Rebirth 99 to become a car giant

While various car companies are making small moves, Xingchen Automobile is not idle.

Looking up to the 16-cylinder engine has come out, and Xingchen Motors will naturally give full play to the advantages of this engine.

As the flagship model of Xingchen Motors to enhance its brand influence, the Xingkong Sports Car will naturally make good use of this opportunity.

However, unlike looking up, for a supercar like the Xingkong sports car to change the engine, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done.

Not only tires and chassis adjustments need to be re-tuned, but also some parts related to the engine compartment need to be adjusted.

Therefore, the starry sky of the 16-cylinder engine came out several months later than the 16-cylinder look-up.

October 8, 2007.

This day is quite special for Chinese people.

This is the first day of work after the National Day holiday.

However, when I got off work that day, the media headed by Autohome released a big news.

Xingkong W16, a super sports car owned by Xingchen Motors, broke all previous records in New North.

Lap time: 6 minutes 47 seconds 03

This achievement may not be said to be unprecedented, but there is absolutely no problem with unprecedented people.

Naturally, Xingchen Motors would not miss such a good publicity opportunity.

"Mr. Fang, Xingkong W16 has directly topped the Nürburgring lap time list, and is known as the fastest legal diesel locomotive on the Nürburgring Nordschleife."

"This data is stronger than Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti and other car companies. It is a bit beyond my imagination."

Lin Jiayan always felt a little unreal.

A Chinese car company actually broke the lap times of all models in New North.

If someone told her a few years ago that some Chinese car companies could do this in the future, she might have laughed.

But now the truth is in front of her.

Although this time, Star Motors did not invite domestic media to New North to witness the process.

But Lin Jiayan knew that Xingchen Automobile would not and would not dare to cheat on this kind of thing.

In other words, for a period of time from now on, the champions of the New North lap will all be created by Chinese car companies.

"Some time ago, there was news on the Internet that Xingchen Motors was going to acquire an F1 racing team and enter the F1 race."

"At the time, I thought this matter was nonsense and unlikely."

"But now I think this rumor may not be a rumor."

Fang Dawen is now more and more confident in Xingchen Motors.

Some news is placed on other self-owned brand car companies, which may be just a gimmick.

But put it on Xingchen Automobile, it will become a fact.

So far, all the bullshit that Xingchen Automobile has boasted has been realized.

"If Xingchen Motors can really buy the F1 team, even if it's just a name, the influence will probably be huge."

"I'm really looking forward to this day."

Lin Jiayan, this is quite in line with the inner thoughts of many Autobots.

As a more exciting competition, the F1 competition actually has a lot of audiences.

It’s just that there are no domestic companies that have anything to do with it, which will lead to a much lower sense of participation for everyone.

Why are the NBA so popular and the Lakers so popular these years?

It's not because there are Huaxia players involved.

"Build momentum first, and then officially go public."

"The marketing methods of Xingchen Automobile are really not learned by other domestic companies."

"However, all self-owned brands, even car companies such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW, are far inferior to Star Motors in terms of marketing methods."

"Such a powerful sports car, I don't know how much the price is going to be."

Fang Dawen knew that he would never be able to afford a car like Xingkong in his life.

So now it is completely a melon-eating mentality to chat with Lin Jiayan.

"The W12 version sells for 4.9999 million yuan, and the W16 version is estimated to add at least a few million."

"Especially this new car, which directly broke the record of New North. Except that the appearance is relatively similar to the W12, it is estimated that many parts have been modified."

"I heard that for this version of Xingkong, the price of a tire has gone up to more than 10,000 yuan."

"Not to mention the large carbon fiber parts."

Lin Jiayan is also very curious about the price of the sixteen-cylinder Xingkong sports car.

It is estimated that after Xingkong, there will be no more expensive models produced by Huaxia car companies, right?

"The Xingkong W12 is limited to 999 units worldwide, and I estimate that the Xingkong W16 is also limited to 999 units at most."

"In this case, the price is indeed impossible to lower."

When Lin Jiayan and Fang Dawen were eating melons, some people's moods were completely different at this time.

"Didn't you say before that you will launch the 911GT to hit the new record in New North?"

"Why was this record broken so quickly by a Chinese car company?"

As the chairman of the board of directors of Porsche, Wolfgang generally does not ask about specific matters of the company.

But now there are many news on the German Internet that the star sports car has broken the New North lap record.

This immediately gave him a huge stimulus.

Porsche is the most high-end car brand in Germany.

Compared with Mercedes-Benz and BMW, Porsche sports cars are obviously better.

But now it is being continuously suppressed by a Chinese car company.

Once or twice can be called a coincidence, but three or four times cannot be simply described as a coincidence.

"I also find it a bit strange that Chinese car companies can actually produce W16 engines, and their performance seems to be better than that used by Volkswagen for the Bugatti Veyron."

"It's totally unreasonable."

"I suspect that this Huaxia company has deployed commercial espionage in some car companies, otherwise it would be impossible to achieve such great results in such a short period of time."

Wei Dejin must be looking for some reason for himself at this time.

What else?

"Commercial espionage?"

"Do you have proof?"

Wolfgang's words made Wedekin speechless.

He was just talking nonsense and guessing casually.

Where can I find evidence?

However, isn't the unreasonable development speed of Xingchen Automobile the best evidence?

It's a pity he dared not tell Wolfgang that.

In some domestic state-owned enterprises, the chairman of the board of directors or chairman is often a position, which does not mean that this person has any shares.

But in Wolfgang as chairman of the Porsche board, it is not a simple position.

But the real boss.

Wei Dejin is a professional manager, how dare he contradict him so easily?

Those who think that foreigners can contradict their bosses at every turn can only be said to be too naive.

"I will communicate with the design department to see how we can redesign a new sports car and break the record created by Xingkong."

At this time, Wei Dejin can only say so.

However, Wolfgang is obviously not satisfied.

"China's auto market is getting bigger and more important now."

"Under such circumstances, our Porsche is suppressed by a Chinese car company, which is very detrimental to our future development in China."

"On this point, I hope you will take action."

"Most of the international car companies have now set up factories in China."

"According to the previous proposal of Huaxia Branch, it is considered that there is no need to build a factory, just import it directly."

"But in this situation, I think we can re-discuss which plan is the best."

Wolfgang's words made Wedekin stunned for a moment.

For a long time, he did not agree to go to China to set up a factory.

Imported cars often have a very special status in China.

The more high-end models are, the more they don't want to make them domestically.

Domestic cars always give people a feeling that they are not so high-end.

Wei Dejin has heard reports on this situation many times, and also went to China to experience the local car culture in person, and agrees with this concept.

But now that Wolfgang had new instructions, he had to reconsider.

After all, the current situation is indeed a little different from before.

A car that sells for $100,000 overseas may cost double, or even quadruple, when it is imported into China.

This price is definitely not good for the increase in sales.

And just as the two of them were breaking the New North record for the Xingkong W16, a teardown report was going on inside Volkswagen.

The model being dismantled is exactly the version of Wang Wang W16 that has been launched overseas.

"According to your statement, although the structure of the W16 engine produced by Nanshan Engine is similar to ours, many details have been modified, and the level is even more advanced than our mass-produced one?"

Martin Winterkorn looked at Silva in surprise.

This conclusion is completely different from what he imagined.

In January this year, Martin Winterkorn officially became the new CEO of Volkswagen.

He joined the Volkswagen Group in 1981 and worked for Audi. He can be said to be an old man of Volkswagen.

However, he was very dissatisfied with Volkswagen's performance in China in the past two years.

Other car companies have experienced tens of percent growth, but when it comes to Volkswagen, Huaxia's sales not only did not rise, but declined.

This is still the case with the addition of new models.

Otherwise, the decline will be even greater.

After learning about Volkswagen's development in China in recent years, Winterkorn has a deep impression on Nanshan Group.

As a complete vehicle manufacturer under Nanshan Group, Xingchen Automobile is naturally the focus of Winterkorn's attention.

Some time ago, Yangwang launched a high-performance version of the W16 engine version, which immediately raised many questions for Winterkorn.

As a Ph.D. in technology, Winterkorn feels that the many developments of Xingchen Automobile or Nanshan Engine are really abnormal.

Whether it is the W12 engine or the W16 engine, Winterkorn has a feeling that the other party is copying himself, and then the copy is better than the original one.

However, when the W12 engine was disassembled before, no evidence was found.

Now that W16 has emerged, this is a subdivision that few companies in the world are engaged in.

Winterkorn has every reason to suspect that Nanshan Engine violated Volkswagen's rights and interests.

But the result Silva reported to him now is completely different.

"Although I don't want to admit it, judging from the current test results and dismantling, this is indeed the case."

"Except for some things that have not been fully tested by time, the engine is very classic at present."

As the design director of Volkswagen, Silva doesn't want to see the result in front of him.

But it is obviously impossible to make him lie.

It is a fact that other people's W16 is stronger than our own.

There is nothing to hide.

Besides, go to the Internet to look up the configuration table of W16, and you can also see the introduction of power performance.

Even if he wanted to hide it, he couldn't hide it.

As a country with a very developed machinery industry, many ordinary people in Germany are car enthusiasts.

This unprecedented large-displacement engine will definitely attract the attention of many people.

"I met the CEO of Schaeffler at a meeting some time ago. Most of their high-speed rail bearing business in China was taken away by Nanshan Group, and they may even completely withdraw from China's high-speed rail market in the future."

"The numerical control system of Siemens before, after Huaxia also encountered the products of Nanshan Group, almost all lost the market."

"Even the sales of Kuka's robots in China have fallen sharply."

"In this case, Nanshan Group has produced the W16 engine, which must be taken seriously."

"Next year's Olympic Games is the best publicity opportunity for Volkswagen in China."

"You have to think carefully about how to make good use of this opportunity."

"In the future, all models imported into China must be in line with the international market."

"At the same time, it is also necessary to combine the needs of the Chinese market and try to independently develop competitive models suitable for China."

"Volkswagen's number one position in China's auto market must not be taken away by other car companies."

For Winterkorn's request, Silva didn't feel any special pressure.

It's just that Vondel, the person in charge of the Huaxia Branch, will have a headache.

So he readily agreed.

However, after reporting on the W16 engine, he thought of the news he saw yesterday, and couldn't help mentioning: "Winterkorn, the sports car of Xingchen Motors set a new lap record in New North yesterday, and it also uses W16. engine."

"I'm worried that it will have some impact on the development of Bugatti and Lamborghini in the future."

"The board of directors attaches great importance to the development of Bugatti and Lamborghini. If the status of super sports cars is affected by then, I am afraid it will be a bit troublesome."

When Silva said this, Winterkorn's mood immediately became bad.

The problems and pressures faced by the person in charge of a department and the person in charge of the entire company are completely different.

Now Winterkorn is very busy every day.

The kind of vacations that Chinese people think is easy to take may be very common among ordinary Volkswagen employees, but Winterkorn has no chance to enjoy it.

"With this data, is it possible for us to let the Bugatti Veyron hit it and break the record of the starry sky?"

After being silent for a while, Winterkorn felt that the best way was to break the record with a Volkswagen sports car.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult!"

"The engine used by Xingkong is better than ours, and the shape of the car is also very amazing."

"Unless we make a series of targeted modifications, there is a certain possibility."

Silva knows that the record created by Xingkong is 6 minutes 47 seconds 03.

On the New North side, it is considered a very good result if the lap time can enter within 8 minutes.

But you look at others?

Don't think it's just a little bit of a gap, it's actually a gap of a few seconds, and sometimes it's not that easy to break through.

"New North's record can only be maintained by our German car companies."

"Now it has been refreshed by the starry sky, then we must find a way to break it!"

Silva understood what Winterkorn said.

However, he felt that it might not be so easy to break the record again in a short period of time.

Of course, he would definitely not tell Winterkorn directly.

...

"Mr. Cao, we are going to have a special game in America and Dubai. Would you like to watch it?"

The acceleration performance of Xingkong W16 is so excellent, the maximum speed can reach 451km/h.

Naturally, Zeng Tingting will not give up various marketing opportunities.

This car is used to enhance the brand power of Xingchen Automobile, and it doesn't really care so much about sales and costs.

Starry Sky W16 has oversized disc brakes, which are made of carbon, ceramic, titanium, and each disc brake is handcrafted by the most skilled engineers.

The raw materials are also made by hand, baked and polished in a 982°C furnace, then baked in a second furnace, punched, and finally assembled into a brake disc.

If you want to run fast, you must also stop fast.

Otherwise, there is no guarantee of security.

Xingkong W16 is the fastest stopping sports car in the world. It can come to a complete stop from a top speed of 451 kilometers in less than ten seconds.

It has two different brakes. When the speed exceeds 200 kilometers per hour, step on the brakes, and its tail will rise to 55°, and then help the car slow down, while other brakes cannot do this.

The brakes of Xingkong W16 can work in an environment of up to 982 degrees Celsius, while ordinary brakes will fail when they reach 720 degrees Celsius. Even with huge disc brakes, they cannot match the power of Xingkong.

The tires are developed by the Michelin Research and Testing Center. The rear tires of the Xingkong W16 are about 36cm wide, which is twice the size of ordinary tires.

Each of its tires needs to roll multiple layers of rubber into a tube, which is a real hand-made tire.

For the price of tires on a car, you can buy an ordinary car in China.

Even its fuel tank is specially customized. The oil absorption speed is 8 times faster than that of ordinary fuel tanks, and it shares 250 components, which is equivalent to five times that of ordinary fuel tanks.

Such a model with high technical content, if not for sales, will naturally go for fame.

"At that time, we can hold a live broadcast and edit various videos well."

"I won't go to the scene. The group still has a lot of research and development projects that I need to participate in."

Like this kind of test activity, the protagonist is definitely not human.

The effect of Cao Yang's departure on publicity is also very limited.

So it's better to stay in the country well.

The main reason is that Cao Yang really doesn't like flying, and he is too lazy to move if he can not leave Yangcheng.

"Then I will invite Autohome and other media to experience the scene together."

"The tests in the United States are mainly carried out by Ford Motor, and we can arrange people to follow up."

"However, the test in Dubai was assisted by local dealers, and it was more convenient for us in the past."

"Take this opportunity to let the media go around."

After listening to Cao Yang's words, Zeng Tingting soon had her own proposal.

Although it is said that Xingchen Automobile basically does not engage in that kind of straightforward advertisement, it does not mean that Xingchen Automobile has no marketing funds.

On the contrary, the marketing expenses of Star Motors are actually no less than other car companies.

It's just that the usage of marketing funds of Xingchen Motors is different from that of other manufacturers.

"You can arrange the details, but some publicity campaigns can be carried out in advance."

"At that time, a live broadcast on Autohome may attract many people to watch."

Following Cao Yang's instruction, Xingchen Motor immediately took action.

On the Internet, there are some related publicity.

"Mr. Wang, the Xingkong W16 of Xingchen Motors will compete with fighter jets at an airport in the United States next week."

"It is said that the top speed of this sports car can reach 451km/h, and the acceleration time from 100 kilometers can be compressed to 2.5 seconds."

"This performance combined with a powerful marketing plan is truly invincible."

Wuhua Cake was developed step by step by watching Xingchen Motors.

At the beginning, Xingchen Automobile chose to produce luxury bicycles. He felt a little unreliable, and he was a little secretly grateful.

After all, if Xingchen Motors produces economical models like BYD, then Wu Huabing doesn't have any confidence that he can sell them.

But when people go to make luxury cars, they still go for ultra-luxury cars.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Then it is to observe the development of Xingchen Automobile with the attitude of a bystander.

Step by step, Xingchen Motors continues to surprise people in the Huaxia auto industry.

After the starry sky comes out, it goes without saying.

No one thought that a Chinese car company could produce such a powerful sports car.

This simply refreshed many people's perception of China's auto industry.

"So in the matter of marketing, innovation is of course very important, but the performance of the product must be strong."

"Otherwise, if you're going to race against airplanes, that's asking for insult."

Wang Fu's mood is also quite complicated.

Xingchen Motor also relies on its technological advantages and has achieved impressive results in various fields, which has strengthened Wang Fu's determination to innovate independently and increase investment in research and development.

However, the more investment in R\u0026D and the wider the scope involved, the more the gap with Xingchen Automobile will be.

His dream is to make BYD the largest car company in China in the future.

Now it seems that this goal is far away from being realized.

"That's true!"

"Star Motors is very good at maximizing its own advantages."

"This point is actually worth learning from."

Compared with other car companies, Wu Huabing is still confident.

But compared with the Xingchen car, he is willing to bow down!

This can be regarded as the unified cognition of the sales staff of various domestic car companies.

Everyone feels that they are no worse than others, except Xingchen Auto!