The two put aside the topic of Kobayashi and turned to talk about the economy. From RB's interest-free and low-interest loans to China's aid to RB's housing prices, Asada has a lot to say. Could it be that when you meet young people of the same age, the topic can be discussed, so you naturally take the opportunity to share more things.

The effort of a meal not only told him that he had borrowed 20 million yen in Osaka and had no money to eat when he bought a house, but also joked that he exchanged 30,000 yen for a second-hand Camry from a colleague.

Yang Quan also has a Camry, which was a transportation tool he bought for work in his previous life. And when my own Camry meets Asada, I can't talk about it together.

When mentioning the history of the Camry, I have to mention the zeroth-generation car series - Celica Camry (A40/50), a Celica Camry that has only two years of life and has never been sold outside of RB soil, and is not officially counted as the Camry, and the only rear-wheel drive model in Camry's history is the original Camry.

In 1980, after a crazy growth in the 1960s and 1970s, the total economic volume of RB at that time had surpassed the old European powers Britain and Germany, and jumped to the third place in the world at that time, and this economic growth was accompanied by the strong demand of RB consumers for family cars.

She is also the ancestor of the peaceful and supple Camry we see today.

The exterior styling refers to the driving school Santana 2000, with two reversing mirrors in front of it, which look like rabbit ears. The exterior styling of this era is all in the style of American cars, which conforms to the aesthetics of a certain era.

Toyota directly changed the second-generation Celica with the code name A40/50, which only had a two-door/three-door configuration at the time, to a more practical four-door double-row Sedan configuration with more daily practicality, slightly expanding the interior space, and even the main components such as the engine and gearbox remained unchanged at all, and the tuning did not change substantially, and then put it into the sales of RB's home market.

But to the surprise of people at the time, this "cut corners" designed car was largely welcomed, and it also strengthened Toyota's determination to continue this car series.

In 1982, two years after the sale of the Celica Camry, Toyota decided to spin off the Camry series into a separate series, becoming the first model to be spun off from the Celica series (the second was Toyota's top sports car line, the Supra, which was separated from the Celica series in 1986).

In the RB home market, Toyota helped the Camry put on a different vest - Toyota Vista.

The original Camry changed the messy powertrain of the original Celica Camry era and only used a 2.0-liter inline-four-cylinder naturally aspirated 2S-ELC engine with a maximum horsepower of 91ps, and two diesel engines, 1.8L and 2.0L, 1C-TLC and 2C-TLC, with a maximum horsepower of 74ps. The transmission is available in a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic.

As for the RB domestic Vista, there are more powertrains, with two more engines: the 2.0L 3S-GELU and the 1.8L 1S-LU/1S-iLU.

The original Camry wasn't what today's big-hearted and chubby family mid-class cars look like, and in fact, according to today's classification standards, the original Camry seems to be classified as a compact car.

In fact, the original Camry was also in the Toyota lineup at the time, right after the two compact cars, the Carina and the Corona. The original Camry adopted a front-wheel drive layout that was very fashionable among family cars at that time, which can be regarded as a very avant-garde design.

You must know that the fourth-generation Corolla codenamed E80 of the same era is a front-wheel drive layout, and the famous AE86 is also the sports model of the four generations of Corolla. For reference, among the models in the same class, the Honda Accord, which was the biggest rival of the Camry for many years, has been front-wheel drive since the appearance of the model series in 1976.

The original Camry with a front-wheel drive platform had a spacious interior that was quite large for its class, and the wheelbase figure of 2600mm certainly contributed to this.

Here we can also mention a little-known fact, as Toyota's most popular car series in North America to this day, the origin of the word Camry has a lot to do with the crown that can be called Toyota's spiritual benchmark, that is, CROWN.

The word "Camry" is actually the English transliteration of the Japanese word "CROWN" for "kanmuri", and as for another equally popular car series Corolla, the word simply means "little CROWN" in Latin.

Perhaps, this naming also shows how much Toyota hopes for this nascent model series for more markets - from the beginning, perhaps Toyota hoped that in overseas markets, the Camry could achieve the same achievements as the Crown RB's home market.

Many men who don't own a car are eager to have a car of their own, just like Asada who was poor and white at the time. After shelling out nearly one-seventh of his salary to buy a used car, he was treated like a little lover.

Yang Quan could only shrug his shoulders in addition to expressing envy for this. Is RB really a good salary? Or is it a cheap used car?

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After dinner, they rested for 20 minutes and sorted out their personal images, and then the three of them set off again and went to the design institute.

It didn't take long, and Asada squinted slightly in the car before he noticed the passage of time, and the car arrived steadily. After getting off the bus, Asada saw the Suzhou garden design style building with white walls and black tiles, and he didn't feel special, he was used to seeing buildings everywhere on business, thinking that this was the characteristic of Jinling.

Entering the gate, it is arranged like a sail factory, a Panda generation sample car is placed on the sample table in the hall, the 70CC engine is placed smoothly on the white cylinder next to it, and the semi-finished parts in the parts display cabinet are arranged in an orderly manner like soldiers in the glass cabinet on the other side.

The atmosphere of the whole hall is quiet and ethereal, which seems to allow people to relax their bodies and minds, relieve stress, and savor every part and screw of the engine.

Listening to Yang Quan's uncomplicated explanation, even Mrs. Asada, who is unfamiliar with the industrial industry, can listen to it and understand a little.

The lab is a rather boring place, at least to outsiders. The joy of drawing is something that no one wants to experience except researchers. Five 125CC engines were in the laboratory, roaring non-stop, and Yang Quan looked at Asada with an uninterested expression, which meant that he casually brought it over.

From the lobby to the outdoor runway behind the office, from static samples to dynamic test vehicles, Yang Quan finally saw the key points of interest to the guests.

Standing on the side of the test track, when he saw Wu Xuehai, he hurriedly beckoned him to explain today's test items and asked him to help explain to the guests.

Wu Xuehai had already seen Yang Quan with a young couple pointing around the runway, and he couldn't bear the loneliness in his heart and wanted to come up and say hello.

When I heard that I wanted to explain, I immediately threw myself into the role.

Wu Xuehai pointed his finger along the track sign to the other side of the office and said: "This runway, we name it the Hope Road, which extends from the office side of my finger, passes through the outside of the playground, and circles around the apartment. A total of 2 kilometers in one lap can be simulated through various terrains such as uphill, downhill, sandy beaches, muddy roads, asphalt roads, and gravel roads.

Our products are engines, tested for engine performance, not motorcycle performance. So we don't need a lot of terrain, that's enough for us.

Today is just a routine test, our daily engine test requires 500 kilometers, and the test is carried out in the way of changing people without changing vehicles. I believe that Mr. Yang just took you to visit the five roaring test products in the laboratory, and we are the same non-stop.

The purpose is to ensure the performance and quality of the product, and to ensure the performance is also for ourselves. ”

Although it was the first time to explain, Wu Xuehai was not panicked in his heart, and he may have been prepared in private. Looking at the blank venue, Wu Xuehai talked eloquently for more than ten minutes. Looking at Yang Quan's encouraging eyes on the side, his body was full of energy.

Yang Quan recalled that Wu Xuehai was the office director of the joint venture factory all his life, and this climb also proved his ability. It seems that it is only right to give him more courage.