VOLKSWAGEN, YOU MAY have noticed, likes to let its half down every now and again. Think of its latest line of TV commercials for the Golf GTI. They're witty to the point where they are considered enthusiasts' essential viewing. Some argue they show that behind all the corporate shenanigans going on back in Germany where chairman Bernd Pisehetsrieder was recently given his marching orders), VW is succeeding in capturing the imagination of American motorists long denied some of the better models in its lineup. However, it is not only VW's commercials making waves. The premiere of the striking Golf R GTI at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas ("R, Matey," News, Nov. 6) showed the German carmaker is also getting serious about reestablishing its reputation for affordable performance on American soil.
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机译：您可能已经注意到，大众汽车喜欢不时地让它跌倒一半。想想最新的高尔夫GTI电视广告系列。他们很机智，被认为是发烧友的必不可少的观赏点。有人认为，这表明，在德国公司董事长雷恩最近刚刚下达行军令的德国所有公司恶作剧背后，大众汽车成功地吸引了美国驾驶者的想象力，长期以来他们一直拒绝在其产品阵容中使用某些更好的车型。但是，不仅仅是大众的广告引起了轰动。令人瞩目的Golf R GTI在11月6日在拉斯维加斯举行的特种设备市场协会展会上的首映式（“ R，Matey”新闻）显示，这家德国汽车制造商也正认真考虑重新确立其在美国土地上可承受的性能的声誉。
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