Although the company was not large, it was still a formal car manufacturing company. All aspects of the system were very formal and strict. The research and development of the new car model was an absolute secret. The specific design drawings and other information could not be placed on computers connected to the external network.
Therefore, even Jarvis could not obtain the specific data and information of the new car model.
Now that the boss had asked, Anderson, the head of the company's research and development and design department, immediately reported the development of the new car model to Chen Mo.
According to the former boss, Taylor Jr.'s request, after they conducted research and analysis on the market, they determined that the new car model did indeed have a strong market potential. Therefore, they quickly began the research and development of the new car model.
The overall layout sketch design and styling design of the car concept design phase were quickly completed and smoothly entered the engineering design phase.
The layout of the engine, clutch and transmission, the layout of the drive shaft, the layout of the frame and the load-bearing body floor, the layout of the front and rear suspension, the layout of the brake system, the layout of the fuel tank, the layout of the spare tire and the luggage, the layout of the air conditioning unit, and other overall layout plans, as well as the design of the exterior and interior of the car body, were initially completed.
However, in the engineering design phase of the detailed design of the car, there were problems.
In the beginning, the engineering design phase also progressed smoothly. The general layout design, including the detailed layout of the chassis, interior layout, exterior layout, and electrical layout were quickly completed.
The body modeling data generation, interior and exterior design engineering design, electrical engineering design, and chassis engineering design also went smoothly. Especially the design of the chassis, which was the strongest part of the company, the design of the transmission system, the driving system, the steering system, and the braking system was completed first.
However, the most important part was the power system. Although the detailed layout of the engine compartment was also provided, the specific design of the engine engineering was not completed. The heart that provided the power for the new car was the one that Taylor Jr. relied on to start the research and development of the new car model. According to Edicott's promise, the new engine with powerful performance should have been developed quickly. However, it was not completed on time as promised.
The research and development of the new car model was thus stuck in the engineering design phase. It did not even enter the prototype trial and test phase, let alone mass production.
The explanation given by Eddicott was that the development of the new engine had basically been completed, but the performance did not meet expectations. There must be a problem that they had overlooked.
However, this was normal. The engine system itself was very precise and complicated. A small problem could cause the entire engine's performance to be greatly reduced. However, the problem now should not be too big. If nothing unexpected happened, they would be able to find the problem and solve it quickly. However, the research and development funds were not enough.
Little Taylor was now putting all his eggs in one basket. In order to carry out the research and development of a new car model, not only did he mobilize most of the company's liquidity, but he also suspended all the special vehicle modification business. Car sales had also begun to decline significantly. Successfully developing a new car model was his only way out now.
Therefore, he had no choice but to squeeze out some of his remaining funds and allocate them to Eddicott's engine research and development team.
After getting more research and development funds as he wished, Eddicott solved the problem of the new engine after some time. He successfully trial-produced an engine with better performance than the one originally purchased from Ford.
It had to be said that although Eddicott's character was very bad, he still had a strong technical ability. However, this ability was not used by him in the research and development of the engine. Instead, he used it to manipulate the research and development progress and deceive his superiors and subordinates.
This new engine could be said to be completely completed by several people in his engine research and development team. However, they were only responsible for their own part of the work. The final results were all summarized in Eddicott's hands.
Due to the principle of technical confidentiality, the specific research and development progress and technical breakthroughs would not be publicly announced. Therefore, other people in the team did not know the overall situation of the engine research and development except for the part they were responsible for.
No one would have thought that the "upright and dedicated" Eddicott would hide the results and deliberately slow down the research and development progress. Therefore, Eddicott was the only one who knew the true development situation of the engine, and the entire research and development progress was completely in his hands.
However, the matter was not over yet. Otherwise, Little Taylor would not have sold the company.
After the new engine was successfully developed, the new model immediately entered the prototype trial and experimental stage.
However, this was where the problem arose.
In the beginning, in order to dispel Little Taylor's conservative idea of closing down the research and development department and living off the old capital, Eddicott deliberately exaggerated the performance of the engine and said that it was incomparably powerful.
Like the others in the company, Little Taylor was confused by Eddicott's image of integrity, diligence, and conscientiousness. Little Taylor believed that the engine research and development team's years of hard work had finally produced great results.
Under Eddicott's bewitchment, Little Taylor, who thought that a "super engine" would be born soon, quickly changed his negative and conservative mentality. He was full of confidence to build a "super engine" that was worthy of this "super engine." He wanted to fully display its powerful performance and crush other brands of "super cars."
Taylor Motor Company originally produced pickup trucks and SUVs. Little Taylor's first thought was naturally to do in the field that he was familiar with. They had rich experience in this area and a lot of technical accumulation.
If they changed to cars and sports cars that they had never made before, they had no experience. It could be said that they were starting from scratch. It was too difficult and risky, so there was no need to think too much about it.
Little Taylor, whose confidence was boosted by the "super engine" that was about to be born, did not plan to make low-end cars anymore. Since the performance of the engine was strong enough to provide more power, it would be a waste to use it on their current models. Not to mention the time and difficulty of developing a new model with a larger size, there was no need to do so.
They originally produced medium-sized and large-sized pickup trucks and SUVs. If they were any bigger, they would become trucks. This did not meet their market positioning and customer needs.
After all, for their large pickup trucks and SUVs, a five-meter-long vehicle was already the largest size of a normal passenger car. Full-sized SUVs were built for spaciousness and comfort, and this size was enough to meet these needs. Any larger would be meaningless.
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