Chapter 336 Wanting (Part 2)
In the morning of the next day, Hisashi Matsuyama and his entourage almost couldn't wait to experience the feeling of driving, and then fell directly infatuated.
This is indeed a rotor car, but it is not Mazda's rotor car, but it is more addicted to Matsuyama and the technical director than any Mazda's own model.
Both of them have a very strange feeling that this car is not Mazda's, but there is a subtle arrangement in the dark, as if Mazda should be like this when it develops later. This is definitely a dream car with Mazda genes, very suitable for Mazda but not Mazda.
In fact, Hisashi Matsuyama and the others hardly slept last night. They took the technical information that Guo Tailai gave them, and they were almost researching one by one to see if they could exploit the loopholes.
Many good things in China are like this. Their own protection is not very thoughtful, and there are always loopholes to exploit. Even many things have not even applied for patents. Just like the cloisonné in the past, not only did it not apply for a patent, but it also specially invited Japanese friends to visit the production process, and even allowed photography, which simply handed over the technical patent to others. Although it has been better in the past few years, it is only a superficial article, and there are still many loopholes to exploit in some things.
It's a pity that Hisashi Matsuyama and the others didn't expect at all this time that Christina Company itself is an expert in patenting. Zhao Yanyan has spent several years training employees so that they are familiar with international patent laws and have practical experience. He has even fought dozens of lawsuits, which is really rich experience.
The three of Matsuyama Hisashi studied for a whole night, but they didn't find anything that could be exploited. Not to mention the beautiful exterior design of the model, the important chassis and gearbox technology, even the small improvement of the oil pump and several unique turbos have registered international patents, and there are no loopholes at all.
The only problem is that the core patent of the engine is still Mazda's, but this can't make things difficult for Guo Tailai. Guo Tailai's current name is private modification, and he didn't take the profit, so he can modify it as he wants.
In this name to prevent Guo Tailai from selling the model design? Totally impossible. Patents are not unique to Mazda. Mazda originally bought them from the Germans. In addition, which of the major international manufacturers does not have a few key technology patents, and if other car companies want to use it, can Mazda stop it? Dare to stop?
Therefore, if Mazda wants to get the design of this new model, it can only honestly participate in the auction and bid for it. Of course, if Mazda can connect all the major international manufacturers, or persuade them not to join the army of rotors, they will be the only one to bid, and they may be able to win at a low price.
Hisashi Matsuyama and the others have been thinking about how to get a complete model design at the lowest cost all night. After seeing the appearance and parameters of that model, they have already decided that the new model must be won.
This model can be used as Mazda's next-generation rotor car. It can be an upgraded version or a high-end version of RX-7. Such a powerful performance will definitely become the first choice for lovers who are passionate and pursue extreme speed.
You know, almost all models of Mazda have basically never set a record on the New Nordschleife. If the design of this model can be obtained, according to Guo Tailai's engine modification idea, how crazy the power increase will be if the displacement of 1.3 is increased to 1.6 or 2.0? Mazda's rotor car can jump into the ranks of supercars, and what great benefits will it bring to the entire Mazda brand and development?
The only question is how much will be paid, or how little can be paid.
While Hisashi Matsuyama and the others were testing the car, Hines also came to the track again. He wanted to drive his recently acquired Porsche 993 turbo and replace it with an engine manually processed and assembled by Guo Tailai, so as to hit the record of the New Nordschleife again.
Heinz also came with a Porsche friend. Of course, this is a private event. Heinz is the reserve driver of the McLaren team and will not help Porsche drive. Private play, even if it breaks the record, will not be officially recorded. Just like helping Guo Tailai hit the lap record this time, it will only be recorded in the leaderboard of individual players, and will not appear in the lap record of professional mass-produced cars.
Compared with Guo Tailai who wanted to rent a professional parking space and let the management official speed test, it was much easier for Hines to play here privately. Drive your own car over, buy a ticket, drive to the starting point, and start recording when your friend presses the stopwatch. It's very simple.
Seeing Heins' car rushing out crazily, the Porsche friend always felt that he didn't know what was wrong. The engine must have been modified, otherwise the sound would not be so quiet. But this friend didn't think too much about it. Anyway, Hines came to the track to keep fit, so he could play whatever he wanted.
When the car came back from a lap, my friend subconsciously pressed the stopwatch, picked it up, and saw that it was seven minutes and fifty-three seconds, which was four seconds faster than the official record of this car. They are all playing with cars, and he is very happy about it. He just waits for Hines to come back to see how the engine has been modified.
When Hines came back from the second lap, the time was 7 minutes and 52 seconds, which was one second faster than the previous lap.
This time, Hines didn't run anymore, and drove his friend directly to the parking lot outside, because the friend wanted to see how the engine of Hines had been modified.
"What's going on?" He opened the hood in the parking lot, and what Hines' friend saw was a brand new engine. It would be fine if it was a different engine, but this engine looks exactly the same as the original one! There is no difference at all except that the outer surface treatment is more refined and the manufacturing precision seems to be higher.
"It's just like what you saw." Hines was very satisfied with the result. He didn't change anything, but the rebuilt engine achieved a five-second improvement, which already made him very satisfied.
To be able to improve by five seconds on the New North Circuit is simply a crazy thing in this era. You know, this is a mass-produced car, except that the engine is rebuilt according to the design, the other parts are not modified at all!
This is also the reason why Hines' friends were surprised. If Hines' car was modified and tuned, it would be no problem to run fast. But obviously not, it was just reprocessed. Could it be that the design inside was secretly changed during the process of processing?
"The engine is disassembled. I want to see the inside." Hines' friend immediately made a request to Hines. He is from Porsche. He is very familiar with the engine of this car. He must have a look. Where is the engine superior.