Reverse engineer a 911?
01-09-2006, 09:03 PM
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the x5 looks like it's using the x5 body, the new m-class front end..
the wheels.. yikes.. i think that's their own $2 creation though..
http://cimg.163.com/auto/2004/metal...041121/5761.jpg
the wheels.. yikes.. i think that's their own $2 creation though..
http://cimg.163.com/auto/2004/metal...041121/5761.jpg
01-09-2006, 09:09 PM
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Washington DC - you have asked me the same question back, is a 911 just a car? I am not so sure that knowing how something is done is the same as being able to do it - perhaps the Germans have mastered certain metallurgical or machining skills that require deep knowledge, experience and expertise. That is the real question I would like to get at. Undoubtedly they will have it down in 50 years time as that is the way of the world but what about 5 years or 10. Do they possess the engineering infrastructure to replicate a car like this or would their incremental cost in engineering, tooling and need to source outsourced parts result in a per unit cost that would be uncompetitive?
01-09-2006, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by bobporsche996
the x5 looks like it's using the x5 body, the new m-class front end..
the wheels.. yikes.. i think that's their own $2 creation though..
http://cimg.163.com/auto/2004/metal...041121/5761.jpg
the wheels.. yikes.. i think that's their own $2 creation though..
http://cimg.163.com/auto/2004/metal...041121/5761.jpg
01-09-2006, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by washington dc porsche
I'm not technical but what would be so hard to reverse engineer a Porsche? Would one ask that question if you substituted VW for Porsche? It's just a car, not a Robot.
01-09-2006, 11:03 PM
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Hey, if they can make an X5 software they can make a Porsche.. Chinese folks go to engineering school too..
Originally Posted by Paul Marangoni
Well, there is a lot of software in these cars too, and that is much more difficult to reverse engineer than physical parts.
01-09-2006, 11:11 PM
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I've been to several of the largest, now closed, US Steel plants and several have mentioned the sale of their assets(steel manufacturing equipment) have gone to the Chinese, some times stolen.. 
I say this because I believe the Chinese are working hard to find their niche in the market by any means necessary.
I say this because I believe the Chinese are working hard to find their niche in the market by any means necessary.
Originally Posted by Nick Crooks
Washington DC - you have asked me the same question back, is a 911 just a car? I am not so sure that knowing how something is done is the same as being able to do it - perhaps the Germans have mastered certain metallurgical or machining skills that require deep knowledge, experience and expertise. That is the real question I would like to get at. Undoubtedly they will have it down in 50 years time as that is the way of the world but what about 5 years or 10. Do they possess the engineering infrastructure to replicate a car like this or would their incremental cost in engineering, tooling and need to source outsourced parts result in a per unit cost that would be uncompetitive?
01-10-2006, 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by washington dc porsche
I believe the Chinese are working hard to find their niche in the market by any means necessary.
China just has a HUGE populace and a very strong economy. As such, they need to make 'stuff', and that requires steel; Lots of it.
As for their future sports car development, I'm sure they'll be competitive one day.
