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NGC全民英检超级工厂法拉利

Megafactories:

Ferrari

NGC全民英檢:

超級工廠－法拉利

播出時間:

07月05日星期日@11:

00-12:

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Ferrari!

Fordecades,oneofthemostlegendarynames

inautomobiles.

Nowanewmodelishittingthestreets.

Oneandahalftonnes

ofhighperformancesportscar.

Engineeredwiththeprecision

ofaspacecraft...

Thefastest,mostpowerfulproductioncar

Ferrarihaseverdesigned.

Andthisiswhereit'sbeingmade!

InsideFerrari'smegafactory!

Fewcarshavecarriedsuchanauraoflegend

andmystiquethroughthedecades.

TheFerrarioftheformulaonetrack...

Thewinningestnameinthehistory

ofthesport.

TheFerrarioftheopenroad...

Aniconicsportscaroftheages.

Whetherfortheracetrackorfortheroad,

everyFerrariishandcrafted...

NorthernItaly...thetownofMaranello.

ThisisthesiteofFerrari'smegafactory...

parthi-techgarage,

partartstudio...

aplacewhererawmetalistransformed

intorawpowerandwherecars

arecreatedlikesculptures.

Itsbuildingsareeverybit

assleekandmodernasthecarscreatedhere.

BecauseFerrarimakescarsforthestreet

andfortheracetrack,

thefactoryboastssomeuniquefeatures.

Awindtunnelforresearchanddevelopment

designedbyItaly'ssuper-architect,

RenzoPiano.

Anengineworksfloodedbynaturallight,

withtreestoprovideexactlytherighthumidity

forengineconstruction.

Evenathreekilometerprivateracetrack

usedtotrialFerrari'slatestracecars

androadtestitssportscars.

Thesearethebuildingsthroughwhich

everyFerrarimakesitsfirstjourney.

Andforthethreethousandworkers

alongtheway,beinghereisanItaliandream.

ForusItalians,Ferrarihasalways

beenamyth,always.

Imean,theboysheregrowupwithFerrari

inthem.

Fewoutsidersandevenfewercameras

areeverallowedintoFerrari'sfactory.

Securityisintense.

ForFerrari'sformulaoneteam

that'sbasedatthefactory,

there'stheever-presentthreat

ofindustrialespionage.

AndFerrari'sformulaonesecrets

gostraightintoitsstreetcars.

Thisisthefastestandmostpowerful

productioncarFerrarihaseverdesigned-

theFiorano599.

Itsspeedtops330kilometersperhour-

anditsprice?

Over200,000euro!

Ferrari'spresident-LucaDiMontezemolo...

Formethiskindofcarmeansfreedom....

brakingacceleration,handling,engineusing...

alltheseingredientmaketheFerrariunique.

Fiveyearsofresearchanddevelopment

havegoneintoFerrari'snewestmodel.

Sohavesixtyyearsofhistory.

Ferrari'slegendaryfounderEnzoFerrari

wasaracingpurist.

Tohim,Ferrari'sstreetcarswerejustaway

tohelpfundhisformulaoneteam.

EarlyFerrarisportscarsmayhavebeenbeautiful

tolookat,buttheywerenotoriously

hardtodrive...

Theirracingcharacteristics

weren'tsuitedtotheopenroad.

Butoverthedecades,Ferrarihasmoved

closerandclosertodesigningasportscar

thatputsallthecompany's

formulaoneexperience

intotheultimatestreetmachine.

TheFiorano599isthatcar.

Ferrari'sdesignersandworkers

faceadauntingchallenge:

buildacarwiththesoul-andspeed-

ofaformulaoneracer-

butthathandlessmoothassilk

onreal-worldstreets.

Makeitbeautiful-

befittingtheFerrarilegacy

of"art-in-motion".

Anddressitinluxury

worthyofits200,000europricetag.

Racecar-streetcar-

workofart-luxuryitem.

Atallorder-fortheteam

atFerrari'sMaranellofactory.

It'savastcomplex.Forty-fivebuildings-

withenoughspacetofitfiftyfootballfields.

Inall-eightseparatesections

ofthefactorywillbuildthe599fromscratch...

Fromthefiresofthefoundry...

tothebeautyofthebodyshop...

Fromtheroboticprecisionoftheengineworks

andthepaintshop...tothehandcrafting

ofthe599'sleatherupholstery...

andthefinalassemblyline

whereitallcomestogether.

Thefactory'sfirstchallenge?

Givingthe599itssignaturetrait-speed.

The599boastsav-12engine

puttingout620horsepower.

Andthefoundryiswherethatkeycomponent

beginsitslife.

Here-Ferrari'smetalworkers

havetocastthetwocoreelementsoftheengine,

thecylinderheadandtheengineblock.

Mostfactoriesmass-producetheseparts-

butFerrariturnsthemoutoneatatime.

Aseparatemouldismadeforeverysingleengine.

They'remadeoutofcompactedsand

andresin.

Othercarcompaniesusesandcasts.

Athigh-endfactorieslikeFerrari

workersfinishthesandmouldsbyhand.

Ittakesaroundfivehours

tohandfinishthemoulds

forasinglev12engine.

They'refittedtogetherlikeanintricate

threedimensionaljigsaw...

tominimizethechanceofchips,

cracksorflaws.

Thiswillbecastintothecylinderhead

ofa599...

Aflamingtorchblackensthesandmodel

withathinlayerofcarbon.

Thecarbonlayeractsasalubricant

toletthemoltenmetalflowsmoothly

intothespacesofthecast.

It'stime...themouldsareready...

Theprecisionofthecastingprocedure

iscritical.Anyflaw

couldcausethefinishedengine

tounder-perform.

Themoltenmetalisprepared

justascarefullyasthesandmoulds.

Inthemeltingprocess,obviously,

therecan'tbeanymistakes.

Ithastobeofthehighestquality

tobeabletosustainacar

thatgoesover200milesperhour.

Attemperaturesofover700degreesCelsius,

theheartofthe599engine

beginsitsfierybirth.

Thisiswhatthey'regoingtobuild.

Thisiswhereitstarts.

IntheFerrarifoundry,

themainfurnaceisfiredup.

Themetalthatwillbecastintothecore

ofthe599'smightyengineisbeingmelted.

Someoftherawmetalbeingfed

intothefurnacecomesfrom

previouslycastcomponents

thathavefailedFerrari'squalitychecks.

Themetalmeltsalmostinstantly,

asmassiveelectricalcharges

arefiredthroughit.

Meltingthetwotonsofmetalinthefurnace

usesenoughelectricityinoneday

tolightahouseforayear!

Therawmoltenmetalpoursintoagiantcrucible

forfurtherpurifying.

At1300degrees,

itlookslikeliquidsilver.

At700degrees,itlookslikeliquidsilver.

Butthisisasuperstrong-

supersecretaluminumalloy

specificallycreatedforFerrari'sengines.

Nitrogenpumpsthroughthemetal

inthecrucible,combiningwith

anyimpurities-whichfloattothesurface.

Thepurealloyistransferred

tosmallerholdingtanks,

fromwhichtheenginecomponentswillbecast.

Thismouldofcompactedsand

isabouttobecomethecylinderhead

ofoneofthemostpowerful

productioncarenginesevermade.

Themetalgushesintothemould.

There'sacastinghereeverytenminutes...

Incredibly,onlyoneineveryfiftycomponents

failsitsqualitytest

andissentbacktothescrapheap.

That'sbecauseofthecare

that'sgoneintopreparing

bothmouldandmetal.

WhilethefoundrycaststheFerrari'sv-12heart-

inanotherbuilding,workersfashionitsbody.

Likemanyhigh-endsportscarmakers,

Ferrari'sbodyshopispartartstudio.

Butwhilethe599maybeFerrari's

latestartwork...

It'salsoamasterpiece

ofaerodynamicengineering.

Thousandsofhourshavegoneinto

designingasportscarthat'snotonlybeautiful

butcancheattheairalmostaswell

asFerrari'sformulaoneracecars...

Inessencethe599'sbodyshape

istheoppositeofanaircraftwing.

Athighspeeditsstreamlinedbody

createsnegativelift,

usingtheairflowoverandthroughit

topressthecartotheroad.

Thedownforcemeansmoresecureroadhandling

andfarbettertractionoutofcorners.

TheFerrari'sstreamlinedbody

needsstrongsupport.

Ifyouwanttoputaformulaoneracecar

onthestreet,youneedachassis

thatcantakethestressesofhigh-speed

andhighperformance.

Madeentirelyofaluminumalloy,

the599'schassismustbestrongenough

todothreethings:

Withstandhighspeedimpacts.

Anchorthe500poundv-12engine,

whichproducesatremendousamount

oftorqueandpower.

Thechassisalsohastoprovideastrongmount

forthewheelassemblyandsuspension.

Athighspeedsthewheelsofasportscar

goupanddownlikeajackhammer-

soFerrariequippedthe599'schassis

withsupertoughsuspensionmounts.

High-strengthadhesivesandmeticulous

hand-weldingmakethejointsinthischassis

asstrongastheoriginalmetal.

Regularcars'chassisareputtogether

bymachines,buthighperformancesportscars

likethe599arehandwelded.

Itmeansthechassiscanbemoreexactlyshaped-

andthebodypanelsmorepreciselyfitted.

Withthe599'schassisnowwelded

andthefirstofitsbodypanelsattached,

it'stimeforoneofthefactory'srobots

totakeover.

It'sbasicallyagiganticstapler...

Therobotisprogrammedtoprecisely

driveonehundredandeightyrivets

atspecificpointsovertheentirechassis...

Therivetsgivethecarthemuscle

toholditselftogetherat330pluskilometers

anhour.

Eachtimethesejawssnap,

they'repunchingahigh-strength

rivetthroughuptothreelayers

ofsolidaluminum.

Butthechassiscan'tmoveondowntheline

beforeitpassesarigoroustest.

Anotherrobotcomesintoplay,

equippedwithneedle-likeprobes.

Theprobestestthechassis

in800hundreddifferentplaces.

Ateachpointtheytouchthemetal.

Theyaremeasuringthebody

againstacomputermodel...

Searchingfortinycracksinthemetal

oranyflawinthechassis'overallshape...

Ifaflaw'sdetected,

thechassisissentback...

butthatonlyhappenstooneineveryhundred.

There'sareasonforthisinsistence

onperfection:

theslightestflaw

inanycomponentofahigh-performancesportscar

cancreatethe'rippleeffect'...

Theflawmagnifiesthrough

alltheothercomponentsdependentonit.

Athighspeeds,thestressesonthechassis

couldturncracksintofissures...

andseverelycompromisethecar's

structura