Ultimate Factories Car Collection

2006 • National Geographic Channel
4.7
24 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (12)

1 Camaro
10/15/09
The Camaro has been a classic "muscle car" for over 40 years, but what does it take to build a classic car with 21st century technology? National Geographic visits the 8.5million sq. ft. factory-one of the largest auto plants in the world.
2 Lamborghini
10/1/09
Visit the small Italian community that's home to the main factory for the Lamborghini Murcielago SV. See how a workforce of 130 people makes the Murcielago - mostly by hand - and only outputs a mere 2.7 Murcielagos a day.
3 Rolls Royce
10/8/09
The Rolls Royce Phantom is the ultimate symbol of automotive luxury. National Geographic goes inside three plants to see how a team of skilled craftspeople perfectly weld, sculpt, laser-cut, paint and customize each one of these ultimate luxury cars.
4 Bugatti Super Car
2/11/10
The Bugatti Veyron is a super supercar—part automobile and part airplane. With a base price of $1,750,000, it's the most expensive production car in the world. Go inside the Bugatti factory to see how this modern engineering masterpiece is built.
5 Dodge Challenger
2/3/11
National Geographic goes under the hood to inspect today's Dodge Challenger - an American classic reborn 40 years after its inception. Explore the 3 million sq. ft. Canadian plant that pumps out 900 Challengers a day across 20 mi. of conveyer belts.
6 Maserati
2/10/11
An exotic car built to push performance to the edge while blending Italian elegance is crafted inside Maserati's ultimate factory. It takes 22 days for a Maserati to be assembled and considered road ready.
7 Dodge Viper
2/17/11
National Geographic takes a unique look inside the Viper factory that is comprised of craftspeople who spend two and a half days building each Viper. Without any robots on this assembly line, every Viper is truly hand-crafted.
8 Mercedes Benz
2/24/11
Go inside Mercedes’ largest German factory to see what it takes to build the 571-horsepower Mercedes SLS. With more than a mile of wiring in each car it takes some of the best engineers in the world to mold a light yet strong supercar in 15 hours.
9 Bentley
3/3/11
It takes more than 550 hours and 9 weeks for artisans and technicians to create the Mulsanne. Precision robots ensure that this two-and-a-half-ton luxury car's body is flawlessly molded, but the finest leather is hand-sewn for the lavish upholstery.
10 BMW X-Series
11/1/11
To keep up with demand for the X3, the BMW's new South Carolina factory increased production by 50%, hired 1,000 workers, bought 300 more robots and built an eco friendly painting facility powered by methane gas emitted from a local landfill site.
11 Porsche Panamera
11/7/11
The Panamera has pushed Porsche to new heights. In Germany, the state-of-the-art facility combines some of the best of modern technology. Go inside to see 300 workers custom build the engines - each based on the amount of power the driver wants.
12 Ford F-150
2/4/12
With rare access, go inside the Ford factory, which employs more than 3,500 people. The factory operates 20 hours a day, 5 days a week to build over 1,200 trucks. Follow along as vehicles are churned out every minute with Ford's seal of approval.

About this show

Go behind the scenes as National Geographic explores manufacturing goliaths and brings to life some of the greatest one-of-a-kind car factories in the world.

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4.7
24 reviews
Jeffrey Gonzales
April 16, 2015
The only "icon" known world wide for one thing . . . Winning Grand Prix's ! In the mix since the 1st. GP over 60 yrs. ago If even given a chance behind the wheel of today's street driven Ferrari's . . . Only then ' will uknow . Theres no other car on planet earth ' That looks feels sounds and drive's like the f430 Scuderia Ferrari !
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Katie Slater
September 6, 2015
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