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After finishing the exterior, power and interior, what's left is the chassis.

Speaking of which, Second Automobile Works' BMWs are not yet known for their sportiness, but are more famous for their power, performance and luxury.

However, in this generation, Fang Xiang not only improved the power performance, but also took the luxury to a higher level.

Well, it turns out that the BMW tone of time and space is sporty, and Fang Xiang also wants to try it.

It’s just that Fang is not very professional when it comes to the chassis, and BMW didn’t pay much attention to it before.

But it’s not a big problem. Fang Xiang has the complete chassis of the Range Rover in his mind, although it is an old model.

But anyone who has ridden in a Range Rover will feel that it is like a large, bulky boat with no sense of driving or control at all.

Can this also be used as a reference?

Oh, yes, it really can!

The Range Rover is a mid-to-large SUV, but it is basically not far from a full-size SUV.

Such a large size has natural advantages over smaller chassis, and it can perfectly match the chassis of the 7 Series without almost any changes.

Shorten it a bit, adjust it a bit, and it becomes the chassis of the 5 Series.

However, the chassis of the 3 Series and M Series, which are already performance cars, cannot be completely copied and borrowed.

But it's not a big problem. Car users of this era actually don't have the same obvious and extreme requirements for sportiness as those in later generations.

Nowadays, global racing events have actually been in full swing for many years. Of course, they are not as exciting and popular as they are in later generations.

Just because BMW originated in China, many Western countries secretly exclude it, and they are just short of explicitly prohibiting BMW from participating in the competition.

But Fang Xiang was dismissive of those events, as if I was willing to participate? !

In fact, many car models that have participated in competitions and won awards have been privately compared with BMW by many car enthusiasts or organizations.

The result was an unexpected slap in the face of many events and car models.

Many cars can't even run faster than 330.

However, due to well-known reasons and the restrictions on dissemination, this news was quickly blocked.

From this incident alone, we can see that the engine and chassis designed by Fang Xiang are actually far superior to those of all contemporary global automakers.

Yes, all!

This is also one of the important reasons why BMW has become popular all over the world.

The most obvious thing is that when other companies' 2.0-liter engines generally have a power of less than 100 horsepower, BMW's 2.0-liter engines have a power of nearly 110 horsepower.

While other companies' 3.0-liter engines are still fluctuating around 150 horsepower, BMW's 3.0-liter engines are already working towards 180 horsepower.

And the fuel consumption is not much higher than yours. Can global car companies bear this?

In addition, the chassis of BMW was originally reduced from the Wrangler, but the difference is 50 years. This generation gap is enough to beat the whole world.

When many people still didn't understand what this design was used for, BMW had already taken the lead.

However, this time, Fang Xiang did not continue to refer to the Wrangler for the chassis of the 3 Series and M Series.

The reference this time is Tank 300.

After all, the Tank 300 was almost the ceiling of domestic cars in terms of workmanship, quality and design before Fang Xiang traveled through time.

At that time, the ceiling of domestic cars was not far from the ceiling of car companies around the world, even luxury brands.

Uh, don’t talk about super luxury, sports cars and supercars, they are not the same concept.

Therefore, even if the chassis of the Tank 300 is reduced again and again, the resulting chassis will still be a level better than the current BMW.

Moreover, Fang Xiang had specially designed and adjusted it to be more sporty. However, it was not so abnormal that the steering wheel would be fed back when the white line was crossed.

The main reason for adopting the Tank 300 chassis is to take into account the off-road factors of the X series.

Yes, the next generation of BMW will be replaced by sedans. After all, the X series has only been out for a year, which is far from the level and time for a generational change.

At the same time, because half of Second Automobile's production lines are now the most advanced and cutting-edge, the situation of eliminating production lines has been naturally avoided.

As for the current production lines, Fang Xiang and Cao Tianwei also reached a consensus to reserve them for future X series modifications.

Winter turned to spring, and Fang Xiang stayed at Second Automobile Works for two full months, finally completing all the next generation of BMW models.

"Why don't you wait before leaving? The prototype of the new 7 Series will roll off the production line in a few days?"

After finishing his work, Fang Xiang planned to leave Luoyi and return to Yangcheng.

However, Cao Tianwei was somewhat reluctant to leave.

"No, brother, you are the chief engineer of Second Automobile Works now, not me.

I can't feed food into your mouths, can I?"

As soon as Cao Tianwei opened his mouth, Fang Xiang knew what he was thinking.

Aren't you just thinking about making Fang Xiang take full responsibility?

The 7 series that Cao Tianwei mentioned rolling off the production line was actually hand-crafted by engineers at the Second Automobile Works.

Except for a few products such as airbags, starry sky roof and angel eyes that are currently difficult to mass-produce and require a lot of experiments, they actually produced a prototype car very quickly.

After all, Li Yunlong dared to attack Ping'angle with only a few hundred people, let alone two or three hundred top automotive engineers?

"Just give it a try. You have to try it anyway. I feel more at ease with you around."

Cao Tianwei is almost fifty years old now, but he still has a cheerful look on his face.

But he only did this in front of Fang Xiang, which made the engineers and graduate students around him cover their mouths and laugh.

"Brother, you don't have to rush the BMW upgrade. If you follow my opinion, these new technologies can be released the year after next, that is, in 87 or even 88.

Aren’t there still many things that cannot be mass-produced and many components with very low yield rates?

You guys take your time, work on it, and when you have a solid understanding of it and have mastered the technology, you can still launch it on the market.”

Looking at Cao Tianwei's face, Fang Xiang also spoke patiently.

"No, wait until 88? According to your previous request, we have to change the generation every six years. If you do this, won't it be eight years?"

Cao Tianwei was a little confused. The six-year generation change was a strategy that Fang Xiang had decided on more than ten years ago.

“There are no hard and fast rules. You know what Bens is like now.

I heard that their next generation W140 platform will be launched ahead of schedule because BMW is catching up so hard and they can’t help it.”

Today's Mercedes-Benz still uses the W126 platform, which was launched in 80 and has been suppressed by BMW all over the world.

In the past, Mercedes-Benz could rely on North America, Western Europe, and part of the market share in other regions to support its sales and brand.

But now that BMW has landed in North America, Western Europe is the only market left that dominates the market. Mercedes-Benz is having a harder time, and is getting worse day by day.

So it is inevitable that they plan to launch the classic Mercedes-Benz w140 generation ahead of schedule.

But, in Fang Xiang’s eyes, what’s the big deal about Hu Tou Ben? Before I traveled through time, you had become a classic, the childhood memory of many people.

But now? With the new generation of BMW, you have to give up this classic.

"You mean, publish it before Bens?"

Cao Tianwei tasted the flavor immediately.

"No, let him start!"

Fang Xiang chuckled, with the corners of his mouth curled up.

BMW will be the first to go, and Mercedes-Benz will most likely buy a batch of BMWs, disassemble them, and then move some new things to their W140.

If Mercedes-Benz starts first and BMW follows, they will lose even this only chance.

You know, Fang Xiang knows very well what is in the Tiger-headed Benz.

Mercedes-Benz has everything except air suspension, but Mercedes-Benz may not have what BMW has.

Considering that the three research institutes in Shanghai are providing support behind BMW, it is highly likely that BMW will be equipped with a lot of advanced configurations in two years.

I want to see how Mercedes-Benz can maintain this status as the world's number one luxury brand!

"I'm afraid that Second Automobile Works won't be able to wait until that day..."

Just when Fang Xiang was feeling full of confidence, Cao Tianwei suddenly said something leisurely.