Chapter 479: Supercar Culture
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As a 54L displacement 8 engine, this engine can provide a power output of 550 horsepower, as well as a torque output of 691 Nm.
This engine, in the last life, was used by Ford engineers on their Shelby Cobra, and that guy can be said to be a freak by nature.
As the cultural heritage of muscle cars in the United States, if you don't have a strong heart, it is simply not worthy of the name of muscle cars.
But in the United States, muscle cars are also the originators of American supercars.
Since World War II, Americans have begun to enjoy the dividends of war on a large scale, and the economic and mechanical culture of the United States have developed by leaps and bounds.
Since then, American cars have begun to take off, and in that era, it can be said that American cars dominate the world in the world, and American car culture is the world's car culture.
At that time, after World War II, Germany and Japan were still in ruins, and their automobile industry was in the stage of suspension and adjustment, even after the victory of World War II, Britain and France, their automobile industry was completely out of climate compared with the American automobile industry.
At that time, the Americans plundered a lot of resources and funds from all over the world through World War II, so the people's living standards were relatively affluent, and cars had become a necessity for every family.
And Americans have a unique taste for automobiles, and the same is true in the automotive industry, when American car culture began to become popular during World War II, and a branch acceleration boom began.
And it is this fanatical demand for the mechanical performance of automobiles that has given birth to American-style muscle cars, which represent the pioneering and uninhibited spirit of Americans, just like the cowboy culture of the United States in the 19th century.
At that time, the muscle car had to have the following characteristics to be called a muscle car, and the first must be of American descent.
Second, the price is lower, and the average person can afford it.
Third, it has to be a high-performance mid-size car, a high-performance full-size model, or one of the top performance small cars.
Fourth, it must be equipped with a large displacement 8 engine, which has strong horsepower and torque.
Fifth, it must be a front-mounted rear-drive two-door two-row sports car or a sports car-oriented pickup.
Only a car with these characteristics can be called a true muscle car.
The real origin of this car is from Oldsmobile's Rocket 88, which was born and quickly became popular in the United States, which led to the birth of a series of muscle car models such as the Chrysler C300, Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger, and Chevrolet's Camaro.
And these models also spread to all parts of the world with the hegemony of the Americans after World War II, as well as the stationing of military bases around the world.
And in the sixties of the last century, with the widespread popularity of muscle cars, the four major car dealers in the United States at that time have intervened in this market and produced their own products, and the career of muscle cars has entered a golden age.
At that time, the four major American automobile companies, Ford, Chrysler, General Motors and AM, launched their own muscle cars in the market and fought happily, and from this time on, it also meant that muscle cars began to officially enter the stage of the automotive industry and go to glory.
This trend did not begin until 1970, because the horsepower of this muscle car was too powerful, and the driving safety problems brought about by the Americans gradually paid attention to it, and the major insurance companies in the United States began to increase the insurance amount for this model, which made these major automobile companies begin to carefully consider the future of muscle cars, and slowed down the pace of research and development of muscle cars.
And then came the environmental pollution caused by the huge engine, and the oil crisis that broke out in 1974, which completely made this muscle car begin to decline. …,
At the same time, the rise of Japanese cars and German cars dealt a heavy blow to American muscle cars in the world market, which accelerated the decline of this muscle car.
However, although the muscle car is in decline, it has not stopped people from loving high-horsepower, good acceleration performance, and speed-sensitive sedans, and it is precisely because consumers have such a consumption psychology that since the 1980s, new models with smaller size, more flexible handling, and more superior acceleration performance, supercar models were born in the United States again.
And soon this supercar trend swept the world, and the American supercar concept was once again accepted by many car companies in the world, and everyone began to pay attention to such a new concept of small muscle car.
Such a new concept car, with a more streamlined shape that muscle cars do not have, and the body will generally appear more compact, but the horsepower is not weak at all, and the handling is easier to handle than the previous difficult muscle car, so the concept of supercars quickly began to be finalized in the eighties of the century.
After this concept was determined, the world's major car companies began to increase investment in the study of this supercar.
Among them, the Europeans are the most powerful, with years of technical accumulation, and not weaker than the Americans' mechanical manufacturing capabilities, soon Porsche, Ferrari, Ashton. Martin, Lamborghini and other brands were born with a series of supercars.
Moreover, these European automakers relied on their solid skills to make their products quickly gain a firm foothold in the market, win the hearts and minds of consumers, and quickly squeeze Americans out of the market.
Soon the Japanese also joined in, and so there was a series of world-class racing events that followed, and soon the Europeans taught the Americans a hard lesson on the field, and completely established their reputation for top-level sports car manufacturing capabilities.
Since then, the supercars that have arrived in Europe have established them as the world's top players, and they have dominated this position for decades.
Now Jin Xiaoqiang wants to enter the field of supercar research and development, he has to face a lot of problems, in terms of supercar research and development, as far as the entire automotive industry of the Celestial Empire is concerned, I am afraid that only they have such capabilities
It's just one family.
And this is because Jin Xiaoqiang has such a golden finger against the sky, if there is no golden finger, I am afraid that even if he wants to enter the research and development market of this supercar, I am afraid that it will take at least 20 years of accumulation to achieve.
This supercar is really not something that anyone can make, and the difference between this supercar and ordinary civilian cars is probably the same as military products and ordinary civilian products, there is a natural huge chasm.
It is important to know that many of the technologies used in the current mainstream automotive powertrain and exterior design concepts are technologies that were only available in supercars more than ten years ago.
This also means that entering the R&D market of supercars is actually an attempt to develop a technical reserve, but there are many possibilities for the development of the automotive industry in the future, especially now that it is facing a hybrid node, so it is actually very unwise to enter the R&D field of supercars at this time, in the eyes of many people.
But Jin Xiaoqiang doesn't think so, because while hybrids are likely to take a larger share of the market in the next few years, supercars, which are purely mechanical and fossil-fueled cars, are unlikely to be outdated in a few decades, because for now, they are still recognized as the benchmark for high-end technology in the automotive industry.
At present, many automobile manufacturers in the world have a special automobile development team, and the main task of this team is to develop high-performance vehicles for the company, as well as to explore the future development direction of automobiles, and this team is generally regarded as an important rudder for the company's future development.
Ford has a special vehicle research and development team, Mercedes-Benz is AMG, BMW uses the M team to replace the name of this special team, and at present, Jin Xiaoqiang is ready to keep this team that was originally for the military to study special vehicles.
Liu Changshan is good at chassis and drive design, Liu Hong is good at the research and development of special large-displacement engines, and Liu Xiaoliang is good at the debugging of on-board electronic systems, as well as the collection, modeling, and comparison of various data.
In Jin Xiaoqiang's view, the combination of these three people is a very perfect combination, with the three of them working together, which is very suitable for his next supercar plan.
After making a decision, Jin Xiaoqiang told Liu Changshan and the three old men what he thought in his heart, and as soon as he said his thoughts, he was immediately welcomed by Liu Changshan, Liu Hong, and Liu Xiaoliang.
After all, building a supercar can be said to be a dream for any engineer engaged in the automobile manufacturing industry, after all, only those who have been engaged in cars know that in terms of the current benchmark of the world's automotive industry, only a real supercar can prove your strength.
Especially for an automobile manufacturer like Huayang Power, which is in a period of rapid growth, they need a supercar to prove their ability.
And this supercar brings not only fame to Huayang Power, but also proves that our Celestial Empire can not only produce daily necessities such as shirts and socks, but also make good cars like foreign countries.
And in Jin Xiaoqiang's heart, he already has a plan, he has made a plan for his future supercar, and for his supercar plan, he has prepared a model in his heart, which is the one with little Ashton. Martin title supercar...... Clear