Chapter 416 Go to Beijing for public relations
By the end of May, the 1.8-liter, 3.0-liter, and 3.6-liter engines had all passed the relevant tests, and more than a dozen vehicles equipped with these three engines for test work had also been produced, and the intense testing process was being carried out day and night.
Zhang Lan originally thought that by the middle and early June of June, the idea of being able to launch a new car was postponed: it would take nearly a month to carry out the most basic test process for these cars, which is still in the current stage of the domestic motor vehicle safety testing is seriously unsound, and Zhang Lan is very confident in the design of the Soviet Union, according to the test time of those cars in later generations, the test process of that car must not take several months or even half a year?
After the test is completed and it is determined that there are no problems that can be brought to the market, it is also necessary to organize the production and supply of accessories, according to the current progress, it is a good choice to launch in late June or early July.
It's just a gap of more than half a month, and at this stage, the car is still in the seller's market, and there are only a few car manufacturers in China, Zhang Lan is not in a hurry.
What Zhang Lan is most concerned about now is what happened to the bulletproof cars that old Andre did. The company relied on these cars to open up the situation.
Not only Zhang Lan is concerned about this matter, Zhang Zongjun is even more concerned, and he can't wait to go to the bulletproof car production workshop dozens of times a day, and every time he can see that these cars can succeed.
After going for a long time, even the old Andre was a little annoyed, and finally one day the old man couldn't help it anymore and yelled at his boss: Zhang Zongjun: "Do you want us to work anymore?" Tell you, if you keep coming here every day, old man, I can't guarantee that something will happen if you're in a bad mood! ”
Although Zhang Zongjun is the boss of the company, old Andre is really not afraid that he will fire his squid. It's not that this old man relies on his own skills to rely on the old and sell the old, but that Zhang Zongjun can't help anything every day, and he also blocks himself, which makes old Andre very depressed.
At least every day when Zhang Lan came, old Andre was very happy, because Zhang Lan could always give him some advice. Some of the suggestions may seem generic, but when you think about it, they feel very reasonable. For example, Zhang Lan once suggested that he set the switch in front of the door to open from the inside, where passengers can reach it with their hands raised. This way, passengers don't have to turn sideways to open the door, but can open the door with a slight lift of their arm. It is greatly convenient for passengers.
If the car wanted to be opened from the inside, the door opening and closing was really on the side of his body, although it was not too troublesome, but after Zhang Lan said this, Old Andre felt very reasonable: although it was just a small detail. But the details determine success or failure, and so does a car, especially a model positioned as a head-of-state car, which needs to pay special attention to the details.
As for Zhang Zongjun, what old Andre thinks is very simple, the boss who comes to make trouble for himself all day long, what to do with him!
Finally, by mid-June, the ten bulletproof cars were finally fully built.
These ten cars are all designed using the unique bulletproof car design concept of the former Soviet Union. But the appearance is elegant and dynamic, the interior is low-key and luxurious, the body is painted with black metallic paint, the entire spraying process has been strictly managed, and the surface of the body has been glazed in the later stage, so that the body is scorching even indoors, and I can't help but focus my attention on this car.
It truly embodies the demeanor that should be seen as a head-of-state car.
Not only that, in order to ensure that the distinguished passengers have the most noble enjoyment and real-time handling of their own affairs, the car is not only equipped with a small refrigerator in the back, but also equipped with a small desk. The advantages of the design of the Soviet bulletproof car are clearly visible at this moment: the excellent chassis and suspension design ensure that the water in the glass placed on the small table will only ripple slightly when the car is traveling at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour. It is guaranteed that you will not have too much discomfort while handling business in the car. The only thing I could hear at the moment was the ticking of the hour clock on the roof of the car.
The whole car, in terms of the quietness of the car and the smoothness of the power delivery, is not inferior to the Rolls-Royce, which is known for its quietness. At least compared to Zhang Zongjun's bulletproof Mercedes-Benz, the sound insulation effect is better.
Inheriting the design of any Führer-class car, these cars also have a bulletproof glass baffle between the front and rear seats that can be controlled by electric buttons to ensure that some confidential things of the owner are not revealed. Even when necessary, the baffle can be used as a bulletproof material, providing double the protection of bullets fired from the front. This is also enough to ensure the safety of rear passengers.
The best bulletproof car in the former Soviet Union, the Gis-41052, weighs 5.5 tons and benefits from a lightweight body that has been redesigned. On the premise of not reducing the protective performance of the whole vehicle, the weight of this bulletproof car has been reduced to five tons, which is 500 kilograms lighter than the pride of the Soviet bulletproof car "Guis-41052", although it is 500 kilograms heavier than the Mercedes-Benz S600 bulletproof car of my father, but what is more worthy of Zhang Lan's pride is that the bulletproof car produced by his company has reduced the weight while the protective effect has increased unabated.
In order to propel such a heavy body of this car, the high-power engine with a power of more than 500 horsepower and a displacement of 6.2 liters on the "Guiss-41052" is used, which can push the car to a maximum speed of 235 kilometers per hour, making it difficult for any bulletproof car in the world to match.
For the sake of safety, there is no EFI engine in this car, and it is natural that the exhaust emissions will exceed a lot. Of course, people who can use this kind of vehicle will never worry about their car exceeding the emission standard.
In order to better increase the protective performance of the car, enhance the grip of the car in an emergency, and ensure that the car can have good braking and acceleration performance no matter how dangerous the situation, Andre Sr. equipped this car with Michelin's 255 size ultra-wide semi-solid special bulletproof tires.
This tire is even 20 mm wider than the 235 tire of Zhang Zongjun's bulletproof Mercedes-Benz, although the wider tire increases fuel consumption to a certain extent, but there is no doubt that the performance of the car has also improved a lot.
During the test drive, Zhang Lan couldn't wait to sit in the back seat, while the old Andre smiled and was satisfied with the handmade Cuban Havana cigar that Alice specially brought him and used as a celebration.
These treasures, as the world's most recognized and unique cigars, are all handmade cigars from the world's most famous region of Buerta Avana, in the province of Pinar del Río, Cuba, and have always been sought after by the true aristocracy of Europe, and in many cases, this is something that money cannot buy.
For old Andre, a big smoker, Alice gave him such a reward, which was exactly what he wanted, and it was far more tempting than giving him any other reward.
"How does this car feel?" After returning from the test drive, old Andre asked confidently.
In fact, this is a lot of redundant questions, because only the old Andre himself knows best how good this car is: if the brand is not considered, this car will become the safest, quietest, most comfortable, most elegant, most luxurious, and at the same time the most beautiful Führer car in the world.
All the adjectives used to describe nobility and elegance are not exaggerated on him. Yes, in the eyes of old Andrey, the car in front of him is "him", not "it"!
"Perfect!" Zhang Lan and Zhang Zongjun, who participated in the test run at the same time, only gave these two words of evaluation.
These two words are enough!
As for the test of ballistic resistance, Zhang Lan has no doubts, because in the process of making these cars, Zhang Lan has personally seen how the tons of special bulletproof steel are installed in this car. It's hard to imagine that this low-key and elegant-looking car turned out to be a bulletproof car.
After the car was made, the rest of the work had to be done by Zhang Zongjun. In other words, what Zhang Zongjun needs to do is to take these cars to Beijing for public relations -- to attack the top of China's political pyramid!
In order to transport these cars to Beijing, Zhang Zongjun specially applied to the railway department for four wagons, and for the sake of safety, only two cars were put in each wagon, a total of eight cars, which is equivalent to sending tens of millions of dollars directly to these guys.
"Is this a blatant bribe?" Zhang Zongjun asked Alice half-jokingly,
"Of course not," Alice's tone was very affirmative, "even if we give a little more, it's still a normal gift, not to mention bribery." ”
When the obscene Volkswagen company visited China, it presented an Audi V8, the predecessor of the Audi A8, to the top of the Chinese government, and the Chinese government happily accepted it!
Therefore, this bribery is not bribery, and when it reaches a certain stage, it is not up to you to have the final say, saying that you are bribing you are bribery, and you are bribery if you are not bribery; If you say you can't bribe, you can't pay a bribe, and if you don't pay a bribe, you can't give a bribe! As soon as these eight top-level bulletproof cars were sent to Beijing, the gifts of the eight upright subordinates Alice Group in charge, who dared to say that it was bribery?
Among the people who went to Beijing, except for Zhang Zongjun, of course Alice had to go, and it would be too impolite for such a major event if the head of the Alice Group did not go, and it might give those who have been in charge for a long time a sense of arrogance. It really left them with this feeling, which is not good for the future of Alice Group. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )