Chapter 102: The Grand Prix Begins

Ferruccio Lamborghini didn't hear what Chen Geng said at all, he stared at the car in front of him that was highly similar to a formula car, without a powertrain and transmission, and everything on this car shocked him:

The suspension scheme of the front double wishbones and horizontally opposed, adjustable damping and spring travel twisted shock absorbers is the most classic form of front suspension structure for formula cars;

The height of the body from the ground is no more than 8 cm, almost close to the decent, even people who are completely unknown to cars can know that it has an excellent low center of gravity and fit;

The length of the body is about 4 meters, the short wheelbase makes this car have excellent cornering flexibility, and the body width of about 2 meters gives the vehicle excellent stability, coupled with the huge air diffuser at the front and rear of the body, and the well-designed body curved surface with considerable aerodynamic characteristics at a glance, Ferruccio Lamborghini believes that this car can still ensure strong downforce even at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour;

The layout of the mid-mounted rear-wheel drive, it is even more rare that it can be seen through the mounting position, the engine and gearbox are completely located in front of the rear axle after being installed in place, and the load of the front and rear axles of the car must be very close to the golden load-to-weight ratio of 50:50 on the front and rear axles;

Ferruccio Lamborghini even lay on the ground and carefully looked at the situation under the car body, as expected, the chassis was tightly wrapped by the guard, which was extremely smooth, allowing the airflow to pass through at the fastest speed without turbulence......

There are so many shocking things, and it's not surprising if these things appear in Europe, where the formula racing culture is developed, but how can they appear in the United States? Ferruccio Lamborghini felt that he really couldn't understand.

Chen Geng, looking at the car in front of him, smacked his lips, and felt a little regretful: "It would be better if carbon fiber could be used to make the body, and the weight of the whole vehicle could be controlled below one ton, but unfortunately the price of carbon fiber is too expensive......"

Compared with the original KTM X-BO, Chen Geng still made a lot of adjustments, such as lengthening the body length, after all, the power system is very different, in order to be able to place the V12 engine, the engine compartment located behind the cockpit was lengthened by Chen Geng by 20 cm, so that not only can the engine and gearbox be placed in, but also can make the engine and gearbox completely placed between the front and rear axles, and obtain the best front and rear axle weight ratio.

In addition to the length of the body, the body structure has also been adjusted accordingly, after all, after replacing the overall structure from carbon fiber to steel, the differences in various parameters are still very large, otherwise it would not take so long to make this chassis well......

But Ferruccio Lamborghini doesn't think so.

Even if Ferruccio Lamborghini is a guy who will do whatever it takes to pursue the limit, he is still speechless when he hears Chen Geng's words: Do you really dare to think about using carbon fiber to make the body.

But now is not the time to be speechless, he stared at this "quasi-Formula" car with his eyes, and asked excitedly: "So...... Are you going to win the championship?"

Chen Geng shrugged: "Since they are all ready to participate in the competition, am I still going to take second place?"

Ferruccio Lamborghini frowned, pointed to the racing car and asked Chen Geng, "Can I go in and try it?"

"Of course," Chen Geng nodded, pointing to a wrench in the central control position: "This place is to adjust the three pedals, and here, to adjust the pitch angle and front and rear positions of the steering wheel." ”

Experienced!

And pay great attention to the ergonomics and interaction of the whole vehicle, this is Ferruccio Lamborghini's second feeling after hearing Chen Geng's words, this is really a person who participates in this kind of formal competition for the first time can take into account? Ferruccio Lamborghini, who originally didn't think much of Chen Geng, became more and more confused in his heart, but he still had to experience it first.

Great!

Excellent!

Sitting in the driver's seat, Ferruccio Lamborghini's first impression is that although this non-adjustable semi-reclining seat fixed directly to the body is very hard, it supports and wraps the human body very well.

After adjusting the clutch, accelerator, brakes and steering wheel to the most convenient position for him, Ferruccio Lamborghini was surprised to find that the ergonomics of the car were more than he could have imagined: all the switches, buttons, handbrakes, gear levers that needed to be operated...... It's all in the most convenient place.

It's so rare.

Everything is in the most convenient place, this sounds very simple, it seems to be the most basic requirement for a car, but in fact it is difficult, very difficult, the requirements for ergonomics in the process of vehicle development are simply outrageous, why is it the same look plain seat, Volvo is more comfortable than other homes? The reason is that Volvo has invested much more in ergonomics than other OEMs.

Although he has not yet experienced how the chassis actually performs, the ergonomic design of the car alone gave Ferruccio Lamborghini full confidence in the car.

"Fernandez," after simulating a few simple heel movements, Ferruccio Lamborghini suddenly looked up and said to Chen Geng, "How about our cooperation?"

"Huh?" Chen Geng didn't understand what Ferruccio Lamborghini meant for a while: "Aren't we just working together?"

"I mean, we're working together more on the technology side. After seeing Chen Geng's level in automobiles, Ferruccio Lamborghini couldn't hold back any longer: "Mr. FernΓ‘ndez, if we can strengthen cooperation in technology, we will definitely make Lamborghini a ......"

Chen Geng waved his hand and interrupted the somewhat crazy Ferruccio Lamborghini: "Mr. Lamborghini, I understand what you mean, but I'm sorry to ......"

He shrugged his shoulders and meant "I refuse." ”

"Why?" Ferruccio Lamborghini, who didn't expect such a result at all, was stunned on the spot, before that, the option of "refusal" was not in his consideration at all: someone would refuse to cooperate with Lamborghini?

Are you kidding?!

But FernΓ‘ndez just refused, without hesitation, without hesitation, and simply rejected himself.

Of course, Chen Geng couldn't tell Ferruccio Lamborghini and said, "I have some ideas about your company", smiled, and said vaguely: "Our concepts are different." ”

The idea is different? I can't say that. Ferruccio Lamborghini said with a look of regret: "Well, I hope we can work together in the future...... By the way, what's the name of this car?"

Although I think it's a pity, but the face of one of the world's top two top sports car manufacturers still wants it, and everyone has clearly refused, can I still make up with a shy face?

Chen Geng: "X-bo." ”

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The cooperation agreement was signed, but in the face of great pressure, Ferruccio Lamborghini actually stayed here for two more days in order to experience the driving feeling of a fully state X-bo for himself.

The driving feel of the X-bo, developed with the F3000 racing car, which had not yet appeared in this era, is of course impeccable, and after the test drive of Ferruccio Lamborghini, the evaluation of this chassis is four words: unfathomable!

Even if Ferruccio Lamborghini himself used to be a professional racing driver, he did not try out where the chassis limit of this X-bo is, in his opinion, Fernandez's V12 engine and gearbox are actually dragging the X-BO back, if you change to a set of F1 powertrain, there is no problem to participate in F1 races.

Before leaving, Ferruccio Lamborghini repeatedly told his engineers that they must assist Fernandez to complete the fine tuning of the X-Bo, in fact, when he was not needed, after witnessing the technical content of this X-Bo, these Lamborghini engineers who were originally reluctant couldn't take their eyes off - from this X-Bo, they were inspired a lot, how could they be willing to leave?

And Chen Geng, with the assistance of Rosemary, after formulating the company's next development strategy and framework, he plunged headlong into the maintenance department and modification department: there is still a month before the competition starts, and he is ready to "retreat".

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A month flew by, and when everything was ready, the Detroit Modified Car Grand Prix officially began.

Although it is a "modified car Grand Prix", there are two classes of modified car competitions, but in fact, the Detroit modified car Grand Prix can be regarded as a carnival of the modified car industry, and it is not just a two-class event, in order to attract spectators and gather popularity as much as possible, according to the convention, the public open day two days before the Grand Prix will not hold any races, it is the time for each exhibitor and participating company to show their products and cars to the public, and the next four days are the race time.

Fernandez's booth is located in a very good location and has a large area, which is usually exclusive to heavyweights in the industry, which naturally attracts the attention of countless audiences, especially the "devil's claw" logo with great visual impact, which is simply eye-catching.

Seeing the green devil's claw marks, countless people immediately said "Wow......": "It's so cool!"

That's enough.

After seeing a company with such a cool logo, the audience subconsciously planned to go in and take a look: a company that can design such a cool logo should have two brushes, right?

Not disappointing, the American people and car enthusiasts who walked into Fernandez's booth with curiosity saw things they never dared to think of before......

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