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Chapter 344 The showdown between horses and bulls

This year's Ferrari has no highlights. They brought a convertible version of 308gt to this auto show, which was improved from the 308gtb/gt hardtop. Of course, this car is also extremely distinctive. The wedge-shaped flat and impactful red body makes the overall appearance of the car very fashionable. This convertible version of 308gts has also become a fashionable and beautiful car in many classic videos.

Maybe you still remember the classic American movie "When Happiness Comes Knocking", which starred Smith and his son. The protagonist's dialogue when he first met the Ferrari 308gtb hardtop sports car: "Hey, buddy, I want to ask a question, what job do you do to afford that car?"

Through this lens, the video describes the envy and desire for wealth among people at the bottom of society, but never thought that it was this classic car that inspired the protagonist to change his destiny.

Ferrari has this magic. It allows people in the dark to find their direction and ignite their dreams with passion. Especially for this 308gts with a removable ceiling and a very recognizable appearance, people have almost no resistance to it. Some people once said that there are only two types of sports cars in the world, one is called other sports cars, and the other is called Ferrari!

The 308 uses a steel body to greatly reduce the production and maintenance costs. Although the 308 body with traditional steel material has a weight of more than 1,200kg, it still has outstanding strength. For 308gtb, its acceleration from 0 to 100km/h only takes 65 seconds, and the acceleration time from 100 to 200km/h is 178 seconds, and the maximum speed can reach 256km/h!

Ferrari is also constantly innovating the power of the 308. All new cars produced after 80 years use the k-jetronic mechanical fuel injection system from Bosch, and the model name has also been correspondingly changed to 308gt and 308gt private. Although this change has reduced the maximum output power of the car to 216 horsepower, it has greatly controlled exhaust emissions and improved fuel economy!

This year, Ferrari also launched a 308quattrovalvole with k-jetronic fuel injection technology, with 4 valves per cylinder of the engine, increasing its maximum power to 240 horsepower. This version of Ferrari 308 only produced a total of 748 units, one-third of which is the European version, and this version is also considered to be the most collectible version of the 308 series. The power of the US specification is slightly inferior to that of the European version, the difference is that its front fenders have orange-yellow side lights on both sides and the front bumper is also thicker.

In order to enjoy the tax preferential policies of Italy and some European countries for 2l small displacement engines, Ferrari also launched the 20lv8 engine 208gtb/gts model at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The maximum power of this car has an astonishing 155 horsepower. In the later stage, Ferrari will also install a turbocharger and mechanical fuel injection system to this engine, which will increase its maximum power to an even more astonishing 222 horsepower!

What makes Lin Johnson most interesting is that it has a racing-style steering wheel and three eye-catching air vents are arranged on the center console. What’s special is that it has a semi-open movable ceiling, which can be retracted. This is extremely special at the auto show. Ferrari named this form targa-top, and this car also has the traditional Ferrari body color, Ferrari red!

Needless to say, Lin Johnson, who has transformed into a car collection madman, has a car for each model. This kind of car can not only be used as a transportation tool, but also is a relatively good value-preserving product!

Of course, transporting these cars back to China in the name of research is just a trivial matter for Lin Johnson-John's company, and in the future, it will bring considerable benefits to him whether it is collected or sold.

This time, Ferrugio Lamborghini also took Lamborghini's newly launched lp500s sports car to participate in the auto show. The launch of this car originated from a European sports car speed war. Ferrari launched the Boxer (Boxer) and defeated the Kantash lp400s and became the champion of the European sports car speed war. Lamborghini has always regarded Ferrari as its only competitor, and of course he was unwilling to let the company go, so the company continued to develop the Kantash lp500s.

In order to take the lead in the sports car field, various sports car companies need a lot of funds to develop new technologies. Lamborghini, which has a huge demand for funds, has barely maintained it in the early 1970s. Ferrucio first sold the Lamborghini tractor company, but the huge sports car research and development quickly consumed the few funds he received. In 1980, Lamborghini went bankrupt.

Of course it is unfortunate for Lamborghini, because it means it needs a person with a lot of money to save this professional supercar company. For Lin Johnson, he is lucky because he is the one who bought the Lamborghini company with a lot of money, and this nouveau riche doesn't want to let go after buying Lamborghini, and he really treats it as his own industry!

Not only did Lin Johnson invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Lamborghini, supporting the subsequent development of the Kantash model in a critical period, he also proposed a plan to develop a new main model, allowing Lamborghini to get rid of the embarrassment of only one main model Kantash!

Increasing the power of the engine is nothing more than increasing the number of cylinders and using exhaust gas circulation to increase the temperature in the cylinder so that combustion can make the engine burst out with greater power.

Lamborghini engineers tried to turbocharge the engine, but since the Mura engine of Kantash itself is a super engine, the engine temperature is also very high at high speeds!

Engineers failed because they could not solve the engine cooling problem. So they headed towards another solution, which was to increase displacement.

The lp500s basically maintains the original lp400s shape in appearance. The power system has undergone a cylinder expansion project, increasing the diameter by 35 mm and increasing the stroke by 7 mm. The l406 Mura engine has evolved into a power system with a larger exhaust volume and is placed into the engine compartment. Its exhaust volume is 4754cc. It adopts a 60-degree V-type 12-cylinder design, and the horsepower is maintained at 375 horsepower.

The roof design has been increased in terms of appearance details. Because the Kantash has always been criticized by users for being too low in height, resulting in serious head conditions when driving, and it is necessary for the manufacturer to make appropriate modifications.

The maximum speed of this 375-horsepower Kantash lp500s can reach 300 km/h. The appearance is basically as low and flat, using an aluminum alloy engine, and the body material has also been adjusted to some fiberglass to reduce the weight of the vehicle.

Ferrucio is exploring closer cooperation with Bosch to jointly develop a multi-point electronic fuel injection system for Lamborghini's power system. In addition, it is planned to install a new engine that has got rid of the carburetor.

This year, the Kantash lp500s surpassed the Ferrari Poxer in one fell swoop, and Ferrari did not give up. According to reports, Ferrari is developing a new supercar called Testarosa. Ferrari engineers are impacting the maximum power of 400 horsepower!

In order to defeat Ferrari, and thanks to Lin Johnson's unswerving investment in funds, Lamborghini quickly formulated the next generation of Super lp500s model, code-named lp500qv, to deal with Ferrari's Testarosa. This car plans to use the form of four valves per cylinder to supply more air to the cylinder, and use a 5l engine to increase the stroke. It is calculated that such a super engine can generate a maximum power of more than 450 horsepower!

This car will be developed and mass-produced in two years, and the lp500qv will also become the fastest mass-produced sports car in the world!

Who is the ultimate power performance? People who are persistent in speed are concerned about the competition between the two Italian giants. The media likened it to be a competition between a bull and a horse!

Of course, the outside world still has some complaints about a Chinese acquiring Lamborghini company. Many auto media people predicted that Lamborghini would be destroyed in the hands of this nouveau riche. Even the Italian government sent a concerned call to greet him. They tried to make Johnson Lin give up Lamborghini company, but Johnson Lin firmly rejected the Italian government's proposal!

Lin Johnson scolded these Italians for being shit. They didn’t sell Lamborghini during the most difficult period. They realized that they had just taken it back after Lin Johnson acquired it. It wasn’t that seeing that Lin Johnson was a Chinese who thought he didn’t understand the value of Lamborghini, or they might be worried that Lin Johnson would be in charge of the order, and that he really ruined this super sports car company!

Italians, oh no, some Europeans certainly hope that Lamborghini is in the hands of European whites. In their opinion, no matter how decadent the company is, it is better to be possessed by a yellow man.

But Johnson Lin doesn’t sell it. How much influence does Lamborghini have in China in the 21st century!

It can be said that once Lamborghini appears in every auto show, it will attract huge attention. Lamborghini sports cars are often sold as finale cars, and even have better brand recognition in China than Ferrari! (To be continued.)

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