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Chapter 1363 A New Product Launch: Part

Tian Tian on the stage changed her tone and continued, "However, after all, it is a balance between the two. It is not designed specifically for hybridization, but the foundation is here. If competitors want to increase the thermal efficiency of this engine to 38%, 39% or even higher in the future, it will be really difficult."

  At this point, Tian Tian changed her tone: "But the engine of our Huateng Group is different!

During the discussion, our CEO Zhang said that our technical level in the engine field is limited and it is difficult to take care of both ends. Since it is difficult to take care of both ends, it is better to focus on one end.

  Therefore, at the beginning of the project, the 'Qilin' engine was a native hybrid vehicle-specific engine!

And because we can put all our power in one direction, rather than being pulled back and forth in two directions, we were able to get this engine to 90 points.”

"Wow..."

  At this moment, people at the scene and those watching the live broadcast understood why Tian Tian had been praising the "friendly competitor" in front for so long. It turned out that she was waiting here!

You keep saying that your competitors are awesome, and that they use one engine and achieve 80 or even 85 points in two directions. But then you turn around and say that you are not that awesome, so you can only focus on one direction and then achieve 90 points in this direction...

Are you insulting that competitor or praising yourselves?

I can only say that Huateng Group is really ruthless!

But you can't say anything bad about them. They are trying so hard to speak well of you and explain things for you. If you dare to say something bad about Huateng Group, you will be called petty.

  At the scene, some media who understood this and were eager to watch the fun burst into laughter: Today's new product launch is really interesting!

The laughter seemed to be contagious, and soon, many media at the scene began to laugh.

Nakata Satoshi, who was sitting in front of the computer, was so angry that his face turned red. Hearing the laughter coming from the scene, he felt that the laughter was like a slap in the face. He was so angry that he kept cursing: "Despicable! It's so despicable! How can they be so despicable?!"

  The "friendly competitor" that Huateng Industrial Group keeps pulling out as an example is none other than their oil thief, the Otter!

At this moment, Nakata Satoshi wanted to rush into the computer, go on stage and cover this woman's mouth!

The others who watched with Nakata Satoshi lowered their heads deeply: holding back laughter is actually very painful...

Tian Tian on the stage completely relaxed when she said this. She continued with a smile, "I believe everyone must be curious about how we achieved such a high thermal efficiency. This is also the key point I will introduce to you next..."

Having said that, Tian Tian lightly pressed the controller in her hand.

The next moment, the picture on the big screen behind him began to switch, and a conspicuous 1:14.5 picture appeared on the screen: "In addition to the series of precision processing methods we have adopted inside the engine to reduce friction resistance, the biggest original design is to increase the compression ratio of the engine.

As we all know, a higher compression ratio helps to more effectively utilize the energy of fuel, so we have significantly increased the compression ratio of the 'Qilin' engine... Sorry, we still have to use 'friendly competitors' as an example,"

At this point, Tian Tian made an apologetic gesture: "The competitor's hybrid engine uses the Atkinson cycle, which has a compression ratio of 1:13. Our hybrid engine has further improved the compression ratio to 1:14.5, further increasing the bore-stroke ratio."

A considerable proportion of the media here today are automotive media, and everyone knows some common sense about cars, so when they saw the huge words "14.5" on the big screen behind Tian Tian, ​​everyone was very surprised...

"14.5 compression ratio? Wow!"

"When Otter achieved a compression ratio of 13, I thought it was amazing. I didn't expect Huateng Group to be even more ruthless and directly raise it to 14.5!"

"The original design is so amazing. Now I understand why Huateng Group can make an engine with a maximum thermal efficiency of 40.1%..."

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  The reporters in the audience were talking about it. Tian Tian on the stage had to be cautious when speaking, not being too direct, and not mentioning the other party's name, so she could only use "friendly competitors" instead. But the reporters in the audience didn't care so much - what friendly competitors, do you think we don't know that you are talking about the oil-stealing otter? !

Looking at the reactions of the reporters below the stage, Tian Tian smiled slightly. This was exactly the effect she wanted.

"In addition to further improving the compression ratio, we have also eliminated all the gear train accessories on the periphery of the traditional engine," Tian Tian pressed the controller again, and the picture on the big screen changed again: "Such as the starter, generator, vacuum pump, mechanical water pump, air conditioning compressor, etc., all the equipment that previously required the power of the engine itself to drive, we have realized the electronicization of the accessories, further reducing the ineffective loss of engine power and improving the engine's fuel efficiency."

Next, Tian Tian also introduced other technologies used in this engine to the media, such as the new split cooling thermal management technology and cooling EGR technology...

Through these technologies, Tian Tian clearly conveyed a clear idea to all media and the audience watching the live broadcast of the new product launch conference: our "Qilin" engine has truly achieved the world's first thermal efficiency of 40.1% through a series of technical means, and we are not bragging.

  Those media who don’t quite understand the situation may still have some doubts, but the technical staff of the joint venture car companies who dared to watch the press conference through the live broadcast had their brows furrowed more than each other!

They understand technology and have an intuitive understanding of it. Although they have not yet received the prototype of the "Qilin" engine and cannot conduct precise tests, just based on what Tian Tian said, everyone has already made a basic judgment in their minds: Huateng Group's previous publicity is most likely true, and they have really made an engine with a maximum thermal efficiency of more than 40%.

For those joint venture automakers who had been waiting and watching, wanting to adjust their strategies for the Chinese market after this press conference, especially the foreign managers of these joint venture automakers, this is really bad news.

  At the end of the press conference, Tian Tian, ​​who had already fully adapted to and was familiar with the rhythm, smiled and said to everyone: "Having said that, I believe that everyone is most concerned about two issues:

First, how fuel-efficient is this engine?

Second, when will the car equipped with this engine be available on the market?

Third, will the price of cars equipped with this engine increase by then?"

The eyes of the reporters at the scene suddenly lit up.

  According to the practice of foreign OEMs, even though they have released a new product, this new car will usually not be officially launched until a year later. So before this, according to the speculation of these media reporters, they thought that this "Qilin" engine would not be launched until a year later at the earliest, or even two years. But now, according to what Tian Tian said, this engine will actually be installed and launched soon?

The executives of the joint venture car companies who were watching the live broadcast on their computers also thought of this. They couldn't help but become nervous, but they also felt that it was impossible: No way? How could this be possible?

Under the gaze of countless eyes at the scene and in the live broadcast, Tian Tian slowly said: "There is a saying that goes, 'talk is worthless if you don't practice.' According to our test, after installing this engine on the hybrid Excelle, the average fuel consumption of Excelle has dropped by about 0.8 liters compared with before; we also installed this engine on the hybrid Sylphy, and the average fuel consumption of the hybrid Sylphy has dropped by 1.1 liters compared with before. The fuel saving effect is very obvious!

  As for the launch time of the new car equipped with this engine, I can tell you clearly that it will be in one month!

As for the price, you don’t have to worry at all. The price will remain the same as before with the new engine. There will be no change.”

At this moment, the automotive media reporters at the scene had only one feeling: things are going to change!

  During the past half year, several major joint ventures have been under great pressure from Huateng Industrial Group. Now, facing the card thrown by Huateng Industrial Group, how should they respond?

The editor-in-chief of Sohu.com, Lao Yang, who came with the editor-in-chief to attend the new product launch conference, looked distraught at the moment, muttering softly: "How could this happen? How could this be possible?"

The executives of the joint venture car companies who watched the new product launch online also realized this, and their faces were extremely ugly - damn Huateng Group, why not just lie down and make money? Why bother?

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After the press conference, Zhang Qihang smiled and congratulated Tian Tian: "Congratulations! Chief Engineer Tian, ​​I guess you will be the most popular Internet celebrity tomorrow."

"Don't!" Tian Tian waved her hands repeatedly: "Are you praising me or scolding me?"

Nowadays, being an Internet celebrity is not a compliment. Although many people envy it, most people don’t have the guts to be an Internet celebrity. For example, the famous “Lotus Sister” and “Phoenix Sister” both have strong enough psychological stress resistance and thick skin to make people admire them. Ordinary people really can’t afford to be an Internet celebrity.

Zhang Qihang said, "Don't you believe it? Just wait and see. You will be more popular in the major media tomorrow and on the Internet than our Kirin engine in all likelihood."

Tian Tian thought her boss was just talking nonsense, but when she woke up the next day and turned on her computer, she was dumbfounded...

(End of this chapter)