Production Test!
After Chen Mo acquired the company and renamed it S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company, the original three large factory buildings of Taylor Motors were also renovated.
The original automobile production workshop, after merging the equipment and personnel of the special vehicle modification workshop and adjusting and upgrading the production line, has become the company's current sole production center for Off-road Armored Vehicle.
The original special vehicle modification workshop was cleared out and replaced with a large number of large-scale special alloy smelting, casting, forging and processing equipment, and it became a production center for new engines and special alloy bodies.
The other workshop, which is for parts processing and chassis production, did not undergo major changes. The only changes were that the raw materials for some important parts and chassis were replaced with new H-2 special alloys, and some laser cutting machines, CNC machining centers and other processing equipment were replaced and upgraded.
With a large sum of money spent, the workshop adjustments and equipment upgrades were quickly completed. After all, this is the United States, where there is no such thing as a ban on the sale of high-precision CNC machining equipment. As long as you have money, you can easily buy even the most advanced equipment. Although it cannot compare with the top-notch equipment from HYDRA in Chen Mo's space, it is still sufficient for the current production of bulletproof off-road vehicles.
With personnel, equipment, and site in place, the modifications to the car chassis, body, and engine drawings were quickly completed thanks to the efforts of all employees in the R&D and design departments after Chen Mo single-handedly completed the most difficult part of the modification work.
With everything ready, the entire production line was immediately put into operation and put into production.
The first car rolled off the production line quickly. During the test drive, almost all the available R&D and administrative staff, except for the workers still on the production line, came to the test track.
They wanted to see how this car, which had been personally modified by its formidable new boss Chen Mo, would ultimately perform.
After Chen Mo successfully improved the new engine, significantly enhancing its performance, no one doubted Chen Mo abilities.
They just wanted to know how far this car could go and whether it could help their company rise to prominence!
Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, a large black SUV with an imposing and powerful appearance, resembling a sporty urban SUV, slowly drove out of the production workshop and smoothly pulled into the test track, where it came to a stop.
The vehicle has a stable and imposing appearance, unlike those large civilian armored off-road vehicles that have an overly sharp and ostentatious design, as if they want others to know that they are bulletproof vehicles.
Unlike typical armored off-road vehicles that are bulky and cumbersome, this vehicle has smooth lines like a nimble regular SUV. Its overall design gives a sense of stability and grandeur while also exuding a fashionable and sporty feel, without showing any signs of the bulkiness and cumbersomeness often associated with armored vehicles.
Although this car looks more like a city sports SUV, seemingly more speed-oriented, its off-road performance is actually very strong.
Needless to say, it handles ordinary road conditions well. Even when encountering more complex and rugged sections where the original chassis height is insufficient, simply switch to the High-Power Off-Road Mode, raise the chassis to its highest point, and the minimum ground clearance is more than 50 centimeters.
While it can't ignore terrain like the Ghost Vehicle, it's still capable of handling various rough roads, and its off-road performance is no worse than any off-road vehicle, and even much better.
All obstacle tests were passed with ease, and other tests such as steep slopes, water crossings, side ramps, and U-shaped bridges were also passed perfectly, demonstrating an extremely impressive performance.
The subsequent speed tests were even more impressive, showcasing the sporty SUV's exterior while possessing off-road capabilities that surpass those of hardcore off-road vehicles, and its speed performance was comparable to that of a sports car.
It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.6 seconds, from 0 to 200 km/h in 12.8 seconds, and has a top speed of 305 km/h.
The braking system is equally outstanding, with a braking distance of only 33.7 meters from 100 km/h to a standstill.
These impressive performances surpass those of ordinary sports cars and are comparable to those of top-tier sports cars.
However, this is, after all, an off-road vehicle. In order to ensure the comfort of the interior space, the overall size is relatively large. Although the body size has been optimized to reduce wind resistance as much as possible, it is still slightly inferior to those top-of-the-line supercars.
But that's enough. After all, this isn't a sports car designed specifically for speed. It's already quite surprising that an off-road vehicle can have performance comparable to a top-tier sports car.
Based on today's test results, this vehicle performed perfectly in terms of both off-road capability and speed, which excited everyone present.
The combination of a top-tier off-road vehicle and a top-tier sports car is unprecedented. The huge differences in chassis and appearance alone make it impossible to have both in one car.
The stronger the off-road capability, the weaker the speed performance; conversely, the faster the speed, the worse the off-road capability.
The sheer size and wind resistance of off-road vehicles prevent them from going too fast, while the low chassis of sports cars also prevents them from driving on slightly bumpy roads.
The two can be said to be contradictory and opposed to each other. But now, these two seemingly impossible opposing attributes, which appear on the same car, have been realized in this car. Not to mention customers, even they themselves want to drive one back now, no matter how much it costs!
At this moment, they have no doubt about the future sales of this car. Or what they should be considering is whether the production capacity can keep up. General Manager Michael has already begun to consider purchasing a fully automated production line. The best way to significantly increase production is to replace the car production line with a fully automated one.
A single automated car production line can produce 50,000 cars per year, which is more than 20 times their previous annual car production.
With off-road capability and speed tests completed, the vehicle's outstanding performance filled everyone present with confidence in the company's future. Almost everyone thought that the testing of the vehicle had come to an end. As for the original bulletproof function, everyone knew that the original Bulletproof Armor had been almost entirely removed, leaving only bulletproof glass. The body shell had been replaced with three-millimeter-thick alloy steel plates, which were certainly very sturdy, but whether they could actually block bullets was another matter.
No one believed that this three-millimeter-thick alloy steel plate could compare to the original thick Bulletproof Armor composed of multiple layers of bulletproof materials.
So when the car was driven to an open area at the end of the test track, and everyone was herded outside the safety cordon, everyone was full of confusion.
What's going on here? Why are they putting up a police cordon?
It wasn't until a machine gun was set up opposite the off-road vehicle that everyone finally realized that they were going to conduct a ballistic protection performance test!
What's the point of testing that three-millimeter-thick alloy steel plate? Under machine gun fire, it would be riddled with holes in seconds!
Is the boss planning to destroy the car for fun? I've heard that many wealthy people enjoy destroying luxury cars with machine guns for thrills. Does their young boss have the same hobby?
No one thought the bulletproof test was meaningful, but curiosity compelled them to stay and watch.
A series of gunshots soon rang out, and the machine gun began to sweep the off-road vehicle. Bullets hit the body, doors, hood, and windows one after another.
Before anyone could even notice the damage to the vehicle, the glass, which had just been slightly broken by bullets, quickly rose up with barriers of the same color as the car body, covering all the glass, including the front and rear windshields and all the windows. Barriers also descended from the upper shells around the four tires, completely covering them.
The entire vehicle body was now completely covered by black alloy steel plates. The bulletproof glass and bulletproof tires, which were originally the weakest points in the vehicle's defense and most vulnerable to continuous attacks, were now covered by this layer of alloy steel plates, thus making up for the weakest points in the off-road vehicle's defense.
In addition, a special alloy steel plate, the same as the body shell, covers the underside of the chassis, making the entire vehicle's defense seamless and eliminating any worries about being breached through weak points.
The principle behind this barrier is simple: it's essentially an extra layer of alloy steel window that can be quickly raised and lowered, on top of the glass and tires. The principle is similar to that of ordinary car windows, but the design is more ingenious, allowing it to open faster. It can also be opened manually or automatically after being attacked.
Once the glass is completely blocked, multiple hidden cameras at the front, rear, and sides of the vehicle will display the outside images in real time on a transparent screen inside the glass. It looks almost the same as usual and does not affect normal driving at all.
The sudden change in the off-road vehicle startled everyone. While marveling at the ingenious design, everyone finally turned their attention to the vehicle that had been attacked.
To prevent being hit by stray bullets, the safety cordon was set up very far away, so they couldn't actually see very clearly.
They could only vaguely see that as the bullets hit the car, the original black paint was damaged, leaving behind bullet holes that gleamed silver in the sunlight, as if the bullets had directly pierced through them.
The machine gun fire lasted for a full minute before finally stopping. In that minute, the machine gun fired nearly a thousand rounds at the off-road vehicle that was being tested. The entire left side of the vehicle, the side facing the machine gun, was almost completely riddled with bullets, and the side of the vehicle was covered with countless silver dots.
Next came the grenade and landmine attack tests. Several grenades were fixed to a remote triggering device one meter away from the vehicle by the testers. After being moved to a safe distance and confirmed to be safe, the grenades were detonated remotely.
Several loud explosions rang out almost simultaneously, and sparks erupted around the off-road vehicle. When the smoke cleared, in addition to the dense silver dots, there were several more black and gray explosion marks on the vehicle body, but it did not seem to have been torn apart by the power of the grenade explosion.
It seems that this 3mm thick steel plate is quite sturdy!
Those onlookers who didn't fully grasp the power of grenades couldn't help but think to themselves.
Finally, a landmine placed under the vehicle was detonated. A huge explosion, accompanied by intense flashes and vibrations, rang out. The heavy vehicle, more than five meters long and weighing 2.5 tons, was lifted off the ground by the powerful force of the explosion before falling heavily back down, standing quietly in place, seemingly unharmed.
Due to space limitations, no further tests were conducted with more powerful weapons. However, the results of the previous tests are sufficient to infer the overall defensive capabilities of this off-road vehicle.
After the test was completed, the cordon was finally lifted. The crowd, who had been watching from a distance and couldn't see clearly, couldn't help but gather around, wanting to see how the vehicle had fared after being repeatedly ravaged by these powerful weapons.
The people who came closer examined the wrecked car body closely, and what they saw shocked them all. How could this be!
The nearly one thousand "bullet holes" on the car body were actually just pieces of paint chipped off, revealing the original color of the special alloy plate. Although there was some deformation, it was not serious, just slight dents.
Judging from this, it would take dozens of shots to penetrate the steel plate of the car body with this machine gun.
The explosion caused less damage to the alloy steel plate, only damaging a larger area of the paint and making the surface look messy. The deformation of the steel plate was very minor, and the body structure remained unchanged.
This shows that the overall frame structure of the vehicle is very sturdy. The huge impact of the explosion did not deform the frame. Moreover, the destructive power of such a large-area attack on the alloy steel plate is actually less than that of a machine gun bullet. Therefore, the steel plate on the surface of the vehicle was not substantially damaged, and the power of the explosion was completely blocked.
It turns out that this off-road vehicle did not abandon its bulletproof function in favor of speed and off-road performance as they had thought. Judging from its performance just now, it not only did not abandon it, but it was actually reinforced, with a bulletproof level even higher than the original!
But how is that possible?!
They personally modified the blueprints, and the original Bulletproof Armor material on the vehicle body was completely removed and replaced with a three-millimeter-thick alloy steel plate.
However, they had some doubts about the alloy steel plate that was more than three times thicker than the shell of a regular car. They originally thought it was superfluous, but now it seems that this three-millimeter-thick alloy steel plate may have provided a stronger bulletproof function than the original thick bulletproof material!
Their boss really went all out, using an extremely expensive Super Alloy to create the car's body shell? How much must this car have cost? Tens of millions or even hundreds of millions? Is the boss planning to go for the top-tier, high-end market?