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Although it has acquired Benelli, it will take a while for QJ to completely digest and absorb Benelli's technology. However, a very realistic problem facing QJ is: since it has acquired Benelli, Old European motorcycle companies like Nali need to perform well, and the best way to perform this is to make a domestically produced medium-to-large-displacement motorcycle.

In order to be able to make the first domestically produced big-name car, QJ also thought of many ways. For example, they purchased the technical rights to use the SL750 frame from Aprilia, and they are also looking for ways to "develop" the first four-cylinder car in China. Motorcycle engine. But now there is a problem, that is, the Aprilia SL750 uses a longitudinal V-type twin-cylinder water-cooled engine. In order to better heat dissipation, four-cylinder motorcycles generally have transverse engines. When the frame of a vertically mounted V2 engine is adapted to a horizontally mounted inline four-cylinder engine, how to adapt it becomes a big problem...

Guo Jian shook his head. When talking about this problem, he also looked embarrassed: "The engineers are still debugging, but..."

"..."

When Xu Zhi heard this, his brows also furrowed sharply.

Of course he knew what the old man meant by what he didn't say: the SL750's frame itself was not suitable for an inline four-cylinder engine. Forced adaptation would not be impossible, but in the end the overall level of the vehicle would definitely not reach an ideal level. , and the best way is to directly find a native sports frame that is suitable for an inline four-cylinder engine.

Seeing that his chairman was silent, Guo Jian also kept his mouth shut.

After a while, Xu Zhicai slowly said: "Lao Guo, how credible do you think the news that 'Huateng Group will display a prototype car at next year's Motor Expo' is?"

Although in most cases, the display prototype cannot be started, but unlike the concept car, the company's overall design ideas for the car and the concept behind it can be determined by displaying the prototype. When it comes to the stage of displaying the prototype , almost 70% of the development work on the entire vehicle has been completed.

This is what Xu Zhi and even domestic colleagues are suspicious of: In such a short period of time, your Huateng Group can come up with a display prototype?

Isn't this speed too exaggerated?
But considering that Huayun Motorcycle is also supported by the behemoth Huateng Group, everyone dare not believe it.

The same was true for Guo Jian. He pondered for a while before saying: "I think the credibility is still there. The design team of Huateng Group is so awesome. Although they are good at cars, Huateng Group has always cooperated with major European car manufacturers. We have cooperative relationships with industrial design companies, and as long as Huateng is willing to spend money, it shouldn’t be a problem for these European companies to help Huayun Motorcycle develop a suitable frame.”

Speaking of this, Guo Jian couldn't help but complain: I just hate these damn rich guys!

Xu Zhi also thought the same thing: I hate these rich guys the most. Apart from throwing money at them, they have absolutely no technical content at all.

But while they were complaining, the two of them felt very envious: I really wish that one day I could be like this.

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Similar to what Guo Jian and Xu Zhi thought, it was beyond the scope of the design department of Huayun Motorcycle Company to try to design a frame for a large-displacement motorcycle with a top speed of over 220 kilometers per hour, but when Huateng When the group asked its partner, the British company Prodrive, if it could help it design a large-displacement motorcycle frame, David, the boss of ProDrive, readily agreed: "Of course, no problem. Specific cooperation. Let the people below discuss the details."

At this point, he changed his tone and said: "However, Jiang, have you ever considered acquiring a motorcycle company? As far as I know, your Chinese QJ Motorcycles acquired Italy's Benelli Motorcycles. China's largest motorcycle manufacturer, this 'number one' should belong to your Huateng Group."

We have all been working together for so many years. It can be said that as soon as David sticks his butt, Jiang He knows what this guy is going to do. But that is not the point. The point is that David's words can be said to have pierced Jiang He's heart. Because Jianghe really thinks so in his heart: as the largest motorcycle manufacturer in China and the second largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world in terms of output, the title of "China's first motorcycle company to acquire European and American motorcycles" should belong to Huayun Motorcycle. Yes, but things are so nonsense and bizarre. Now this honor has been snatched away by QJ Motorcycles. This makes Jiang He very unwilling. When he heard the news, he kept patting his thigh.

Now Prodrive's David mentioned this matter again, and Jiang He was immediately moved: "David, what do you recommend?"

"Norton and Royal Enfield are currently looking for external investors. Are you, Huayun, interested?"

When Jiang He heard this, he immediately frowned: "Are you just looking for external investors?"

Naturally, I am no stranger to the two British motorcycle brands, Norton and Royal Enfield. Triumph, Holden and Royal Enfield are known as the three major motorcycle brands in the UK. However, compared to Triumph, Holden and Royal Enfield are just history. Brilliant, life has not been great in the past few years, and considering the British style of demanding high prices, Jiang He felt that David recommended Norton and Royal Enfield to him, probably intending to sell the junk at a gold price.

"That's what I said, but... Jiang, you know," David smiled mysteriously: "This kind of thing can always be discussed, just like MG-Rover in the past two years."

Jiang He immediately understood what David meant: Yes, when we talk to Norton and Royal Enfield now, their asking prices will certainly not be cheap, but it doesn't matter. Business can't be concluded in a day or two. Let's talk slowly now. Well, this kind of fun motorcycle is the most vulnerable to the economic crisis. When the economic crisis becomes more serious next year, in order to survive, Norton and Royal Enfield will take the initiative to lower their prices - just like SAIC in the past few years. The Group and Nanjing Automobile Group acquired MG and Luofu the same way.

He pondered for a moment and said: "It's okay to contact me first, but I prefer Italian motorcycle brands."

"Italian motorcycle brand? Of course, no problem!" David responded without saying anything: "Italian motorcycles are also good. Do you have any brands that you like and are interested in acquiring?"

"Kajiwa, Motoguzi...any motorcycle brands with good foundation are fine. Let's talk slowly."

"Don't worry," David nodded: "Leave it to me, I will help you keep an eye on it." No matter who Huayun Motorcycle plans to acquire, as long as it can promote this matter, Prodrive will be able to gain a lot of money Commission, and he can also earn some benefits from it. This is the reason why David is so active - who would be so active about something that has no benefits.

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Compared with cars, motorcycles are still a bit "insignificant" after all. In October, Huateng Automobile once again "dominated the screen": the new generation hybrid version of Sylphy held a press conference and announced that it will be officially launched at the end of the year!

Compared with the current Sylphy, the overall size of the new generation Sylphy has even reached the B+ level: the wheelbase is as high as 2850mm, and the body width reaches 1870mm, which is larger than the wheelbase and body width of the most mainstream B motorcycles: Camry and Passat. big!

The huge wheelbase and body width ensure sufficient seating space. In addition, the interior space of the car has been fully optimized from the beginning of the design, so everyone who gets into this car has a feeling: Damn it! There's so much space inside this car! It’s almost the same as A6L.

In addition to the eye-catching styling and interior and exterior decoration of the vehicle, the most eye-catching feature of this new car launch is the addition of a new generation of hybrid technology called "I-mmd" by Huateng Group.

At the press conference, Zhang Qihang smiled and said to the arriving media reporters: "I believe that many reporter friends have experienced our previous generation hybrid system, and everyone thinks highly of our previous generation hybrid system. , I think the driving is smooth, the power response is quick, and the fuel consumption control is also excellent. It is a very good hybrid system, but this hybrid system is not without its shortcomings, right?"

The reporter below burst out laughing.

Indeed, Huateng Group’s current hybrid system is very good in 90% of cases, but the only thing is that the fuel consumption at high speeds is not good. Of course, everyone knows the reason: who made this an extended-range hybrid system? What about the driving system?

"But now, we have solved the problem of poor fuel consumption performance at high speeds," Zhang Qihang said, gently pressing the remote control, and the large screen behind him suddenly displayed Huateng Group's new generation i-MMD hybrid Exploded view of the structure of the drive system: “Compared with the previous generation hybrid system, our new generation hybrid system has undergone a revolutionary upgrade, adopting a P1+P3 motor structure and adding an engine direct drive function.

When the vehicle's driving speed exceeds 75 kilometers and the driving conditions are stable, the engine will directly drive the wheels. According to our actual testing, the actual fuel consumption of this system under high-speed conditions per 5.4 kilometers is between 6.4 and [-]. "

Under high-speed conditions, the fuel consumption per 5.4 kilometers only needs 6.4 to [-]?
The reporters at the scene were immediately in an uproar!
As journalists, we naturally travel on high speeds in our daily lives. We basically know the high-speed fuel consumption of a car: the high-speed fuel consumption of a car is around 6.5 mpg, while the high-speed fuel consumption of an SUV is around 7.5 mpg, depending on the load of the vehicle and the It is normal for the road conditions to fluctuate by 1 or even 2 liters of fuel per 5 kilometers, but now, Zhang Qihang actually said that with their new generation hybrid system, even on high speeds, the fuel consumption per [-] kilometers can be controlled at more than [-] liters of fuel?
Everyone doesn't care about the fuel saved, but everyone knows clearly what this fuel consumption means: it means that although the performance of Huateng Group's hybrid system is still a little behind that of the THS hybrid system of Otter, However, the difference in fuel consumption per [-] kilometers can already be controlled within one oil. If you are thick-skinned, it is not an exaggeration to say that the two systems are "evenly matched". In other words, the performance of Huateng Group's new hybrid system, It has reached the international advanced level.

But it is precisely because of understanding this that everyone can't believe it: Is Huateng Group's technology really so powerful?

Immediately, a reporter couldn't help but asked loudly: "Mr. Zhang, is your hybrid system really so powerful?"

Someone was the first to speak, and the situation developed naturally. Other reporters also asked...

"Mr. Zhang, if this hybrid system is really as good as you say, then of course it is a good thing, but if this system is so good, the price shouldn't be cheap, right?"

"Mr. Zhang, with the same configuration, what is the price difference between the version equipped with a hybrid system and the regular version?"

"Mr. Zhang, the hybrid system version is a symbolic batch, and we can still ensure sufficient supply..."

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The reporters asked questions that they were concerned about.

Zhang Qihang, who was standing on top, nodded frequently. After everyone had finished asking questions, he said with a smile: "I have been listening. The questions everyone is concerned about are nothing more than the price of this system, and whether this system is ours." Huateng Group is losing money and making money, right?"

The reporters below nodded one after another and waited expectantly for Zhang Qihang's answer.

It’s no wonder everyone reacts like this. It’s really that the Prius car has given everyone too much of a preconceived impression: it’s obviously just a compact car, but its launch price is 30. Comparatively The current retail price of mainstream compact cars on the market is around 15W, which means this hybrid system costs almost 15!
Huateng Group's previous generation Sylphy has a small price difference between the regular version and the hybrid version, only about 4. You can understand that it is a simple extended-range hybrid system, but the current i-MMD hybrid system There is basically no difference between the electric system and the THS hybrid system of the Otter. Even if it doesn’t cost 10,000+, it still costs [-] or [-], right?
Therefore, if Huateng Group is selling too cheaply, it must be that they are losing money and making money by putting money into it themselves. Since they are putting money into it themselves, they will definitely not be able to supply enough.

Looking at the reporters below, Zhang Qihang said loudly: "First of all, I can answer everyone clearly. With the same configuration, the price difference between the regular version of Sylphy and the hybrid version of Sylphy will not exceed 4! Even when they are officially launched, there will be There are some surprises!”

"Wow!"

The reporters immediately became excited: What is the difference between this and directly telling everyone that the price of this hybrid system is 3+?
Is it really that cheap?
The reporters suddenly became agitated.

The reporters who can be invited to attend today's press conference are basically old reporters who have a certain status in their own companies. Not only have they achieved financial freedom, but they also basically earn a lot of money. Now that I hear this, A small calculation suddenly started in my mind: If this is really the case, can I sell the car I have at home and replace it with a hybrid from the Huateng Group? This can be regarded as spending my own money to help the Huateng Group become a "long-term car". Measurement"?