big country car

"what car is this?"

"The Cherokee is similar, but not as tall as the Cherokee."

"It doesn't look good, it's too ugly, can this be a car?"

When the travel version of Santana traveled across the ocean and arrived at the S City Automobile Factory, it immediately aroused a lot of discussion.

Everyone was amazed at this strange vehicle.

There is no difference between the front and the Santana, only the butt is different. The rear of this car has removed the trunk and directly made a structure with the same height as the roof, which looks very curious.

What kind of car is this?

Wang Jianguo and others, who have seen Qin Shaoyou's suv design, are a little bit emotional in their hearts. Will this big-ass car really be a trend in the future?

In the 60s sedan, the front engine compartment and the rear trunk are almost the same length, which looks the same as a sedan chair, but in the 80s car, the trunk is obviously shorter, even less than half the length of the front.

What about in the future?Will cars without buttocks become popular in the future?

"This is the most popular station wagon in Europe." Qin Shaoyou said: "It not only has the comfort of a car, but also has the loading capacity of a pickup truck. And, more importantly, it can be easily replaced by replacing a few sheet metal parts. It has been transformed from a sedan, so with a slight modification of our existing production line, a part of the production capacity can be allocated to produce this kind of car."

For the layman to watch the fun, the insider to watch the doorway, this station wagon has not changed much compared to Poussin, so it can be put into production by simply adjusting the production line.

Zhao Guodong nodded, and then said: "Production is not difficult, but is there a market for this kind of car?"

This is what everyone is most worried about.

"Of course there is a market." Qin Shaoyou said: "Look, the biggest feature of this car is that it can be loaded! If the rear seats are turned down, even the refrigerator and washing machine can be put in. In Europe, this car It is very popular, and after coming to our place, it will definitely be useful, for our car factory, as long as we change a few sheet metal parts, we can sell tens of thousands of dollars more.”

"What?"

Everyone was stunned.

They haven't considered the price issue yet, even in their eyes, the price is still the same as that of the ordinary Santana, but Qin Shaoyou said that they want to sell this car tens of thousands more?

Is this a bit dark?

"This is a high-end station wagon. Of course, it will cost tens of thousands of dollars more than ordinary cars." Qin Shaoyou said: "After it is produced, we will first sell it to the public security, petroleum, fire protection and other departments."

Qin Shaoyou also knows the market for this kind of station wagon. First of all, of course, you have to break into government agencies. Ordinary small bosses definitely don’t like it. They would rather wait in line for Poussin or Santana 2000 than watch this kind of car. A glance at a car without a butt.

The public security department can put a cage in the back to transport prisoners directly. This Santana leather is durable and much better than ordinary vans.Other departments can also use it as a construction vehicle, load things in the back, and the passengers in the front can ride more comfortably. After all, this is a sedan, not comparable to those vans.

"We, Volkswagen, are confident that it will become a best-selling model in the Chinese market!" Karl was also advocating.

He is indeed confident, and the response from the European market is very good.

However, he seems to have forgotten that Qin Shaoyou said that any product must be modified for the domestic market, and the pursuit of the original German style may not necessarily succeed.

Of course, whether it is successful or not will not be known until it is put on the market. Now, Karl is full of expectations.

The sample car has come, as well as the modified technical information, and for them, the production of this station wagon is very easy, far more than the Santana 2000 project.

Although the factory directors still have some doubts, the German side insists that they can only agree with the production of this kind of vehicle, and the price can be tens of thousands more expensive, which is very attractive to them of.

Qin Shaoyou participated in the welcoming ceremony of the travel version of Santana, but disappeared soon.

Carl was very curious. Qin Shaoyou has always been on the loose lately. He is completely different from the one who spent every day in the project site when he was studying Santana 2000. Why did he go?

Not only did Qin Shaoyou disappear, but more than half of the technicians who developed the Santana 2000 were also transferred away, leaving only the testers. If there is a problem, other people will show up and learn to troubleshoot together.

They must be hiding something from themselves!

Carl was suspicious, asked many ways, and finally came to a conclusion: They actually have a project behind my back?

It was late autumn, and the wind blowing from the sea was chilly. Carl walked into the production workshop of the Phoenix car. Most of the workers here had been transferred to produce the Santana car. The output of the Phoenix car was already very low. Only A small number of old workers are still working there.

At the end of the production workshop, at the door of the warehouse where the cars are stored, a large sign was hung.

Qin R&D Center.

Although he didn't know the other characters, Karl could still recognize the Qin character on the top, and the expression on his face was a little stiff.

Qin is so awesome that a project has started to be named after him!

This project is behind the backs of the Germans, that is to say, it is their own project of Phoenix Cars. Although they have known for a long time that they will develop by themselves, but now, when this day really comes, Karl still feels a little emotional.

Any ideal automobile factory will go through the road from introduction to self-development, and then it will explode.For example, in Kimchi Country, it was only after the end of World War II that it came into contact with automobile production. In the 60s, foreign capital and technology began to be introduced. In 1970, the annual production of automobiles in the country was only 2.8 vehicles. However, in the 80s, it ushered in a big explosion. In 1985 , with an annual output of 37, 1986 in 60, and 1990 million in 132.It's like sitting on a rocket and soaring.

Now, the automobile factory in city s is afraid that it will continue to develop according to this law!

Carl walked in with such emotion, and was even more surprised when he saw the clay model being made.

"Qin, what kind of car are you making?"

Qin Shaoyou was also surprised. The factory area here is sparsely populated. When the tertiary production company was established, a group of people from the security department were also diverted out. Therefore, there was no one guarding the door here. Who would have thought that Karl would come here. up!

This caught Qin Shaoyou by surprise!

It was time to build a dedicated car research and development center long ago, but unfortunately my proposal was not approved, after all, a large amount of funds was needed.This capital will not be available until the project led by Qin Shaoyou succeeds.

Now I can only make do, Qin Shaoyou is also enjoying it, but I didn't expect to be seen by Karl!

What next?Cover yourself with this clay model?How is that possible, this is a scale model.

Since you can't cover it, be generous.

"Carl, my friend, how about our model?" Qin Shaoyou said with a smile.

"I don't understand." Carl said, "Looking at its overall design, it looks like a raised station wagon. Wait, is this an off-road vehicle?"

Qin Shaoyou shook his head: "If you use it to go off-road, it will be difficult for it."

"You can't go off-road, so why make it so big?"

"Pack things up." Qin Shaoyou said: "This design can hold more than a station wagon."

Carl was a little confused: "Then it's better to use a pickup truck."

"Pickup is uncomfortable."

After Qin Shaoyou's words, Karl became more and more confused, this car is simply a four-dimensional ah!

Before designing a car, it needs market analysis first. What market is there for the four different models in front of you now?

Carl couldn't figure it out.

However, if you put aside these problems and appreciate it, this model is still quite beautiful.

The angular old Poussin is no longer popular, and the newly designed models are beginning to pay attention to beautiful curves. The current car has very good curves.

The short and thick front of the car looks a little bloated, and the headlights on both sides are in the shape of diamonds, which are matched with the front center grid. In the center of the center grid, there is a rectangular car logo with a Chinese character of dragon and phoenix dancing inside, Only after careful identification can we know that it is Qin.

The bottom is also relatively wide, with round fog lights on both sides, and the overall shape of the front of the car gives people a sense of thickness.

That's right, it's the sense of heaviness. After all, this car is too tall, and its engine compartment is almost twice as thick as other cars, making it look more solid.

If you look at it from the side, you can find that this car focuses on taking care of the passenger compartment. The front of the car is not long, and most of the space is given to the passenger compartment. In addition to the tall body, it can be imagined that the space inside is the same as that of V comfortable.

The shape of the tail is also very beautiful. The taillights are arranged on both sides of the tailgate. They are long and gradually widen downwards. This is the first time I have seen such an arrangement of taillights on a passenger car, which adds a unique feeling to the car. charm.

It can be said that if you look at it with an aesthetic eye regardless of what the car is, it is still quite good.

As for now...

Karl looked at the front of the car again, and said, "How is the engine of this car arranged?"

"Horizontal layout, front-wheel drive, we may consider adding a four-wheel drive system in the future." Qin Shaoyou said.

The length of the front of the car is not enough, so the engine can only be placed horizontally. This kind of front-wheel drive layout can only be used in cars. That kind of off-road vehicles use longitudinal four-wheel drive or rear drive. After all, front-wheel drive It will be very difficult for the car to go uphill.

Carl suddenly thought of something: "The overall layout of this car is like a raised car. I think of the Toyota rav four at the Tokyo Motor Show two years ago."

In 1989, at the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota launched a concept car called rav four, which is called "recreational active vehicle with 4-wheel drive", that is, "four-wheel drive recreational sports car".

This car is a pioneering work of Toyota. It is as comfortable as a family car, but it has a higher vision and better passability.

However, Toyota itself had no confidence, and did not build it into a mass-produced car, but has been developing it all the time. At the Tokyo Motor Show in 1993, Toyota launched the rav4 concept car. (I don't know if this 4 means the fourth edition).Compared with the previous concept car, this one is more down-to-earth. One year later, the mass-produced version of the first-generation rav4 was born.

Toyota does not have much confidence in this car, so although this car is built on the Toyota Corolla platform, everything is closer to hard-core off-road. It has front and rear bumpers and wings wrapped in plastic materials plate.The spare wheel is hung on the horizontally opened tailgate, and the glass on the upper half of the tailgate can be opened separately.

According to Toyota's vision at the time, it would be considered a success if it could sell [-] units a month.Who would have thought that after the launch, nearly [-] orders were received in the first month!

Toyota was so successful that it made other competitors jealous. Honda immediately followed up and launched their crv. This car became popular after that, and it became popular for decades. If it wasn't for the later production of engine oil, It is estimated that it will continue to burn.

Now it is only 1991. According to the car research and development process, this car will have to go through at least one or two years of construction, and it will not be on the market until 93. By then, Toyota's rav4 has not yet come out, so, S City The auto factory will receive the first honor in the auto industry: the world's first mass-produced city suv!

Although this car is a CRV design, it is not the hard-core off-road vehicle of the previous two generations. Qin Shaoyou brought the third-generation CRV, a serious urban SUV, so the appearance is absolutely amazing.

(Personally, I always think that the third-generation crv is the most beautiful. It may be that when I first started working, a rich second-generation colleague bought such a car. I was so greedy at the time that I even bought a second-hand Even QQ can’t afford it, they have already spent 20 to buy a crv!)

An expert is an expert, Carl said the true meaning of suv, which is a car with a raised chassis!

However, for Qin Shaoyou, it was really a new car. After all, he didn't have a suitable car on hand to let him raise the chassis!Santana?You can't really push the public into a hurry, Phoenix Car?too old.

"My friend, you can think so." Qin Shaoyou said: "The road conditions in our country are not good at present, so this car with a raised chassis will be more suitable for our road conditions, and its sitting posture is very high. , it will give passengers a sense of superiority, as long as some publicity is added, I believe there will be a market for this car."

Carl gave a thumbs up: "Qin, I have always admired your courage. You dare to develop such a model that has never been seen in the world, and you have to take a lot of risks. However, based on your past experience Look, every decision of yours is very correct, so I am optimistic about you."

"So, do you want to follow up?" Qin Shaoyou asked with a smile: "If you also want to join this market, I have a design drawing here, I guarantee you will be satisfied!"

Qin Shaoyou still has the design drawings of Porsche and Volkswagen Tiguan on hand. If the other party is interested, he can sell them the design drawings of Tiguan, not too much, just 100 million is enough.

At that time, let's see who will compare blindly there, and see Qin Shaoyou holding a huge amount of research and development funds and be jealous.I have plenty of money, and I can sell it for 100 million if I just draw a design, so I still worry about the public funds?

Carl shook his head: "Our Volkswagen company is still relatively conservative, and we need to see the market prospects before we start planning."