From knock-off old-man's electric vehicles to industrial giant

Chapter 307 A Sci-Fi Extravaganza: Turning Around on the Spot, Raising a Hand to Summon!

The unveiling of the Starry Sky concept car this time is a strategic "show of force".

The claim of 850V is because the vehicle's voltage platform and core components can reach "875V" or higher, and the internal three-electric design has reached the highest mass production standard that the current industry supply chain can withstand.

And before that.

There was only one new energy vehicle with a voltage of 800V or higher at the entire international auto show.

Many media outlets present had already begun drafting their articles.

I felt excited.

I secretly thought that coming to this starting lineup today was definitely worthwhile!
how to write?
I've got all the inspiration!
[The Starry Sky Supercar Makes its Grand Debut: The Industry's First 850V Platform New Energy Vehicle, with an Motor Speed ​​Exceeding 21000 RPM... The Ultimate Performance Beast Arrives!]

This sounds more sensational than Porsche's "Mission E".

……

"Mr. Xu, traditional supercars are all two-door, two-seater vehicles, but this Starlight... oh no, Brilliant U9 seems to be a four-door sedan? Are the supercars built by Starlight four-seater or five-seater cars?"

Some media outlets are still getting used to the new brand name "Brilliant".

After asking the question with doubt, he quickly changed his answer.

Although the front and rear windows are dark for privacy, they can still be seen from all four doors, indicating that this is not a traditional two-door supercar.

Whether you look at the length or the width, it's much wider than what you'd traditionally think of as a supercar.

He's handsome!
But it really is huge!!

"Strictly speaking within the industry, this car does not belong to the category of two-door, two-seater ultimate supercars."

However, when we at Xingchen built this car, we aimed to benchmark it against traditional supercars in terms of technology and performance. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to call this car a pure electric supercar or a super-performance four-door, four-seater sedan.

StarCraft may continue developing two track versions of the Brilliant U9, and this work will continue based on the further development of the Brilliant brand.

Xu Yi provided an answer.

First of all, the industry's definition of "supercar" is quite broad.

If we were to further categorize them, we could first divide them into three types: regular sports cars are called "Sportcars," supercars are called "Supercars," and the ultimate supercars can be called "Hypercars."

So-called "ultimate supercars" often cost over ten million dollars, referring to those that have reached the limits of current engineering and world records in a certain aspect, such as maximum horsepower, maximum top speed, maximum 0-100 km/h acceleration, etc.

Next are the categories of "track day supercars" and "traditional high-performance sports cars".

Also known in the industry as "Track Day Supercar", it is a type of car that can be used on the street and in races.

The Brilliant U9 is positioned between the two.

Strictly speaking, it might be more appropriate to call it a "high-performance sports car" or a "GT sports car".

But don't forget that Jia Yueting's Faraday Future FF 91, which he has been promoting for two years, is also a four-door, four-seat design, and doesn't even have any outstanding performance or power configuration. Every time he promotes it, he only shows the appearance and never forgets to put on the name of "domestic supercar".

Compared to that, the Brilliant U9 is already quite deserving of its name.

...

Neither official media nor automotive media present dwelled too much on this issue.

From just one unveiling and light show, we got a glimpse of the actual car's charm, and its appearance and coolness met expectations.

The technical details that are subsequently disclosed to the public will also allow them to write more articles for publicity and exposure.

I thought to myself, coming to snag the first appearance at the Starry Sky booth was definitely worth the trip!

The typical debut process for a concept car is pretty much like this.

It was rather boring.

After all, this is just a display prototype.

It can't be driven, and you can't sit inside to experience it.

The on-site activities were mainly for photographing the exterior and collecting technical information about the actual vehicles disclosed by the automakers.

At least now the village has a college student.

The post generates a lot of buzz and reaches a wide audience.

"Judging from the motor parameters and voltage platform alone, this car's potential is probably no weaker than the Models. I just don't know how its actual acceleration and performance will be..."

Yang Li stared at the stage, feeling restless and anxious.

Currently, the imported Models version in China costs over 80 RMB, while the high-performance P version costs 120 million RMB.

What would it mean if domestically produced cars entered this market?
Thinking about it this way, my desire to explore became even stronger.

If all else fails, he'll try to pull some strings with someone inside Starry Sky later to see if he can get any bigger bombshells or insider information.

He's a die-hard fan of Starry Sky, isn't he?
"The car made by Xingchen is extraordinary. I estimate that its appearance alone could make it a popular photo spot in Hall W2," Yan Yupeng said with approval.

He then called his assistant and prepared to take advantage of the prime time in the morning to visit the Porsche and BMW booths and see if there was an opportunity to talk to the executives of the two automakers.

At this international exhibition today, representatives from joint venture brand headquarters will be present; even just taking a group photo would be wonderful.

Some of the media personnel present shared the same thoughts as him.

however.

Before he could even move his feet, he heard Xu Yi on the stage say, "I'm very happy to have so many media friends here today to unveil the car. Our actual vehicle will now enter the public display phase, but before we end, this car has two more little surprises—gifts to all our friends!"

Talent?

What talent?

Is it going to be another light show?

Some media professionals stopped what they were doing.

Those from the car company, including Wang Chuanfu and Li Bin, were all taken aback.

They had been focusing half their attention on the 850V platform and the 21000 RPM motor.

...

Xu Yi felt the attention of the entire audience turn to him and smiled slightly.

Today's international exhibition features a large number of media outlets of extremely high quality.

Many well-known foreign media outlets were also present.

This is a rare opportunity for exposure.

Imagine.

These foreign media outlets, after taking photos of the actual vehicles in the morning, can usually get their images uploaded to international news websites, as well as foreign car forums and related portals by evening or the next day.

This will be the first time the Brilliant U9 has been widely exposed on an international scale.

Therefore, he believes that simply showing the appearance and some parameters is not enough.

If you pay attention, you'll notice that he wasn't wearing a mechanical watch on his wrist today, but rather an inconspicuous digital bracelet.

"As you all know, Xingchen is a company that places great emphasis on intelligence, so our Brilliant series also possesses highly intelligent attributes..."

Xu Yi raised his right hand and snapped his fingers.

In addition to the UWB signal module, the watch developed by StarCraft also integrates a "three-axis accelerometer" and a "three-axis gyroscope".

The IMU can recognize changes in wrist rotation and acceleration, such as "making a fist", "clapping", "spreading two fingers", and "snapping fingers".

To address this, Xingchen developed its own edge-side machine learning algorithm.

Gesture recognition functionality on smartwatches only became widely available after 2021.

Currently, the industry's most common wrist movements are relatively coarse-grained, such as "raise your wrist to wake the screen, flip your wrist to scroll, and mute the screen."

Finer hand gestures like "making a fist" or "pinching together" are not common system functions.

so.

The move Xu Yi made today.

Whether you apply this to the smartwatch industry or the automotive industry.

They are all at a very "advanced" level!

Many media outlets and highly educated individuals who arrived at the scene early failed to understand his "starting gesture".

There was a "pop" sound!
In full view.

The mecha-style all-electric sports car in front of us suddenly lit up, its lights flowing, and it came to life in an instant!

This sudden action.

This has surprised many foreign media outlets.

"The summoning function was demonstrated at the previous press conference. Is Mr. Xu trying to show it to the foreign media?"
That's true... Tesla's vehicle summoning feature has also generated discussion on foreign websites. Let the foreign media see that our domestic cars can also achieve this function.

Hearing the words on stage, Yang Li thought to himself that Xingchen really didn't miss any opportunity for publicity.

But there's nothing wrong with it.

There were so many foreign media outlets present.

Pretending in front of foreign media is more effective than holding a few small press conferences domestically.

Why not showcase the amazing features you have?

But when he noticed Mr. Xu's actions, his eyes suddenly widened, and he keenly sensed that something was wrong.

"Wait a minute, summoning Star L7 should be done via mobile phone... uh!"

Xu Yi's next move made everyone gasp for breath.

He opened his palm and clenched his fist in the air.

The direction of the fist.

It was facing directly at the mecha sports car that was two meters behind it.

That's when.

A buzzing sound filled everyone's ears as the electronic sounds from vehicle speakers filled the entire scene... and that familiar electronic gear shifting sound!
"Thump!"
"The stars have been awakened!"

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　One more chapter will be later.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)