Recently, when the editor was browsing car news, I found that various Zhuhai Supercar Carnival news were flooded. Many friends hope to own a supercar of their own, but some friends have limited wallets and can only buy low-priced high-performance cars. Each car company has its own high-performance car department, which specializes in developing performance cars. Today, the editor will introduce to you the high-performance car R&D departments of several car brands. I hope it will be helpful for you to understand high-performance cars.

Mercedes-Benz AMG

Two Germans, Aufrecht and Melcher, both work for Mercedes-Benz and are in charge of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SE racing engine. In 1965, the inline six-cylinder racing engine developed by his team won the championship in a touring car race in Germany and became famous.

Many private teams began to ask Aufrecht and Melcher for help, hoping to obtain this engine technology. However, Mercedes-Benz asked the racing technology department not to provide any technology for this engine to other teams, hoping to maintain Mercedes-Benz's The team’s competitive advantage. It was precisely because of this that the two left Mercedes-Benz hand in hand and established AMG.

In 1967, the two started their modification business in the small town of Grossaspach, Germany. AMG comes from the initials of their names and the name of the town.

In 1971, at the Belgian SPA 24-hour endurance race, AMG used a Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 racing car to win the Spa 24-hour endurance race in its class and ranked second overall. This also made AMG This is where the racing legend begins.

AMG was invincible for a period of time. From 1988 onwards, AMG officially formed a team with Mercedes-Benz as a partner and participated in competitions. In 1990, it signed a contract with Mercedes-Benz to continue to develop and sell high-performance models, which also allowed AMG to continue to shine.

The biggest difference between AMG and other modification factories at that time was that AMG only upgraded the original power system instead of replacing it. This, coupled with the comfort and safety of Mercedes-Benz, was its success. One of the important elements. Each AMG engine is assembled by a single engineer, and that engineer's name will also be engraved on it.

BMW M

BMW has a long history of racing, and the predecessor of BMW M is BMW Motorsport Co., Ltd., an organization specifically responsible for BMW racing. The BMW M Division was established to better help BMW achieve success in various motor sports.

To say that the BMW M division became famous was the advent of the BMW M1 in 1978. First, BMW’s chief designer Martin Braungart handed over the design of the M1 to the Italian design company led by Giugiaro. . The only requirement put forward by BMW was to continue the turbocharged style, which made the M1 show an obvious Italian style in appearance. The wedge-shaped body was also a classic design element of the sports cars of that year, full of combat atmosphere.

BMW M1, with a maximum power of 277 horsepower, accelerates from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in only 5.8 seconds. At that time, the BMW M1 was rated as "the fastest German road sports car" by German media.

In order to meet the needs of customers, the BMW M department has also expanded its business - personalized customization, which mainly designs and manufactures new personalized BMW configurations according to the personalized requirements of customers with various needs to satisfy customers. individual needs.

Not only that, the BMW M Department also provides professional driving training. In the past 30 years, the driving training of the BMW M Department has become a "holy place" in the minds of many coaches. If BMW is the target in the eyes of many people, then BMW M is the dream.

Audi RS

RS is the abbreviation of RACING SPORT. The Audi "RS" series is fully designed, developed and manufactured by Audi's quattro department.

Audi's high-performance department was originally called quattro GmbH. In order to pay tribute to the rally car built on the basis of the Audi quattro model at that time, the initial letter was specially changed to a lowercase "q" to distinguish it from the model.

The Audi S1 ??Sport quattro achieved good results in the World Rally Championship, the world's leading road competition at the time, and successfully defended the title in the 1987 season, regaining the "mountain road title" from the Peugeot 205 T16 King" title. At that time, the car had a maximum power of 598 horsepower and could accelerate from 0 to 100 seconds in just 2.3 seconds. Even now, it can beat many sports cars.

In 1993, Audi RS2 Avant was officially mass-produced. In the following time, Audi performance cars such as RS3 Sportback and RS4 Avant have successively appeared on the stage, and their excellent performance has made each one a hit in the market.

The difference between Audi S, RS and R is that S and Audi's ordinary mass-produced models use the same production line, RS has a separate production line, and the R series is the top product of the quattro department, derived from At Le Mans, the world's top event, it is a masterpiece from racing cars to civilian cars.

There are also many car companies that have their own high-performance departments, but they are not as well-known as the above three brands in China. High-performance cars also represent car culture. Although they are not as expensive as supercars, they are still popular around the world. The pursuit of car enthusiasts has made countless car fans crazy.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.