"Your Highness, please forgive me for making such claims." Benz said apologetically to Arthur.

"No, Mr. Bentz. You did a good job, and this is what I told you before, and after you meet the requirements of the cost of the car, you have the right to start mass production. Arthur shook his head and said with a smile, "So you are not at fault, and I will definitely not blame you." ”

After hearing Arthur say this, Benz and Diesel breathed a sigh of relief and completely relaxed.

"Let's go, let's go see our new car." Arthur looked at the two of them who were obviously relaxed, and said with a slight smile.

Led by Benz and Diesel, Arthur and the others arrived at the warehouse of the Benz Automobile Factory, which is the building near the right side of the Automobile Factory.

After the employee opened a warehouse door, Benz stepped forward, uncovered the black cloth on the car, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, please see, this is the new car we produce, the basic shape and construction are similar to your car, but the use of cheaper materials for some parts has been able to ensure that the cost is around eighty pounds, and basically not more than eighty-five pounds." ”

Arthur looked at the black body and tires exposed under the black cloth, nodded, and asked, "How is the performance of such a car?" Don't just care about the price and ignore the performance of the car, which is also an important condition related to the car market factors. ”

"Please rest assured, Your Highness. Although we have used cheaper materials in some aspects, it does not affect the robustness, practicality and specific performance of the car itself. It's just that compared to your personal car, the glass material, body material and engine model are different, and the performance will be slightly worse. But if it is placed in the world of cars, in terms of performance, our cars are still in the first class or even the top. Benz explained.

Although the new car was very different from Arthur's bespoke car, many of the materials were made of cheaper materials.

But that doesn't mean the new cars are going to perform poorly. On the contrary, even with the use of many cheaper materials, the performance of the new car is still the best in the world car market, both in terms of practicality and performance, the cars of the Benz Automobile Plant are absolutely first-class.

"That's good." Arthur nodded and asked, "What about the specific performance of the new car?" What is the estimated pricing? ”

Benz handed over a sheet of information and couldn't wait to say: "According to our many tests, the new car is a relatively stable and very cost-effective car. The specific experimental data is already on the data, please take a look at it, Your Highness. ”

Arthur took the information and looked at it curiously.

At this stage, the test of the car is still relatively simple, which is roughly divided into several modules, such as the maximum speed test, the constant speed stability test, the car stability test and the car failure rate test in different road sections.

In terms of maximum speed, the new car uses the latest petrol engine jointly developed by Benz and Diesel instead of a diesel engine.

Gasoline engines have an advantage, that is, the noise is significantly smaller, which is more conducive to normal use by people.

Of course, it is not impossible to use more materials to reduce the noise of the diesel engine, but this will greatly increase the cost of the car, which is only done by the private custom vehicles of high-ranking officials and aristocrats like Arthur.

With five passengers, the new car can reach a maximum speed of 55 kilometers per hour, and an empty car can reach a maximum speed of 65 kilometers per hour.

In terms of speed, the new cars are already excellent, at least with the exception of Arthur's custom-built cars, there are definitely fewer than five cars in the world that can reach a maximum speed of more than 65 kilometers per hour.

In terms of constant speed testing, the new car can drive at a steady speed of 35 kilometers per hour for more than 10 hours, or at maximum speed for more than 3 hours.

Arthur was already satisfied with this. At least the new car can travel at a speed of about 35 kilometers per hour for more than 10 hours without problems.

It is possible to drive at the maximum speed for more than three hours, but there is no fool who buys a car and drives it at maximum speed, right?

After all, the price of a car has reached 150 pounds, and even in Europe it is the savings of many civilians for several years.

Even if the price has been lowered, the car is still considered a luxury, and unless there is really a lot of money to spend, no one will destroy the hard-won things so much.

Of course, there is also a very important premise, which is that these tests are currently carried out on very flat roads.

At this stage, cars can't afford bumpy roads or other places where roads aren't built.

If you drive in an area with a poor road environment, the stability of the car will be greatly reduced, and even problems will occur from time to time.

However, there is no need to worry about this problem for the time being. At this stage, cars are still a luxury item, and the real customers of cars are only Europeans and Americans.

Of course, along with the construction of Australia and various policies, Oceanians can also join in and become potential customers for cars.

Whether it is the Americas, Europe or Oceania, it either has an extremely developed transportation system, and the flat roads extend in all directions, so there is no need to worry about the road problem.

Or Australia and New Zealand, which do not have as developed road systems, but are already under construction.

Flat roads have been built between Australian cities, and they are still being developed into towns and villages.

If Australians buy a car, they don't have to worry about the road. Because the Australian government will fix the roads that extend in all directions before they buy a car.

It's not that Arthur doesn't want to think about people from other regions. It's just that according to the income level of people in other regions, the vast majority of people who want to buy a car may have to accumulate decades of income.

There may be some dignitaries who are interested in cars, but their buying potential is definitely not as good as that of the current Europeans and Americans.

Sure enough, in the last one of the various road stability tests, although the new car performed a little better than other cars, it was still similar to the cars of this era, with poor stability and high failure rate.

But there is no way to do it, aren't the cars with excellent performance in later generations also developed to that like that step by step by the current cars?

At least now, to be able to have a car with relatively good performance such as a new car, Arthur has been initially satisfied.

The first is to ask for support!

(End of chapter)