After the complete parameters of the "Super Wear 1st Generation" tires were exposed, Chen Xing pressed the remote control in his hand and said: "For a tire of the same quality like this, let's look at the prices of our friends and peers."
The words fell.
Comparative quotes appear on the LED screen.
Bridgestone TURANZA4, market price is 5,000 yuan.
Michelin PilotSport EV, market price is 6,000 yuan.
The fifth generation of Pirelli PZERO, the market price is 7,000 yuan.
Super polished 1st generation Max, what is the market price? ? ?
“As a competition-level high-end tire, the price of our super-wear 1st generation Max version is...”
Chen Xing didn’t give in, directly pressed the remote control and announced: “2999 yuan. ”
? ”
"Holy shit!!!"
"Less than three thousand, are they really racing tires?"
"The price is too low!"
"Do you have any ordinary tires? Replacement?”
The audience kept exclaiming, and everyone was shocked by the price of 2,999 yuan. You must know that this is a racing-grade tire.
The car company CEOs at the scene were relatively calm. After all, they did not arrange tires and purchased them from other companies.
But tire manufacturing companies around the world were confused. No one expected that the three joint ventures of Longxing Group, Kunpeng Company and Rice Company would be the first to reshuffle the car industry, not car companies, but traditional tire companies like them.
"Chen Xing!!!"
Michel Rollier's eyes widened, his whole body was not calm at all, and veins popped out in his clenched fists.
RMB 2,999 racing tires may not be familiar to ordinary people, but they will understand if you switch to a mobile phone quote.
It is equivalent to the era of mobile phones that generally cost 6,000 yuan. Chen Xing launched a replacement mobile phone for 2,999 yuan, and the configuration on paper is not inferior at all.
How to play?
Is this letting tire companies play tricks on themselves?
Not only the CEO of Michelin was breached, but also the CEOs of Bridgestone and Goodyear were breached one after another.
But who is most vulnerable is not the tire company, but Saitoi of the FSA Financial Services Agency and the senior officials of the island nation.
You must know that Bridgestone is the leading tire company in the island country, and it is also a major taxpayer in the domestic economy of the island country. It is the tire manufacturing company second only to Michelin.
In addition to Bridgestone, the island country also has four major tire companies: Sumitomo Rubber, Yokohama, and Toyo Tire. These five tire companies alone contribute tens of billions of dollars in taxes to the island country every year.
Now you are saying that racing-grade tires only cost 2,999 yuan, will other tire companies still survive?
“Still targeting, Chen Xing!”
Saitoi gritted his teeth.
He finally understood why the West called Longxing Group a "cancer". This company was here to break the market order.
“The price of standard tires is 599 yuan.” Chen Xing’s voice came out again.
Compared with rival tire companies, the standard model at 599 yuan is still twice as cheap as that of the same quality, and the cheers at the scene never stopped.
The audience in the live broadcast room has roughly calculated the conservative price of Pilot 001 based on the tires.
“The standard version of the tires costs 599 yuan, which shows that Linghang 001 is positioned at the mid-range price range, probably between 200,000 and 500,000 yuan.”
“Not necessarily, 2,999 yuan The racing tires are also available as an option. I estimate the starting price is at least 700,000."
"I won't say more, let's give my dad some money!"
"The wheels of the car are also good-looking. , this car is more beautiful than my girlfriend’s.”
“Girlfriend: Break up!”
When the comments continued to appear in the official live broadcast room of Longxing Group, Bridgestone CEO Norika Nitta, who was paying attention to the Pilot 001 press conference, was urgently informed of the situation by her secretary.
"What?"
"Racing tires cost 500 US dollars?"
"Standard ordinary tires cost less than 100 US dollars?"
Nitta Norika's eyes widened, feeling incredible At the same time, without taking a breath, he suddenly rolled his eyes and slipped from the office chair to the ground.
"President!"
"President, how are you?"
"Ambulance! Ambulance!!!"
Secretary's The shouting attracted the attention of other vice presidents, who quickly dialed the phone and called an ambulance to come to the rescue.
However, what they don’t know is that Nitta Norika no longer wants to live.
Although the US dollar interest rate hikes in recent years have put the economies of countries all over the world in a state of contraction, Bridgestone's revenue has not been greatly affected, and it has even made more money than in previous years.
Why is this happening?
Very simple.
Tires are hard currency.
As long as you are an industrial society, you will definitely have vehicles, and if you have vehicles, there will definitely be a need to change tires.
Coupled with the fact that there is a superpower next door, Bridgestone has no worries about sales.
But now Longxing Group comes to disrupt the situation, which is equivalent to cutting off Bridgestone's financial path. How can this be fun?
Although Japanese companies show off their power, in fact they are extremely dependent on the Dragon Country market.
......
Chen Xing, who was far away at the Shenzhen International Speedway, still didn’t know that in order to save the cost of building a car, he repaired tires with random polymers obtained by Kunpeng Company and Rice Company. It would make Nitta Norika, who is thousands of miles away, almost die on the spot.
“We have talked about the price and technology of tires. Now let’s talk about the appearance of the car body and the clever design.”
Chen Xing pressed the remote control again, and new PPT content appeared on the LED screen.
“Because it is to be the first car for young people, our idea is to take into account certain sports performance while being beautiful.”
“After providing sufficient tire conditions, we also want to How can we improve sports performance?" Chen Xing asked and answered himself: "Then we have to mention the drag coefficient."
"The earth we live in is full of gas, and now our surroundings are also full of gas. They are all gas, everyone must know this. ”
“The wind resistance coefficient, also known as the air resistance coefficient, is a mathematical parameter determined through wind tunnel experiments and sliding experiments, and is used to calculate the driving speed of a car. The air resistance at the time. This coefficient represents the resistance that an object experiences when moving in the air. The greater the coefficient, the greater the air resistance. "
"For example, without considering physical fitness, a If a thin person competes with a fat person in a running competition, the thin person will definitely win. Because the fat person is larger, the force-bearing area will be larger than that of the thin person, and the air resistance will also become larger. How to reduce air resistance is something every car company will encounter when building a car. "
After explaining the drag coefficient, Chen Xing continued to explain the vehicle lane:
"After in-depth research and design by dozens of top aerodynamic experts, we have The front windshield of 001 has been lowered to 29°, and it has a large 18° back. As for the rearview mirror, we also adopt a frameless water drop type design, which reduces the windward area by 20%. ”
“In addition! The front face of the car also adopts a wind-breaking design, which can better break the wind resistance. The streamlined concave design on the side of the car is not only more beautiful, but also can continue to reduce the wind resistance value, so the final wind resistance coefficient is..."
< br>After a half-second pause, Chen Xing solemnly announced: "0.197!"
“0.197???”
“The wind resistance is 0.197???”
The moment the value was announced, the boss of the car company was not calm.
BYD Wang Fu frowned secretly, looked at Ren Guofei and Rebus beside him and said: "The wind resistance coefficient is 0.197. If I remember correctly, among the mass-produced models, the wind resistance of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class is 0.221 It has been ranked first for 6 years. How did you achieve 0.197? "
Don’t underestimate the difference of 0.024. You must know that this difference in value is enough to save you hundreds or thousands every year. Yuan of energy expenses.
“Didn’t Mr. Chen say that the car body has been redesigned.”
Ren Guofei smiled and said.
Rebus also smiled and responded: "This is the benefit to designers, it can greatly reduce wind resistance."
"This is not enough to reduce 0.024!"
Wang Fu categorically rebutted.
He has been playing with cars for more than ten years. If appearance design alone could reduce the drag coefficient by 0.024, then BYD would have been fighting for the first place, and would it be Mercedes-Benz's turn to occupy the throne?
“0.197, which third-party organization conducted the drag coefficient test?” Chen Hong suddenly raised her voice, as if she heard the conversation between Wang Fu, Ren Guofei, and Rebus.
“Haha.”
Zeng Hong also sneered twice.
He finally understood that these three "laymen" came to build cars, and their emotions were just like those in the mobile phone circles, and they deliberately exaggerated the paper data. He did not believe that the drag coefficient of any car could be reduced to less than 0.2. , Mercedes-Benz can’t do it.
Not only the bosses of domestic car companies have questions, but also the CEOs of foreign car companies are whispering and can't believe this value.
“How can the wind resistance coefficient be increased so much? Even if the front windshield is reduced by another 1%, it can’t be done!”
“It feels like fraud!”
"Mr. Olaf Wright, what do you think of the 0.197 drag coefficient of Pilot 001? This involves your Mercedes-Benz's professional field."
For a while.
All eyes were focused on Olaf Leiter.
Olav Wright did not act as a standout, nor was he stupid. Someone wanted to use him as a gun user. He simply said vaguely: "Maybe there are other designs for Pilot 001 that have not been announced. We Don’t rush to a conclusion.”
Although there is no direct statement, the sentence “Maybe there are other designs of Pilot 001 that have not been announced” has implicitly stated that the changes in the appearance of the vehicle cannot be done by 0.197. There must be other changes to the drag coefficient.
BMW Group CEO Nagel and Audi Group CEO Dusmeier both laughed and said nothing. They all agreed with Olaf Leiter's remarks.
Only those who have built cars know how difficult it is to reduce the drag coefficient.
A low drag coefficient means low energy consumption and high battery life.
The whispers of the bosses in the stands and the cheers of the audience made it clear to Chen Xing that the business partners did not believe that the drag coefficient of Pilot 001 had reached the level of 0.197. He was already prepared for this.
“Perhaps some friends may now be wondering, can the drag coefficient be reduced to 0.197 by vehicle design alone?”
“In fact, there are still changes.” Chen Xing smiled calmly, pressed the button of the remote control again and said: "That means we abandoned the traditional car-making process and adopted high-pressure integrated die-casting. This makes the aluminum alloy body lighter and tighter, and the air will follow the predetermined Let the track flow like silk.”
When the concept of integrated die-casting was proposed, car company bosses came to their senses one after another.
It turns out that the secret to reducing the drag coefficient of the Linghang 001 car is integrated die-casting, which is equivalent to reducing the weight of the car.
Everyone who knows about integrated die-casting knows that this technology can not only reduce the number of welding points in the vehicle, but also improve the overall structural strength of the vehicle, with basically no shortcomings.
“When it comes to integrated die-casting, I have to discuss it in depth.”
Chen Xing still smiled and continued to explain the characteristics of Linghang 001:
“In the past, automobile manufacturing generally used traditional welding processes, which were not only limited by the operator’s skill level, welding parameter settings and other factors. The quality of the welds was prone to fluctuations, which may lead to defects such as insufficient welding strength, pores, and slag inclusions. . ”
“Integrated die-casting has many advantages. It can not only reduce material waste, but also minimize solder joints and simplify component parts. ”
< br>"For example, if the rear floor of the Pilot 001 is not made by integrated die-casting, it will be welded from 77 parts. But with integrated die-casting, it has only 1 part and the welding points are also made of 944 The number of parts has been reduced to 50, which greatly reduces the weight of the car. "
"And with integrated die-casting, the car is closer to a whole, and its body strength will be higher. The body strength of our Linghang 001 has also reached an astonishing 2000. MPa."
"His!"
Even in an open-air venue, the moment the 2000 MPa car body strength was mentioned, all the guests at the scene took a breath.
What is the concept of 2000 MPa?
The strength of ordinary steel is only 300-500 MPa, and steel with a strength exceeding 600 MPa is enough to be qualified as high-strength steel.
“What kind of steel is this?”
“2000 MPa is too scary, isn’t it walking sideways on the road?”
“Rolls-Royce’s supercar High tensile strength steel is only 1800 MPa. Wouldn't the 2000 MPa Pilot 001 be able to smash a Rolls-Royce? "
"Is this a car or a tank? "
" I feel so safe..."
Barrages kept popping up in the live broadcast room, and the announcement of the 2000 MPa strength body surprised all the viewers who watched the press conference.
Who dares to imagine a coupe whose body frame can reach a strength of 2000 MPa.
What do veteran drivers care about most about their cars?
Without a doubt!
Two words, safe!
To put it bluntly, how many people who drive frequently have never been in a car accident? It's just a matter of size.
The 2000 MPa body structure may not be of much use at ordinary times, but at critical moments, it is a more critical life-saving talisman than airbags.
Anyone who has watched a rally will have the impression that a racing car often rolls down a landslide of tens of meters due to a mistake in cornering.
If an ordinary car rolls even ten meters, let alone tens of meters, the body will be severely deformed and the driver will basically be gone.
However, the steel body structure of the rally car has been strengthened to ensure that the vehicle will not deform during rollover or impact, which can protect the driver's safety to the greatest extent.
“With a 2000 MPa steel structure, Pilot 001 is really a big investment.” Masik finally couldn’t help but comment.
Now he is very happy that he did not take the lead in holding Tesla’s new car launch conference.
The reason is also very simple, that is, the model sold by Tesla in Longguo has a steel body structure with a strength of only 1,400 MPa, which is completely unable to catch up with the paper data of Pilot 001.
But this can be adjusted, Masik didn’t care.
However, in the opinion of Chen Hong, CEO of SAIC, the strength of the 2000 MPa body steel body is too exaggerated and the cost is too high. She has already secretly scolded Chen Xing for breaking the rules.
The vehicle body strength on the road now is 1500 MPa, which is enough material to handle most vehicle usage scenarios.
2000 MPa?
Isn’t this an increase in costs?
Not only did Chen Hong complain in her heart, but the representatives from Toyota Group, Honda Group, Ford Group, and General Motors Group present all complained in their hearts that Chen Xing was breaking the unspoken rules of the car industry.
Now that the 2000 MPa body structure standard has been released, other car companies will not follow suit, which will increase costs. I can only curse Chen Xing in my heart for being ignorant and entering the car industry to disrupt the situation.
However, Chen Xing is not a mind reader. When they scolded them, he told his own.
“The body steel body strength of 2000 MPa is not only a manifestation of the maturity of the automotive casting process, but also our improvement of the steel. Your safety is the direction of our efforts.”
"Of course."
Suddenly, Chen Xing changed the subject, and still asked and answered himself: "Perhaps many newbies who don't understand cars may ask why luxury cars are broken when they are hit. Do they need to be used?" High-strength steel? ”
“In fact, it is not the case. Luxury cars will break into pieces upon impact. This is a way of discharging energy, similar to the way a gecko cuts off its tail to save life. It can protect the driver from being hit by the impact to the greatest extent. Shock injury.”
“Our Pilot 001 also has a similar design, which is called losing the wheel to save life. This is a situation that only occurs in extreme accidents. If it is an ordinary accident, our car should still be able to hit it.”< br>
“Bah bang bang——”
The scene suddenly burst into warm applause.
Just being able to hit this point has attracted the interest of many people.
This is like mushroom eggs. I don’t need them at ordinary times, but I can’t live without them. This is a guarantee for the safety of my life.
If it were like a Korean car, with a body structure that was as brittle as a paper shell, it would be really scary to drive on the road.
But if you drive a Volvo with safety as its selling point, and the steel structure of the car body basically reaches 1800 MPa, your life can be saved even if there is an emergency.
When the applause subsided slightly, Chen Xing pressed his hands and continued: "Vehicle driving safety is our most persistent pursuit, so we also built a Huaxia chip into Linghang 001 and designed a set of active avoidance procedures. Let's follow. Let’s see the real car demonstration.”
The moment the words fell, the entire audience, including the bosses of the friendly businessmen, were stunned. Is this really going to be a real car demonstration?
“It’s over, it’s over, Mr. Chen really stole the evaluation work!” Lin Xiaolong suddenly frowned, how could he use the traffic?
Chen Xing did not play tricks and walked directly off the podium and came to the car of Pilot 001. The cameraman in charge of filming also quickly sat in the back seat and transmitted the footage to the backstage director.
At this time, the LED screen at the press conference also showed the inside of the car.
"Before testing the active avoidance program, let me introduce to you how to start and drive our Pilot 001." Chen Xing pointed to the first button on the center console and said:
"To start a traditional vehicle, you need to insert the car key into the keyhole and then turn it to power on or start the ignition, which is very troublesome."
"While retaining the mechanical start, our Linghang 001 also has a one-button start. Just put the key in the induction area on the center console, then press the brake to power on, and press the first button on the center console, which is our one-button ignition. Now let’s press it.”
Chen Xing stepped on the brakes. The moment the power was turned on, the dashboard in the driving area flipped over. Then he pressed the ignition button, and Pilot 001 immediately vibrated slightly.
“The instrument panel flipped over, and we successfully started the car. Because it is driven by electric energy and does not have an engine, there will be no roaring sound when starting. Also, electric cars do not have a clutch. After we successfully shift the gear, the car will start. Automatically release the handbrake, everyone should pay attention to this. ”
"Now after igniting the fire, we need to shift into gear. Since it adopts a paddle-shift design, we need to re-understand the overall layout of the vehicle buttons."
"On the left side of the steering wheel is the turn signal. On the right side of the wiper is the shift paddle. If you want to shift into drive gear, press the brake and pull down the paddle to enter the D gear. "
Chen Xing now looks like a driving school instructor. Thousands of students have introduced how to put a paddle-wheel vehicle into gear.
Don’t think it is unnecessary, in fact it is very necessary.
Because 98% of the vehicles in Longguo use clutch shifting or button shifting, and rarely use paddle shifting.
The audience in the live broadcast room couldn't help but be secretly surprised when they saw this scene.
“Isn’t this the way a sports car is put into gear? Last time I rented a Lamborghini, it was put into gear like this!”
“It’s so cool, this car!”
"Mr. Chen may not understand women, but he definitely understands men. He's so handsome!"
"I'm excited again, damn it!"
Paddle-type gear shifting and one-button induction ignition may be trivial details, but for young people who like to play with cars, these are the details that determine success or failure.
“Now we step on the accelerator pedal and start the vehicle slowly.”
Chen Xing is still teaching patiently. While he is teaching, the staff has moved the dummy several hundred meters away. The road outside.
As the vehicle speeded up to 30 yards, he was still explaining: "The acceleration of our car from 0 to 100 mph is 2.81 seconds. It will drive very fast, so everyone must pay special attention."
< br>“2.81 seconds?”
BYD CEO Wang Fu was stunned again.
What kind of motor is this?
The result of 2.81 seconds is faster than the Mercedes-Benz Maybach!
BMW Group CEO Nagel was also stunned at first. He looked at Olaf Leiter, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Group, and asked uncertainly: "What did he just say? Acceleration from 100 meters to 100 meters in 2.81 seconds?"
"Okay...it seems so."
Olaf Leiter nodded.
Although I can’t believe it, I’ve given you a real car test, so it shouldn’t be fake. At most, it’s just a little exaggerated.
“If it’s 2.81 seconds, that’s the starting speed of a supercar.” Kazuki Otaki, CEO of Honda Group, showed fear in his eyes. No one expected that the performance of Pilot 001 would be so abnormal.
“It’s a bit scary.” Toyota Group CEO Saikawa Takahiro couldn’t help but speak.
When all the foreign car company bosses were surprised, only Masik remained silent. He didn’t expect Chen Xing to be so perverted. He actually accelerated the zero-to-zero acceleration to less than 3 seconds. This is already a high-end coupe. of the echelon.
If at first he was lucky that his Tesla did not hold a press conference before Pilot 001, now he is pessimistic because he doesn’t know how to adjust it.
Car tires, repairable.
Frame steel, 2000 MPa.
0-100 acceleration, 2.81 seconds.
Now there is also the so-called automatic avoidance, and he already doesn't know how to improve it so that he can compete with Pilot 001.
Others who felt the same as Masik include Chen Hong, CEO of SAIC Motor, Zeng Hong, CEO of Guangzhou Automobile Group, and Wang Fu, CEO of BYD...
At the moment when the acceleration from zero to 100 seconds was reported at 2.81 seconds, almost all the CEOs of domestic car companies were stunned. Choose silence.
Do you want to strike later?
They just make it difficult for you to compare!
(End of this chapter)