Chapter 319: SC1's Surprise (Part II)
Most of the world's supercars can not be 400 kilometers per hour speed bottleneck, the biggest problem is that the power of the engine can not support the car at such a high speed, the higher the speed, the power and energy consumed, far more than the normal power demand and energy consumption in the ordinary state, just like the ordinary speed of cycling, and the speed of riding, the demand and consumption of physical strength increased geometrically.
The car has to travel at a speed of more than 400 kilometers on land, and its air resistance will be an unimaginable astronomical figure, Bugatti uses an 8.0-liter, V16 engine, which is only a bottleneck for the car's top speed to exceed 400 kilometers, but the SC1 only relies on a 6.0-liter, V12 engine, completely killing Bugatti in seconds.
SC1 has a very high scientific and technological content, just on the shape of the starting performance, as well as the design of the tail and the wings, automatic adjustment, is a very large experimental project, if there is no small two such supercomputer simulation and calculation, relying on the current scientific and technological strength alone, the aerodynamic shape of the car, it takes at least thousands of wind tunnel tests to be finalized, in addition to Dongchen, which is a huge cost for any automobile manufacturer in the world, and difficult to complete the arduous task.
The SC1 created a new era of cars on the track in Dresden, with an astonishing output of 1,300 horsepower, a perfect fit for a 10-speed gearbox, and a top speed of 560 km/h.
Jeremy is also conquered by this super beast full of sci-fi colors, due to the speed of the horse. Fuel consumption increased exponentially, and the car was refilled more than 10 times throughout the day of testing, and Jeremy was still so excited that the other two presenters had a hard time dragging Jeremy out of the SC1 while their hands were itching.
When the test is basically over. Jeremy finally got out of the car, and he needed to do a simple interview with Zhang Wenhao, and in the distance inside the camera lens. Charliede. Hammond and James May are fighting for the right to drive SC1, eventually. James May failed to snatch Charride, and sat in the passenger seat with an unwilling face.
Jeremy asked Zhang Wenhao excitedly, "Mr. Zhang, as far as I know, this SC1 is the top model of Dongchen's pure hand-customization, does it mean that this car will never achieve mass production?" ”
Zhang Wenhao smiled slightly and said: "The so-called mass production still depends on how high its market recognition is, and how high the recognition is, but also depends on how the market's purchasing power reacts." The final price of this SC1 is conservatively estimated to be more than 50 million yuan, which is equivalent to more than 5 million pounds, I think. I am afraid that there are very few consumers who can accept this price, so we decided to adopt the order sales model, 20% deposit, delivery within six months. If there is only one consumer who buys, then we produce one, if there are 10,000 consumers who buy, then we produce 10,000 units, in short, everything is up to the consumer. ”
Jeremy nodded slightly, and at this time, Zhang Wenhao said again: "However, there is a news that can be revealed to global consumers through Top-Gear, that is, we have submitted the relevant documents of SC1 to the EU and the North American automotive market for review, that is to say, these two locations will become the first market for SC1 to land, and once SC1 passes the review, consumers can directly contact Dongchen to order." ”
"Oh God!" Jeremy shook his head in amazement and said: "I can't imagine what it will be like to see this SC1 on the streets of London one day, five million pounds, I don't think I can afford it, but if I see a real car, I'm afraid I'll think of learning how to steal it!" ”
Zhang Wenhao smiled slightly and said, "If you want to buy an SC1, I think Dongchen will definitely be able to give you a satisfactory discount." ”…,
Jeremy shook his head and said: "Even if you give it to me, I don't think I can afford to raise such a monster, not to mention anything else, just a tire change of 5,000 kilometers is enough to make me bankrupt, every 5,000 kilometers, I have to spend 100,000 pounds to find Michelin to replace tires, which is equivalent to a cost of more than 20 pounds per kilometer of use, which is much more expensive than any kind of first-class service in the world." ”
Saying that, Jeremy said to the camera: "As I said, this SC1 is really the ultimate luxury that only the super-rich are qualified to consider, if you don't have a worth of $100 million, then you'd better not consider buying it, otherwise, its follow-up costs alone will be enough to bankrupt you." ”
Entering the next link, Jeremy said: "At present, we have seen a lot of consumer comments on the Internet, some of them hope that Land Rover can use Dongchen's four-wheel drive system, but also hope that Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and even Lexus These high-end cars can be equipped with Dongchen's interactive system, and some people hope that such as Focus, Golf and Corolla and other best-selling models, can use Dongchen's engine to improve their cost performance and environmental performance. Almost all the first-tier automobile manufacturers have submitted requests to Dongchen to introduce Dongchen technology, but without exception, they have not received any reply from Dongchen, can Mr. Zhang explain why Dongchen does not use technical cooperation to earn higher profits for itself under the premise of Dongchen's insufficient production capacity? Personally, I think that if Dongchen authorizes Land Rover to carry Dongchen's four-wheel drive system, then every Range Rover equipped with Dongchen's four-wheel drive system may bring at least 20,000 pounds of revenue to Dongchen, which is equivalent to 200,000 yuan. ”
Zhang Wenhao shrugged his shoulders and said: "Dongchen's current production capacity, after the operation of the Huahe Alliance, has been greatly improved, and now Dongchen's own new production line has been completed, although there is still a big gap between Dongchen's goal of covering the world, but Dongchen believes that in today's society, in the manufacturing industry, the only indicator that can divide the strength is the advanced degree of technology. Relying entirely on the advanced technology of Dongchen, it is impossible for Dongchen to transfer or license its own unique technology in any form, even if the profit is high, Dongchen will not do it. ”
Jeremy was surprised and asked, "What about the Huahe Alliance?" I've heard that members of the Huahe Alliance are now using Dongchen's second-tier technology. ”
Zhang Wenhao nodded and smiled: "Because they are all Chinese enterprises, I think Dongchen, as a private automobile manufacturer in China, has the responsibility and obligation to help other domestic car brands to enhance their competitiveness, I think you should know that before foreign brands in China have reduced the price of their products one after another, this unfair competition has brought a very big impact on other Chinese car brands, if things continue to develop, then China's local car brands, I am afraid in addition to Dongchen, None of them will survive. ”
Jeremy nodded lightly and said, "That's why you established the Huahe Alliance, and this alliance has clear nationality restrictions, right?" In the future, will the Huahe Alliance definitely not absorb any overseas brands? ”
"That's right." Zhang Wenhao said with a smile: "Automobile manufacturing is worldly, but the market is divided by national borders, in the past Chinese auto market, China's own brands can only survive hard at their own doorstep, overseas markets are almost impossible with them, however, the emergence of Dongchen is to change this historical pattern, Dongchen's cars should be sold all over the world, sold to any country and region that welcomes Dongchen, and our other domestic brands, with the help of Dongchen, will gradually get involved in overseas markets, I think, The entire Huahe Alliance has only one idea, and that is to dedicate the best, or the most environmentally friendly and economical cars, to consumers around the world who need them. ”…,
Jeremy sighed helplessly and said: "I don't know if Land Rover will still have room to survive if the Dongchen C series officially appears in the international market, but as a Land Rover fan for many years, I really hope that Dongchen will one day be able to cooperate with Land Rover, maybe this day will never come, but I am still full of expectations." ”
It was at this time that Charried. Hammond ran over quickly and said excitedly: "Oh my God, I just tried to get the A1 interactive system to change the lock of the driving computer, and it was successful!" ”
Jeremy frowned and asked, "What do you mean?" Do you let the trip computer modify the trip computer yourself? ”
"That's right!" Charried said excitedly: "I think that a 1300 horsepower super beast can't have the same acceleration performance as a 1000 horsepower Bugatti, I think the ECU must have something hidden, so I tried to talk to the A1 interactive system, and it really realized my idea, it untied the ECU for me, and I knew how powerful the acceleration performance of this car is!" ”
Zhang Wenhao smiled helplessly and said: "The horsepower output when the ECU locks the acceleration is because if the acceleration is too fast, the driver's body will be very uncomfortable. ”
Charried smiled and bent over, "That's right! It was James driving just now, and I asked him to press the interaction button, let the A1 modify the ECU, and then the acceleration performance, 0-100 kilometers only took an incredible 1.1 seconds, and then James stopped the car, pushed the door open, staggered to the side of the road, and vomited all the pizza he ate last night! ”
Zhang Wenhao smiled slightly, said: "This is a restriction that we specially added for the personal safety of the driver, but now it is a bug in our design, the A1 interactive system is set to be completely open to the user, and now it is necessary to modify the data of the driving computer, and it is mandatory to lock the acceleration time of 0-100 kilometers in more than 1.8 seconds." (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )