Of course, there were also many people who liked the bigger the better, but that was only a small part of them. They still had to consider the needs of the mainstream market.
The new engine was very powerful, and using it on the existing car models was completely overkill. There was no need to develop a bigger car model, and it was not feasible. It seemed that they could only make improvements based on the size of the existing car models.
Since the engine could drive a heavier body and provide sufficient power, he could develop a high-end SUV with more performance and weight on the basis of the existing chassis!
So, after some consideration, Little Taylor finally decided to develop a heavy bulletproof car based on the existing large SUV chassis!
Although Taylor Car Company was not big, it should not be forgotten that in addition to the production and sales of regular pickup trucks and SUVs, their other main business was to modify vehicles for various special purposes according to the needs of customers. In addition to the common RV, engineering vehicles, and other special vehicles, it naturally included the modification of bulletproof cars.
So, Taylor Car Company had a lot of experience in the field of bulletproof cars.
The bulletproof cars on the market now, in addition to a small number of bulletproof versions launched by a limited number of car manufacturers, were more bulletproof later on through modification factories, just like Taylor Car Company's previous bulletproof modification business.
Due to the complexity of bulletproof cars, the production and modification time needed to be much longer than ordinary cars. So, whether it was purchased directly or modified later on, it would take a long time to be delivered. So, in the entire car market, there was not a lot of supply of bulletproof cars.
The United States was a country where guns were legal, and there were frequent shootings in recent years. The demand for bulletproof cars was increasing year by year. Plus, the delivery cycle of bulletproof cars was longer, so there was a sense that the demand could not meet the demand.
Moreover, although there was competition in the bulletproof car field, there were only a few types of bulletproof cars on sale. Even if the bulletproof modification factory had some impact, the overall competition was not so fierce. It was much better than their original field of ordinary pickup trucks and SUVs.
So, Little Taylor confidently started the research and development of a bulletproof SUV.
However, the new engine that Eddicott finally developed did not have a powerful performance that far exceeded that of similar engines. At most, it could only be said to be on par with similar engines. It was indeed a little stronger than the lower version of the Ford engine that they had previously purchased, but it was also very limited.
Originally, if one only looked at this engine alone, it was actually very good. This meant that Taylor Automobile Company finally had its own engine and no longer needed to purchase external products. The production cost would be greatly reduced, and the company's overall strength would also be greatly improved.
However, when Young Taylor planned to close down the research and development department, Eddicott exaggerated the performance of this engine in order to protect his source of income. As a result, Young Taylor used this fictional "super engine" as the core of the new car research and development plan. From the very beginning, it was carried out with extremely high standards.
The entire vehicle's outer shell was composed of armor, ceramics, bulletproof glass, special alloys, and bulletproof composite materials. The bulletproof level was VR7, which could effectively resist attacks from AK-47s and grenades. However, at the same time, this 5.2-meter-long bulletproof off-road vehicle weighed 3.5 tons, which was more than a ton heavier than their original off-road vehicle of the same size.
According to the original data given by Eddicott, this new engine was enough to easily drive this heavy big guy, and it could still maintain a very strong power.
But now, the actual performance of this engine was far from the level described by Eddicott. This made the bulletproof off-road vehicle that was completely designed according to the engine data given by Eddicott, after installing this shrunken version of the engine, it turned into a silver spearhead with a handsome appearance and strong defense, but it could not even climb a slope!
After the engine was installed on the prototype car, most of the driving tests at the beginning were barely passed. However, the overall performance was very average. The acceleration performance and limit speed performance were mediocre, which was far from the powerful performance in the plan.
And in the subsequent hill-climbing tests, the shortcomings of the car's lack of power were completely exposed.
The off-road vehicle itself needed to have a strong off-road ability. In addition to a strong defense, a bulletproof off-road vehicle must also have the ability to quickly evacuate when attacked.
If they were stopped by a slope at a slightly higher angle, it would be nothing more than a tortoise shell. No one would spend an expensive price to buy a bulletproof car that could only stay where it was and take a beating without being able to evacuate quickly.
Although this new engine was excellent, it was far from being powerful. It could not drive this heavy bulletproof off-road vehicle at all. At this time, it was too late to change the engine.
From the very beginning of the design stage, this car was designed according to the size and specifications of the engine given by Eddicott. Many aspects of the design were closely related to the engine, such as the layout of the engine cabin, the specifications and layout of the clutch and transmission, the layout of the transmission shaft, the layout of the frame and the load-bearing body floor, and so on.
If they changed the engine model at this time, all these designs would have to be overturned and redone. Half of the previous efforts would be in vain.
Changing the engine, revising the design, and redoing the research and development required a lot of time and a huge amount of money. At this time, Taylor Motor Company could no longer afford it.
Originally, they had staked everything on developing this bulletproof off-road vehicle. If it had been successfully developed as planned, they might have been able to use this car to open up the market and develop rapidly.
But at this time, Taylor Motor Company's liquidity was almost exhausted. The special vehicle modification business was closed, and car sales had dropped significantly. It was almost to the point where they could not make ends meet. The current situation did not allow them to continue to spend time and money to modify the new model.
The company was on the verge of bankruptcy!
This bulletproof off-road vehicle, which was full of Little Taylor's ambition to expand the company in one fell swoop, ended in failure.
Now, this car company, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, had failed in the development of a new model, and its business had collapsed. Together with the bulletproof off-road vehicle that had failed in the development of the new model, it had fallen into the hands of Chen Mo.
Chen Mo naturally would not let this company, which already belonged to him, continue to decline. He had the money and the technology. Now, all he needed to do was to find a good direction for development. Still worried about not being able to find the latest chapter? Amway public number: r/d/444
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