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Megafactories:FerrariNGC全民英檢:超級工廠－法拉利播出時間:07月05日星期日@11:00-12:00Ferrari!Fordecades,oneofthemostlegendarynamesinautomobiles.Nowanewmodelishittingthestreets.Oneandahalftonnesofhighperformancesportscar.Engineeredwiththeprecisionofaspacecraft...Thefastest,mostpowerfulproductioncarFerrarihaseverdesigned.Andthisiswhereit'sbeingmade!InsideFerrari'smegafactory!Fewcarshavecarriedsuchanauraoflegendandmystiquethroughthedecades.TheFerrarioftheformulaonetrack...Thewinningestnameinthehistoryofthesport.TheFerrarioftheopenroad...Aniconicsportscaroftheages.Whetherfortheracetrackorfortheroad,everyFerrariishandcrafted...NorthernItaly...thetownofMaranello.ThisisthesiteofFerrari'smegafactory...parthi-techgarage,partartstudio...aplacewhererawmetalistransformedintorawpowerandwherecarsarecreatedlikesculptures.Itsbuildingsareeverybitassleekandmodernasthecarscreatedhere.BecauseFerrarimakescarsforthestreetandfortheracetrack,thefactoryboastssomeuniquefeatures.AwindtunnelforresearchanddevelopmentdesignedbyItaly'ssuper-architect,RenzoPiano.Anengineworksfloodedbynaturallight,withtreestoprovideexactlytherighthumidityforengineconstruction.EvenathreekilometerprivateracetrackusedtotrialFerrari'slatestracecarsandroadtestitssportscars.ThesearethebuildingsthroughwhicheveryFerrarimakesitsfirstjourney.Andforthethreethousandworkersalongtheway,beinghereisanItaliandream.ForusItalians,Ferrarihasalwaysbeenamyth,always.Imean,theboysheregrowupwithFerrariinthem.FewoutsidersandevenfewercamerasareeverallowedintoFerrari'sfactory.Securityisintense.ForFerrari'sformulaoneteamthat'sbasedatthefactory,there'stheever-presentthreatofindustrialespionage.AndFerrari'sformulaonesecretsgostraightintoitsstreetcars.ThisisthefastestandmostpowerfulproductioncarFerrarihaseverdesigned-theFiorano599.Itsspeedtops330kilometersperhour-anditsprice?Over200,000euro!Ferrari'spresident-LucaDiMontezemolo...Formethiskindofcarmeansfreedom....brakingacceleration,handling,engineusing...alltheseingredientmaketheFerrariunique.FiveyearsofresearchanddevelopmenthavegoneintoFerrari'snewestmodel.Sohavesixtyyearsofhistory.Ferrari'slegendaryfounderEnzoFerrariwasaracingpurist.Tohim,Ferrari'sstreetcarswerejustawaytohelpfundhisformulaoneteam.EarlyFerrarisportscarsmayhavebeenbeautifultolookat,buttheywerenotoriouslyhardtodrive...Theirracingcharacteristicsweren'tsuitedtotheopenroad.Butoverthedecades,Ferrarihasmovedcloserandclosertodesigningasportscarthatputsallthecompany'sformulaoneexperienceintotheultimatestreetmachine.TheFiorano599isthatcar.Ferrari'sdesignersandworkersfaceadauntingchallenge:buildacarwiththesoul-andspeed-ofaformulaoneracer-butthathandlessmoothassilkonreal-worldstreets.Makeitbeautiful-befittingtheFerrarilegacyofart-in-motion.Anddressitinluxuryworthyofits200,000europricetag.Racecar-streetcar-workofart-luxuryitem.Atallorder-fortheteamatFerrari'sMaranellofactory.It'savastcomplex.Forty-fivebuildings-withenoughspacetofitfiftyfootballfields.Inall-eightseparatesectionsofthefactorywillbuildthe599fromscratch...Fromthefiresofthefoundry...tothebeautyofthebodyshop...Fromtheroboticprecisionoftheengineworksandthepaintshop...tothehandcraftingofthe599'sleatherupholstery...andthefinalassemblylinewhereitallcomestogether.Thefactory'sfirstchallenge?Givingthe599itssignaturetrait-speed.The599boastsav-12engineputtingout620horsepower.Andthefoundryiswherethatkeycomponentbeginsitslife.Here-Ferrari'smetalworkershavetocastthetwocoreelementsoftheengine,thecylinderheadandtheengineblock.Mostfactoriesmass-producetheseparts-butFerrariturnsthemoutoneatatime.Aseparatemouldismadeforeverysingleengine.They'remadeoutofcompactedsandandresin.Othercarcompaniesusesandcasts.Athigh-endfactorieslikeFerrariworkersfinishthesandmouldsbyhand.Ittakesaroundfivehourstohandfinishthemouldsforasinglev12engine.They'refittedtogetherlikeanintricatethreedimensionaljigsaw...tominimizethechanceofchips,cracksorflaws.Thiswillbecastintothecylinderheadofa599...Aflamingtorchblackensthesandmodelwithathinlayerofcarbon.Thecarbonlayeractsasalubricanttoletthemoltenmetalflowsmoothlyintothespacesofthecast.It'stime...themouldsareready...Theprecisionofthecastingprocedureiscritical.Anyflawcouldcausethefinishedenginetounder-perform.Themoltenmetalispreparedjustascarefullyasthesandmoulds.Inthemeltingprocess,obviously,therecan'tbeanymistakes.Ithastobeofthehighestqualitytobeabletosustainacarthatgoesover200milesperhour.Attemperaturesofover700degreesCelsius,theheartofthe599enginebeginsitsfierybirth.Thisiswhatthey'regoingtobuild.Thisiswhereitstarts.IntheFerrarifoundry,themainfurnaceisfiredup.Themetalthatwillbecastintothecoreofthe599'smightyengineisbeingmelted.SomeoftherawmetalbeingfedintothefurnacecomesfrompreviouslycastcomponentsthathavefailedFerrari'squalitychecks.Themetalmeltsalmostinstantly,asmassiveelectricalchargesarefiredthroughit.Meltingthetwotonsofmetalinthefurnaceusesenoughelectricityinonedaytolightahouseforayear!Therawmoltenmetalpoursintoagiantcrucibleforfurtherpurifying.At1300degrees,itlookslikeliquidsilver.At700degrees,itlookslikeliquidsilver.Butthisisasupers