"Mr. Li, so let's do turbocharging in the future?"

Lao Liang asked again, in fact, turbocharging has been used by automobile companies for a long time.

It was first used by Europeans, but later Europeans discovered this thing, and after it was used in cars, the power was competitive, but the fuel consumption was not less at all, and the later maintenance was particularly troublesome.

The turbine is very expensive, plus the materials at that time were not up to par, generally 40,000 kilometers to replace a turbine, and the residual value of a new car after four years can be worth more than a turbine is still a thing.

So soon the Europeans abandoned the turbocharged engine, and then in the early 90s of the last century, Japanese cars in order to compete with European brands, and again introduced turbocharging to their own engines.

Once created a moment of glory, the famous Honda red bandana, Mitsubishi EVO, Subaru's Impreza, Nissan God of War GTR, were all famous turbocharged engines at that time.

These engines not only contributed to the glory of Japanese cars, but also brought turbochargers back into the eyes of the Autobots.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, these turbocharged engines were brilliant for less than ten years, and they were also abandoned by Japanese manufacturers, for the simple reason that the same problems encountered by European manufacturers many years ago, the materials were not up to par, and the maintenance costs in the later stage were too high.

So far, there are only a few production cars in the world that still insist on using turbochargers, Mitsubishi's EVO, Subaru's Impreza, and Audi.

But an ordinary family car. You don't usually pretend to do this. After all, the household is generally a grocery cart. No one is going to go out racing in a grocery cart.

So installing a turbine is a bit more than worth the loss.

And so far, the turbocharged models sold in China, only Audi, although Volkswagen has been promoting, turbocharging is a representative of high-tech, but this can also fool the layman who does not know how to do it.

As for people who know cars, they generally don't believe in Audi. Especially those who are engaged in car research and development, and those who have driven Audi cars.

In this year, Audi, because it has always been the first model of official cars, has become a climate in China, and is regarded by many people as a high-end model that is not weaker than Mercedes-Benz BMW, and it also has a turbo.

However, anyone who has driven an Audi car knows that the two engines with turbo in Audi, 1.8T and 2.2T, have the problem of burning engine oil.

And in cold areas, because of the problem of burning engine oil, once it enters the winter. Because of the uneven friction, there is often a danger of pulling the cylinder.

If such a problem occurs. Then changing the engine is an indispensable step, the Germans slaughtered the Chinese, but they never relented, change an engine, they dare to ask you for 140,000.

So in these years, businessmen with a lot of money are generally afraid to buy Audi cars.

Lao Liang has been engaged in the engine for so many years, Audi cars have not been touched, he is clear about Audi's problems, as an engine engineer, what he understands is that the reason why Audi's engines have such problems has a lot to do with the turbines they are installed.

Now this Xiao Li boss actually said that he wants to engage in turbocharged engines, he can't not only be careful, if our engine comes out, there are the same problems as Audi, what can we do?

Another key problem is that there are only a few companies in the world that can produce and manufacture turbochargers for vehicles, and they play the best.

The number one NO.1 is Honeywell in the United States, this company is the undisputed giant in this industry, and the turbines produced by others are mainly used in airplanes, ships, and military vehicles.

As for turbochargers for family cars, for them it is a complete piece of cake and a dispensable thing.

The second is still American, it is BorgWarner, this company is a little out of tune compared to Honeywell, turbocharging is also engaged, mechanical supercharging is also engaged, and the transmission is also engaged, everything is not fine, but it is also a little famous.

Then there is Luke in Germany, although it is a German company, but in this field compared to the first two, it is not worth mentioning at all.

The worst is Mitsubishi, which is in fourth place, and their turbochargers are all taken down according to the Yankees, even worse than Luke, but even so, their turbochargers are enough to laugh at Asia.

As for the domestic, it can only be described by two words, so far, not to mention the vehicle turbocharger, that is, the aircraft that has been noisy for many years, and the marine turbocharger, have not been done......

Boss Xiao Li, who was sitting opposite, actually said that he was going to engage in turbocharged engines, which couldn't help but make Lao Liang feel that this young man was a little too good and happy.

Lao Liang has Lao Liang's thoughts, but Li Yifan also has his own ideas, and now in these years, at first glance, the turbocharger is a chicken rib, and it can fool the domestic people who don't know anything about car culture.

Internationally, turbocharging has never been a mainstream product.

However, after a few years, as the price of oil gradually rises to more than 100 US dollars a barrel, and Europe and the United States become more and more strict on automobile pollution and emission restrictions, turbochargers will surely become the mainstream of future automobile engine development.

Because of the restrictions on displacement requirements, without increasing the displacement and the number of cylinders, to ensure that the power of the engine remains the same, or even improved compared with before, it is impossible not to work the external plug-in of the engine.

In later generations, many automotive engineers summed up several important plug-ins, turbochargers, mechanical superchargers, and direct injection technology.

Among them, the first to bear the brunt is the turbocharger.

With the continuous improvement of material science, the life of the turbocharger is no longer a problem, and after ten years, the life of the turbocharger can reach the point of synchronization with the engine and lifelong maintenance-free.

In addition, the problem of heat dissipation in turbine conditions is no longer a problem for automobile companies with the birth of the turbine cooling system developed by Valeo.

So in that era of the rise of the giants, if you develop a new car, if you don't have a T on the engine, you are embarrassed to tell people that you are a new car.

In this field, Volkswagen, which has always insisted on using turbochargers, has become the winner to enjoy the biggest piece of the market cake.

It was precisely because of Volkswagen's success that Ford, GM and other companies joined one after another, and in the end, even the Japanese, who had always been conservative, could not sit still and joined the war group.

Even many domestic automobile manufacturers have added plug-ins to their engines, so for Li Yifan, it is better to start planning now than to wait until that time to be in a hurry.

"That's right, we're going to do turbocharging, and not just turbocharging, mechanical supercharging, we're also going to do it, and we're also going to do direct injection technology. Lao Liang, the burden on your shoulders is not light! But you don't have any burden, now these technologies, only Volkswagen is engaged in it, and other companies are waiting and seeing, but we also have to follow up, I have a relationship in Europe and the United States, and I can get a lot ......of technology, and I will sort out those technologies when the time comes, and then bring them over."

Li Yifan's categorical cut made Lao Liang a little confused, isn't this boss crazy.

"What? Lao Liang, you can't trust me? ”

Of course, Li Yifan could understand what Lao Liang's expression meant, but in fact, his hesitation came from his lack of confidence.

Volkswagen is now engaged in TSI, which is to integrate supercharging, turbocharging, and in-cylinder direct injection technology into one engine, although these technologies have not yet been completed, but Volkswagen, who is well versed in advertising, has been hyping these technologies for several years.

They started to study it in 2000, and then they have been continuously exposing and promoting it in various media, although it has not been successful, but their propaganda has fooled many people who don't know how to do it.

Damn, so many technologies that I haven't heard of are integrated together, so the engine with these technologies must not be very good? No, it's very bull B?

It is by relying on such exposure and brainwashing that the public has established its own lofty image unconsciously by people.

And as soon as the annual financial report comes out every year, we will brag everywhere that we plan to invest 1 billion US dollars this year, and we plan to invest 1 billion yuan in the research and development of this TSI project next year.

Consumers don't know, when I heard that I invested one billion, I rely on it, this technology must be an old cow B, right? Quietly, do you have to invest a billion yuan?

And such a number also plays a good deterrent role for those who plan to imitate and copy them.

Small and medium-sized car companies, as soon as they heard that Volkswagen invested one billion, even if they are tired, but they actually have to spend 500 million. Forget it, let's see.

However, large car companies, such as Japanese car manufacturers and American car manufacturers, do not look down on Volkswagen's technology at all.

Therefore, a series of rhetoric from the public can only fool a relatively simple domestic practitioner like Lao Liang.

As soon as he heard that Li Yifan was also going to engage in TSI, and then thought about the investment of the public, he was really a little embarrassed, did the boss really have so much money?

The public has smashed billions of dollars, or dollars, and they haven't come up yet, can we do it?

And what Li Yifan has to do now is to take Lao Liang Gate to break this lack of confidence in himself.

"Lao Liang, I'm going to put the words down today, money, this is what we don't lack the most. Technical information, don't worry, I have a way to get it for you, the rest depends on whether you engineers have the backbone and ability, why can't you get it if the Germans can do it? (To be continued......)