1855 United States Tycoon

Scrooge had been an engineer in his previous life. Although he was a tycoon in his life, he still often used himself as an engineer. So the basic skills of his drawing have never been lost. After mentioning the logo of the running bull with Frank, Scrooge took the piece of paper from Frank's hand and took a pencil from the own desk, and drew it with a few swish strokes. One head lowered its head, extended its two horns forward, and raised its tail high, as if it was about to rush over to attack. Then on the outside of it, a shield-shaped frame was drawn, and then the letters "masses" were written in the space above the bull.

If a fellow who is a traverser like Scrooge sees this sign, he will yell: "You’re plagiarism! Isn’t this Lamborghini’s bull?" But there is no second traverser here, so Scrooge was not worried that someone would expose himself. Moreover, as a traverser, he does not plagiarize. Isn’t that a waste of the quota for traversing? Besides, walking the way of others, leaving others nowhere to go, isn't this the kingly way of the traverser?

"How do you look at this icon?" Scrooge handed this thing to Frank.

"The bull, the text, and the shield-shaped edges are all made of gold, and the other places are made black." Scrooge added.

"This is so beautiful! Just look at it... this is it!" Frank had no insights into art, so much so that he couldn't find a vocabulary to describe this design. But since it was drawn by the big boss, of course it must be good. And it must be good.

"Ah, Frank, how is the military version of the truck doing?" Scrooge asked.

"Quickly, in fact, there is not much difference between that thing and our civilian version except for the heat sink. What? Is the war between us and Spain about to happen?"

As for Scrooge's bet that United States will go to war with Spain, everyone at the top of the consortium actually knows.

"At least until the canal is dug, definitely not. But the preparations must be done first." Scrooge said, "passenger cars must be paid more attention. Well, how are our supporting factories doing?"

"Passenger cars still only have some basic design schemes, and the final design has not been finalized yet." Frank replied.

"That's fine," Scrooge said. "Mr. Morgan has some ideas about passenger cars. He wants to order a special car. Of course, this guy won't place an order right away. I guess he will wait until the passenger car. After the street is rotten, I will customize the most high-end one for myself. Well, this guy is terrible. Here are some of his ideas. See if you can be a little enlightened."

Scrooge took out a letter from the drawer and handed it to Frank, and said, "Although the guy Morgan doesn't know anything about technology, he definitely specializes in enjoyment."

Frank took the letter and put it in own pocket. Said to Scrooge: "Mr. MacDonald, the engine factory is under construction. There are still a lot of things there. If there is nothing else, I will go back first."

"Ah, I'm fine." Scrooge looked down at his watch and said, "It's almost twelve o'clock. Let's go after dinner. Work is to be done. Life must continue. Don't make yourself look like John."

Frank thought for a while and said, "Then I will disturb you, Scrooge."

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Not only the new engine factory, but also the tire factory, as well as the automobile assembly plant are under busy construction. It is estimated that it will take at least half a year to start large-scale production. However, this has not affected the sales of cars, or even passenger cars that have not yet been written. Pre-sale of this kind of thing is not too new even in this era. However, in the hands of the MacDonald Consortium, all the pre-sales were spent.

Under the auspices of Frank, "Volkswagen" held another product launch conference at the New York Tower. This exhibition showcased the so-called "concept car" of passenger cars. Volkswagen stated in the media that these "concept cars" are still only models, but customers can learn about the design features of passenger cars through them. And can have the opportunity to make own suggestions on this. Volkswagen is willing to accept everyone's opinions humbly. If someone’s suggestion is adopted by the final production model, Volkswagen will also provide him with rewards of varying degrees from the right of first-hand purchase to a passenger car.

Because of this kind of publicity, there are still many people who come to visit Volkswagen's exhibition. In the middle of the booth of this exhibition, there are four one-to-one models of passenger cars, and someone is responsible for the explanation next to each model.

Originally, according to Scrooge’s idea, he hoped to make a few beautiful female car models in cool clothes, but in this era, United States people are generally quite conservative. This style of practice is estimated to be absolutely unacceptable to society. . Therefore, there are naturally no female models or anything else, and all that are left are technical personnel in formal wear.

Although it is a model, in fact, apart from the fact that it is not equipped with an engine and a series of things related to driving, such as a gearbox, such as a brake system, other components, these models are no longer different from real cars.

On the far right is the largest car, which looks like a large loaf of bread. The car body uses a steel-framed wooden structure, and a large area of ​​glass windows are installed around the car body. On the side of the car, there is a door open. From here, you can see the five rows of sofa seats on the car.

"Gentlemen, this is a bus developed by our company. It can replace the stagecoach. Compared with the stagecoach, it can transport more people at a time and faster. At the same time, because of the larger space, our car is also It can give each passenger a larger space than a carriage, and improve everyone's comfort." Next to the car, a commentator is giving an explanation to the visitors.

"There are electric lights on the car!" A lady exclaimed when she noticed that there were two big lights in the front part of the car.

"Yes, madam, this way, even at night, the safety of driving can be guaranteed."

On the other side of the booth, there was a large group of people surrounding a much smaller car.

This is a small car with only two seats. The car is painted bright yellow. The body is quite low, but the wheels are exceptionally wide. Different from the boxy shape of other cars, the lines of this car look like turning a speedboat over.

However, the attractiveness of viewing is not all due to its unique shape, but also due to the description erected next to it:

"Volkswagen'Hermes' sports car is expected to use a V12 type 8.0 displacement high-power engine, with 80 horsepower super power, and the speed is expected to break through 60 miles. This car is expected to adopt the method of order production and accept special customization to meet your needs. A dream that is fast and fast."

Although the price is not mentioned here, although this car is too small and the shape is too strange, but its nominal speed has attracted everyone's attention. After all, speed, higher speed, has always been a human dream.

"When will this car be on sale? How much does it cost?" a reporter asked the commentator next to him.

"The first car of this kind will be produced in about seven months. The owner already has it, but I can't tell you who he is. The pre-order price of the first car is quite high, probably more than $6,000. I am not very clear about the specific figures."

"US$6,000?" The reporter was taken aback, "How could it be so expensive? I see other cars, even the largest one, just over US$600?"

"The main reason is the high cost of high-power engines." The commentator explained, "In order to achieve such high power, each part needs to be polished by hand by the most experienced workers to ensure accuracy. In order to ensure the performance of such an engine For heat dissipation, we must also provide it with a unique heat dissipation system. This system is not interchangeable with other parts of the heat dissipation system on the car, and the output is low. It can only be made by workers manually, and we use it. The materials are the best. For the best performance, we spare no effort. For example, the heat sink of the radiator, the general family car uses cast iron heat sink, and the luxury version of the family car over there uses brass fan heat. In our car, you can see that the engine compartment is smaller than them, but our engine has greater horsepower and more natural heat. Therefore, in order to facilitate heat dissipation, we have selected the metal with the best thermal conductivity— —Silver is used to make the heat sink. The heat sink of this engine is all made of silver, which naturally increases the cost."

"In this way, this car may be a little far away from the public." The reporter said with a smile.

"This is the case for the time being. But with the advancement of technology, the cost will always drop, and maybe one day vehicles like this will enter the lives of ordinary people." At this time, Frank just passed by and heard the reporter's. Sigh, just say to him.

"Ah, Manager Frank, can this kind of car be reserved now?" the reporter asked, "Also, can you tell me how much this car is reserved?"

"This car can be booked, and only a deposit of $5,000 is required. However, because the production of it takes too much advanced technology workers, this car is produced in limited quantities. This year we only plan to produce three cars of this type. All of them have already been produced. There is a master," Frank replied.

"So how much do you plan to produce next year?" the reporter asked again.

"No more than ten. This kind of car exists more for Ascension's technology. Maybe in two or three years, some technologies that have been verified on this kind of car will also appear in cheaper quantities. On the production car."

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The news that Volkswagen is developing a car that is expected to exceed 60 miles in speed immediately became the focus of media attention. After such a series of reports, Volkswagen successfully shaped its own high-tech and high-quality image. Later, when other car manufacturers appeared one after another, they found that even if their cars are no less than or even surpassing Volkswagen's corresponding models in terms of performance, the prices are a lot cheaper, but the United States and even European ones Consumers will still give priority to buying Volkswagen cars marked with the Benniu logo. Because consumers generally think: "This kind of car is more advanced."

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