All round car designer

Chapter 241

If the title of "God Car" is to be voted out in the domestic votes in the previous life, then the Wuling Hongguang that Zhou Fei just mentioned will definitely be on the list.

This first self-developed cross-border product between commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles launched by SAIC-GM-Wuling has a perfect balance of power and economy, as well as strong performance in handling and safety, subverting the People's traditional impression of commercial vehicles.

Due to its low price and high practicality, since its launch, Wuling Hongguang's sales have been bursting, and it has set a record of becoming the No.24 sales volume of all domestic models for 1 consecutive months. , won the title of "domestic god car" in one fell swoop.

In the field of MPV, Wuling Hongguang occupies the top spot in market share all the year round, and its sales are often several times that of No.2. In 2009 alone, its annual sales exceeded 60!
The durability and practicality of Wuling Hongguang, no other car in the same category can be compared with it, which is one of the reasons why many consumers choose this car.

Because of this, not long after Wuling Hongguang was launched, it has become the big brother in the domestic car industry. Later, because of the hit of the movie "Initial D", it was honored by the world as "the god of autumn famous mountain cars".

I believe that most people have heard of the joke that was once widely circulated:

"Yesterday I was in Qiu Mingshan, and I lost to a Wuling Hongguang. He would use inertia to drift around corners. His car is very fast. I only saw a sign behind the car that specializes in repairing building leaks. If you know who he is , please tell him, see you at Qiu Mingshan at 7 o'clock on Friday night!"

Regarding such derivative jokes, there are almost countless on the Internet. Just search it casually, and it will be a "serial story".

For example, "I am the owner of a Wuling Hongguang car. My job is to fix roof leaks. I overtook several cars in Qiuming Mountain last month. Now all the cars on the street are honking at me with burnt tires. I am very confused."

There is also this joke in the traffic police version, "I am Lao Wang, the auxiliary police officer of the Qiumingshan Traffic Police Brigade. Last night, I was working overtime and drove our brigade's Xiaoniao electric car to patrol the Panshan Road. Suddenly, a Wuling Hongguang drove towards me. Do not use two-way lights, change lanes in violation of regulations, suspected of illegal racing, come to the traffic police brigade tomorrow, drive your Wuling, by the way, the roof of our office is leaking, how much does it cost to fix it, can be deducted from the fine.” .

Of course, the reason why Wuling Hongguang is so popular is not only because of these jokes, but also because of its running and crash resistance and super high cost performance!
The first-generation Wuling Hongguang was equipped with General Motors' P-TEC engine, and the chassis was tuned by Lotus, a top British racing tuner.Coupled with the tailor-welded blank design that was rare on 10-yuan cars at that time, Wuling Hongguang can be said to be a real hardcore "road killer".

Such a Wuling Hongguang can be bought for only 4 to 6 yuan. For various counties and towns in China, Wuling Hongguang is not only a means of transportation, but also a production tool and an artifact of return!
Low cost and high value are the main reasons for Wuling Hongguang to win the market!

As the saying goes, there must be a road before a car goes to the mountain, and there is a Wuling car where there is a road. Wuling Hongguang's footprints can be said to be all over the country. Every time a car is nominated to enter Tibet, Wuling Shenche is firmly in the C position, and it has won the hearts of netizens. Niubei mountain, if you can climb to the base camp of Mount Everest, even if all kinds of off-road luxury cars encounter Wuling on the way to Tibet, you have to give up three points.

And the news of "rescuing Wuling car owners thousands of miles away" that happened in May this year made Wuling Hongguang even more famous.

Just in May of this year, a Wuling car owner was trapped in the snowy mountains of Qinghai, an uninhabited area at an altitude of 5 meters, due to a clutch problem in his car. When the insurance company refused to rescue him, the desperate car owner put his hope on Wuling.

As a result, Wuling's rescuers not only made two rescue trips back and forth on the 380-kilometer alpine snow road, but also only charged the car owner 2 yuan for after-sales service, which even the car owner himself thought was unbelievably cheap.

This incident shocked the majority of netizens at the time: it not only confirmed the legend that "Wuling's magic car can be found in places with no roads", but also added a new myth that "it can be repaired wherever you go".

Faced with such a magical car, how many consumers can refuse?
Thinking of these glorious deeds of Wuling Hongguang, even Zhou Fei felt a little excited!
If Wuling Hongguang can reproduce its glory in this world, it will definitely be a very interesting thing.

It just so happens that Zhou Fei also intends to seize the domestic low-end market, and Wuling Hongguang can help Zhou Fei achieve this wish. After all, this car is really suitable for ordinary county towns.

Thinking of this, Zhou Fei entered the system without any hesitation, and began to understand the technical points of this car in detail, preparing to complete the main development work of this car in the next few days.

In terms of engine configuration, Wuling Hongguang is equipped with two engines, P-TEC1.2L and 1.5L-DVVT designed and manufactured according to the global powertrain standard of General Motors. These two engines are designed with double overhead camshafts. It is relatively rare in small-displacement engines. On the premise of ensuring sufficient power, it also shows good fuel economy, which greatly reduces the cost of vehicle use.

Of course, the final designed product does not necessarily have to follow the standards of the previous life, and the minimization of cost is the goal pursued by Zhou Fei.

It took more than three hours for Zhou Fei to exit the system, and he already had a more detailed understanding of Wuling Hongguang in his heart.

After looking at the time, Zhou Fei was not in a hurry to start the design immediately. Instead, he and Li Jianneng had something to eat before returning to his room, turning on the computer he carried with him, and starting to design independently.

Similar to the previous golf design process, Zhou Fei is mainly responsible for the development of the body shape and the engine. As for the assembly of other parts, Zhou Fei only provides a technical standard, and then other engineers develop them separately. Greatly reduce the development cycle of the vehicle.

It took four consecutive days for Zhou Fei to complete the body design of Wuling Hongguang intermittently. In terms of engine configuration, Zhou Fei's original idea was to use the existing engine model of Wei Peng Automobile, but after looking at a large In the circle, it was discovered that Weipeng's only two engines were not suitable for use in Hongguang.

Whether it is power or fuel economy, it has not reached the standard of Wuling Hongguang. If it is used in a car to save costs, it will lose the original soul of Wuling Hongguang.

This is a bit contrary to Zhou Fei's original idea.

After thinking about it, Zhou Fei decided to restore 100% of the configuration of the previous life in terms of powertrain configuration, so that Wuling Hongguang can conquer the world with a complete heart and create another glory of the "magic car" !

(End of this chapter)