“We’ve just finished making a prototype, and I still need to go to Hong Kong. There are a lot of things to take care of there, including the construction of the car factory. You need to hurry up with that,” Xing Baohua instructed Wei Laisong.
"Yes, once the factory is built, I'll oversee the installation of the production line, and the rest will be handled by coordination. Temporary teams will be converted into permanent ones later. This way, efficiency will be higher."
After Wei Laisong finished speaking, Xing Baohua nodded. That temporary team was indeed much stronger than the people Xing Baohua had recruited.
After finishing his conversation with He Weilai, Xing Baohua returned to the car factory. These past two days, Overchert has been installing the engine and transmission on the chassis.
The first transmission installed was a manual gearbox, which is being fine-tuned little by little. The original chassis suspension is already very good, so there's no need to buy a different suspension system.
"Can a manual transmission car go over 100 km/h in a little over three seconds?" Xing Baohua asked.
“Theoretically, yes, but practically no. Breaking the 8-second barrier would be quite impressive. The problem lies with the transmission. If we used a manual progressive gear, it would only take three or four seconds,” Overchter said.
"Progressive gears? Like on a motorcycle, one gear at a time?"
Overchite nodded and said, "Yes, that's how race cars are too. Some have reverse gears installed, and some don't, so you have to get off and push them backward."
Xing Baohua understood. He had seen some drivers push their cars backwards when watching racing events before. It turned out they didn't have a reverse gear!
Goodness, so many motorcycles don't even have reverse gear!
Are racing cars and motorcycles without reverse gear the same type of engine?
Could it be an enlarged version of a motorcycle engine?
When Xing Baohua saw the V12 engine in his car, he felt relieved. Would it be reasonable not to put a reverse gear on such a big engine?
You might as well give up on this business; you'll just get cursed to death.
Of course, this refers to manual transmissions. There are also automatic transmissions. In Overchert's words, automatic transmissions are very fuel-inefficient, not only because the idle speed needs to be increased.
To get a fast start, step on the brake and rev the engine.
Releasing the accelerator gives you a feeling of being propelled back into the seat, like taking off.
Xing Baohua had never ridden this car before, nor would he dare to, but just thinking about it made him feel very excited.
After Xing Baohua finished looking at this, he went to Yisu. Once the carbon fiber material arrived, it would be bonded to the plastic according to the size of the model.
The bonding is easy to achieve, but it never reaches the required level of hardness and stretch.
We are indeed far behind in the chemical industry, especially in carbon fiber, where we are lagging far behind.
But how bad can something that can go up into the sky be?
If it's usable in the aviation industry, why can't it be used in automobiles? There's always a way to increase the pass rate.
Sports cars are different from ordinary cars; they require much higher standards in terms of materials.
If Xing Baohua wanted to save trouble, he could have used steel plates or sheet metal.
But the consequence of that would be the loss of both the car and the people.
The biggest drawback of a good sports car is that it will fall apart if it gets into a minor collision.
When you see a sports car involved in an accident with another car, the most horrific scene is often that of the sports car, with broken parts scattered all over the ground.
The other car was completely unharmed.
Repair costs can easily reach tens or even millions of dollars.
If the insurance coverage is too low, they probably won't be able to afford the compensation.
Why are sports cars so fragile in crashes? Or so easily damaged?
It's based on the concept of Formula 1 racing, using a disintegration method to buffer collision energy and ensure the safety of the driver.
The safest part is the frame connecting the A-pillars. That part is made of the strongest metal materials.
With the addition of seat belts and airbags, the safety of the people inside the chassis is ensured after the race car disintegrates.
In those situations, it's always because the car was going too fast and lost control. But in normal driving, if it falls apart with just a slight collision, isn't that incredibly dangerous?
The key is still the material of the car body. How much carbon fiber is used? The wheel axles also need to be made of lightweight aluminum alloy or other lightweight materials, and they need to be strong enough.
That's how sports cars are; it's not like they're deliberately trying to rip you off.
This is definitely a deliberate scam. They tell customers when you buy it that this thing will disintegrate upon contact, which is for personal safety. Be careful while driving, or you'll be on your way to get your car repaired or about to get it repaired.
These kinds of large toys are for rich people; they only drive them a few times a year. If they can be repaired, they'll be repaired; if not, they're scrapped. Why would they care about a little money?
To build a sports car, you must first establish a reputation.
Then, when they release high-end business vehicles, they immediately set a high price. This makes people feel that the vehicle is good, and that's what makes it appealing.
Just like the Geely Beauty Leopard sports car. It claims to be the number one sports car in China.
You can see a few of them on the main road.
Does it make that kind of loud noise when you're driving? The exterior looks okay, but it only goes up to 130-160 km/h. Any faster and the car starts to drift, the steering wheel starts to wobble, and you wouldn't dare to floor the accelerator.
Xing Baohua and the engineers and researchers from Yisu discussed solutions. If all else fails, they would ask for expert advice; they couldn't count on foreign experts, they could only rely on the top talents in China.
Helpless, Xing Baohua called his father-in-law to ask if there were any experts in this field.
My father-in-law said on the phone, "Why bother finding an expert? It's that simple. First, apply plastic to the carbon fiber, then seal it with a layer of aluminum. It's the same process as aluminum composite panels."
Wow, what a simple thing! The problem that had been bothering Yi Su is solved.
This is equivalent to adding carbon fiber into aluminum composite panels!
With the stretching effect of carbon fiber, the strength is sufficient.
Aerospace engineers always have a way.
Xing Baohua requested that the aluminum on the aluminum composite panel be thicker.
Then, foamed aluminum is applied, and after hydroforming, the fenders, hood, doors, and other parts of the exterior are completed.
Fortunately, Xing Baohua had a precision machine tool and was able to directly machine the hydraulic grinding wheel from a large steel ingot.
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