Yes, Chen Geng and Jack Welch are here.

It's just that it stands to reason that the appearance of the two should not cause such a big sensation, after all, the two are not rock stars who are popular all over the world, so the reason why the two are so sensational must be a little unusual.

Unusual indeed.

To be exact, the way the two appeared was unusual.

Chen Geng drove one of AMC's best small cars sold in the European market: fairy (four-eyed polo) slowly drove into the scene of the press conference, Chen Geng, who lowered the window, smiled and waved to the reporters at the scene with Jack Welch, who was sitting in the co-pilot, and greeted: "Thank you for coming to the press conference of our AMC team, please let me ...... Let's ......"

Journalists are almost going crazy!

They are also well-informed, but when have they ever seen the CEO of a huge industrial conglomerate with annual sales of tens of billions of dollars personally drive a car to hold a press conference?

And......

A sharp-eyed reporter immediately realized that this fairy seemed to be very different from the fairy that AMC had previously sold in the European market, everyone was already familiar with, with the iconic four headlights, this black fairy not only has the "devil's claw" signature green claw mark pattern on the hood, doors and roof, the front bumper is also very different from the ordinary fairy, it looks more sporty, and the prominent front lip and airflow channel also have obvious aerodynamic characteristics.

In addition to the front surround and painting, some reporters found that the wheels are also much larger than the common 13-inch and 14-inch wheels on the market, at least 17 inches, maybe 18 inches, and have obvious rally racing wheel characteristics, and even sharp-eyed reporters found that the yellow brake calipers inside the wheels seem to have the words "Brembo" written on them......

Oh, my God!

Visually inspect at least four-piston Brembo calipers with at least 320mm scribed perforated ventilated discs......

Some reporters who know how strong the braking system is, are already eager to drive Chen Geng and Jack Welch out of the car.

Looking at the rear of the car, the rear surround also shows obvious sports characteristics, the huge air diffuser has never appeared on the previous fairy, and what makes the reporters shine is that although it is a hatchback car, the tail of this fairy has a huge rear wing!

A hatchback with such a large exaggerated rear wing?

Thinking of the content of this press conference, some reporters have been vaguely aware of what is going on with this car......

Immediately, a reporter shouted, "Mr. Fernandez, Mr. Welch, is this the prototype of your WRC car?"

"You guessed it," Chen Geng nodded with a smile: "That's right, this is the prototype of our AMC's WRC racing car: fairy R." ”

"Aside from the difference in appearance, is there any difference between this fairy R and a regular fairy?"

"That's a big difference, fairy R is equipped with a 1.8-liter turbocharged engine, the maximum power can reach 160 horsepower, the maximum torque reaches 201 Nm, as for the acceleration of 100 kilometers," Chen Geng said with a smile: "It may scare everyone when you say it, 7.8 seconds." ”

The reporters suddenly exclaimed: This small car, which weighs less than one ton, is actually equipped with an engine with a maximum output of 160 horsepower and 201 Nm?!

There is also an acceleration of 7.8 seconds to 100 kilometers, which shocked the eyes of the reporters at the scene and almost dropped.

Why are journalists so surprised?

Because the performance of these two fairy R is too strong, the engine on which the Europeans are proud of the Wolfsburg Golf GTI is only 110 horsepower and 140 Nm respectively, and the acceleration time of 0-100 kilometers per hour is 9.2 seconds.

If the Golf GTI with an acceleration of 9.2 seconds per 100 kilometers is a performance cannon, then the fairy R, which has accelerated to more than 7 seconds per 100 kilometers, what should be said?

"So, AMC's cars in the WRC are based on fairy R-mods, right, Mr. Fernandez?"

"Yes. ”

"But according to the WRC rules, 250 fairy R units must be sold to make ......"

"In fact, all of our 251 fairy R's are sold out in a limited edition worldwide, and this fairy R is my personal collection. Chen Geng smiled very happily.

All 251 fairy Rits have been sold out?!

The reporters didn't believe Chen Geng's nonsense, they were extremely skeptical that the 251 cars had been bought by Chen Geng himself, anyway, this guy had money, and the 251 fairy R was less than $2 million, but ...... How can people be so shameless?!

Journalists felt they had seen through the conspiracy.

In fact, it's really not a conspiracy, it's just a small trick by Jack Welch within the framework of the rules: all of these fairy R's were "apportioned" by Chen Geng to AMC's European cooperative dealers. But at the same time, Chen Geng also made a promise to the dealers that if they can't sell the fairy R in their hands within half a year, they can return it, and AMC will be responsible for the round-trip freight.

Seeing that several of AMC's products are still selling well, and the conditions given by AMC are okay, everyone will admit it, which can be regarded as a favor for AMC: if AMC can really achieve a good result in the WRC field, maybe this batch of cars can still sell well?

Of course, there are also reporters who are not willing to ask these "off-grade" questions, and he shouts loudly: "Mr. Fernandez, does the AMC have set a target for next year's WRC?"

Wow!

As soon as this question came out, the reporters in the entire venue fell silent, and looked at Chen Geng with wide eyes: Which reporter is this? This is preparing to make a big news.

It's just that everyone thinks it's impossible for Chen Geng to answer.

But this seemingly impossible question, Chen Geng answered it......

"Of course there is," Chen Geng said, facing a group of reporters with eyes like cow eggs, Chen Geng said with a smile: "Next year is the first time for AMC to participate in the WRC, and we mainly learn and accumulate experience, so ...... In the middle of the season, I'm very happy that the team can achieve a mid-table result. ”

Midstream?

This goal ...... Well, it's a little bit high, but considering the strength of the team manager and their drivers, the reporters think it's okay, this goal belongs to hard work, plus if God takes care of them, maybe it can really be achieved, of course, if God doesn't like the damn Americans, there is a lot of hope for taking the bottom one......

However, before these reporters who were expecting the AMC team to win the penultimate place could react, they heard Chen Geng continue: "As for the year after tomorrow, our goal is very simple, that is, the top four! One of the drivers and the team must be in the top four in the rankings!"

What the?!

The reporters exploded in an instant: This Fernandez is too crazy, isn't it? Top four? What are you doing in the WRC? Is your back garden?

Looking at Chen Geng, who was surrounded by the reporters who were agitated by the crowd, Leclerc Horner on the rostrum was about to cry: Boss, boss, how can you be so loud-mouthed? Are you here to help us support the scene today or are you here to smash the field? If the results of our team are not satisfactory in the next year, you are not afraid that these damn reporters will settle accounts with you?!

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On the second day of the press conference, adjectives such as "arrogant", "arrogant", and "no one in sight" unceremoniously fell on Chen Geng and the AMC team, and Chen Geng and the AMC team once again brushed their faces in front of the European melon-eating masses with the image of "rude Americans".

It's just that the effect of this "pouring sewage" really disappointed the European media and some of the forces behind these media......

The people who eat melons are very calm!

You media, talk about how AMC is like every day, how Fernandez Chen is, but we don't think there's anything wrong with their cars, whether it's the fairy or the smart, the smart travel version or the urban nomad, it's all good, not only is it not as unbearable as you say, but why do I think people Americans are so conscientious?

In the midst of all the distractions, the 1984 WRC officially kicked off, with the first race held in Monte Carlo, Morocco, where AMC and the AMC team, which rushed into Europe like an untamed wild donkey, attracted countless well-meaning and ill-intentioned eyes, and countless people were waiting to see the AMC team's jokes.

But when the race was over, everyone was silent and speechless by the final result: Rom, the leader of the AMC team, drove the fairy R WRC car, and finished third in the standings and finished on the podium.

This is also the best individual result that Rohm has achieved so far, and the excited Rohm hugged Chen Geng, who was watching the game at the scene, and cried.

Everyone who was waiting to see AMC and Chen Geng's jokes was dumbfounded, even Chen Geng himself was dumbfounded, he himself didn't expect AMC's first appearance in the WRC to be so amazing.

So much so that Chen Geng couldn't help but touch his chin and reverie: It seems that he still underestimated the strength and combat effectiveness of the fairy R WRC vehicle, I don't know what kind of results the AMC team can get at the end of the season?

A thing called ambition began to slowly grow in Chen Geng's heart.

But those who have evil intentions don't think so, they all think that AMC and Chen Geng are shit lucky: where are you in the WRC? This is the world's top rally event!

But shit luck proved to be a form of luck, and when the final race of 1984 came to an end, everyone was shocked by the result: AMC finished fifth overall and Rohm finished fourth overall.

Shocked the eyeballs!

It was also at this time that Chen Geng received a call: the first two "tay" MK650-8C turbofan engines copied with materials, blanks, finished products and accessories provided by Rolls-Royce were about to be assembled......

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