If you cheat, money will follow

A certain brand from a certain country, in a laboratory.

In the spacious workshop, there are dozens of Lexing machines of different colors, neatly arranged.

Another Lexing has been dismantled into parts by engineers. Tens of thousands of parts are neatly placed on the ground, which is really beautiful.

A middle-aged man who looked like a supervisor and had a good facial expression walked into the laboratory with a swagger.

He asked, "How's it going?"

The person in charge of the laboratory bowed slightly and said respectfully: "Hi, Minister, welcome to your arrival. During the dismantling process, we conducted simultaneous analysis and research and achieved certain results."

"Yo Xi, you did a good job!" The minister raised his eyebrows, "Then please tell me."

"Yes, Minister. The focus of our research is on the engine and gearbox." The person in charge said:

"This engine adopts a modular design and uses mainstream technologies on the market, such as overhead direct injection, dual VVT, timing chain, roller rocker arm valve drive structure, etc..."

“In addition, an electronically controlled hydraulic valve structure, integrated exhaust manifold, etc. are also used, and we also find ceramic ball bearings on the turbocharger.”

"This is a relatively novel design that uses ceramic ball bearings to replace traditional steel column bearings. Based on the hardness properties of ceramics, it should be said that it structurally solves the problem of oil consumption caused by turbocharger bearing wear."

"This design is worth learning from if the company wants to launch a turbocharged engine."

"In general, the design of this engine is relatively advanced and novel."

"But if it is limited to this, it is not worth our efforts to study. What is important is that we discovered a material with amazing performance on the engine and gearbox, ceramics!"

"Ceramics? Is it ceramic coating technology? Or nanoceramic technology?" the minister asked

"Minister, it's none of them, it's all made of ceramic material." The person in charge shook his head and said

"What? This is an amazing discovery. If all ceramics are used, then it can be understood why this engine can achieve both high performance and low fuel consumption."

"Yes, Minister. We found that this engine uses ceramic materials in key components, such as the engine's inner cylinder wall, cylinder head, crankshaft, connecting rod, piston...etc., and the components on the turbocharger. The balls are also made of this ceramic material.”

"It is precisely because these parts are replaced with ceramic materials that this engine can achieve power increases by increasing the internal operating temperature and greatly increasing the pressure."

"At the same time as the power is increased, the combustion efficiency of this engine is as high as 48%, which is simply a dream ratio."

"Songgas, 48%! What an exciting figure. They must have overcome the natural defects of ceramic materials before they dared to boldly use them on engines..." the minister sighed:

"They are really too extravagant and wasteful. This epoch-making material has a wider range of uses and should not be used in civilian car engines."

"Perhaps they are confident that this material will not be cracked or copied."

"Yoshi, you are so confident. So can we crack and imitate this material?" the minister asked.

"Minister, the current contact time is short, so we can't do it yet. But as long as we are given enough time, we will definitely be able to crack and imitate it." The person in charge said confidently.

"You are very good!"

"But we need more partners and more material experts to participate." The person in charge continued:

"Because we found an incredible ingredient in this material, aluminum alloy! How can two materials that cannot produce chemical reactions be perfectly combined?"

"It is the existence of aluminum alloy that effectively overcomes the natural defects of ceramic materials, while retaining properties such as high hardness, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance."

"I accept your request. I will apply to the company to dispatch more personnel, especially materials research and development personnel, to participate in the research." The minister nodded and continued:

"Now tell me about the gearbox."

"Yes, Minister. This gearbox is an 8-speed dual-clutch gearbox. It is 8 kilograms lighter than our own 40AT gearbox. It is suitable for longitudinal rear-drive platforms and four-wheel drive platforms. It is also more economical than Our 8AT gearbox has improved by 25%."

"We estimate that they won't launch a front-wheel-drive car until they have a new transmission."

"The transmission ratio of this transmission is as high as 20:1, which is twice as high as the transmission ratio of the common dual-clutch transmissions on the market. The maximum torque it can withstand is as high as 1000N·M..."

"This also shows that based on the use of this gearbox, the models they will launch in the future may be high-power, high-torque sports models."

"them……"

"Wait a minute, a dual-clutch gearbox can withstand a torque of more than 1000N·M. They use ceramic materials?" the minister asked.

"Yes, Minister. The main reason why this gearbox can withstand a torque of more than 1000N·M is because they use a ceramic clutch plate."

"Based on the high hardness and wear-resistant characteristics of ceramic materials, it is not afraid of problems such as excessive temperature, thermal decay or even loss of control caused by frequent starts and rapid acceleration."

“We also found that this gearbox leaves enough space for the integrated electric motor inside, and can be equipped with hybrid and pure electric models, which is in line with future trends..."

“What’s even more interesting is that because this transmission can withstand high torque, it can match off-road vehicles without being paired with a low-speed transfer case, and is suitable for paved and non-paved roads.”

"They may want to follow BMW's example and use one transmission to cover most models to save R&D costs."

"Sodis, it seems that this kind of ceramic material is widely used and the manufacturing cost will not be too high." The minister guessed.

"Yes, Minister." The person in charge nodded and said:

"We have calculated the manufacturing cost of Lexing. Excluding R&D costs and material costs, the cost of manufacturing a Lexing car should be around 60 yuan. When converted into their country's currency, it is about 3 yuan. .”

“Referring to Lexing’s guidance price, we estimate that the manufacturing cost of this material should be equal to or slightly higher than that of aluminum alloy.”

"Sagasnei, from now on, you and your team will temporarily put aside other work and fully participate in the cracking and development of this material."

"Hi, Minister."

"As for the material research and development personnel you requested, I will apply to the company for deployment. I believe the company will attach importance to support. As long as you can successfully complete this task, your future will not be here..."

"Hi, Minister! We will work hard and won't let you down."