Of course, not only because of the fierce and exciting races, but also the most important point, that is, the ticket price of ChmpCarWorlderies is much cheaper than that of F1 races, compared with F1 races, which are often hundreds of dollars a ticket, and are not a good place to watch, ChmpCarWorlderies fans are undoubtedly much happier, they only need to spend dozens of dollars, they can watch the race very close to the track, in individual corners, Fans can even stand near the corner and watch the cars roar past them, which is one of the big reasons for attracting Americans.

It's not that Americans are poor, as one of the richest countries in the world, if Americans say they are poor, then do people from other countries still want to live? Rather, Americans prefer this kind of event that can make them feel more immersive, the roar of the car driving past them, the huge wave of air brought by the car blowing their hair flying, this kind of race that can make their blood boil and have a strong sense of participation, is what the Americans want.

I thought that the FIA was ambitious to enter North America, and planned to use the F1 Grand Prix similar to the ChmpCarWorldSeries to open the North American market, but I didn't expect the American people to buy it at all. It's better to watch your own ChmpWorlderies competition, which is not only more exciting and intense, but also cheaper.

When Cosworth was not acquired, Zhang Lan also planned to move forward step by step in the Dakar Rally, the German Touring Car Masters, the World Rally Championship, the World Touring Car Championship, the ChmpCar WorldSeries and the F1 Grand Prix. But now with the joining of Cosworth, Zhang Lan finds that it has become possible for him to move forward by leaps and bounds and in parallel.

Now Cosworth and Alice Institute of Applied Science and Technology Automotive Research and Development Center jointly developed the pirated Audi R8 sports car. Zhang Lan was already preparing to use it as a prototype for the German Touring Car Masters, because which car was originally evolved from the Audi cars of the Audi German Touring Car Masters.

The design of formula cars is Cosworth's strength, even now. Cosworth still has to design many formula cars every year, including the famous Formula 1 car. \\/\ and constantly improve them so that these cars are lighter and faster within the rules allow!

For the cars used in the World Rally Championship (WRC), Zhang Lan began to frown: the models participating in the World Rally Championship must not be too big. If it is too big, not only will the weight of the vehicle be seriously exceeded, but also the steering will be inflexible and difficult to handle; The power must be strong. Otherwise, it would simply not be possible to cope with such a fierce competition; The undercarriage must be solid, otherwise such a high-speed and bumpy road is likely to cause your car to fall apart; The gearbox must be responsive, and even a millisecond advantage when changing gears is crucial. The most annoying thing is, damn it, this is still the standard for mass production prototypes, not to mention the cars used for competition and modification, except for the appearance and prototype cars, there are basically not many similarities.

A closer look back at the famous World Rally Championship Niu X models in history: Japan's Mitsubishi has its own Laneevoluion series; Fuji Subaru has its own Impreza WRC Enhanced series; Peugeot has its own hatchback 206WRC; Citroen has its own half-hatchback four-wheel drive Senna; Ford has its own enhanced version of the Ford Focus WRC; Even Toyota itself has a Corolla WRC version. \\\\ So what models are suitable for the World Rally Championship of Alice Automobile Group?

Zhang Lan counted his fingers for a long time, counted all the models of his company, and was stunned that his company had a model that could meet the needs of the World Automobile Rally Championship. The company's models are all large, stupid-looking sedans. The only one that isn't a business vehicle is an off-road vehicle. Unable to meet the needs of the prototype car to participate in the World Rally Championship, Zhang Lan couldn't help but laugh at himself: these models. It's a good choice to participate in touring car races.

Thinking about it, Zhang Lan couldn't help but complain about the FIA's regulations on the models participating in the World Rally Championship: Why do the cars participating in the World Rally Championship have to be improved on the basis of production cars? And the participating vehicles must be prototype cars with annual sales of more than 250 units from major car manufacturers?

At this point, Zhang Lan finally understood why Mitsubishi Motors always made a Laner, and then came up with a power-enhanced version of LanerEvoluion, which is the Mitsubishi LanEv in the cartoon "Initial D"), and then further launched the red-headed engine limited edition Lanerevluion, which has the ultimate enhanced power, and then modified it with the red-headed engine version of Lanerevoluion, and then competed. Affection is for this reason. \\/\

It turned out that Mitsubishi used this method to exploit the loophole of the organizing committee that the vehicles of the three races must produce more than 2,500 prototype cars per year: Look, our participating model is indeed the Laner, right? This car sells hundreds of thousands of taels worldwide a year. As for which version of the Laner Mitsubishi chose to compete, no one can say anything - with the deathly high price of the red-headed limited edition Lanerevluion, he can sell 250 units a year.

This trick is not only used by Mitsubishi, but also by almost all the models of manufacturers participating in the World Rally Championship, and the models used for competition are all in regular versions: the regular version of the Ford Focus, the regular version of the Toyota Corolla, the regular version of the Fuji Subaru Impreza, the regular version of the Citroen Senna, and the regular version of the ...... Well? Zhang Lan suddenly realized: This move seems to have been tacitly approved by the FIA, the superior authority of the World Rally Championship?

It seems like a good idea to learn from Mitsubishi on your own. However, Zhang Lan's face has suffered: the car participating in the World Rally Championship must be small, and the experience over the years has proved that a hatchback with a shorter wheelbase has more agile movements and faster cornering speed than a sedan when cornering, and the handling is also better, so doesn't that mean that he has to develop a low- and medium-priced hatchback version of the sedan?

The recognition of hatchbacks in China is not high now, and the famous Shenlong Fukang is counted as one, well, the younger brother of Audi, who is known as "where tricycles can pass, I can also pass": Little Alto is of course also counted as one, in addition, it seems that it is difficult to find a hatchback.

Nowadays, the people still have a better impression of the sedan with a butt in the back and full of "official authority", even if it is a Poussin, in the eyes of the people, it is much more magnificent than a Fukang without a butt: listen to the name, Fukang? As soon as I heard it, I felt a little family! It's not like ten years later, after the idea of buying a car has become more rational, the more practical hatchback is running around on the street side by side with the sedan with the butt, without the slightest sense of losing face. ,

Perhaps, I can learn the trick that Ford and Peugeot came out of later, the same model, a sedan version, and then a hatchback version? It's like Changan Ford, first gave the Focus a sedan version, and then a hatchback version of the Focus that is known as a more sporty and "wonderful life"?

Well, this is a good idea, Zhang Lan, who finally figured it out, was happy in his heart: As for the goal of this piracy, there is no doubt that Zhang Lan once again set his sights on his partner Ford of the United States: There is no need for such a good World Rally Championship prototype as the 08 version of the Ford Focus, wouldn't it be very faceless to Ford?

It's just that it seems a little embarrassing to always bully Ford, Zhang Lan scratched his head: How can I say that Ford just gives his own company's licensing fee is a very expensive expense. Well, well, take care of Ford, combine the advantages of the Ford Focus and the Peugeot 206, and join forces to pirate and make a hybrid. Anyway, I don't have a good impression of the capricious French, and there is no psychological burden to bully the French.

Well, the mixed-race car, thinking of this interesting thing, Zhang Lan thought it was funny.

Watching Alexander and John from Cosworth's side. Jonas was busy pirating the Audi R8, and Zhang Lan was embarrassed to let Alexander work on this matter, and after thinking about it, Zhang Lan locked the researchers of this model on Agata this time.

Although Agata is from the research of engines, this guy's ability to research the whole vehicle is not weak at all, and Zhang Lan is relieved that this task is entrusted to him.

"Such a model?" Agata looked at the pile of design drawings handed to him by Zhang Lan, and didn't understand why Zhang Lan wanted to make the same car look like two, "Why do you want to make a hatchback and a sedan?" This production cost is not very easy to control. ”

"Sedans are sold in China, and the consumption of cars in China is not rational enough, and the recognition of sedans is far greater than that of hatchbacks," Zhang Lan explained to him, "Compared with China, there is no discrimination against hatchbacks and sedans abroad, and even because hatchbacks are more practical, they are more popular." At the beginning of the research and development work, we must fully consider the actual demand situation in the international automobile market. ”

Zhang Lan gave Agata a lesson like a teacher, well, I have to say, it really seems to be like that, at least Agata was stunned by what Zhang Lan said, and nodded frequently.

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