lot of noise, apart from the tyre squeal, and plenty of lean.
除了响胎之外声音并不大 侧倾比较明显
The NSX tilting like a sailboat in a storm.
NSX就像暴风雨中的小船一样摇摆
Secretive, brooding -- brooding, secretive. That's The Stig.
鬼头鬼脑 徘徊不决 这就是试替哥
You can run the NSX in electric-only mode,
你可以用纯电动模式驾驶NSX
but Stig, of course, has petrol and battery power
但是试替哥当然需要汽油和电池的全部动力
set to maximum attack.
来发挥出它的最大实力
No dramas through Hammerhead.
平稳通过锤头弯
Time to rev that V6 out now to 7,500rpm.
是时候把这v6引擎踩上7500转了
And... Stig. Brooding, secretive -- secretive, brooding.
至于试替哥...鬼头鬼脑 徘徊不决
Wow, look at that -- big wobble before the tyre wall.
看这个 过轮胎墙之前抖得厉害
You don't often see cars get out of shape then.
一辆车抖成那样还真是不常见
Into the second last.
倒数第二个弯了
The NSX harvesting battery power now from the brakes,
NSX的动力回收装置在刹车的时候开始启用
just like an F1 car -- clever.
就像F1赛车一样 聪明
Pushing hard round the final corner and across the line!
最后一弯大力出弯 冲线
All right, the Honda NSX. What a lap!
好啦 本♥田♥NSX 多棒的一圈
Load of fun there, and The Stig almost out of shape,
妙趣横生 试替哥都要失控了
especially on the last corner -- but not quite, of course.
特别是在最后一个弯那里 不过没那么严重啦
So how's he done? We know that Honda targeted this rebirth of a legend
所以到底如何呢？我们都知道 本♥田♥将这次经典重生
somewhere towards the Ferrari 458.
定位在和法拉利458一个高度
That's now been supplanted by the 488,
不过现在那被488取代了
so it would have to be quicker than 1.19.1. Is it?
那就意味着它得快过1.19.1 它做得到吗？
Yes, it is. The Honda NSX --
它做到了 本♥田♥NSX
1.17.6! There you go.
1.17.6 在这
Very good job. Very beautiful car.
真是妙趣横生的表演 精妙绝伦的车
OK, let's talk great American inventions.
好啦 让我们来聊聊美国人的发明
I don't want to boast, but US innovations have changed the world --
不是我吹 美国发明是真的改变了这个世界
the swivel chair, spandex, dental floss,
想想转椅 腈纶 牙线
the spork.
还有叉勺
And, most importantly, there's this -- the muscle car,
还有最重要的 肌肉车
the symbol of '60s optimism,
六十年代乐观主义的象征
cruising the highways,
在高速上巡航
the freedom of the open road.
阳关大道上奔驰的自♥由♥
But how does Uncle Sam's finest fare away from Route 66
但如果山姆大叔阴差阳错的离开了66号♥公路
and on the A835 just north of Ullapool, Scotland?
转而投向了苏格兰阿勒普北边的A835高速 又会如何呢
This...
这...
This is as good as it gets, right here.
这简直尽善尽美 就在此地
Open roads, blue skies.
阳关大道 碧蓝天空
Oh, and one of history's most iconic muscle cars --
还有历史上最负盛名的肌肉车之一
the original Ford Mustang.
初代福特野马
Of course, if you want to live the American dream
不过当然了 如果你想要过美国梦一般的生活
you've got to be prepared for some pain.
那就得准备好付出点代价
This thing corners with all the precision of a greased hippopotamus.
这玩意过弯的准度和喝醉的河马有一拼
And the brakes... Well, I wouldn't go so far as calling them brakes,
至于刹车 我都不确定是不是能称为刹车
they're more like novelty items -- they are that bad.
它们就像个装饰品 真的就有这么糟
But that's what Mustangs are about -- getting the blood flowing,
但野马就是这样 让人心血沸腾
the adrenaline pumping.
让人肾上腺素飙升
But the big problem with old Mustangs...
但老野马身上最大的问题
is this -- the steering wheel which, as you can see,
是这个 正如你所见
is in the traditional muscle-car position...
方向盘位置遵循了肌肉车传统
the wrong side.
安在了错的一边
Which makes overtaking a complete nightmare.
那让超车变成了一场彻头彻尾的噩梦
I'm too young to die, I'm too young to die.
我那么年轻 还不能死 还不能死
But now maybe there's a way to have your main course of muscle car
但如今 也许你能来一辆心仪的肌肉车当主菜
without the side order of terror.
还能免去恐怖的配菜
Because for the first time in five decades
因为50年来第一次
Ford has given us a Mustang fit for Britain.
福特给了我们一辆英国版野马
The brand-new Mustang GT.
全新的野马GT
As you can see, the steering wheel is in the right place --
如你所见 方向盘安在对的一边
on the right.
在右边
This is big. The Mustang, the American patriot,
真是条大新闻 身为美国爱国者的野马
it's a British citizen now.
现在居然是英国公民了
Under this big bonnet is a proper Mustang engine,
在这个巨大的引擎盖下面藏着一个实打实的野马引擎
a five-litre, 412-horsepower V8.
5升 412马力的V8发动机
And to deal with that whole "can't go around corners" issue
而且 为了解决那个 没法过弯 的问题
this car boasts another Mustang first --
这辆野马上还第一次装配了
independent rear suspension.
独♥立♥后悬挂
In technical terms, that means the back wheels
技术层面上说 那意味着后轮
are no longer holding hands.
将不再手牵手
Each one can do exactly what it wants.
他们可以各取所需
In non-technical terms,
不那么技术的角度来说
you now have a Mustang that can do this.
那意味着你的野马可以做到这个
Look -- you can go around corners...
看 你能过弯
without all that inconvenient dying stuff.
而不用担心有死去的不便
And, I'm glad to report...
而且 我们荣幸的宣布
Sheep!
小羊
.. the brakes are good, too.
刹车也很好用
Now, since we've stopped, I might as well demonstrate
现在 既然我们已经停下来了 我想要演示一下
one of the Mustang's more childish features.
野马上最孩子气的一个东西
It's called line lock.
它叫线路锁定
While I'm here, it gives me an opportunity
既然我没法动 那是个好机会来
to maybe talk about the interior.
聊一聊内饰这些了
It's kind of reminiscent of the old '67 Mustang,
这的确能让人回想起老的67野马
but a lot more futuristic.
但更多的是未来感
Some of the materials are a little bit on the plastic side,
某些材料比较塑料感
but on the whole... I like this.
但整体而言 我很喜欢
Oh, and if you're wondering whether line lock
哦 如果你想知道
has any purpose whatsoever?
线路锁定到底是拿来有什么用
No.
根本没用
So it's playful, sounds like a Mustang should,
它趣味盎然 听起来就像野马该有的样子
and comes with a steering wheel on the correct side.
还有个安对了位置的方向盘
It's affordable, too.
也还不是那么贵
This car, massive V8 and all,
这辆车 有着巨大的V8发动机
is under ?35,000.
也不到35,000英镑
That's less than half the price of a V8 Jaguar F-Type.
比捷豹的V8 F-Type整整便宜了一半
So, is this, at last, the muscle car to conquer Europe?
所以这就是将要统治欧洲的肌肉车了么
Well, there are a couple of things.
事实上 还有一堆问题
It just doesn't actually feel that fast.
它在感觉上并没有那么快
And currently averaging 13 miles to the gallon,
而油耗高达百公里21升
it's not exactly economical, either.
也同样算不上环保
This car makes Volkswagen look green.
这辆车让大众都变得环保了起来
Ford, though, know this is a problem,
福特显然也知道这个问题
so they've come up with a solution.
所以他们推出了一个解决办法
Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the low-fat, dairy-free,
女士们先生们 向你们介绍一辆低脂 不含乳制品
gluten-free, no-added-sugar Ford Mustang EcoBoost.
不含面筋 不添加糖分的福特野马EcoBoost
Yes, they've gelded the Mustang
是的 他们阉了野马
and binned the V8.
把V8打入冷宫
This Envirostang is powered by -- are you ready for this? --
这辆 绿马 是由 你们准备好接受这个了吗
a 2.3-litre turbo-charged four-cylinder engine.
一个2.3升的四缸涡轮增压发动机驱动
But hold on, Billy Bob, it's not as bad as you think.
但别急 不良少年们 事情没有你们想象的那么糟
It has the same engine as the Ford Focus RS,
那和福克斯RS是同一款引擎
over 300 horsepower,
超过300马力
which also means 0-60 in five-and-a-bit seconds.
那意味着百公里加速不过五点几秒
Because it's modern and clever,
它聪明又时尚
it will also do 30 miles to the gallon.
百公里油耗不到10升
And it's four grand cheaper than the V8.
而且比V8版本整整便宜了四千
So you get pretty much all the fastness, all the Mustang-ness,
所以 你仍能很快 很野马
but with a clear conscience.