How It's Made: Dream Cars (2013) s01e08 Episode Script

Lamborghini Aventador

Narrator: TODAY ON
"HOW IT'S MADE: DREAM CARS"
LAMBORGHINI'S FASTES
RAGING BULL,
THE SPECTACULAR AVENTADOR.
-- Captions by VITAC --
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DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
LAMBORGHINI WAS FOUNDED IN 1963
BY FERRUCCIO LAMBORGHINI
IN NORTHERN ITALY.
LAMBORGHINI WAS ALREADY
A WEALTHY MAN
MANUFACTURING FARMING TRACTORS.
SPORTS CARS
WERE JUST A PASSION FOR HIM.
PAST AND NEW DREAM CARS
LIVE IN THE LAMBORGHINI MUSEUM.
THE FIRST CAR TO OWN
A LAMBORGHINI NAMEPLATE
WAS THE 350GT,
INTRODUCED IN 1964,
WITH JUST OVER 100 MODELS MADE,
WITH A 3.5-LITER 12-CYLINDER
AND A 4-LITER V-12 ENGINE.
LAMBORGHINI REDEFINED THE NOTION
OF THE SUPERCAR WITH THE MIURA,
WHICH THEY PRODUCED
BETWEEN 1966 AND 1969.
IN 1969,
THE 370-HORSEPOWER MIURA S
WAS LAUNCHED ON THE MARKET.
THE EVER-POPULAR COUNTACH
FROM THE MID-'70s
PRODUCED LAMBORGHINI'S LEGEND.
A SIGNATURE DESIGN
WITH A WEDGE-SHAPED BODY
AND SCISSOR DOORS
LEFT ENTHUSIASTS
AND ONLOOKERS SPEECHLESS.
LAMBORGHINI'S NEWEST LEGEND
IS THE AVENTADOR.
EMBELLISHED WITH RAW POWER,
LIGHTWEIGHT ENGINEERING,
AND REMARKABLE HANDLING,
THIS CAR ACHIEVES
ZERO TO 60 MILES PER HOUR
IN 2.9 SECONDS
AND A TOP SPEED
OF 217 MILES PER HOUR.
WITH A LIGHTWEIGH
MONOCOQUE STRUCTURE
MADE FROM CARBON FIBER,
AN ALUMINUM CHASSIS,
AND A 6.5-LITER, 12-CYLINDER,
700-HORSEPOWER ENGINE,
IT'S A HIGH-REVVING PACKAGE
OF EXTREME PERFORMANCE.
THE CELL OF THIS SPORTS CAR
IS A MONOCOQUE FRAME
AND IS MADE
FROM CARBON-FIBER PARTS.
IT ALSO INCLUDES
EPOXY-FOAM SECTIONS,
ADDING THE SPACE NEEDED
TO CREATE SHAPES
WITHOUT INTRODUCING UNNECESSARY
LAYERS OF CARBON FIBER.
IT MAKES THE VEHICLE
EXTREMELY ROBUST AND LIGHT.
IN A CLIMATE-CONTROLLED,
DUST-FREE ROOM,
WORKERS PULL A LARGE SHEET OF
RESIN-IMPREGNATED CARBON FIBER
ONTO A VACUUM-BASED
CUTTING TABLE.
NEXT, A PROTECTIVE FILM
IS APPLIED OVERTOP
AND IS VACUUM-SEALED
THROUGH THE PORES
OF THE CARBON-FIBER SHEET.
THE COMPUTER-CONTROLLED
CUTTING MACHINE
DETERMINES THE LOCATION
OF THE CUTTING STROKES
TO MAXIMIZE
THE MATERIAL'S USAGE.
THE CUTTING TABLE
IS A FLATBED CUTTING MACHINE
THAT USES AN AIR-SUCTION SYSTEM
UNDER THE TABLE'S SURFACE
TO COMPLETELY FLATTEN
THE CARBON-FIBER SHEET.
WHEN CUTTING,
THE ULTRASONIC KNIFE
USES A PRESSURE WHEEL
TO HOLD DOWN THE FABRIC
TO CREATE ACCURATE PATTERNS
WITH CLEAN EDGES.
AFTER REMOVING THE PLASTIC FILM,
THE WORKERS CAREFULLY PULL
AND INSPEC
THE NEWLY SHAPED
CARBON-FIBER MATS,
TRIMMING AWAY ANY UNNECESSARY
AREAS WITH FABRIC SHEARS.
THE PRECUT MATS
ARE THEN GROUPED TOGETHER
PERTAINING TO
THEIR SPECIFIC POSITION
WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE.
NEXT, THE PRECU
CARBON-FIBER MATS
ARE FITTED ONTO THE HOLLOWED
MONOCOQUE MOLDING PATTERNS.
EACH NEW MA
HAS A SELF-ADHESIVE BACKING
AND MUST BE FITTED PRECISELY
INTO THE MOLD PATTERN.
THE MATERIAL'S PATTERNS
HAVE TO MATCH AND CRISSCROSS
IN ORDER TO CONSTRUC
THE APPROPRIATE THICKNESS
AND STRENGTH.
ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF MATERIAL
CAN BE USED
TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE REMAINS
LIGHT IN WEIGHT.
AFTER REMOVING THE PROTECTIVE
FILM FROM THE FIBER MAT,
THE WORKERS MANUALLY AFFIX
THE MATERIAL INTO POSITION,
USING A FOUR-INCH
PLASTIC SQUEEGEE
TO SWEEP AWAY ANY AIR POCKETS.
THE EDGES OF THE MATS
ARE OVERLAPPED
AT THE INTERSECTIONS
OF THE MOLDING,
EVENTUALLY ALLOWING
THE CARBON-FIBER MATS
TO BECOME ONE COMPLETE ELEMEN
OF THE CAR AT A LATER STAGE.
SINCE THE MONOCOQUE IS COMPOSED
OF A RANGE OF SMALL
TO VERY LARGE SECTIONS,
THE PRECUT MATS
ARE SOMETIMES APPLIED WITH EASE
OR REQUIRE EXTENSIVE ATTENTION
AND SWEEPING.
WORKERS PLACE A PROTECTIVE
PLASTIC COVER OVER THE MOLD,
FOLLOWED BY A WHITE CLOTH.
A THICK PLASTIC VACUUM BAG IS
APPLIED OVER THE CLOTH COVERING.
USING COUPLINGS
CONNECTED TO VACUUM HOSES,
THIS OPERATION FORCES
THE LAYERS OF CARBON FIBER
TO SHAPE AGAINST THE MOLD
BY REMOVING AIR AND APPLYING
GRAVITATIONAL PRESSURE.
THE MOLD CURES IN AN AUTOCLAVE
AT A TEMPERATURE
OF 275 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
THIS FORCES
THE CARBON-FIBER MATS
TO RELEASE THE RESIN
INTO ALL AREAS OF THE FABRIC
AGAINST THE MOLDING.
WORKERS REMOVE THE VACUUM BAG
AND THE PROTECTIVE WHITE CLOTH
TO REVEAL THE SOLIDIFIED
CARBON-FIBER MONOCOQUE.
THE MOLDING ELEMENTS
ARE THEN DISASSEMBLED
FOR THE EASY REMOVAL
OF THE MONOCOQUE STRUCTURE.
THE EXTRACTED ROOF SECTION
OF THE MONOCOQUE
IS MANUALLY TRANSFERRED
ONTO A WORK CAR
WHERE ANY EXCESS RESIN
IS REMOVED MANUALLY
ALONG WITH
AN AUTOMATED CNC MACHINE.
THE MONOCOQUE ALSO NEEDS
LIGHTWEIGHT EPOXY FOAM.
A TECHNICIAN REMOVES
A PROTECTIVE WRAPPING SHEE
FROM A PRECUT MA
OF CARBON FIBER
AND HEATS THE SELF-ADHESIVE
BACKING WITH A BLOW DRYER.
SHE PLACES THE FIBER MAT EVENLY
ONTO THE FOAM STRUCTURE
AND SWEEPS THE AREA
FOR WRINKLES.
THEN THE GREEN PROTECTIVE
WRAPPING SHEET IS REMOVED,
SHOWING
THE CARBON-FIBER TEXTURE.
SHE EVENLY APPLIES PRESSURE
TO THE MA
AGAINST THE FOAM STRUCTURE
AND SWEEPS FOR AIR BUBBLES
WITH A PLASTIC SQUEEGEE.
THE SELF-ADHESIVE BACKING
IS REHEATED WITH A BLOW DRYER
AND THEN FITTED.
THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGE
OF THE EPOXY FOAM
IS THAT THE LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIAL
CAN BE SHAPED AND FITTED
IN ALMOST ANY WAY.
THIS EPOXY-FOAM COMPONEN
WILL BE PLACED
IN A STRATEGIC POSITION
OF THE CARBON-FIBER MONOCOQUE
TO INCREASE ITS STIFFNESS
AND RIGIDITY.
THE CAR'S FOAM ELEMENTS
WILL EXIST AS SPACERS
BETWEEN THE COMPOSITE LAYERS
WHILE ALSO DAMPENING ANY NOISE
AND VIBRATIONS.
IN THIS STAGE
OF THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS,
WORKERS USE A TRANSFER DOLLY
AND PNEUMATIC LIFTING DEVICE
TO MANUALLY ASSEMBLE
THE TUB AND ROOF ELEMENTS
OF THE MONOCOQUE
FOR THE LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR.
Narrator:
THE LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR'S
LIGHTWEIGHT CARBON-FIBER
MONOCOQUE AND ALUMINUM CHASSIS
ARE LABOR-INTENSIVE TO PRODUCE,
SO 146 CARBON-FIBER SPECIALISTS
CREATE ONLY FOUR MONOCOQUES
EVERY 24 HOURS.
IN THE LATE 1980s,
THE AUTOMAKER EXPERIMENTED
WITH A CHASSIS AND BODY MADE OF
LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE MATERIALS,
WHICH PRODUCED VALUABLE DESIGN
INFORMATION FOR FUTURE VEHICLES.
THE LOOK OF ANY CAR IS VITAL,
BUT THIS CAR'S STYLING IS
REVOLUTIONARY AND RECOGNIZABLE.
THE DESIGNERS CONSTANTLY
SKETCHED NEW RENDERINGS
THAT WERE EXTREME.
AERONAUTICS ALSO PLAYS A LARGE
ROLE IN THE CAR'S DESIGN,
INTEGRATING BEAUTY
AND FUNCTIONALITY,
LIKE THE STYLING
OF JETS AND AIRPLANES.
CAREFULLY, A TECHNICIAN
SLIDES THE REAR CHASSIS
TO BE CONNECTED
WITH ITS COUNTERPART.
THEN HE MANUALLY BOLTS
THE PARTS TOGETHER.
MORE CHASSIS BRACKETS
FOR THE ROOF ARE INSTALLED
AND FASTENED INTO POSITION.
ONCE THE FRONT AND REAR CHASSIS
COMPONENTS ARE AFFIXED,
AN OVERHEAD AIR HOIS
MANEUVERS THE FRAME
TO ANOTHER WORK STATION
FOR THE INSTALLATION
OF THE CAR'S BODY PANELS.
AT THE NEXT WORK STATION,
WORKERS NAVIGATE
THE REAR BODY-SHELL PANELS
USING AN AUTOMATED
TRANSFER UNIT,
WHICH PRECISELY APPLIES
THE PANELS TO THE FRAME.
WHEN THE REAR PANEL PIECES
ARE APPLIED,
THE AUTOMATED TRANSFER UNI
MOVES AWAY
FOR THE WORKERS
TO CONTINUE THE INSTALLATION.
NEXT, THE WORKERS INSPEC
THE PLACEMENT OF THE REAR PANELS
TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE PROPERLY
ALIGNED WITH THE FRONTAL PANELS.
AFTERWARD, A TECHNICIAN
SLIDES ANOTHER HOLDING BRACE
INTO POSITION
SO BOLTS CAN BE APPLIED.
LOOKING MORE LIKE
A SUPERIOR SPORTS CAR,
ESSENTIAL BODY PARTS
ARE FASTENED,
LIKE THE ALUMINUM FRONT BONNET,
DOORS, FRONT AND REAR FENDERS,
AS WELL AS THE UNIQUE
CARBON-FIBER ENGINE HOOD.
MOUNTED ONTO A TRANSFER HOIST,
THE FRAME AND BODY IS SEN
TO THE OFF-SITE PAINT SHOP
FOR THE BODY'S COLORATION.
IN THE PAINT SHOP,
THE FIRST STAGE
IS THE ELIMINATION OF DEFECTS
AND THE APPLICATION
OF PRIMER PAINT.
THEN, IN THE SECOND PHASE,
A TECHNICIAN MANUALLY SANDS
THE PRIMER-COATED SHELL
IN PREPARATION
FOR THE BASE COAT.
13 PAINT COLORS ARE OPTIONAL
FOR THE FLAGSHIP RIDE,
AND PAINTING THIS CAR
IS AN EXTENSIVE PROCESS.
ALL 27 PARTS OF THE CAR'S BODY
ARE MANUALLY SPRAY-PAINTED
WITH A TOTAL
OF OVER TWO GALLONS OF PAINT.
OVER 200 HOURS ARE SPEN
PAINTING EACH BODY --
MORE HOURS SPEN
THAN ANY OTHER CAR
IN THE MANUFACTURER'S HISTORY.
ONCE THE PAIN
IS COMPLETELY DRY,
A TECHNICIAN REPEATEDLY BUFFS
THE SURFACE,
REMOVING ANY IMPERFECTIONS,
CREATING A SMOOTH AND GLOSSY
FINISH TO THE BODY.
ALMOST THREE DAYS ARE SPEN
ON THE POLISHING PROCESS
FOR THE PERFECT GLOW.
BEFORE THE BODY LEAVES
THE PAINT SHOP,
IT SITS IN THE ZP5
QUALITY-CONTROL CHECKPOINT --
A SPECIALIZED LIGHT TUNNEL
WHERE IT UNDERGOES
HEAVY SCRUTINY FOR TWO HOURS
BY THE MANUFACTURER'S
CERTIFIED AUDITOR.
HE VERIFIES
THE QUALITY OF THE WORK
AND MARKS ANY IMPERFECTION
WITH A TECHNICAL PENCIL.
IF THERE ARE ANY FLAWS FOUND,
THE BODY IS SENT BACK FOR EITHER
RE-POLISHING OR RE-PAINTING.
THE COATED BODY
OF A LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR
IS NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE SHOP
WITHOUT THE AUDITOR'S STICKER
OF APPROVAL.
Narrator: LAMBORGHINI
HAS LONG INCORPORATED
V-12 ENGINES IN THEIR CARS,
BUT THE ENGINE DOESN'T SOLELY
DEFINE THE AVENTADOR'S DRIVE.
THE INDEPENDENT SHIFTING RODS
OF THE LIGHTWEIGHT TRANSMISSION
HAS SHIFT TIMES QUICKER
THAN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.
THE COOLING SYSTEM OF THE CAR'S
ENGINE REQUIRES A THERMOSTAT,
WHICH SITS BETWEEN THE ENGINE
AND THE RADIATOR.
IN THE CASE OF THIS CAR,
IT HAS TWO THERMOSTATS.
THE THERMOSTAT IS POSITIONED,
FOLLOWED BY THE COVER
AND SCREWS,
AND THEN FASTENED
WITH A SERVO DRIVER.
ANOTHER TECHNICIAN
PUTS ROUND ELASTOMER O-RINGS
INTO A CENTRAL GROOVE
OF EACH CYLINDER LINER.
THE RINGS
CLOSE OFF THE PASSAGEWAY
BETWEEN THE CYLINDER
AND ITS BLOCK,
PREVENTING ANY UNWANTED LOSS
OF VITAL FLUID.
NEXT, THE TECHNICIAN GENTLY
PLACES EACH CYLINDER LINER
INTO THE CYLINDER BLOCK.
HE HAMMERS THEM INTO POSITION
USING A RUBBER MALLE
AND A PLASTIC GUIDE.
MANUALLY ROTATING
THE CYLINDER BLOCK ONCE AGAIN,
HE SETS IT INTO ANOTHER POSITION
IN ORDER TO INSTALL
THE HEAVY CRANKSHAF
WITH THE HELP OF AN AIR HOIST.
IT'S PLACED DIRECTLY
INTO THE CRANKSHAF
MAIN-BEARING CAP CASING.
THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE CRANKSHAF
IS TO TRANSMIT THE CAR'S TORQUE.
THE TRANSMISSION OF TORQUE
IS DONE BY GEARS, BEVEL GEARS,
BELTS, CHAINS,
AS WELL AS THROUGH THE PISTONS
AND CONNECTING RODS.
ONCE ALL THE ELEMENTS
ARE PROPERLY INSTALLED,
THE HOUSING COVER, KNOWN
AS THE CRANKCASE, IS ATTACHED.
ONCE THE CRANKCASE IS APPLIED,
THE TECHNICIAN
MANUALLY CRANKS THE CRANKSHAF
TO ENSURE THE MACHINERY
OPERATES PERFECTLY.
ROTATING THE CYLINDER BLOCK
INTO ANOTHER POSITION,
HE INSTALLS THE PISTONS
AND CONNECTING RODS
INTO EACH CYLINDER SLEEVE.
HE GENTLY TAPS THEM
INTO POSITION
WITH THE AID OF A SPECIALIZED
INSTALLATION GUIDE.
ON THE RECEIVING END,
THE PISTON RODS ALIGN WITH
THEIR CRANKSHAFT COUNTERPARTS.
WHEN EVERY PISTON
IS IN POSITION,
THEY ARE FASTENED TO THE
CRANKSHAFT USING A SERVO DRIVER
WITH THE APPROPRIATE SCREWS
AND BOLTS.
AGAIN, THE TECHNICIAN
MANUALLY ROTATES THE CRANKSHAF
TO OBSERVE A PROPER MOTION
OF THE PISTONS.
USING A SPECIAL
MULTI-HEAD DRIVER,
A TECHNICIAN FASTENS THE BOLTS
THAT SECURE
THE CYLINDER HEAD COVERS
TO COMPLETE THE ENGINE'S PART.
STRUCTURAL REPAIR
TO THE CAR'S MONOCOQUE
REQUIRES THE SKILLS
OF THE FLYING DOCTORS --
WORKERS WHO TRAVEL
FOR THIS SPECIALIZED SERVICE.
KNOCKING ON THE FRAME
WITH A LARGE COIN,
THE TECHNICIAN CAN DETEC
THE ACOUSTIC DIFFERENCES
IN THE STRUCTURE'S SOLIDITY
AND DETERMINE THE AREAS
THAT REQUIRE ATTENTION.
HE MARKS THE DAMAGED AREA
USING A WHITE MARKER
AND INDICATES INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE NECESSARY CUT LINES
AND PLACEMENT FOR PATCHES
TO BE AFFIXED.
SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE MONOCOQUE
IS REPAIRED WITH PATCHES
OF LAYERS OF CARBON FIBER.
AFTER PRECISELY CUTTING OU
A DAMAGED AREA,
THE TECHNICIAN INSERTS
A BACKING PIECE
THAT IS SLIGHTLY LARGER
THAN THE HOLE
AND HAS PASTE ADHESIVE
AROUND THE EDGES.
USING ALUMINUM-FOIL TAPE,
HE MANEUVERS THE BACKING PLATE
INTO POSITION.
TEMPORARY HOLDING RIVETS
ARE INSTALLED INTO THE TWO HOLES
THAT WERE DRILLED
INTO THE MONOCOQUE
AND AWAY FROM THE EDGES
OF THE BACKING PIECE.
SHORTLY AFTERWARD,
WHEN THE BACKING PLATE
IS FIRM AND FUNCTIONAL,
THE RIVETS ARE REMOVED
AND THE PATCHING BEGINS.
A LARGER, OVAL, DUAL-SIDED
ADHESIVE LAYER
IS PLACED OVER THE CUT AREA
AND IN FRON
OF THE BACKING PLATE.
USING A PLASTIC SQUEEGEE,
THE LAYER IS SMOOTHED,
AND ANY AIR BUBBLES OR CREASES
ARE SWEPT AWAY.
NEXT, A SMALLER, OVAL
CARBON-FIBER LAYER
IS MOUNTED OVER THE LARGER LAYER
AND IN FRON
OF THE BACKING PLATE.
LASTLY, AN EVEN LARGER LAYER
IS APPLIED
TO THE ENTIRE REPAIR SPACE
AS THE FINAL COVERING.
AGAIN, THE MATERIAL IS SQUEEGEED
BEFORE THE PATCHED SECTION
IS VACUUM-SEALED,
AND A HEATER BLANKET CURES
THE RESIN IN THE MANY LAYERS.
AND THAT IS HOW
THE FLYING DOCTORS FIX DAMAGE
TO THE MONOCOQUE
OF THE LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR.
Narrator:
THE LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR
IS NOT ONLY EXTREMELY FAST,
BUT IT IS EXTREMELY SAFE
BECAUSE THE MONOCOQUE
HAS HIGH TORSIONAL RIGIDITY.
IT GUARANTEES THAT THE AVENTADOR
HAS A SUPERB FEELING
OF SOLIDITY.
THE ASSEMBLY SHOP
CONSISTS OF 11 WORK STATIONS.
AT ONE STATION,
IN AN AUTOMATED HARNESS,
THE CAR IS ROTATED
ON A 90-DEGREE ANGLE.
A TECHNICIAN INSTALLS THERMAL
ACOUSTIC INSULATION BLANKETS,
COMPLETE WITH PEEL-OFF
SELF-ADHESIVE BACKING.
NEXT, HE POSITIONS AND MOUNTS
THE COOLANT HOSE
ONTO CHASSIS HOLDING CLIPS
LOCATED ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE.
ONCE THE HOSE IS SET,
USING A SPECIALIZED
FASTENING GUN,
THE PIPE IS SECURED
INTO POSITION,
AND THEN THE VEHICLE IS ROTATED
BACK TO ITS FORMAL STANCE.
NEXT, THE TRANSFER CASE,
WHICH IS A PAR
OF A FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE SYSTEM,
IS CONNECTED
TO THE TRANSMISSION,
AS WELL AS THE FRON
AND REAR AXLES.
THE TRANSFER CASE RECEIVES POWER
FROM THE TRANSMISSION
AND SENDS IT TO BOTH AXLES,
ROTATING THE WHEELS.
IT IS MOUNTED
USING A UNIQUE LIFTING DEVICE
AND THEN MANUALLY FASTENED
WITH AN AIR RATCHET WRENCH
AND CORRESPONDING BOLTS.
FOR AUTHENTICITY AND IDENTITY,
EACH FRAME IS ENGRAVED
WITH THE MODEL TYPE
AND YEAR OF PRODUCTION.
ETCHING THE OWNER'S NAME
IS EVEN AN OPTION.
WITH THE ASSISTANCE
OF A LIFTING DEVICE,
WORKERS INSTALL THE DASHBOARD,
ENSURING THAT THE CONSOLE PAR
FITS SECURELY.
THE DASHBOARD COLOR
IS ALWAYS INDIVIDUALIZED,
WITH OPTIONS LIKE SINGLE-COLOR
OR TWO-TONE LEATHER
AND STITCHING.
THE REAR OF THIS SUPERCAR
IS THE MOST COMPLEX PAR
OF THIS VEHICLE.
IN ANOTHER SECTION
OF THE ASSEMBLY SHOP,
WORKERS MANEUVER
THE V-12 ENGINE, THE GEARBOX,
AND OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS
OVER AND INTO THE REAR
MIDSECTION OF THE BODY FRAME.
THEY ALSO ATTACH
THE SPECIFIED CABLING AND PIPING
ALONG WITH
THE NECESSARY SCREWS AND BOLTS.
BECAUSE OF VERY HIGH SPEEDS,
THE MOST IMPORTAN
CHARACTERISTICS
OF THE PUSHROD SUSPENSION
ARE THE SHOCK ABSORBERS.
UNIQUELY CONNECTED INBOARD
TO THE BODY
AND TRANSVERSELY POSITIONED,
THIS MAKES HANDLING EXTREMELY
RESPONSIVE AND PRECISE.
A TECHNICIAN INSTALLS
THE INTEGRATED REAR WING,
WHICH IS VITAL
TO THE VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE.
IT ONLY EXTENDS WHEN NEEDED,
PUSHING THE REAR OF THE CAR
CLOSER TO THE ROAD
AND CREATING DOWNFORCE,
WHICH AFFORDS THE TIRES
BETTER GRIPPING.
HE ALSO ENSURES THE PLACEMEN
IS ACCURATE
WITH A MEASURING DEVICE.
THE MOTION OF THE REAR WING
IS TESTED
TO VERIFY
ITS THREE SELECTIVE POSITIONS.
NEXT, THE WORKERS POSITION
AND INSTALL THE REAR BUMPER.
A TECHNICIAN SITUATES
THE LEATHER BUCKET SEATS
INTO THE COCKPIT.
THE PNEUMATIC ARM
MAKES IT EASIER
TO INSERT ANY ELECTRICAL WIRING
IN AND AROUND THE SEATING.
NEXT, WORKERS INSTALL
THE FAMED SCISSOR DOORS
USING A SPECIALIZED
LIFTING DEVICE.
THE FIRST CAR TO USE THIS DOOR
DESIGN WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1968.
THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM
USES A PUSHROD SYSTEM.
TOGETHER WITH ALUMINUM
DOUBLE-WISHBONE CONTROL ARMS
AND CARBON-FIBER
CERAMIC BRAKE SYSTEM,
A BELL CRANK
ACTUATES THE INTERNAL,
VERTICALLY INTEGRATED
SPRING AND DAMPER UNIT.
THIS ALLOWS THE WHEELS
TO BE GLUED TO THE ROAD
WHEN TAKING TIGHT TURNS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR
REACHES SPEEDS
OF UP TO 186 MILES PER HOUR.
THE OPTIONAL BLACK ALLOY RIMS
AND PERFORMANCE TIRES
EXUDE SPORTINESS
AND ULTIMATE CONTROL.
ROLLING OU
OF THE ASSEMBLY SHOP,
THE CAR IS READY
FOR DRIVING TESTS.
LIKE A FUTURISTIC SPACECRAFT,
BOTH SCISSOR DOORS
CAN OPEN UPWARD
BY REMOTE CONTROL
WITH A KEYLESS-ENTRY DEVICE.
THIS IS A NEW FEATURE
TO THE CAR.
SITTING IN THE LAP
OF EXTREME LUXURY
NEVER LOOKED BETTER.
THE CENTER CONTROLS LOOK GREATLY
INSPIRED BY A FIGHTER JET,
EVEN DOWN TO A RED SWITCH COVER
THAT STARTS THE 12 CYLINDERS.
NAMED AFTER ONE OF
THE MOST COURAGEOUS BULLS
IN SPANISH BULLFIGHTING HISTORY,
THE AVENTADOR
IS AN AUTOMOTIVE BEAS
WITH RAZOR-SHARP DESIGN,
EXCLUSIVE TECHNOLOGY,
AND LIGHTWEIGHT CONSTRUCTION.
POWERED BY THE TRADITIONAL
LAMBORGHINI HEAR
OF A V-12 ENGINE,
COMBINED WITH
AN INNOVATIVE TRANSMISSION,
THIS CAR OUTPUTS MAXIMUM REVS
AND SPINE-TINGLING ECHO.
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