All round car designer

Chapter 374 Applications of Rotary Engines
Since Zhou Fei is so confident in solving the driver's problem, Ma Huafu can't say anything more, and can only follow his plan.

So next, the two of them naturally talked about the refitting of the racing car. BMW's refitting is easy to talk about. Let him participate in the modification team, then the car needs to be modified, but there are too many places.

Especially in terms of powertrain system, it is necessary to focus on modification, which is also the biggest difference between the modification group and the original factory group.

In addition, the refitting team also needs to make sufficient modifications in terms of bodywork and safety. All in all, the whole refitting process is very cumbersome.

"About Audi's engine modification, which aspect does Mr. Zhou plan to start with? Should he continue to use the current EA888 engine, or replace it with a new engine?" Ma Huafu looked at Zhou Fei and asked.

At present, the brand-new EA888 engine equipped by Audi is already one of the best-performing engines in the world. Even if it is modified on this basis, it is nothing more than strengthening the supercharging method.

"If I use the EA888 engine, I feel that the power is a little insufficient, so I want to try another engine." Zhou Fei pondered.

In terms of civilian vehicles, the power of the EA888 engine is naturally needless to say, it is enough to kill a lot of four-cylinder engines in seconds, but if this engine is put in a car race, it will appear very ordinary, just a racing engine , are enough to be comparable with EA888.

In international competitions like WRC, the EA888 engine is even more mediocre, so Zhou Fei thinks that it may be better to change to another engine.

"Mr. Zhou plans to re-develop an engine?" Ma Huafu couldn't help standing up in surprise, "Is there enough time?"

It takes at least half a year for a new engine to be designed, manufactured and calibrated, and their entire preparation period is only one month. Ma Huafu does not believe that Zhou Fei can conjure a engine out?

"Who said that a new engine is going to be developed? Doesn't our company have a ready-made one that can just be used in a racing car." Zhou Fei replied with a smile.

Zhou Fei is not stupid, how could he redevelop an engine in such a haste.

"Mr. Zhou means...the rotary engine?" Zhou Fei said this, and Ma Huafu finally realized that Zhou Fei had this idea!
"Yes, it's a rotary engine." Zhou Fei nodded with a smile, "For an engine with the same displacement, the performance of a rotary engine is far superior to that of an ordinary piston engine. , is there any opponent that can match it?"

"Mr. Zhou chose Audi as the real car test object for the rotary engine from the very beginning. Is it possible that this is the idea?"

In order to publicize the value of the rotary engine, after the end of this year's Geneva Motor Show, Zhou Fei has already started to study the installation of the rotary engine, and the selected model is the Audi A3.

After the hard work of Audi engineers during this period, the transformation of the vehicle structure has been basically completed, and the real vehicle test will be carried out soon.

While transforming the Audi A3, Zhou Fei also improved the structure of the rotary engine to a certain extent. While improving the overall performance, he focused on solving some inherent defects of the rotary engine and improved the stability of the entire engine.

If it can be equipped with a rotary engine, maybe Audi can really make history on the WRC track!

"That's not true. At that time, I chose to use Audi as a rotary engine test model. I mainly considered launching a rotary engine series Audi A3 next year. It will be launched as a special version of the A3. I didn't expect it to be used in WRC competitions." , Today is just a whim, and I came up with this idea."

Zhou Fei smiled and shook his head. He didn't think so long-term about the decision on the car race.

But this can be considered a coincidence. Back then, Mazda won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in one fell swoop by relying on a model equipped with a rotary engine. It became the biggest dark horse of the year, and thus entered the eyes of the world. , from a car manufacturer in an island country, has grown into a well-known multinational car company, realizing a gorgeous turn of the company.

Although Audi has already gained a high reputation in the global market, Zhou Fei also wants to tell all consumers through this competition that the power of Audi is far from being as simple as they think.

As for BMW, if it can also win the group championship, it will definitely be the best advertisement for it that will enter the European and American markets next year, and it can even fundamentally increase the sales of the BMW series.

"That can be considered unintentional. If Audi is equipped with a rotary engine to participate in the competition, it will definitely kill two birds with one stone. It can not only increase Audi's popularity, but also take the opportunity to promote the rotary engine product and increase the popularity of the rotary engine. And the commercial value, it’s a fantastic idea.”

Ma Huafu couldn't help but replied excitedly.

If you think about it now, Zhou Fei is simply a business genius. Every seemingly independent decision can always inadvertently produce wonderful connections and bring unexpected results.

For example, the EA888 engine that was launched back then was obviously only prepared for Chunqi's new car at first, but later it fed a variety of models including Golf and Audi. It is really not surprising.

From the third perspective, it seems that Zhou Fei has the ability to predict the future.

"I think so too. The rotary engine that cost so much money can't be left to rot in our hands. If we make good use of it, it can still create great value for us." Zhou Fei nodded with a smile.

Anyway, at this time, the FIA ​​has not banned the use of rotary engines in car races. Zhou Fei can safely use this engine in this year's WRC Spanish sub-station.

Zhou Fei's goal is to let Audi and the rotary engine stand on the highest podium in the Spanish race!
In the following time, Zhou Fei and Ma Huafu had a detailed exchange about their upcoming work arrangements, and they chatted for a whole morning.

"It's almost time for lunch, let's chat while eating." Zhou Fei glanced at the time, and then said to Ma Huafu.

"Then I have to give Mr. Zhou a good meal today, hahaha." Ma Huafu said with a smile.

"Maybe not in the morning, just eat something at the food street near the park, and in the evening, let's go out and eat something good." Zhou Fei continued while putting on his clothes,
"After you return to Ninghang this time, first deal with the matter of the Mercedes-Benz production base, and then focus on the preparation of the race. The transformation of the car will be in charge of you. As for the driver, I will be responsible for it personally, and we will divide into two groups, trying to complete all the preparations before the end of next month."

(End of this chapter)