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Chapter 208: Zotye vs Xiaomi
Zotye Auto has been making a splash in the domestic auto industry recently.

In addition to being acquired by the powerful Magic Cube Group, the call to old car owners and the policy of free lifetime maintenance also confused a number of domestic car companies.

Professional car reviewers like Wang Jie Ke, who have a keen sense of smell and are good at capturing the heat in the car circle, have already included Zotye Auto's older models in the evaluation list in the script for the program that will be recorded later.

After all, this famous 'Zotye Tape Measure Department', like the original 'Sinopec Strategic Partner Luxgen', are both automobile brands with their own meme attributes.

But no one would have expected that such a car company that had just been reborn would inexplicably appear in the Nürburgring, the holy land of racing.

Because Zotye has produced so many cars, most of its product lines are family sedans and SUV series, which have nothing to do with performance cars.

With such a brand positioning, isn't it just a slap in the face to come to the Nürburgring Nordic test track?
"Nana, has Zotye ever produced a sports car like the Geely Beauty Leopard?" Wang Jieke couldn't help but ask after searching his brain for ideas.

Nana, who is passionate about racing, was also confused: "It seems... not!"

Such an abrupt move not only attracted the attention of domestic car reviewers, test drivers and tourists such as "Flying Tiger, Phoenix" in the parking area, but even the Xiaomi Auto team could not help but look sideways.

"Xiao Li, Zotye should be considered a friendly competitor in our domestic car alliance, right? After the test, you can pay them a visit and have a discussion." Looking at the Zotye team, which was more stylish than his own, Lei Jun couldn't help but pull Xiaomi Auto's chief designer Li Yuan over to chat with him.

Although Zotye Auto has a lot of "black material" and "memes" in the car circle, its own strength fell out of the first and second tier of domestic car companies a few years ago.

However, the investors behind this company have become increasingly famous in the domestic investment community in recent months.

Whether it is Red Star Trading, which has acquired two A-share listed companies, or the Vancouver unicorn Magic Cube Group, they have appeared in Lei Jun's sight several times recently.

He even wanted to meet that famous CEO on the Internet.

"Okay, Mr. Lei, I'll go ask when I get a chance." Li Yuan nodded. As a member of the core team around Lei Bush, he quickly realized his boss's intentions.

Activities like this one of testing car models abroad are themselves a good opportunity to communicate and expand your network.

The most famous car at the Nürburgring is not Xiaomi Auto. Two models of BYD's Yangwang sub-brand have also recently set lap times at the Nürburgring.

It was worth the trip to be able to communicate with friendly merchants.

However, when Zotye's technical team found a base and completely unfolded the metal container that was shipped via an Airbus A300 cargo plane in the parking area.

The modified version of Zotye ZT700 supercar parked in the container, which was shown to the public for the first time, instantly attracted everyone's attention!
"What the hell! It's actually... it's actually a supercar! Not a performance car!"

“Zotye is making a supercar? Oh my god!”

"The tape measure department is starting to take action!"

"What kind of car is this? It looks so cool!"

The riders at the scene were completely excited, including professional car reviewers like Wang Jieke, who were shocked by the sharp cyberpunk appearance of ZT700.

“It has a bit of Lamborghini design style, but the contour lines are more radical!”

“Is it a pure electric supercar?”

Wang Jack and Nana looked at each other in bewilderment. After seeing the ZT700, they even felt that the Porsche 911 that was specially brought here for lap time testing was not so attractive.

There was also a commotion among the Xiaomi Auto team.

"There is no sign of splicing on the entire car. It is a one-piece die-cast body?"

"Look at the lines on the car body. They are all 90-degree right angles. There is no curvature at all. Don't you consider wind resistance?"

"Can Zotye build a supercar like this with its limited technical capabilities?"

Countless black question marks flashed through everyone's minds.

Because cars are mature industrial products, if you want consumers to voluntarily pay for them, the first thing to do is to start with the appearance.

This is just like fighter jets and warships. The more beautiful the appearance, the stronger the combat capability.

The ZT700 is made of a one-piece titanium alloy body shell that is finely carved. Not only the welds on the body coverings, but even the surface is ground with nanometer-level precision.

Just by looking at it with the naked eye, you can tell that the technical background of this car is somewhat extraordinary.

Not to mention that when the ZT700 started up and began to drive down from the container, the deep roar of the MC modified V8 engine immediately made the professionals on the scene look excited.

“It’s actually fuel-powered!”

"From the sound of the tailpipe, the engine should be quite powerful!" "A domestically produced pure fuel supercar? And it's made by Zotye, this... what a weird combination!"

No wonder everyone was so surprised.

Because supercars are not a new type of car, domestic brands are also making them.

Like NIO's supercar ep9 that set a record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, the Qiantu K5, and the most popular U9 in China, all of them use pure electric drive.

After all, the domestic automobile market is transforming from fuel to new energy.

Domestic car brands lag far behind foreign brands in terms of fuel, so they have no choice but to overtake by taking a detour. Under the guidance of Mr. Qian, they found a different way and switched to electric motor drive, and finally got a bite of the big cake of the automobile market.

A company like Zotye that brought a pure fuel supercar to test lap times at the Nürburgring Nordschleife stands out among many domestic brands.

Regardless of the performance parameters of this cool-looking ZT700, the gimmick of being a domestically produced pure fuel vehicle is enough to cause quite a stir in the car circle.

"It's said that Zotye has a young boss who is good at marketing! Today I finally got to see it." Lei Jun looked at the unfamiliar domestic supercar and the car reviewers nearby who were taking pictures with their mobile phones, and a hint of excitement appeared on his face.

He himself owns a NIO EP9 electric supercar, and it was based on his initial investment in NIO that he came up with the original intention of founding Xiaomi Motors.

But after seeing Zotye's new fuel supercar, Lei Jun always felt that his Xiaomi SU7 Ultra lagged behind others in terms of appearance design.

An electric new energy car and a brand new fuel supercar.

Two domestically produced cars that have not yet been launched on the market appeared at the same time in the Nürburgring, and at this moment it even seemed like they were competing against each other.

“Mr. Lei, when we come to the Nürburgring, lap times are the key. With Zotye’s technical background, it is estimated that it will be just a prototype with a high-power engine from a foreign brand transplanted on it,” Li Yuan joked.

He didn't believe that Zotye, a car company that had just been revived, could achieve any good results in the Nürburgring.

Coupled with Zotye’s past dark history, the car reviewers present were not optimistic about this Zotye supercar.

……

Let’s look at the technical team of Audience Tai.

After unloading the ZT700, Chen Jue, wearing a racing suit, sat in the driver's seat in full view of everyone.

This time, Chen Jue came to the Nürburgring to set a new lap time, not only to build momentum for the ZT700, but also to experience this holy land of racing.

As a driver with 10 years of driving experience, it is impossible for me to go to the Nürburgring without personally experiencing two laps.

Tie Yi, who was accompanying him, also got on the passenger seat and said, "Boss, the fuel is full. The basic vehicle inspection has been done, and the tires have been replaced with hot melt tires. We can go on the track now."

Before coming to the Nürburgring, Chen Jue had spent 1000 million to replace its skin with that of a "professional racing driver."

This professional skin is better than [Driver] and is compatible with professional racing competitions such as F1, endurance race, rally, etc. Sitting in the co-pilot seat and acting as a navigator is now a trivial matter that Tieyi can do easily with his eyes closed.

"Let's go, I'll drive a few laps to satisfy my craving."

"I'll let you set the lap time later." Chen Jue nodded and drove the car to the entrance gate with excitement on his face.

When the Chinese people in the parking area saw this, they also followed in their self-driving cars.

The Porsche 911 from "Fast and Furious" and the SU7 Ultra from the Xiaomi team are now following in the team.

I guess they all want to see the posture of this Zotye supercar up close.

It's just that when the entrance gate rises, a group of vehicles enter the track one after another and begin to merge into the main track from the ramp.

The roar of the throttle of the ZT700 at the front and the silver body that was like an arrow shot from a bow disappeared on the complex track with ups and downs in the blink of an eye.

This sudden acceleration also startled Lei Bushi, Wang Jieke and others who were following the car behind!
"So... so fast! Even the taillights can't catch up!"

"What kind of zero-to-hundred acceleration performance is this?"

"The acceleration of this Zotye supercar is actually faster than the pure electric motor of our Xiaomi SU7 performance version?"

"How can it be!"

(End of this chapter)