#102 - Car Launch (2)

While everyone was still lost in their imaginations, Lu Haifeng said with a smile, "Now that everyone has seen the magnificent appearance of our Audi A4, I think you must all be curious about its performance and configuration!"

"Some friends might be thinking that no matter how good the appearance of a sedan is, it doesn't mean anything. After all, the most important thing to measure the quality of a car is its configuration and performance."

"No matter how good the appearance is, if the engine performance is not good, it is still not practical."

"But what I want to say is, our appearance is so magnificent, how could its performance be far behind?"

"As Audi's first mass-produced model, do you think we would ruin our own brand?"

Hearing these words, the audience smiled knowingly. Before they could react, Lu Haifeng continued, "Now, let me introduce the various configurations and performance aspects of our Audi A4."

"First of all, you can see that the two cars on my left are equipped with a 1.8T Audi A4 engine, and the two on the right are equipped with a 2.0T Audi A4 engine."

Lu Haifeng paused deliberately, but the audience looked confused.

1. 8T? 2.0T?

What the heck?

Do car engine displacements use 'T' as a unit of measurement?

Could it be that Audi has re-established the standard displacement? No way, that's amazing, they're actually starting to set the rules.

So, all the audience members looked at each other in confusion, and some even took out their phones to ask.

"Does anyone know what 1.8T and 2.0T car engine displacements are? I've never heard of them before. Am I just ignorant?"

"Haha, you haven't heard of it, and neither have I! I have a bold guess, could it be that the country has re-established the displacement standard?"

"You're overthinking it. How is that possible? The displacement standard that has been used for hundreds of years, how can it be changed just like that?"

"So it's not just me who's confused. I thought I was the only one who didn't know. Seeing that everyone doesn't know, I'm relieved."

"I really want to know what big move Audi wants to make. It's really hard to say that Audi is going to make a big move."

"Stop digressing, we're researching what 1.8T and 2.0T actually are."

"Does anyone know now? If not, I'll come back and ask later. It's really frustrating. Let me see if I can find out what 'T' means on Qian Du."

"Why does the chairman of Huaxing Technology like to keep people in suspense so much? You should explain it first."

… …

As expected, the confused audience members were anxious. They were all eager to know what Lu Haifeng meant by 1.8T and 2.0T.

It's no wonder the audience was confused, after all, this world doesn't have turbocharger engines yet.

1. 8L and 2.0L are very familiar to them, but they have never heard of the term turbocharger engine.

Not to mention them, even the automotive giants watching the live broadcast of the press conference were confused. And the more anxious they were, the more they unknowingly fell into Lu Haifeng's trap.

Lu Haifeng deliberately paused for a while, just to give them some buffer time and arouse their curiosity about turbocharger engines.

If the audience wasn't anxious, how could he arouse their curiosity? Without arousing their curiosity, how could he push the press conference to a climax?

How else could he highlight the unique charm of turbocharger engines and the high-end appeal of the Audi A4?

There's an old saying that curiosity killed the cat, isn't that the truth?

Only curiosity will make them bite.

… …

After a moment, Lu Haifeng looked at the expressions of everyone under the stage and said, "I guess everyone is curious now, how are the 1.8T and 2.0T displacements that I mentioned defined?"

"Some people might even think that I'm deliberately mystifying and deliberately changing a code name to reflect the uniqueness of our Audi A4, or maybe everyone is guessing whether we have re-established a displacement standard."

"Haha, of course not. With Audi's technology, do we need to do those sensational things?"

"As for the latter, congratulations, you guessed half right. This can indeed be regarded as a new displacement standard, but not entirely."

"After all, it's difficult for everyone to accept a sudden change in displacement standards, so don't guess blindly and listen to me slowly."

Lu Haifeng talked about other things and never got to the point, which made the audience anxious. If they could, they probably would have wanted to beat him up.

You aroused our curiosity, and then you babbled on stage for a long time. You're even more long-winded than an old lady. Aren't you afraid of being ambushed when you go out?

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost built up, Lu Haifeng didn't dare to continue like this. It wouldn't be good if it caused public anger. It's okay to liven up the atmosphere, but too much is counterproductive.

Seeing that it was about time, Lu Haifeng continued to introduce, "To talk about displacement, we have to start with the engine in our Audi A4. Originally, I was going to talk about it later when introducing performance."

"Now that we've already talked about it, let me introduce the engine in our Audi A4 first!"

"We named the engine in our Audi A4 the HX888 Turbocharger Engine. This is a high-power engine developed by Audi, and it can be said that it's the only one in the world."

"Turbocharger engine technology is Audi's biggest breakthrough in the engine field. It is definitely a groundbreaking engine product, and its arrival will completely change the landscape of car engines."

"Everyone knows that HX888 is the code name of our engine, but the turbocharger engine I'm talking about is very unfamiliar, right?"

"Let me briefly explain the turbocharger engine. As the name suggests, it is an engine equipped with a turbocharger. It increases the intake air volume by compressing the air, thereby increasing the engine's output power."

"To put it bluntly, the power of a turbocharger engine is stronger than that of our common naturally aspirated engines. Compared with naturally aspirated engines, its output power can be increased by up to 40%."

"And the letter 'T' represents turbocharging. Simply put, for the same 1.8 displacement engine, our turbocharger engine is more powerful and has lower fuel consumption than a naturally aspirated engine."