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Chapter 512 Let's talk about the engine first

"GALA?" Yoshihiro Hirota was taken aback when he heard that, "What's wrong with GALA?"

"The localization of GALA," Zhang Qihang said: "President Hirota, you insisted before that if Huateng Group wants to introduce the GALA car, it can only purchase the 10PE1 engine and the matching 6-speed engine on the GALA. Manual transmission, right?"

"Yes," Hirota Yoshiichi said immediately: "This is also for our cooperation and the reputation of our Isuzu. After all, our Isuzu GALA has always been known for its fuel economy and comfort. According to my understanding, there is no one in your country. An excellent engine that meets GALA's needs."

Zhang Qihang laughed immediately: "President Hirota, then you are wrong."

"Oh?" Hirota Yoshiichi raised his eyebrows, a little unconvinced: "I would like to hear the details."

Zhang Qihang was not angry, and said with a smile: "President Hirota, I wonder if you have heard of Steyr's truck?"

Yoshihiro Hirota nodded and said, "Of course I have heard of it. If I remember correctly, it seems that your country has also introduced 91 series heavy trucks from the Steyr Group."

"Yes, President Hirota, you are very knowledgeable," Zhang Qihang said with a smile, "But you may not be very clear about the cooperation between our country and the Steyr Group. We not only introduced the Steyr 91 The series of heavy-duty truck technologies have also introduced all supporting technologies such as high-power diesel engines, gearboxes, reducers, steering gears, etc., and the supporting engines are produced by our country, to be precise, Weichai in Lu Province. WD615 diesel engine.

WD615 is an in-line six-cylinder diesel engine that can meet the power requirements of commercial vehicles and passenger cars at the same time. According to the demand, three series of naturally aspirated, turbocharged and turbocharged with intercooling have been developed, with power ranging from 238 horsepower to all Up to 380 horsepower, the maximum torque covers from 1000 Nm to 1460 Nm. If I remember correctly, the maximum power and maximum torque of the V10 diesel engine on the GALA are 350 horsepower and 1176 Nm respectively. In this way, Weichai's WD615 series engines can fully meet the power requirements of GALA, don't you think? "

Yoshihiro Hirota pursed his lips, not knowing what to say for a while.

From the perspective of the president of Isuzu Automobile Co., Ltd., even if Huateng Industrial Group has introduced the technology of the GALA bus, he also hopes that Huateng Industrial Group can directly purchase the supporting 10PE1 engine and supporting gearbox from Isuzu. , Isuzu Motors can indirectly control the Huateng Industrial Group by controlling the engine and gearbox... If you are obedient, I will guarantee the supply of the engine and gearbox, but if you are not obedient, then don't blame me for the engine and gearbox Which stuck your neck.

But since Zhang Qihang moved out the diesel engine on Steyr, Yoshiichi Hirota really can’t say that the WD615 engine is not good. After all, it is also a turbocharged engine whose performance has reached the Western mainstream level in the early 80s. Compared with the naturally aspirated diesel engine code-named 10PE19, which is equipped with a V10 structure on the Isuzu GALA and has a displacement of up to 1 liters, Weichai’s diesel engine code-named WD165 is an inline six-cylinder structure. The gas volume is only 9.7 liters, which is much smaller than the Isuzu 10PE1 in terms of volume and dead weight.

Most importantly, because of the turbocharged design, the maximum torque of Weichai WD615 not only comes earlier than Isuzu 10PE1, but also has a wide torque platform, which means that WD615 can let the vehicle cruise at high speed In the state, the engine is kept at the lowest possible speed, that is to say, this engine can make the car more fuel-efficient when cruising at high speed.

For long-distance buses that need to run hundreds or even thousands of kilometers every day, this is very important. After all, for the bus owner, the fuel saved is all money.

From this point of view, if the cooperation between the two parties can be achieved, I really have no reason to pressure Huateng Group to use Isuzu 10PE1 engines. After all, Huateng Group directly purchases engines from Weichai without foreign exchange... Hirota Yoshiichi It is still very clear how strict China's foreign exchange management is now.

But just give up?
He was a little reconciled.

After pondering for a while, Yoshihiro Hirota nodded and said: "Mr. Zhang, I admit that the engine produced by Weichai is indeed a good engine, but after all, it is an engine mainly used for commercial vehicles and passenger cars. In terms of performance, there is still some gap with the diesel engine dedicated to passenger cars.

In this way, if you prefer supercharged diesel engines, we can also provide you with such products. We have a diesel engine for long-distance buses under Isuzu, the model is 6SD1-TC, and the maximum power reaches 340 horsepower. No matter it is vibration or noise Still, the decibel value is much lower than commercial vehicle diesel engines..."

Zhang Qihang sighed and said, "President Hirota, don't you understand yet? It takes a lot of foreign exchange to buy an engine from your Isuzu Motors, and you should know how strict our country's foreign exchange management is. Yes, if we in Huaxia don’t have an alternative engine, then I still have reason to persuade my leader to use Isuzu’s engine, but now we already have an alternative engine, and you still ask me to spend huge sums of money every year to purchase your Isuzu’s engine Engine, do you think our leaders will agree?"

I don't think your leaders disagree, but you, right?
But the complaints are all complaints. Faced with Zhang Qihang's reason, Yoshihiro Hirota really didn't know how to deal with it for a while. The most important thing is that Zhang Qihang has actually almost named his little thoughts. If he If you disagree, it will be considered as a lack of sincerity in cooperation.

Thinking of this, Hirota Yoshiichi sighed, and finally lowered his head: "Mr. Zhang, why don't I know what you mean, but the situation I am facing now is very special, so..."

"I know, there are many voices asking you to be responsible for Isuzu's unfavorable situation," Zhang Qihang said with a smile: "Actually, it is very simple to solve this matter."

Yoshihiro Hirota widened his eyes: "Simple?"

"Yes, it's actually really simple," Zhang Qihang nodded, and said, "President Hirota, with all due respect, in fact, things have developed to the present situation, and you should be very clear that the situation is irreversible."

"..."

Hirota Yoshiichi was completely speechless: Aren't Chinese people always speak in a reserved way? How can Zhang Qihang speak so directly and sharply?

Zhang Qihang didn't care what Hirota Yoshiichi was thinking, and he continued: "Although it is irreversible that you are responsible for the current situation of Isuzu Motors, we can definitely fight for it under the current extremely unfavorable situation. To a situation that is most beneficial to you... I wonder if you are interested?"

(End of this chapter)