Scrooge was an engineer in his last life, and although he was a tycoon in this life, he still often used himself as an engineer. Therefore, his basic drawing skills have never been lost. After mentioning the logo of the galloping bull to Frank, Scrooge took the piece of paper from Frank's hand, then picked up a pencil from his desk, and with a few strokes, drew a bullfight with its head down, its two horns stretched forward, and its tail raised high, as if it was about to rush towards attack. Then on the outside of it, a shield border was drawn, and the letters "masses" were written in the space above the bull.

If a guy like Scrooge saw this sign, he would have shouted, "You plagiarism!" Isn't this Lamborghini's Bull Cow? "There's no second time-traveler here, though, so Scrooge isn't worried that someone will expose him. Moreover, as a traverser, if you don't plagiarize, isn't that a waste of the quota for traversal? Besides, isn't it the royal road of the traverser to go the way of others and let others have no way out?

"How about you look at this icon?" Scrooge handed it to Frank.

"The edges of the cow and the text and the shield are golden, and the rest of the place is black." Scrooge added.

"This one is so beautiful! Just look at it...... This is it! "Frank didn't have a lot of ideas about art or anything, so much so that he couldn't find the words to describe the design. But since it was drawn by the big boss, of course it must be good. And it has to be good.

"Ah, Frank, how is that truck doing in the military version?" Scrooge asked.

"Come on, in fact, there is not much difference between that thing and our civilian version except for the heat dissipation device. How? Is there a war between us and Spain that is about to happen? ”

As for Scrooge's bet that the United States will go to war with Spain, in fact, everyone at the top of the consortium knows about it.

"At least not until the canal is dug up. But preparation always starts with a good job. Scrooge said, "Passenger cars should be more urgent." Well, what's going on with our supporting factories? ”

"There are only some basic design plans for passenger cars, and the final design has not yet been decided." Frank replied.

"That's fine." "Mr. Morgan has some ideas for passenger cars. He wanted to order a specially built car. Of course, this guy doesn't place an order right away, I guess he'll wait until the passenger car is rotten on the street, and then customize a top-of-the-line one for himself. Well, this guy is horrible. Here are some of his ideas, you see, can you be a little inspired. ”

Scrooge took a letter from a drawer and handed it to Frank, saying, "Although Morgan doesn't know anything about technology, he definitely has a knack for enjoyment." ”

Frank took the letter and put it in his pocket. He said to Scrooge: "Mr. MacDonald, the engine plant is being built, and there is still a lot going on there, if nothing else. I'll go back first. ”

"Ah, I'm fine." Scrooge looked down at his watch and said, "It's almost twelve o'clock, let's eat and go, work to do, life to go on, don't make yourself like John." ”

Frank thought for a moment and said, "Then bother you, Scrooge." ”

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Not only the new engine plant, but also the tire plant, as well as the car assembly plant are under busy construction. If you want to start large-scale production, it is estimated that it will be at least half a year. However, this has not affected the sales of cars, or even passenger cars that have not yet been brushed up. Pre-sale of this kind of thing is not too new even in this day and age. But in the hands of the McDonald consortium, the pre-sale or everything has been spent.

Under Frank's chairmanship, Volkswagen held another product launch event at the New York Tower. The exhibition will show a concept car of a so-called passenger car. Volkswagen said in the media that these "concept cars" are still only models, but customers can get a sense of the design features of the passenger cars. And have the opportunity to put forward their own ideas on this. Volkswagen is open to everyone's opinions. If someone proposes to build a model that is adopted by the final production model, Volkswagen will also offer him incentives ranging from the right of first refusal to a passenger car.

Because of this publicity, there were still many people who came to see Volkswagen's exhibition. In the middle of the booth at this exhibition, there were four one-to-one model passenger cars, each with someone next to them in charge of explaining.

Originally, according to Scrooge's idea, he hoped to get a few beautiful and coolly dressed female car models, but in this era, Americans are generally quite conservative, and this style of practice is estimated to be absolutely unacceptable to society. So, naturally, there are no female models or anything, and the rest can only be technicians in formal clothes.

Although it is a model, in fact, except for the engine is not installed, and a series of things related to driving, such as the gearbox, such as the brake system, other parts, these models are no different from the real car.

On the far right is the largest car, which looks like a large loaf of bread. The body is made of steel and timber, and the body is surrounded by large glass windows. On the side of the car, there is an open door, from which you can see the five rows of sofa seats.

"Gentlemen, this is a bus developed by our company, which can replace the public carriage, and it can transport more people at a time and at a faster speed than the public carriage. At the same time, because of the larger space, our car can also arrange more space for each passenger than a horse-drawn carriage, improving everyone's comfort. "Next to the car, a narrator is giving a commentary to the visitors.

"There's an electric light on the car!" A lady exclaimed when she found two large lights on the front of the car.

"Yes, ma'am, so that you can drive safely even at night."

On the other side of the booth, there was a large group of people surrounding a much smaller car.

It was a small car with only two seats, and the car was painted bright yellow. The body is quite low, but the wheels are exceptionally wide. Unlike other cars, the boxy shape of this car looks like a speedboat has been turned upside down.

But it's not all about its unique shape, it's also about the instructions that stand next to it:

"Volkswagen's Hermes sports car, which is expected to use a V12 8.0 displacement high-power engine, has a super power of 80 horsepower, and is expected to exceed 60 miles of speed. The car is expected to be made-to-order and customised to meet your dreams. ”

Although there is no mention of the price here, and although the car is too small and the styling is too strange, the nominal speed of the car catches everyone's eye. After all, speed, higher speed, has always been a human dream.

"When will this car be sold? How much does it cost? A reporter asked the commentator next to him.

"The first of these cars will be produced in about seven months, and the owner already has it, but I can't tell you who he is. The booking price for the first car is quite high and can cost more than $6,000. I don't know the exact number. ”

"$6,000?" The reporter was taken aback, "How can it be so expensive?" I look at other cars, even the biggest one, which is just over $600? ”

"The main thing is the high cost of high-power engines." The narrator explains, "In order to achieve such a high power, each part needs to be hand-polished by the most experienced workers to ensure accuracy, and in order to ensure the heat dissipation of such an engine, we also have to provide it with a unique heat dissipation system." This system is not interchangeable with the parts of the cooling system on other cars, and the output is low, and it can only be made by hand by workers, plus the materials we use are the best, for the best performance, we do not hesitate to work. For example, the heat sink of the radiator, the general family car uses a cast iron heat sink, and the luxury family car over there uses a brass fan heat flap, and our car, you can also see that the engine compartment is smaller than them, but the horsepower of our engine is greater, and the natural heat is more strict. Therefore, in order to facilitate heat dissipation, we chose the metal with the best thermal conductivity - silver to make the heat sink. The engine's fins are all made of silver, which naturally adds to the cost. ”

"In this way, I am afraid that this car is a little far away from the Volkswagen." The reporter said with a smile.

"For the time being. However, with the advancement of technology, the cost will always fall, and perhaps one day vehicles like this will also enter the lives of ordinary people. At this time, Frank happened to walk by, heard the reporter's exclamation, and said to him like this.

"Ah, Manager Frank, is this car available for pre-order now?" The reporter asked, "Also, can you tell me how much this car has been booked?" ”

"This car can be booked for a deposit of $5,000 upfront. However, because the production of it is too demanding of high-skilled workers, this kind of car is produced in limited quantities, and this year we plan to produce only three of these cars, which already have owners. Frank replied.

"So how much do you plan to produce next year?" The reporter asked again.

"It won't be more than ten. This kind of car is stored more to improve our technology. Maybe in two or three years, some of the technologies that have been proven in this kind of car will also appear in cheaper production cars. ”

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The news that Volkswagen was developing a car that could reach speeds of more than 60 miles immediately became the focus of media attention, and in a series of such reports, Volkswagen successfully shaped its high-tech, high-grade image. Later, when other car manufacturers appeared one after another, they found that even if their cars were no less than or even better than the corresponding Volkswagen models in terms of performance configuration, and the price was much cheaper, consumers in the United States and even Europe would still give priority to Volkswagen cars marked with the bull running logo. Because consumers generally think: "This kind of car is more premium." ”