Round Table School of Automobile Film Culture —— A Dream Journey from Screen to Reality in the Past Hundred Years

The automobile film culture spans nearly a hundred years.

In the past hundred years, the car movie culture has been full of fans from the first classic car movie in human history, Red Line 7000, to the The Fast and the Furious series, which is now all-powerful in the movie market. Walking into the cinema and seeing your beloved car flying by on the big screen is also a great visual impact and spiritual enjoyment.

This is the charm of car movie culture.

Correspondingly, many automobile brands show their classic models through movies, thus promoting or deriving their best-selling models in the market. Let your beloved car come to you from the screen and form a cultural product matrix of "movie display-classic model-derivative model".

This is also the charm of automobile film culture.

Today, let's take a look at some car brands and create a classic under such a cultural product matrix.

1-the centennial glory of MG in Britain

Movie introduction: Hollywood past, the king of flying cars.

Two classic Hollywood films, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and King of Cars, which swept away many Oscars in 2020, not only gave people a glimpse of the luxurious life of American upper-class society in 1960s and 1970s, but also evoked memories of the first generation of car kings. The two films * * * also show the luxury sports car of that era-MG? TD is not only a status symbol of celebrities and nobles, but also an outstanding representative of the king of British racing performance.

Classic model: MG? TD？ MK？ two

According to statistics, MG? In the sales of nearly 30,000 TD models, 1.700 is included. Among them, the number of MK II models exported to the United States alone reached 23,488. As the "facade" of the American upper class in Hollywood, it is the British luxury sports car brand MG? TD？ MK？ Two.

In addition, as a representative of performance cars, Miles, the car king in Speed ? ? Car King, is also based on MG? TD？ MK？ II modified racing car. Do you know the MG? TD？ MK？ 28.1:1compression ratio engine, after adjustment, the performance is greatly improved, and the maximum power reaches 57 horsepower. TD？ MKII is also equipped with double fuel pumps, additional Andrex shock absorbers and a higher proportion of rear axle, demonstrating the outstanding technology of that era.

Derived model: MG? six

Mg? 6 is now the flagship car under the MG brand, inheriting MG? TD's high-end enjoyment and tradition of pursuing performance. The beautiful "London Eye" daytime running lights, with the design elements of the air intake grille of Xinghui Riding Shield, and the dynamic streamlined design of the whole vehicle all show the charm of the family coupe.

Mg? At present, it is still a typical "internet car" that is rare in the market. In MG? The latest Zebra 3.0 interconnection system on the 6th platform can provide an intelligent interconnection experience that is most suitable for China people's habits and logic. And MG? 6 is also equipped with the maximum horsepower 169? The leading 1.5T engine, with a maximum torque of 250 Nm, can bring excellent power enjoyment.

Nowadays, the Sino-British R&D center, which brings together MG brands, brings together MG of high-end automobile technology? 6. It has realized the high-end experience of the Internet car and the performance strength of the car in the same class, which is a typical success story from screen to reality.

2- Cadillac Centennial American Glory

Movie introduction: Hollywood past, green book

As the "American President's Car", Cadillac is still grinding countless pieces with MG, becoming the dream car of two male gods, Xiao and Brad Pitt. At the same time, in last year's Oscar-winning film Green Book, the protagonist's car was also a Cadillac. It can be seen that Cadillac has gained wide social recognition and become one of the classic American automobile brands.

Classic model: Cadillac Coupe? DeVille

The overall shape of Cadillac DeVille is very exaggerated. A large number of chrome-plated air intake grilles, raised muscle lines and various exaggerated tail shapes make people feel a strong American luxury car atmosphere. In addition, the luxury sofa and radio in the car also reflect the most important texture of luxury cars.

Cadillac DeVille classic models actually have many styling designs. Starting from 1959, this series of cars was officially put into production as an independent car series, and in 2005, DeVille officially stopped production. * * * has experienced the upgrading of eight generations of cars for nearly half a century, and it is also one of the models that laid the foundation for Cadillac's "presidential car".

Derived model: Cadillac CT6

Cadillac CT6 is currently Cadillac's C-class flagship model, competing with BMW 5 Series and Audi A6L. The overall design is very luxurious, and the exquisite and wide shield-shaped air intake grille is fully reflected in the sports and Cadillac family design language.

As a selling point of Cadillac, luxury style should be restrained in CT6. Fortunately, the excellent interior space has brought CT6 a "face" as a C-class luxury car. In terms of power, the 28T model is equipped with a 2.0-displacement turbocharged engine, which can produce a maximum output of 24 1 horsepower under extreme working conditions. With the smooth output of 10AT gearbox, it is still very good.

In addition, Cadillac also equipped CT6 with leading rear wheel steering, variable suspension and streaming rearview mirror, allowing people to enjoy the high-end luxury brand experience again.

3- Ford beat Ferrari

Movie screening: The Rider King and Knight Rider.

As the legendary car that Christian Bale later defeated Ferrari in King of Speed, the Ford GT40 became a classic "king of cars". Since then, Ford brand has also become the representative of American sports performance brands. Not only that, the classic movie Knight Rider in the early years also made the talking Ford Mustang "KITT" plant the seeds of blood in the hearts of many China enthusiasts.

Classic model: Ford GT? 40

Ford GT? 40 in the name 40 means that the height of the car body is only 40 inches, that is, 10 16mm, which is mainly used in endurance events such as Le Mans. The engine is a typical American V8 engine, 4.7L and the subsequent MK? Version 2' s 7.0L displacement is made by Ford.

As a "magic car" that forced Ferrari to quit Le Mans, Ford GT? 40 can be described as infinite scenery. This magical car of the car king Miles was once sold for $22 million. And its legendary designer Shelby also engraved his name deeply in people's hearts.

Derived model: Ford Mustang

Ford GT? After all, 40 is just a racing car, and what makes the Ford sports car deeply rooted in people's hearts is naturally the Ford Mustang. Due to the protection of domestic brands, Ford Mustang can no longer be called Mustang, but it does not prevent people from thinking only of this Mustang.

For a classic American pony like a wild horse? Cars are currently divided into 2.3T and 5.0L versions. After the change, the price of Mustang has been maintained at the price of 300,000 yuan, which is relatively "close to the people", so it has become one of the "best sports cars to buy" in China and the United States.

Although Ford once revived the "Ford GT" model, it is a pity that Ford's real track spirit has been exhausted with the bad economic situation. Today, Ford Mustang, Ford's most famous performance car, is about to end its product line, which is embarrassing.

4-Chevrolet, a century-old American sports classic.

Movie screening: Transformers, Batman

I'm afraid no movie can popularize American cars to China more than Transformers. Chevrolet Camaro, the incarnation of Bumblebee in Transformers, has also become the dream cars of many people in China. Coincidentally, in the movie Batman, the ever-changing all-around bat chariot based on Chevrolet Impala has also become a magic car in people's minds.

Classic model: Chevrolet Camaro

Although it is said that Chevrolet Camaro came first and Ford Mustang came later, in fact, for China people, Chevrolet Camaro became popular in China with the movie Transformers. All American ponies? Car, Camaro is the real "transformers".

Although the main model on the market is the 2.0T version of Camaro, there are many different versions of Camaro. Including but not limited to LT 1, SS, RS, ZL 1, etc. Even the top sports car version brushed on the New Taipei circuit. However, at present, Camaro, like Ford Mustang, has announced the suspension of production and can only survive by the electric version.

Derived model: Mai Rui Bao XL

Although Camaro can still be bought, Mai Rui Bao XL with the same platform and engine gearbox is the closest Chevrolet car to life. With the cooperation of family-style design and red line kit, the dynamic elements of Chevrolet Mai Rui Bao XL are full of the whole body, but it also has a very good coupe posture.

The product weakness of Mai Rui Bao XL has always been the interior problem. The all-black interior is matched with many hard plastic decorative plates, which makes the texture of the whole vehicle drop a lot. But this is also in line with the characteristics of Americans who are always careless. The core selling point is that the 2.0T engine of Mai Rui Bao XL is the same as Camaro, and the actual experience is still full of power.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard Mai Rui Bao XL works, it is still the identity of "Three Treasures of X Silk" in China, and the brand cannot be promoted. Fortunately, a large number of concessions also let people lower the threshold.

Conclusion-from the screen to the side, it is the realization of dreams.

Although we can't be rich enough to directly own the dream cars in the movie screen, and even some models will gradually die with the brand adjustment, our dream of owning a beloved car will not die. Therefore, a good brand like MG, which can carry out its brand genes from beginning to end and is increasingly close to the people, can last for a hundred years, which is naturally the aspiration of the people.

And we also expect more domestic automobile brands to show their brand strength on more big screens. Perhaps in the near future, our domestic cars can also become a generation of classics!

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