Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 2017 Performance Advantage
"Such a small car?" Zhang Rongmao was surprised when he saw the car, so he walked to the front of the car, touched the front hood of the car with his hand, and turned to Duan Yun. : "It seems that I have seen a few cars like this in our Shenyang, what are they called..."

Zhang Rongmao originally thought that the car developed by Tianyin Group would definitely be similar to the Volvo 940 sedan. After all, Tianyin Group has now mastered the relevant production technology of Volvo cars. It should not be difficult to make a replica. What a problem.

However, he did not expect that the car made by the Shenyang R&D Center would be so small.

"Otto." Duan Yun reminded from the side.

"That's right, it's Alto!" Zhang Rongmao nodded, and then said: "That car seems to have imported technology from Japan. You also imported car technology from Japan?"

"Our car has nothing to do with the domestic Alto car. At most, it is somewhat similar in shape and size, and they are all miniature cars." Duan Yun pondered for a while, and then said: "As for the engine and gearbox, they are all from the former Soviet Union. The technology is not copied from the original class, but the original technology has been greatly upgraded and improved to make it more durable, more fuel-efficient, and more in line with the needs of Chinese consumers."

"Yes, Mayor Zhang, the miniature car we produce is definitely not at the same level as the Alto cars currently sold in China. The technology we use is more advanced." At this time, Chen Qiao also stepped forward. , and said to Zhang Rongmao with a smile on his face: "Alto uses Japanese technology, and the experts who designed our car are mainly from the former Soviet Union. Many of them have worked in the large automobile factories of the former Soviet Union. Rich technical experience, in addition, in the design process, it also borrowed a lot from the Volvo car technology we currently have, including the shell, which was also designed with the help of Volvo in Sweden. From this point of view, this mini car can be regarded as a fusion of previous The technical characteristics of the Soviet Union and Western European countries make it a very good product."

When she said this, Chen Qiao had a proud face on her face.

In Chen Qiao's view, the mass-produced new cars that have been finalized are already good enough in all aspects. Compared with the popular Alto sedan in China, each has its own advantages and disadvantages. In terms of some key indicators, such as fuel economy and In terms of vehicle cost, there are some very good advantages, which are also the two indicators that Duan Yun focused on at the beginning.

In order to complete the goal set by Duan Yun, Chen Qiao has worked hard for several months. He spends most of the time in the testing workshop every day. The average working hours are more than 14 hours. The experts of the entire team began to continuously improve and polish the technology of this car, and the drawings were changed over and over again. Almost all parts except the steering wheel of the car have been upgraded and improved again.

In addition, the engine technology used in this car is the engine of the Lada ZAZ565 model. Compared with the Mazda engine equipped with Alto, the fuel consumption is slightly higher. However, after a series of improvements by the Soviet expert team, the fuel consumption of this engine has reached to a fairly satisfactory degree.

In fact, any car engine needs a rather long process from research and development to maturity. It needs the accumulation of technology from several generations of products to produce a truly mature and reliable engine. Duan Yun gave Chen Qiao and the others the time Not too much, logically speaking, it is difficult to make a product that surpasses the Alto engine in such a short period of time.

But in fact, this is only the former Soviet team led by Zhukovsky. They have already had a more advanced design version of the Lada mini-car engine, but due to the reasons of the Soviet system at that time, the new engine technology has not yet had time. After using it, the whole country has been disintegrated, so many advanced automobile technology reserves of the Gorky Automobile Factory were completely shelved, and it was not until this time that the research and development of a new domestic car was taken out again by Zhukovsky.

The engine technology introduced by Japan's Suzuki Alto to China is actually not a new technology. Suzuki Alto's engine was developed in the early 80s. In 1984, Suzuki HATCH 800 was an upgraded high-end version, using a three-cylinder 796CC six-valve single overhead cam engine, two-speed automatic transmission, Suzuki SUZUKI HATCH is the predecessor of Suzuki ALTO Alto.

The engine of the new Lada mini-car developed by the Volga Automobile Factory began in the mid-80s, and it was not until the end of the 80s that the final finalization was completed. It took four and a half years in the middle. Look, except that the engine itself is 15 kg heavier than that of Suzuki Alto, all other indicators are better than Alto's three-cylinder 796CC six-valve single overhead cam engine.

Another point is that Alto's three-cylinder engine shakes very seriously and makes a lot of noise. About half a minute after the car starts, the engine vibrates and sounds like a tractor, and it can be heard hundreds of meters away. arrive.

As for the new engine technology brought by Kowski this time, from previous tests, the noise and vibration are much smaller than that of the Alto, and the power is also stronger. The original Alto three-cylinder engine only has 35 horsepower, while the The horsepower test result of this new engine is 42 horsepower, which is 20% higher in power.

As for fuel consumption, the fuel consumption of the new car is basically at the same level as that of the Alto, because the new engine has higher thermal efficiency and uses a four-speed manual gearbox with higher transmission efficiency, and the weight of the whole car is about 30kg lighter than that of the Alto. , so when the power is 20% higher than that of the opponent, the fuel consumption will be reduced by about 8% to 10%.

For the current Chinese people, power and fuel consumption have always been the two most important indicators for domestic car consumers, especially fuel consumption. If it can be more fuel-efficient than Alto, it will naturally be more favored by domestic consumers.

The only thing that makes Duan Yun a little worried is the durability of this engine. The current test results are all normal, and it can also pass the comprehensive and harsh test. However, whether it is more durable than the Alto engine will require long-term use by users. , It even needs one or two generations of product upgrades to achieve the ultimate maturity of this car.

Although the durability of this car has not been verified by the market, fortunately, Duan Yun has the most powerful 4S store sales and after-sales system in China, and all parts can be localized, providing cheap and convenient maintenance services , can also make up for the high failure rate of new cars to a large extent...

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