Chapter 350: Unlucky Mercedes
Ahem, China is really a blessed land for Audi! Audi is not very mixed abroad, but in China it is mixed, Volkswagen can quickly develop into one of the most famous car giants in the world in the next ten years, it can be said that China has contributed a lot!
It's a pity that the public doesn't seem to be grateful for China, but just sees China as a good place for them to get rich.
In the past, Zhang Lan could only look at those bulletproof cars abroad, but now that he has the opportunity to make his own bulletproof cars, Zhang Lan has to give it a try no matter what. Needless to say, the current Audi car is not bad in the eyes of Zhang Lan fifteen years ahead of this era, it is also a rustic look, not a little worse than those bulletproof cars with smooth lines in later generations, it is just like the difference between a dusty broken sneaker and a brand new Nike that has been in the corner for half a year.
Can you design the exterior and interior yourself, frame the exterior, and then let the designers of the bulletproof car use their existing technology for the car?
"Is it okay to do that?" Zhang Lan took his own design drawings, and after saying his ideas, he asked Andrei, director of the bulletproof car design director of the Stalin Automobile Plant.
Andre looked at the drawing designed by Zhang Lan, as well as some data for this car recorded above, the body length is 5.2 meters, which is shorter than the Gies-41052; The width is 1.9 meters, which is basically the same as the Guise-41052, but it is still slightly worse; The height is only 1.5 meters, which is much shorter than the Guis-115.
The body as a whole is very sleek and streamlined, it looks rounded, and the lines of the whole body transition are very natural, without any abrupt places, and the whole body looks natural. If you look from the side, the design of the wheel arches that are very naturally arched makes the body look muscular and full of power!
Truth be told, Andre had never seen a car as beautiful as this one - of course. Wouldn't it be beautiful to move the classic design of the later generations more than ten years later to the present - at least it is Beggis - 41052 is not a little bit pretty!
If this car can be designed as a bulletproof car, Andre believes that just the stunning appearance of this car will definitely attract widespread attention - can it not be amazing, this is the shape of the third-generation Audi A8L extended bulletproof car pirated by Zhang Lan. Anyway, Audi has not launched the A8 series yet, and such a body design has never appeared, so Zhang Lan naturally does not have to worry that someone will come to him for trouble - Zhang Lan even said that as long as he can, even if the external dimensions are slightly modified, it doesn't matter.
It's just a matter of modifying the dimensions. It is commonly known as equal scale magnification, such an appearance style is very harmonious, and Zhang Lan does not want to destroy the design of such perfect lines.
"So?" Andrei thought for a while, picked up the drawing again and looked at it carefully, "But judging from the size of the engine compartment, there is no problem with installing our existing engine, so it seems that there is no problem with the gearbox, and now what we have to do is to design his chassis system and various safety protection systems according to the shape of this car." ”
"We have a lot of experience in the design of safety systems," says Andre. "So what we have to do is design a great site for this car. Well, for sure, there are no problems with your proposal, it just takes some time, well, about a year," thinking about it, Andrei added, "Of course, if everything goes well." Maybe it's shorter. ”
"It's okay if you can do it, it doesn't matter if it takes a little longer!" Zhang Lan stood up excitedly, "Thank you, Mr. Andre. "Time? The longest time it takes to produce a bulletproof car is time. Zhang Lan is not worried about this problem, according to Andrey's meaning, this bulletproof car has basically completed half of the design work now, and it is also the most difficult part of the engine and gearbox design, and it will take up to a year to be able to come up with the actual product. Now in the summer of 93, that is, by the summer of next year at the latest, the bulletproof car of your own company will be able to come out?
What a huge surprise! Damn, if you can't afford to spend money at that time, it's a big deal to give it away to the top of the government for free, and you don't believe that your country has free good things and they don't use them? As long as this market is opened, there is nothing to worry about, anyway, I don't feel sorry for the cost of those cars that I send out - compared to the long-term benefits that can be brought to the Alice Group, compared to the money that the Alice Group earns in a year, how much is the car sent out worth?
"And I want to thank you, my little boss," Andre laughed. "Thank you for giving birth to such a great bulletproof car."
"Don't be so polite," Zhang Lan still maintained considerable respect for this guy who needed to provide for himself, "Can you ask?" Among the transmissions used on the bulletproof cars that you have produced now, is it an automatic transmission or a manual transmission? ”
"It's a manual gearbox," Andrey was a little puzzled, "what?" What's wrong with this? ”
"Well, I was wondering, can we swap out the manual transmission for a more comfortable automatic transmission?" Zhang Lan said, "The target group of the bulletproof car we designed is those dignitaries and heads of state, and I think that while focusing on bulletproof performance, the comfort must not be bad." Compared to a manual transmission, an automatic transmission is more comfortable. ”
"This, if there is, of course no problem," Andre spread his hands, a little helpless, "but it's a pity that we don't have an automatic transmission right now." Not to mention the bulletproof vehicles used in this type. ”
"If, I mean if," Zhang Lan suddenly remembered, it seemed that there was no one in his company! Thinking of this, Zhang leaned over and asked mysteriously, "What if the problem with the gearbox has been solved by us?" Is there still a problem? ”
"How is that possible?" Hearing Zhang Lan's words, Andre's eyes instantly widened, and his face was incredulous, "Although the company's technical strength is very strong, I admit this, but I also know that the company's transmission designers are basically from our country, before this our country did not have a completely practical automatic transmission technology, how could the company get a suitable automatic transmission?" What's more, this is the highest level of safety automatic transmission used in bulletproof cars! ”
"You don't care about this," Zhang Lan anxiously confirmed one thing, "If we have mature automatic transmission design drawings and technology, will you be able to produce it?" ”
Fortunately, two Mercedes-Benz bulletproof cars were ordered from Mercedes at the beginning, Zhang Lan secretly rejoiced, very good, and now they are used, as for whether there will be disputes due to piracy of their technology, Zhang Lan is not worried: In other words, the gearbox self-destruct device is not the only one you will! It seems that our technology is much more advanced than yours!
"So the company really has this technology? Can you show me the technology first? Hearing Zhang Lan's words, Andre, who had just sat down, seemed to suddenly understand something, stood up again, with an excited face, and then thought of such an important technical information, the company could not just show it to itself, and thought about it, "Or you can designate a place for me to see, I just want to evaluate the technical possibilities of this automatic transmission." ”
Of course, there is no problem with showing you, but now these technical materials are still in the heads of Xiao Chenxi and Alice? How can I show you? But if Zhang Lan really refuses, Zhang Lan can't do it, just said that there is such a technology, and now it can't be shown to the designer, how can there be such a reason?
"The design data is locked in the company's safe, the key is not one, and there are a few people with the key today," his head turned sharply, and soon Zhang Lan came up with a way to shirk it, "Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, it is estimated that there will be no problem." ”
This reason is very strong, and it is perfect, even Andrei is convinced after hearing it: for any company, the core key technology such as the design data of the bulletproof automatic transmission is carefully preserved by the treasure of the company, and even the place of preservation needs to be kept strictly secret. If Zhang Lan could see this information by himself now, Andre would have to wonder how the company's technical secrecy work was done.
But now that Zhang Lan said that he needed to wait for the person with the key to open the safe together, and to be able to see the design drawings of the automatic transmission, Andre was already satisfied. Naturally, I will no longer be stupid to ask who the person with the key is. After working in the National Bulletproof Vehicle Manufacturing Plant for so many years, I have long developed a habit: distinguish what I should ask and what I should not ask, and then do a little, and never ask what I should not ask!
"Of course there is no problem," Andre nodded, with a look of excitement: it is the most perfect thing for him to see this information, what does it matter if it is a day or two?
After going back, I need to ask Xiao Chenxi and Alice to quickly output the automatic transmission design drawing on the Mercedes-Benz bulletproof car, Zhang Lan thought in her heart.
Since it was decided to launch a bulletproof car at almost the same time as the Kirin brand, in order to improve the identity and status of the bulletproof car, it is natural that the current "Kirin" car brand cannot be used, and it can only exist in the form of a high-end car brand.
Zhang Lan shook her head and smiled bitterly: I originally thought that it would take a few years to launch the company's luxury car brand, but now it's okay, mid-to-high-end cars and luxury cars almost need to be launched at the same time! It's time to consider the brand of luxury cars again!
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