Of course, there are many people who just like bigger, better, but after all, they are only a small part, and they still have to consider the needs of the mainstream market.
The new engine is very powerful, and it is completely overkill when used on existing models. It is not necessary or feasible to re-develop a larger model. From this point of view, the only way to make improvements is to make improvements based on the size of the original model.
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Since the engine can drive a heavier body and provide sufficient power, he can completely develop a high-end SUV with more powerful performance and greater weight based on the existing chassis!
So after some weighing and thinking, little Taylor finally decided to develop a heavy-duty bulletproof vehicle based on the existing large SUV chassis!
Although Taylor Motors is small in scale, don't forget that in addition to the production and sales of regular pickup trucks and SUVs, their other main business is to modify vehicles for various special purposes according to customer needs.
RVs, engineering vehicles and other special vehicles, which naturally also include the modification of bulletproof vehicles.
Therefore, Taylor Automotive Company actually has very rich experience in the field of bulletproof vehicles.
In addition to a small number of bulletproof versions launched by a limited number of automobile manufacturers, most of the bulletproof vehicles on the market today are later modified by modification factories, just like Taylor's previous bulletproof modification business.
Due to the complexity of bulletproof cars, production and modification take much longer than ordinary cars. Therefore, whether you purchase it directly or modify it later, you need to wait for a long time before delivery. Therefore, the entire automobile market,
Bulletproof cars are not in large supply.
The United States is a country where guns can be legally held, and shootings have occurred frequently in recent years. The demand for bulletproof cars has been increasing year by year. In addition, the delivery cycle of bulletproof cars is long, and the supply is somewhat in short supply.
And although there is competition in the bulletproof car field, there are only a few types of bulletproof cars on sale. Even bulletproof modification factories will have some impact, but the overall competition is not that fierce, and it is stronger than their original ordinary pickup and SUV fields.
How much to pay.
So little Taylor confidently started the research and development of a bulletproof SUV.
However, the new engine that Addicott finally successfully developed did not have powerful performance that far exceeded similar engines as he said. At most, it could only be said to be on par with similar engines and lower than the ones they purchased before.
The Ford version of the engine is indeed more powerful, but it is also very limited.
Originally, if you only looked at this engine alone, it was actually very good. This meant that Taylor Motors finally had its own engine and no longer needed to purchase it from outside. The production cost would be greatly reduced, and the company's overall strength would also be greatly improved.
of improvement.
But when Taylor Jr. planned to close the R&D department, Addicott over-exaggerated the performance of this engine in order to save money, which led to Taylor Jr.'s new model development plan centered on this fictional "super engine".
It was done to extremely high standards from the beginning.
The outer shell of the entire vehicle is composed of armor, ceramics, bulletproof glass, special alloys and bulletproof composite materials. The bulletproof level reaches VR7, which can effectively withstand AK47 and grenade attacks. However, at the same time, this 5.2-meter-long large bulletproof off-road vehicle
, the vehicle weighs 3.5 tons, which is more than a ton heavier than their original ordinary off-road vehicle of the same size.
According to the original data given by Addicott, this new engine is enough to easily drive this heavy guy, and it can also maintain very strong power.
But now the actual performance of this engine is far from what Addicott described. This makes the bulletproof off-road vehicle designed exactly according to the engine data he gave, after being installed with this shrunken version of the engine, become
A silver-like pewter spearhead that has a handsome appearance and strong defense, but can't even climb a slope!
After the engine was just installed on the prototype car, most of the initial driving tests were barely passed, but the overall performance was very average, with mediocre acceleration performance and top speed, which was far from the planned powerful performance.
In the subsequent hill climbing test, the shortcomings of insufficient power were completely exposed.
Off-road vehicles themselves need to have strong off-road capabilities. In addition to strong defense capabilities, bulletproof off-road vehicles must also have the ability to quickly evacuate when attacked.
If you encounter a slope with a slightly larger angle and are stopped, it will be nothing more than a turtle shell. No one will spend an expensive price to buy a car that can only be beaten on the spot, but cannot take him to evacuate quickly.
Bulletproof car.
Although this new engine is still excellent, it is far from powerful and cannot drive this heavy bulletproof off-road vehicle. At this time, it is too late to replace other engines.
From the very beginning of the design stage, this car was designed in accordance with the engine dimensions and specifications given by Addicott, the layout of the engine compartment, the specifications and layout of the clutch and transmission, the layout of the drive shaft, the frame and the load-bearing type.
The layout of the underbody and many other aspects of design are closely related to the engine.
If another engine model is replaced at this time, all these designs will have to be overthrown, and half of the previous efforts will be in vain.
Replacing the engine, modifying the design, and re-developing the engine required a lot of time and huge expenses. At this time, Taylor Motors could no longer afford it.
It was originally a desperate effort to develop this bulletproof off-road vehicle. If it is developed as smoothly as planned, maybe it can really open up the situation with this vehicle and develop rapidly.
But at this time, Taylor's working capital was almost exhausted, the special vehicle modification business was closed, and car sales dropped sharply. It was almost unable to make ends meet. The situation at this time no longer allowed them to continue to spend time and money on modifying new models.
The company is on the verge of bankruptcy!
This bulletproof off-road vehicle, which was filled with little Taylor's ambition and planned to use him to expand the company in one fell swoop, ended in failure.
But now, the research and development of this new model has failed, and the entire business has collapsed. The automobile company, which is on the verge of bankruptcy, has fallen into the hands of Chen Mo, together with the bulletproof off-road vehicle that failed in research and development.
Naturally, Chen Mo will not let this company that already belongs to him continue to decline. He wants money and technology. All he has to do now is to find a good development direction.