After only the R&D center and the chip R&D team were left in the conference room, the slight sound of the door closing pulled Ye Kai back to reality from his contemplation. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ye Kai sorted out his thoughts and began to hold a meeting, first of all, he set his eyes on Nande, the head of research and development, and took the initiative to ask: "Nande, I heard that Volkswagen borrowed the platform of Aodi 50 to produce Polo cars, and the sales in the market are very good, why did we not continue to develop new 50 models, but stopped research and development?" ”

Speaking of this Aodi 50, Nande is also a stomach of bitter water, he also knows where the Aodi 50 failed, it is nothing more than that the cost is too high, but the cost is too high and they can't be blamed! Those flashy little toys, all of which were added by Volkswagen management, failed, and Volkswagen simply took it and used it, not only that, but also forcibly shot and killed the report that Aodi wanted to develop a new 50 model, the reason is that the previous 50 car model has a bad reputation in the market.

That's the truth of the matter, but how do you ask Nande to answer? To be honest, does it seem to shirk responsibility in front of the new boss? If you don't tell the truth, where can you make up lies in such a short period of time, Nande, who is in a dilemma, gritted his teeth and decided to tell the truth: "No way, all the R&D tasks and production plans of Aodit are controlled by Volkswagen management, and we have no decision-making power." ”

Ye Kai nodded, understanding Nande's suffering, it can be seen from the previous life that Volkswagen has basically adopted a sheep-herding management of Aodi since the acquisition of Aodi, just absorb new technologies from Aodi Company, and then use it to develop its own car series.

"Then we won't talk about it." Ye Kai said. "I decided to restart the R&D plan of the Aodi 50 and renamed the Aodi 50 to the Aodi A1."

While speaking, Ye Kai picked up the pen and paper next to him and quickly drew a sample on the paper.

Ye Kai recalls the changes made by Volkswagen when it launched the second generation, and what improvements he needs to make.

The first is the change in luggage space, the second-generation Polo can be expanded from 265 litres to 645 litres with the rear seats folded down. If you fill up the interior space, you can get 1,000 liters of space, which is definitely a world record for a car in this class at the time.

However, the so-called folding of the rear seats in this period only lowered the backrest of the seat and leaned on the back seat, which actually occupied a certain amount of space. Ye Kai decided to introduce the concept of a fully retractable seat in his previous life into this car, and the storage seat in his previous life can completely sink the rear seats into the floor of the vehicle, so that it will save more space and leave the advantages of the public far behind in this regard.

The second-generation Polo engine has not changed anything from the first, and there are still 3 models to choose from, two with a displacement of 1.1 liters with 40 hp and 50 hp, and another with a displacement of 1.3 liters and a power of 60 hp. In August 1982, the second generation of the Polo sports model was launched, the Polo Coupe. The car showcased a sporty style with its clean lines, without sacrificing practicality.

Not only is the trunk volume abundant, but the rear seats can also be easily folded up, increasing the trunk volume to 1 cubic meter. The PoloCoupe is only available in two engine options, with 50 hp and 60 hp. This was followed by a new 1.3-litre engine with a two-way carburetor that increased the power to 75 hp. The PoloCoupe GT can reach a top speed of 167 km/h. By 1983, the total production of the Polo reached 1 million units.

In terms of power, Ye Kai is not ready to make more improvements, but the carburetor needs to be canceled.

In order to tap the potential of the Polo car, and also to expand the results and increase the market share, Volkswagen launched a particularly affordable model in the autumn of 1984, called the PoloFox, which was a simplified version of the Polo tailored for single aristocrats and budget-conscious customers, and was even cheaper, with only a 1.1-liter engine with a power of 45 hp.

Regarding this point, Ye Kai also decided to copy, but it is necessary to divide the A1 series into low, medium, high and luxury configurations. So that the owner of the car can choose the model according to the money in his wallet.

As for the third-generation Polo car, the current Ye Kai doesn't need to think about it at all, after all, the appearance of the vehicle that Ye Kai is painting now is between the second and third generations, according to the ability of Nande in the previous life, it is only a matter of time before he breaks through the frame he drew for them.

It took a lot of time for Ye Kai to list the appearance and improvement opinions of the vehicle named Aodi A1, and then handed it to Nande.

Nande took the sketch handed over by Ye Kai in confusion, looked at it silently, and after reading it, silently handed the sketch to the other persons in charge of the R&D center, so Ye Kai's sketch was passed on between different people, and the sound of cold air and suppressed admiration sounded from time to time in the silent conference room.

After Nande passed on the sketch, he recalled in his mind that the sketch was exquisitely small, beautiful and fashionable, and he couldn't help but feel proud and confident. Thinking of this, Nande couldn't help but raise his head, staring at Ye Kai with shining eyes, and asked excitedly: "Boss, is this the Aodi 50 we are going to develop?" ”

"I named this model A1." Ye Kai replied in a calm tone. "I see that our company's product naming is too non-standardized, and I don't think that there are few car series now, and there will be more car series in the future, which will give people a sense of confusion, so I decided to call the sedan A, depending on the platform and the size of the model, plus the number. The Aodi 50 is a miniature car, which is the smallest car among all the sedans, so I named it the Aodi A1. ”

"Makes sense." Nande thought about it and felt that after changing the Aodi 50 to A1, the positioning of the mini car in the Aodi series would be clear, so he said. "And what about the Audi 80 and Audi 100/200 that we're producing?"

"Aodi 80, I named it Aodi A4." Ye Kai looked at Nande, who was greatly interested, and explained. "Aodit 100/200 I named it A6."

"Does that mean we're going to work on A2 and A3?" Nande asked quickly.