"Mr. Li, so, we will still have to turbocharge in the future?"

Lao Liang asked again, in fact, some automobile companies have been using turbocharger for a long time.

It was first used by Europeans, but later Europeans discovered that this thing was more powerful after using it on cars, but the fuel consumption was not small at all, and the later maintenance was particularly troublesome.

The turbine was very expensive, and the materials at that time were not up to standard, so it usually took a turbo for 40,000 kilometers. The residual value of a new car four years later is still a problem whether it is more valuable than a turbine.

So soon Europeans abandoned the turbocharged engine. Later, in the early 1990s, Japanese cars once again introduced turbocharged to their engines in order to compete with European brands.

The famous Honda Red Turban, Mitsubishi EVO, Subaru's Impreza, Nissan God of War GTR were all famous turbocharged engines at that time.

These engines not only created the glory of Japanese cars, but also brought the turbocharger back to the sight of the automakers.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. These turbocharged engines were glorious for less than ten years and were abandoned by Japanese manufacturers. The reason is very simple. Just like the problems encountered by European manufacturers many years ago, the materials were not up to standard and the later maintenance cost was too high.

So far, there are only a few mass-produced cars in the world that still insist on using turbochargers, including Mitsubishi's EVO, Subaru's Impreza, and Audi.

However, ordinary family cars generally don’t install this thing. After all, household cars are usually grocery shopping cars, and no one will drive them out to race.

So installing a turbine is a bit of a loss.

And so far, Audi is the only turbocharged model sold in China. Although Volkswagen has been promoting that turbocharger is a representative of high-tech, this can fool a layman who is not aware of his profession.

As for those who know cars, they generally don’t believe in Audi’s style, especially those who engage in car research and development, or those who have driven Audi cars.

Nowadays, Audi has always been the first model of official cars. Therefore, it has become a climate in China. Many people regard it as a high-end model that is not inferior to Mercedes-Benz and BMW, and also comes with turbos.

But anyone who has driven an Audi car knows that the two engines with turbos, 1.8T and 2.2T, both Audi's two engines with turbos have problems with burning engine oil.

Moreover, in cold areas, due to the problem of burning engine oil, once winter enters, due to uneven friction, you often face the risk of pulling the cylinder.

If such a problem occurs, changing the engine is an indispensable step. Germans have killed the Chinese, but they are never ruthless and change the engine. They dare to ask you for 140,000 yuan.

So nowadays, ordinary people are afraid to buy Audi cars with rich wealth.

Lao Liang has been working on the engine for so many years and has touched many Audi cars. He is aware of Audi's problems. However, as an engine engineer, what he knows is that the reason why Audi's engine has such problems has a lot to do with the turbines they installed.

Now that Boss Li actually said he wanted to build a turbocharged engine, he couldn't not only worry, but what if our engine was created and there were the same problems as Audi?

Another key problem is that there are only a few companies that can produce and manufacture automotive turbochargers in the world, and they can play the best.

The number one NO.1 is Honeywell in the United States. This company is the most popular giant in this industry. The turbines produced by them are mainly used in aircraft, ships, and military vehicles.

As for the turbochargers used in household cars, they are completely a piece of cake and optional things for them.

The second one is BorgWarner. Compared with Honeywell, this company is a bit unadjusted. It also has turbochargers, mechanical superchargers, and transmissions, and everything is done, but it is still a bit famous.

Then there is Luke from Germany. Although it is a German company, it is completely worth mentioning compared to the first two companies in this field.

The worst thing is Mitsubishi, the fourth place. Their turbochargers were all taken down by the Americans, and they were even worse than Luke. But even so, their turbochargers are already proud of Asia.

As for China, it can only be described in the word "hehe". So far, not to mention automotive turbochargers, even aircraft and marine turbochargers that have been noisy for many years have not been done yet...

Boss Li, who was sitting opposite, actually said he wanted to get a turbocharged engine. This made Lao Liang feel that this young man is a bit too happy to be successful.

Lao Liang has Lao Liang's idea, but Li Yifan also has his own idea. Nowadays, it seems that the turbocharger is a useless person, and it can fool people in China who don't know anything about automobile culture at all.

Internationally, turbocharger has never been a mainstream product.

However, a few years later, as oil prices gradually rise to more than one hundred dollars per barrel, Europe and the United States have become increasingly stricter on automobile pollution and displacement restrictions, turbochargers will surely become the mainstream of future automotive engine development.

Due to the limitations on displacement requirements, if the displacement and cylinder number are not increased, the engine power must not change, and even be improved compared to before, then we must work hard on the engine's external plug-in.

In later generations, several important plug-ins summarized by many automotive engineers are turbochargers, superchargers, and direct injection technology.

Among them, the turbocharger is the first to be affected.

With the continuous improvement of materials science, the life of a turbocharger is no longer a problem. Ten years later, the life of the turbine can reach the point where it is synchronized with the engine and is maintenance-free for life.

Moreover, the problem of heat dissipation in turbines is no longer a problem that plagues automobile companies with the birth of the turbine cooling system developed by Valeo.

So in that era when many heroes emerged, if you didn’t have a T on the engine, you would be embarrassed to tell others that you are a new car.

In this field, Volkswagen, who has always insisted on using turbochargers, has become the winner of enjoying the biggest market cake.

It was precisely because of Volkswagen's success that Ford, General Motors and other companies joined one after another. In the end, even the always conservative Japanese couldn't sit still and joined the battle group.

Even many domestic automobile manufacturers have added plug-ins to their engines, so for Li Yifan, instead of waiting until then, it is better to start preparing for the future now.

"Yes, we just want to do turbocharger, and not only turbocharger, but also mechanical supercharger. We also need to do it, as well as direct injection technology. Lao Liang, the burden on your shoulders is not light! But you don't have any burden. Now, only Volkswagen is working on these technologies, and other companies are waiting and watching, but we also need to follow up. I have a relationship with Europe and the United States, and I can also get a lot of technologies. At that time, I will sort out those technologies and take them over..."

Li Yifan's decisiveness made Lao Liang a little confused. This boss is not crazy.

"What? Lao Liang can't trust me?"

Of course, Li Yifan could understand what Lao Liang's expression meant. In fact, his hesitation was due to his lack of confidence.

Volkswagen is now engaged in TSI, integrating mechanical supercharge, turbocharger, and direct injection technology into one engine. Although these technologies have not been completed, Volkswagen, who is well versed in advertising, has hyped these technologies for several years.

They started researching in 2000, and then kept exposing publicity in various media. Although they had not succeeded yet, their publicity has deceived many people who are not aware of their profession.

Damn, so many technologies that I have never heard of have been integrated together, so the engine with these technologies is not very awesome? No, is it very awesome?

It is through such exposure and brainwashing that the public has already established their noble image without people knowing it.

And as soon as the annual financial report is released, we will brag about it everywhere, saying that we plan to invest 1 billion US dollars this year. In the research and development of this TSI project, we plan to invest 1 billion next year.

Consumers don’t know. When they hear that they invested one billion, I’m damn, this technology must be awesome, right? Is it quietly necessary to invest one billion?

Moreover, such numbers also play a good deterrent role for those who intend to imitate and copy them.

Small and medium-sized car companies, when they hear that Volkswagen invested 1 billion yuan, even if there is something wrong with it, they will actually spend 500 million yuan. It is hard to say what the results will be. Will we still follow us? Forget it, let’s talk about it later.

Large car companies, such as Japanese car dealers and American car dealers, do not look down on Volkswagen's technology at all.

Therefore, the public's series of rhetorics can only fool people, such as Lao Liang, a relatively simple domestic practitioner.

When he heard that Li Yifan was going to do TSI, he thought about the investment of the public. He was really embarrassed. Does the boss really have so much money?

People have spent billions of dollars, but they are still US dollars, and they haven't made it yet. Can we do it?

What Li Yifan has to do now is to lead Lao Liang’s door to break this lack of confidence in himself.
Chapter completed!