"Lao Li, you said we can mass-produce large-displacement engines? Hahaha, okay, great!"
Bingcheng Machinery Manufacturing Group has always attached great importance to engine research, and their cooperation with Bingfei Factory has always been pleasant. As the company's profits become higher and higher, more and more expenses are invested in research and development, and technology advances faster and faster.
A few years ago, Bingcheng Machinery Manufacturing Group was able to produce large-displacement engines, but the cost was nearly twice as high as other large car companies. That means that they can only be competitive in China, and they are nothing when they go abroad.
Currently, Songjiang Automobile has two well-known models abroad, one is the Oriental Shenlu and the other is the Elf. As for the National Olympics, which is very popular in China, except for Eastern Europe, its sales are poor in Europe and the United States.
Many Europeans and Americans like large-displacement cars, especially SUVs, and they require high power. The original 4500 of Fengtian was a low-priced large-displacement engine that made history, and it also made them famous among large-displacement SUVs. Now, Crazy Field has successfully developed a low-priced 4700CC displacement engine and made another breakthrough.
It’s not that other large car companies don’t have engines with larger displacements. It is said that Volkswagen, Ford, etc. have 4800-displacement engine technology, and are even studying 6000-displacement engines, but they will only be used in luxury cars and sports cars, rather than applying to Toyota. Same, used in low-end and mid-range cars.
One is that the technology is not fully mature enough. Mass production will cause the cost to be too high, thus losing competitiveness. Fengtian has done very well in this regard, with excellent cost control, the price is not too high, and it firmly dominates the large-displacement SUV market.
It is also because of the 4500 model that Fengtian still maintains some popularity in China and has not been completely suppressed by Songjiang and Volkswagen.
However, FAW has mentioned to Crazy Field that it wants Crazy Field to use this model as a joint venture. Anyway, you already have the 4700. But Kuangtian refused. Selling it himself would obviously be more profitable, and it would also be a technical blockade.
If FAW masters the production and manufacturing technology of this kind of engine, then Fengtian will always be a joint venture. In the case of a joint venture, it would be obvious that Chinese car companies would take advantage, and Fengtian would certainly not be willing to do so.
If it weren't for opening up the market, they wouldn't be willing to form joint ventures with Chinese car companies. All these changes are due to Songjiang cars.
Their current goal is to continue to promote the brand so that they can gradually encroach on Chinese car companies in the future and completely occupy this market. In this way, there will be no doubt that Fengtian will become the world's number one car company.
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It should be said that the new engine of Bingcheng Machinery is actually imitating Volkswagen's V-shaped engine, and the inspiration comes from aircraft engines.
As early as the 1920s, someone used a W12 aircraft engine to assemble a 24L displacement car, which caused a sensation in the world. That's right, it's 24L, not.
Bingfei Factory naturally has W-type engine technology, but has never considered it in the direction of automobiles. They have been still researching V-type engines.
V6 was successful, but V8 was very difficult and could be built, but the cost was much higher than that of Volkswagen.
So Feng Yu reminded them, wouldn't it work if two V6s were connected side by side to form a W12 engine
This sentence reminded the engineers sent by Bingfei Factory, and they immediately thought of the W12 aircraft engine from their own factory. In fact, this was an obsolete aircraft engine.
But it would be great if some of the technology is updated and applied to cars.
The first thing to do is to downsize the engine and reduce its displacement to less than 6L. A large displacement is indeed powerful, but if the displacement is too large, it will consume too much fuel.
They even thought that since they have a V4 engine, they can also change it to a W8 engine, which will definitely be smaller than a V8.
If the engine is too big, it will be impossible to install four-wheel drive on the car, and it will have to be rear-wheel drive. If the engine is smaller, these problems can be solved.
Four-wheel drive vehicles have better handling and better off-road performance. They were researching this high-power engine for the new Oriental Shenlu.
The successful research this time is the W8 engine. Its displacement is considered to be China's first independently developed engine with a displacement of more than 4L.
"Is the performance of this engine stable? Can the power continue to be increased?" Feng Yu asked with a look of joy.
With this engine, the off-road performance of Oriental Shenlu will be greatly improved. With its brand advantage and price advantage, it will definitely be no problem to beat Crazy Field.
It can also produce a mid-range SUV and market it to European and American markets. Over there, many people still like large-displacement off-road vehicles. Even in China, many people like it.
"No problem, we have been able to manufacture W10 and W12 engines in the laboratory, but we think there is no need for W10 because the cylinder can be increased to a single cylinder displacement of 600, then W8 can theoretically reach the displacement , the power is greatly increased.”
"Very good, so how far are we from advanced foreign engines?" Feng Yu asked seriously.
"If we look at engines used in ordinary cars and SUVs, the gap is about ten years. But if we include sports cars and laboratory technology, we still have a gap of thirty years. It is said that Ferrari's V8 engine There is already one with 8L displacement.”
The displacement of a single cylinder of 1L can still be installed on a compact sports car, which shows how powerful its technology is. If Bingcheng Machinery Manufacturing Group builds a V8 engine with a displacement of 8L, it will probably be twice as big as a Ferrari. How can it be installed in a car
However, this kind of advanced large-displacement engine has a relatively narrow range of applications, and is generally used in sports cars. The road conditions in China have restricted the development of sports cars. The sales of the sports car that Songjiang launched can only be said to be average. As for imported sports cars from abroad, sales are not that good because of higher taxes.
But there is a very capable person in Modu. Just like Feng Yu, he imported second-hand foreign sports cars at a much lower price. Then it was repaired and sold, and it was said that a lot of money was made.
But it doesn't matter. Although sports cars are highly profitable, the models with higher sales volume are still ordinary cars and SUVs. Sports cars cannot be given up. It is just a temporary choice.
Songjiang's SUVs have the greatest reputation abroad, and of course they must maintain their reputation. As for the sports car, it has not been sold abroad at all.
"In this way, the gap between us and large foreign car companies in the field of ordinary family cars and SUVs will become smaller and smaller. Very good, we will launch large-displacement SUVs immediately, and at the same time launch our new high-end sedans. As for sports cars, Also launch a new model. Consider other models as well. Those foreign car brands that have become active in recent years must be suppressed again!"
(End of chapter)