Great Power Industry: You're a private company building an aircraft carrier?

In the East, the Santana holds an unparalleled legendary status. It's known for its quick acceleration, fast start, and high quality; with just a slight touch of the accelerator, the car will surge forward...

This is a misconception held by the older generation!

Looking at the data, the Volkswagen Santana's 0-100 km/h acceleration is 12.8 seconds! In later generations, cars that take more than 8 seconds to accelerate are not worth showing off.

The Volkswagen Santana's legendary status among experienced drivers is merely a misconception stemming from poor road conditions and the inferior performance of other vehicles at the time. Its 1.8-liter engine only produced 95 horsepower and 145 Nm of torque; it's just that Volkswagen engineers cleverly tuned the engine to deliver its maximum torque at 3,000 rpm.

As for fuel consumption, the official standard is 8.2 liters per 100 kilometers, but in actual driving, it is easy to exceed 10 liters per 100 kilometers.

Of course, compared with cars of later generations, the Santana's technology is definitely outdated, but compared with the present era, the Santana is still very competitive and remains the dream car for countless people.

Now, is CMC (China Motor Corporation) developing entirely new engines and transmissions to elevate the performance of its vehicles to a whole new level? Or even to become the world's best?

Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!

Carl's mouth finally closed before it dislocated, and he took a deep breath: "In that case, I'm even more interested. I want to go check out Zhonghua Motors!"

“Mr. Carl, I’ll go with you!” Wei Hong quickly said.

Laiyang Group's reputation is simply too great! Everyone knows that whatever this group does, it can become number one in the world. They are also a little worried. What if Zhonghua Motor becomes the strongest car? Where will they put the face of state-owned enterprises that only know how to import technology?

However... automotive technology is not easy to advance. It can be said that the West has already developed internal combustion engine technology to its limit. Further improving performance is not so easy!

What if it's just a satellite launch? No, I have to go check it out!

“Okay.” Karl knew that it wasn’t appropriate for a foreigner like himself to go and see it directly; he needed to be accompanied by an Asian person to show his status.

Laiyang Group, China Motor Corporation.

Li Dongxu's face was full of fawning smiles: "President Qin, you are really amazing. We just asked an ordinary clerk to talk to Jin Yuzhong, and that guy took the initiative to lower all kinds of conditions. In particular, he asked for the patent license of the Mattiz car for one dollar. Now we don't have to worry about people saying that we are copying anymore."

"Daewoo Motors has already collapsed and scattered. They won't give us a single dollar. Besides, this is also to get more money for the engine production line." Qin Chuan said, "We also owe a lot to General Motors. If they hadn't pressured us so hard, we wouldn't have been able to reach an agreement."

"President Qin, come and see our carrier-based aircraft tractor!" As the two spoke, they had already arrived at the experimental workshop. Jin Daoyu ran out from inside, his face full of excitement.

The car was low to the ground, had no driver's cab, and looked like... a big bar of soap!

Ma Ming and others were also on site, still making final adjustments. Looking at the thick cables inside, Qin Chuan felt a sense of excitement.

The electric carrier-based aircraft tractor has finally been built within the stipulated time!

"Everyone has worked hard! Next, we need to take this vehicle to the wasteland village base for testing..."

Before Qin Chuan could finish speaking, someone else ran over: "President Qin, people from the Shanghai Auto Factory have arrived, and there are foreigners too!"

A car factory in Shanghai? What are these guys doing here?

Qin Chuan frowned, then looked at the car in front of him: "Tell them to wait. Let's drive this car out and test its traction first!"

In the reception room, Wei Hong looked displeased.

"We're from the Shanghai Automotive Factory, and this is an automotive expert from Volkswagen. It's an honor for you that we've come all this way, yet none of your managers have come to greet us, leaving us to languish. What does that mean?"

"I'm sorry, everyone, Mr. Qin and Mr. Li, along with the metalworker, have important matters to attend to and are temporarily unavailable. They will definitely come over once they're done..." The person in charge of reception spoke sincerely, but inwardly he was thinking, "Hmph, what's with the pretense! Our Laiyang Group receives plenty of important people!"

It turns out that the less capable a person is, the more they put on airs; true leaders are always low-key and amiable!

Carl didn't speak; he just stood in front of the window, looking at the scenery outside.

The factory area was newly built, and the trees on both sides of the road were also newly planted and not very lush, so he could easily see the entire factory area road.

The order was impeccable. Even when employees were walking, they walked in pairs or in rows of three. The discipline was even better than that of car factories in Shanghai.

Various vehicles transporting materials come and go... Wait, what kind of vehicle is driving over from the workshop in the distance?

There's no driver's cab, the vehicle is less than a meter tall, with large tires on both sides, and a large opening at the rear. The driver is sitting on the side, and it's moving...

Karl's eyes widened, and he held his breath.

Aircraft carrier deck aircraft tractor?

This thing is highly technologically advanced! Only a handful of companies in the world can produce it, and the price... at least ten million US dollars per unit!

Zhonghua Motors, isn't it supposed to only produce the QQ? Who would have thought they could also produce this kind of tractor truck?

No, no, it's very likely that they only look similar and could not possibly have the same performance!

When people from the East imitate others, they only copy the outer shell; can the inside be the same?

Just then, suddenly, a Steyr truck that was reversing in the factory made a few groans and stopped moving!

The driver hurriedly got out of the car, lifted up the cab, and tried various methods, but the engine only roared a few times before stopping.

Just then, the small carrier-based aircraft tractor drove over, and after a brief exchange, the tractor drove up in front of the Steyr and attached the tow rope!

"They're just joking! This is like trying to pull an elephant with ants!" At this moment, Wei Hong also walked over, looked at the scene, and laughed.

That car, smaller than a QQ, could it tow a Steyr?

In this era, the Steyr was like a train car on the highway! It often carried hundreds of tons of goods and crawled along like a snail. Even if the car below wasn't overloaded, it still weighed at least thirty or forty tons. Could it really be towed by that small car?

Impossible, impossible!

Carl ignored him and just stared at him with wide eyes.

The tractor started, the tow rope was tightened, and then... the Steyr's body swayed slightly, and then... it moved!

That's right, the 100-ton Steyr was actually towed by a small car!

The wheels didn't slip, the car started very smoothly, and you couldn't even hear a sound!

This vehicle's traction is insanely powerful! It's small and agile, making it easy to maneuver on deck. The start-up is smooth, and the transmission system has no shocks whatsoever... This is absolutely a top-notch deck tractor!

Carl was speechless with astonishment. If there was a ceiling to automobile manufacturing technology, this was probably the car. He never expected that Laiyang Group could actually manufacture it! Even Volkswagen couldn't compare!

Also, the car wasn't smoking or making any noise. What's going on here?