How It's Made: Dream Cars (2013) s01e03 Episode Script

Narrator: TODAY,
ON "HOW IT'S MADE: DREAM CARS."
THE FERRARI FF, AN EXTREME
SUPER CAR FOR ALL SEASONS.
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
LOCATED IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
OF MARANELLO, ITALY,
THE FERRARI HEADQUARTERS
IS A STATE-OF-THE-AR
INDUSTRIAL CITY.
THE SETTING, SCALE,
AND FACILITIES
ARE AS COMPELLING FOR VISITORS
AS THEY ARE FOR
THE MORE THAN 3,000 EMPLOYEES
WHO WORK AT THIS PLANT DAILY.
THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE COMPANY'S
STAFF IS TOP PRIORITY.
THE AUTOMAKER'S EMPLOYEES
COME FIRS
AND THE AMAZING CARS
THEY BUILD A CLOSE SECOND.
SINCE 1947, FERRARI HAS BEEN
WORLD FAMOUS FOR SPORTS CARS
AND FOR BEING THE MOST WINNING
TEAM IN FORMULA 1 RACING HISTORY
WITH MORE THAN 5,000 VICTORIES.
THE ICONIC FERRARI LOGO
WAS FIRST ADOPTED
BY THE ITALIAN WAR PILO
FRANCESCO BARACCA,
WHO HAD THE PRANCING HORSE
PAINTED ON HIS AIRCRAFT.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN GIVEN
AS A PRESEN
FROM HIS FAMILY TO ENZO FERRARI.
THE CLASSIC RED PAINT COLOR
WAS SIMPLY THE COLOR
ASSIGNED BY THE I.A.F.
TO ITALIAN GRAND PRIX CARS
IN THE EARLY YEARS
OF THE LAST CENTURY.
IN THE LAST 20 YEARS,
FERRARI STARTED LAUNCHING
MORE NEW MODELS
WHILE RETAINING ITS CORE VALUES.
FERRARI IS NOW PRODUCING
THEIR FIRST EVER FOUR-SEAT,
ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE HATCHBACK --
THE FF.
THE FF HAS LARGER CABIN
AND LUGGAGE SPACE,
NOT TO MENTION A PATENTED
FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE SYSTEM,
WHICH WEIGHS 50% LESS
THAN A TRADITIONAL VERSION.
THE FIRST MAJOR COMPONEN
OF THIS CAR
IS THE 12-CYLINDER ENGINE BLOCK.
MADE OF LIGHT-WEIGHT ALUMINUM,
IT IS THE CORE
OF THE 660-HORSEPOWER ENGINE.
IN THE IN-HOUSE FOUNDRY
OF THE FACTORY,
A WORKER USES A HIGH-PRESSURE
BLOWER TO REMOVE ANY REMAINS
FROM CASTS USED TO CREATE
THE ESSENTIAL MOLDS
OF THE ALUMINUM ENGINE
CYLINDER BLOCKS.
USING HIGH-QUALITY CHEMICALS
AND SAND,
THE COMBINATION IS PRESSED
IN A GRAVITY-POWERED MOLD,
WHICH PRODUCES THE CASTS
OF THE INTERNAL INTAKE
AND EXHAUST PIPES
OF THE CYLINDER BLOCK HEAD.
THIS TECHNOLOGY GUARANTEES
THE BEST MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE
OF THE INDIVIDUAL PIECES
AND IS ALSO USED IN DEVELOPING
ENGINES OF PROTOTYPES
FOR FORMULA 1 RACE CARS.
THE WORKER MOVES THE SAND MOLDS
TO ANOTHER AREA
TO REMOVE
ANY UNNECESSARY PIECES.
USING A SMALL SAW, FILE,
AND A SANDING SPONGE,
THE PIECES ARE REMOVED
TO CONFORM TO THE CAST'S DESIGN,
NECESSARY TO CREATE THE INTERNAL
PIPES OF THE BLOCK HEAD.
THE SAND MOLDS WILL ALSO UNDERGO
A REGENERATION PROCESS,
WHERE THE SAND WILL BE REUSED
TO CREATE FUTURE MOLDS.
THE FINISHED SAND MOLDS ARRIVE
AT ANOTHER WORK STATION
WHERE THEY ARE ASSEMBLED.
A WORKER PLACES
THE BOTTOM COMPONENTS TOGETHER
BEFORE USING A LIFTING DEVICE
TO DELIVER THE LARGER
AND HEAVIER TOP SECTION,
COMPLETING
THE CYLINDER-BLOCK MATRIX.
ONCE THE GROUPING OF MOLDS
IS ALIGNED,
A SET OF TRANSPORT SPIKES
FROM A LIFTING DEVICE
USHER THE GROUPING
TO ANOTHER WORK STATION,
WHERE THE MOLDS ARE CURED
IN A HIGH-TEMPERATURE KILN
CALLED A WEIGHTING OVEN.
THE MOLTEN METAL WILL FLOW
INTO ALL VACANT SPACES
LEFT FREE BY THE SAND MOLD.
THOUSANDS OF ALUMINUM INGOTS
CAN BE FOUND IN A STORAGE BAY
AT THE MARANELLO FACTORY.
THESE BLOCKS ARE MELTED A
NEARLY 1,500 DEGREES FAHRENHEI
IN ORDER TO BECOME
THE ENGINE CYLINDER BLOCKS.
AS MOLTEN ALUMINUM,
THE SMELTED METAL IS POURED
THROUGH A FUNNEL
AND INJECTED INTO SAND CASTS,
SOON TO BECOME ONE OF THE MOS
INTEGRAL PARTS OF THE ENGINE.
THE WEIGHTING OVEN'S 1,400-
DEGREE TEMPERATURE IS CONSISTEN
IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY DEFECTS
OR AIR BUBBLES WITHIN THE BLOCK.
ONCE THE MOLTEN ALUMINUM
HARDENS,
THE AUTOMATED CLAMPS
FROM THE KILN RELEASE THE MOLD,
ALLOWING THE NEW ALUMINUM PARTS
TO COOL
BEFORE REMOVAL FROM THE MOLDS.
AN AUTOMATED LIFT REMOVES
THE FINISHED CASTS
AND CYLINDER BLOCK
FROM THE HEATED STATION.
A WORKER EXTRACTS THE ALUMINUM
PIECES FROM THE SAND MOLD,
WHICH IS DISCARDED.
QUALITY CONTROL IS IMPERATIVE
TO THE ASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE.
AT THE FIRST WORK STATION,
A WORKER PLACES
THE CYLINDER BLOCK ON A TABLE,
INSPECTING THE PAR
WITH A SMALL FLASHLIGH
FOR ANY CRACKS OR IMPERFECTIONS
WITHIN THE CAVITIES.
VERY LITTLE VARIATION
IN THE MOLD IS TOLERATED.
FROM BEGINNING TO END,
UP TO 8,000 INSTRUMENTS ARE USED
TO CONTROL DIMENSIONS
THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS
OF BUILDING THE CYLINDER BLOCK.
THE ENGINE CYLINDER BLOCK
UNDERGOES A SECONDARY LOOK
IN A RADIATION-SHIELDED CABINE
OF A RADIOSCOPIC
INSPECTION SYSTEM.
THIS FURTHER DETECTS
ANY POSSIBLE FLAWS
IN THE CYLINDER BLOCK'S
CONSTRUCTION.
AFTER GETTING THE GREEN LIGH
FROM THE X-RAY INSPECTION,
A WORKER MOUNTS THE CYLINDER
BLOCK ONTO A FIXTURE,
WHERE IT TRAVELS INTO
A SMALL CABINET FOR REFINEMENT.
THIS CNC DEVICE REMOVES
ANY ADDITIONAL
AND UNWANTED MATERIALS
WITHIN THE BLOCK'S CENTER
USING HIGH-PRESSURE WATER
AND SAND GRAINS.
AS A RESUL
OF THIS REFINING PROCESS,
THE CYLINDER BLOCK LOOKS SLEEKER
THAN BEFORE.
THE WORKER REMOVES
THE HOLDING BOLTS,
AND THE PART IS READY
FOR THE NEXT WORK STATION.
AT ANOTHER WORK TABLE
IN THE METROLOGY ROOM,
A WORKER USES
A COMPUTERIZED MEASURING TOOL
KNOWN AS A TOUCH PROBE TO VERIFY
THE FERRARI FF CYLINDER BLOCK'S
TOLERANCE AND INTEGRITY.
LATER IN THE SHOW, WE'LL SEE
MUCH MORE OF THIS ENGINE.
Narrator:
THE MOST POPULAR FERRARIS
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
THE TWO-SEATER GRAN TURISMOS.
ONLY 7,000 CARS
ARE PRODUCED YEARLY.
THE FF IS VERY UNIQUE
TO THE LINEUP,
BUT IT STILL MAINTAINS
THAT FASHIONABLE TRADITION.
WITH EXCLUSIVE ACCESS
TO FERRARI'S FACTORY,
WE UNCOVER THE FORMULA BEHIND
ITS RACING-INSPIRED FAMILY CAR.
SHUTTLING TO A WORK STATION,
THE CHASSIS LOWERS
INTO A SECTION
WHERE A WORKER LOADS
PILLAR PARTS INTO WELD BRACES.
THESE FIXTURES WILL ASSIS
IN THE INSTALLATION
OF THE SIDE PANELS
AND THE ROOFING.
WORKERS PLACE AND TIGHTLY FASTEN
EVERY PILLAR AND SKELETAL BRANCH
OF THE BASE FRAME
WITH THE ASSISTANCE
OF WELDING CLAMPS.
ONCE LOCKED IN THE CLAMPS,
WORKERS HAND-WELD
THE FRAME PARTS TOGETHER.
UNLIKE OTHER
SPORTS CAR MANUFACTURERS,
THIS COMPANY DOES NOT USE
WELD ROBOTS
TO PUT THEIR CHASSIS TOGETHER.
THE AUTOMAKER BOASTS
HAVING SOME OF THE BEST WELDERS
IN THE WORLD.
IN THE NEXT STEP,
A WORKER INSTALLS SKIN PARTS
OF THE BASE FRAME
TO THE SIDE-
AND ROOF-SUPPORT PILLARS.
THE WORKER LOWERS
A LARGE SUPPORT FIXTURE
WITH SUPPORT CLAMPS TO HOLD
THE BODY PARTS IN POSITION.
THIS IS SO HE CAN WELD
THE PIECES TO THE SUPPORT BEAMS
WITH EASE AND PRECISION.
ONCE AGAIN,
THE WELDING IS DONE BY HAND,
FURTHER DISPLAYING THE COMPANY'S
ALLEGIANCE TO FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP
AND ATTENTION TO EVERY DETAIL.
WHEN WELDING IS COMPLETE
AND COOLED,
THE REMAINING RESIDUE NEEDS
TO BE REMOVED
TO CREATE A FINISHED APPEARANCE.
A WORKER GRINDS THE EXCESS METAL
WITH A HEAVY-DUTY GRINDER.
USING A FLEXIBLE FILER HOLDER
AND MILL-CUT FILE,
WHICH CUTS AWAY UNWANTED RESIDUE
ON THE BARE METAL,
THE WORKER SHAPES AND SMOOTHES
THE BODY'S SURFACE.
IN THIS PART OF THE PROCESS,
HE PREPARES THE WELDED AREAS
FOR MACHINE-SANDING
AND FEATHER-EDGING
FOR A SMOOTH AND GLOSSY FINISH.
USING A HIGH-POWERED SANDER, THE
WORKER POLISHES THE WELDED AREA,
CREATING
A PERFECTLY SMOOTH FINISH,
MAKING ANY WELDING UNNOTICEABLE.
WITH MOST BODY PARTS ON BOARD,
WORKERS INSPECT THE SHELL
IN A ROOM WITH
SPECIALLY ENHANCED LIGHTING,
WHICH HELPS IDENTIFY ANY ERRORS.
A WORKER MARKS THE AREAS
THAT REQUIRE MORE FINESSING
BEFORE ENTERING
THE PLANT'S PAINT SHOP.
THE PAINT SHOP IS
ONE LARGE SECTION
WITH THREE STAGGERED ROOMS
FOR DIFFERENT OPERATIONS.
THE PAINTING PROCESS TAKES
ROUGHLY TWO AND A HALF DAYS.
THE CAR ENTERS A ROOM
FOR ELECTROCOATING,
THE PRIMARY
CORROSION-PROTECTION LAYER.
IN A TUNNEL, THE CAR'S BODY IS
IMMERSED IN 11 LIQUID TANKS
WITHOUT ANY HUMAN INTERVENTION.
AFTER THE ELECTROCOATING
PROCESS,
WORKERS APPLY A CLEANING AGEN
TO THE BODY TO CLEAN, DEGREASE,
AND REMOVE ANY RESIDUE
ON THE SURFACE OF THE VEHICLE,
PREPARING I
FOR THE NEXT PAINTING STAGE.
ANY DIRT OR IMPURITIES CAN BE AN
ENEMY IN THE PAINTING PROCESS.
IN THIS PHASE,
WEARING PROTECTIVE GARMENTS,
WORKERS MIST A TOP COA
THROUGHOUT THE EXTERIOR
AND INTERIOR OF THE BODY.
THIS LAYER ACTS AS A TRANSLUCEN
COAT OF PAINT AND SEALER,
PREVENTING CORROSION AND RUS
AND ALLOWING BETTER ADHESION
FOR THE CHOSEN PAINT COLOR
TO THE BODY.
MOVING AHEAD,
TWO ROBOTS CONTINUE THE PROCESS,
COATING THE ENTIRE BODY
WITH A CLEAR COA
OF A CUSTOMER-DESIRED
PAINT COLOR.
EACH ROBOTIC ARM MISTS THE FRAME
WITH TIMELY PRECISION
AND MAXIMUM UNIFORMITY.
CLEAR-COATING IS
THE MOST IMPORTANT PAR
OF THE PAINTING PROCESS.
THIS LAYER OF PAINT IS DESIGNED
TO RESIST ENVIRONMENTAL MARKS,
BIRD DROPPINGS, CAR WASHES,
AND OTHER OUTSIDE INFLUENCES.
THE CLEAR COAT,
COMBINED WITH THE ELECTROCOAT,
FORMS THE BODY'S TOP COAT,
WHICH GIVES THE CAR'S SHELL
ITS OVERALL APPEARANCE.
ONCE THE BODY RECEIVES ALL
OF ITS PROTECTIVE PAINT LAYERS,
IT MOVES TO A SPECIALIZED
COMPARTMENT FOR CURING.
UNIFORM HEATING OF 285 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT FOR 24 MINUTES
CREATES
THE IDEAL DRYING CONDITIONS
BEFORE CONTINUING
TO THE NEXT STEP.
TWO ROBOTS SPRAY THE LAS
TRANSPARENT COAT OF PAINT,
PERFECTLY COVERING THE BODY.
ONCE THE PROCESS IS FINISHED,
THE BODY WILL MEE
ITS MOTORIZED COUNTERPAR
AND BECOME THE UNIQUE FOUR-
WHEEL-DRIVE FERRARI SPORTS CAR.
Narrator: THE GAS
DIRECT-INJECTION V-12 ENGINE
IS THE HAND-CRAFTED HEART OF
THE FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE FERRARI FF.
ONE ENGINE TAKES FIVE DAYS
TO ASSEMBLE
BY AN EXPERIENCED WORKER WHO
SIGNS AN ASSEMBLY CERTIFICATE
DELIVERED TO CUSTOMERS.
FERRARI'S MECHANICAL WORKSHOP
IS COMPRISED OF 15 AREAS
CONTAINING WORK STATIONS
WITH MACHINE TOOLS,
OFFICES, AND TWO GREEN AREAS.
IT'S A SPACE WHERE TECHNOLOGY
AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
COEXIST.
IN THIS PARTICULAR ROOM,
TWO ASSEMBLY ROBOTS
AFFECTIONATELY NAMED
ROMEO AND JULIE
INSTALL VALVE-SET INSERTS
INTO THE CYLINDER HEAD --
AN OPERATION KNOWN AS
THE THERMAL INTERFACE PROCESS.
ONE ROBOT PASSES THE RING
TO THE OTHER ROBOT,
WHICH PLACES THE RING
INTO THE HEAD.
THE VALVE SETS COOL
AND SHRINK 40 TO 60 MICRONS
IN LIQUID NITROGEN COOLED
AT -320 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
WHEN THE VALVES ARE WARMED UP
TO ROOM TEMPERATURE,
WHICH INCREASES ITS VOLUME BY
0.12 TO 0.15 SQUARE MILLIMETERS,
THEY CLASP TIGHTLY INTO PLACE.
THIS AREA IS KNOWN AS
THE 12-CYLINDER ASSEMBLY LINE,
COMPOSED OF FIVE SECTIONS.
IN THE FIRST SECTION,
A WORKER MOVES THE 12-CYLINDER
ENGINE BLOCK TO A TABLE
TO INSTALL THE CYLINDER SLEEVES.
USING A RUBBER MALLET, SHE
HAMMERS THE SLEEVES INTO PLACE
WITH THE ASSISTANCE
OF A SUPPORT FIXTURE,
WHICH LIFTS AND RELEASES EACH
SLEEVE INTO THE BLOCK PIPES.
THAT ACTION IS REPEATED UNTIL
SHE INSTALLS THE 12 LINERS.
THE CYLINDER LINERS SERVE AS
THE INNER WALL OF THE CYLINDER,
FORMING A SLIDING SURFACE
FOR THE PISTON RINGS
WHILE RETAINING
THE LUBRICANT WITHIN.
A WORKER DOUBLE CHECKS
THAT THE SLEEVES ARE ALIGNED
WITH THE BLOCK'S PIPES
BY TAPPING THE ENDS
WITH A RUBBER MALLET.
A WORKER ROTATES THE ENGINE
CYLINDER BLOCK ON A LIFT,
OILING THE CAM BEARINGS
BEFORE PLACING THE CRANKSHAF
INTO POSITION.
ONCE THE CRANKSHAFT IS IN PLACE,
THE WORKER INSTALLS
CONTAINMENT CLAMPS
TO KEEP THE ROTATING PAR
IN POSITION.
HE ROTATES
THE ENTIRE CYLINDER BLOCK
IN PREPARATION
FOR THE INSTALLATION
OF THE ENGINE'S PISTONS.
THE ENGINE PISTONS ARE MADE
FOR MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY,
USING THE SAME RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMEN
FOR FERRARI'S
FORMULA 1 RACING CARS.
A WORKER INSTALLS
EACH OF THE 12 PISTONS BY HAND
AND VERIFIES
THAT THEY ARE INSERTED CORRECTLY
WITH THE ASSISTANCE
OF A CYLINDRICAL GUIDE.
ONCE FINISHED,
THIS 12-CYLINDER ENGINE,
ALONG WITH
ITS OTHER RUNNING COMPONENTS,
WILL ALLOW THE CAR
TO REACH A TOP SPEED
OF OVER 200 MILES AN HOUR.
THE 12-CYLINDER ENGINE SPENDS
ROUGHLY 62 MINUTES
AT EACH STATION.
IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY FIVE DAYS
FOR ASSEMBLY.
ALMOST COMPLETE,
THE ENGINE REQUIRES
THE PROPER ELECTRICAL WIRING
AND MECHANICAL TUBING.
A WORKER METICULOUSLY PLACES
A WEB OF TUBES
ONTO THEIR PROPER OUTLETS.
ONCE THE WIRES AND TUBES
ARE CONNECTED,
HE SECURES THEM WITH HIGH-
STRENGTH SCREWS AND FASTENERS.
THE VELOCITY STACK IS PART OF
THE ENGINE'S AIR-INTAKE SYSTEM,
WHICH ALLOWS FOR
A SMOOTH AND EVEN FLOW OF AIR
AT HIGH VELOCITIES.
THE WORKER ADDS THE STACK
AND BOLTS IT ON EACH SIDE
USING AN AIR-IMPACT WRENCH.
THIS CAR'S ENGINE DELIVERS
A SENSATIONAL TONE
BECAUSE THE INTAKE NOISE
IS CHANNELED
FROM FILTER CASINGS
INTO THE CABIN,
MAKING AN UNMISTAKABLE SOUND
WITHOUT BEING LOUD.
THE WORKER USES
A MOTORIZED ASSEMBLY SHUTTLE
TO TRANSPORT THE ENGINE
JUST A FEW FEET AWAY,
WHERE THE VELOCITY STACK WILL
RECEIVE ITS STYLISH COVERS.
THIS COMPLETES THE ASSEMBLY
OF THE HIGH-END V-12 ENGINE.
THE 6.3-LITER, V-12, DIRECT-
INJECTION, 6,262-cc ENGINE,
DELIVERS A POWER OUTPU
OF 660 HORSEPOWER AT 8,000 RPM,
WITH MAXIMUM TORQUE
OF 504 POUND-FEET AT 6,000 RPM.
BUILT FOR IMPRESSIVE RESPONSE
AND UNPARALLELED PERFORMANCE,
THIS ENGINE IS SOLELY MADE
FOR THE FF MODEL.
AFTER THE ASSEMBLY,
THE ENGINE UNDERGOES A SERIES
OF DRIVING AND EMISSION TESTS.
Narrator: WITHIN FERRARI'S
ASSEMBLY-LINE BUILDING,
THE OVERHEAD TRANSPORT CAROUSEL
IS COMPLETELY
ERGONOMICALLY ADVANCED.
IT'S PROGRAMMED TO ROTATE
AND ADJUST FF BODY SHELLS
TO EASILY FACE WORKERS
OF ANY HEIGHT.
THIS SECTION
OF THE ASSEMBLY LINE
IS WHERE WORKERS INSTALL
MOBILE PARTS,
LIKE DOORS AND TRUNK LIDS,
AS WELL AS INTERIOR PARTS.
OPERATION AND QUALITY-CONTROL
TESTS ARE EXECUTED
BEFORE THE BODY MOVES
TO THE NEXT LINE.
PREPARED AND WAITING,
THE HATCHBACK BODY SHELL HANGS
IN AN OVERHEAD CAROUSEL BRACKE
BEFORE THE NEXT ASSEMBLY PHASE.
THE DASHBOARD MAY SEEM
UNFAMILIAR,
BUT THIS IS A CRUCIAL STEP
IN INSTALLING
ITS SWITCHES AND DIALS.
IN THE UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT,
NEARLY 75% OF ALL INTERIOR
CABIN WORK IS DONE BY HAND.
THE CAR'S CHASSIS IS
ABOUT HIGHER CABIN COMFORT,
SPACE REQUIREMENTS,
AND SAFETY STANDARDS.
USING A SPACE-FRAME DESIGN
AND MADE FROM ALUMINUM,
THE CAR'S CHASSIS IS
MUCH LIGHTER
THAN ANY OTHER ROAD CAR
IN THE AUTOMAKER'S HISTORY,
AND WITH GREATER
TORSIONAL RIGIDITY.
THE INTERIORS ARE
ALWAYS PERSONALIZED
WITH OPTIONS LIKE MATCHING
OR CONTRASTING STITCHING,
ACCENTS LIKE CARBON FIBER,
OR FABRICS WITH ALUMINUM EFFEC
OR TITANIUM EFFECT.
WITH THE ASSISTANCE
OF A LIFTING DEVICE,
WORKERS INSTALL THE DASHBOARD,
ENSURING THAT THE CONSOLE PARTS
FIT SECURELY.
ONCE THE DASHBOARD
HAS BEEN MOUNTED,
THE STEERING WHEEL,
EQUIPPED WITH THE MAIN CONTROLS,
WILL BE ADDED, OFFERING
DIFFERENT VEHICLE DYNAMICS.
A WORKER INSPECTS
THE RUNNING GEAR,
WHICH INCLUDES
THE ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN
FOR INSTALLATION
BELOW THE BODY SHELL.
THIS CAR'S ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE
SYSTEM IS 50% LIGHTER
THAN THE AVERAGE SYSTEM,
WITH TWO INDEPENDEN
TRACTION SYSTEMS.
THE REAR WHEELS PROVIDE
THE POWER,
WITH TORQUE TRANSFERRED ONLY
TO THE FRONT AXLE WHEN REQUIRED.
USING A MECHANIZED DOLLY,
THE WORKER MOVES THE RUNNING
PARTS BELOW THE FRAME,
WHERE ANOTHER WORKER LOWERS
THE CAROUSEL BRACKET,
AND THE LARGE COMPONENTS
MEET HALFWAY.
A TEAM OF WORKERS MERGE
THE RUNNING GEAR,
CONSISTING OF THE SUSPENSION,
STEERING,
AND ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE POWERTRAIN
WITH THE SHOOTING-BRAKE
BODY SHELL,
USING POWER TOOLS
TO LOCK THE PARTS IN PLACE.
WITH THE ASSISTANCE
OF A LIFTING DEVICE,
A WORKER PLACES
THE FIVE-SPOKE RIMS AND TIRES
ON THE RESPECTIVE WHEEL PLATES,
SECURING THEM WITH BOLTS.
BOTH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD
AND REAR WINDOWS
RECEIVE A HIGH-STRENGTH ADHESIVE
THAT A ROBOT DEPOSITS
ONTO THE EDGES OF THE GLASS.
ANOTHER ROBOT PRECISELY
ANTICIPATES THE CAR'S LOCATION
AND DELIVERS THE NEW WINDOWS
INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS
WITH CALCULATED PRESSURE
AND CARE.
AFTER ONE MONTH OF ASSEMBLY,
A WORKER FILLS GASOLINE
INTO THE TANK.
WITH THE MAJORITY
OF THE VITAL PARTS IN PLACE,
THE CAR REQUIRES
A FEW MORE ELEMENTS
BEFORE BECOMING
AN EXTREME TWO-DOOR HATCHBACK.
ALL STYLE AND SOUL ASIDE,
THIS CAR WAS BUILT TO TACKLE
EVEN THE LOWEST-GRIP TERRAIN,
INCLUDING SNOW, ICE, AND DIRT.
ITS MODERN SHOOTING-BRAKE SHAPE
AND STYLING CUES
ARE TO BE ADMIRED.
THE CHASSIS ENGINEERING DELIVERS
SUPER-CAR DYNAMICS
AND THE PRANCING HORSE'S
F1 RACING DNA.
TAILORED TO PERFECTION,
THE LEATHER INTERIOR IS
AS STELLAR AS THE BOLD EXTERIOR.
AS THE FIRST FERRARI
WITH ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE,
THE FF IS STRIKING
WHEN ON THE MOVE.
A V-12 ENGINE PRODUCING 660
HORSEPOWER MAKES IT A SUPER CAR
WHERE SPEED AND POWER ARE NEVER
COMPROMISED IN ANY ENVIRONMENT.
REACHING ZERO TO 60 MILES
PER HOUR IN JUST 3.7 SECONDS,
IT EASILY MELDS
EXTREME PERFORMANCE
WITH DAY-TO-DAY VERSATILITY.
A FRESH TAKE
ON THE SPORTY GRAND TOURER,
THE FF WILL ALWAYS BE
A SUPER CAR
DIFFERENT FROM ANY FERRARI
OR OTHER DREAM CAR EVER MADE.