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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:01,534 --> 00:00:02,969 Narrator: TODAY ON "HOW IT'S MADE: DREAM CARS," 2 00:00:03,001 --> 00:00:04,336 THE PORSCHE PANAMERA... 3 00:00:04,370 --> 00:00:08,207 A GRAND TOURER THAT DRIVES LIKE A HIGH-END SPORTS CAR. 4 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,210 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 5 00:00:11,243 --> 00:00:14,280 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 6 00:00:23,189 --> 00:00:25,791 AT THE PORSCHE MUSEUM IN STUTTGART, GERMANY, 7 00:00:25,824 --> 00:00:29,762 THE COMPANY'S FAMOUS CAR DESIGNS ARE ON DISPLAY. 8 00:00:29,795 --> 00:00:32,698 IT THE LATE 1940s, THE 356 9 00:00:32,731 --> 00:00:37,103 WAS THE FIRST OFFICIAL SERIAL PRODUCTION CAR MADE BY PORSCHE. 10 00:00:37,136 --> 00:00:41,373 NEARBY IS A 1975 VERSION OF THE 911. 11 00:00:41,406 --> 00:00:44,642 THE MOBY DICK IS A 1978 RACECAR 12 00:00:44,676 --> 00:00:47,613 DESIGNED TO COMPETE IN U.S. EVENTS. 13 00:00:49,448 --> 00:00:51,750 WITH MORE THAN 28,000 VICTORIES, 14 00:00:51,783 --> 00:00:55,754 PORSCHE IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL NAMES IN MOTORSPORT. 15 00:00:56,988 --> 00:01:01,159 BUT RACECARS AREN'T KNOWN FOR BEING COMFORTABLE, 16 00:01:01,192 --> 00:01:03,896 SO PORSCHE CREATED A FOUR-DOOR LUXURY SEDAN 17 00:01:03,929 --> 00:01:07,365 THAT COMBINED POWER AND SPEED WITH COMFORT AND STYLE. 18 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,169 IN FACT, THE PANAMERA'S PERFORMANCE 19 00:01:10,201 --> 00:01:13,972 RIVALS THAT OF ITS CELEBRATED COUNTERPART, THE 911. 20 00:01:19,045 --> 00:01:22,715 THE PANAMERA FEATURES A LIGHTWEIGHT BODY SHELL. 21 00:01:22,748 --> 00:01:27,920 MANUFACTURING IT BEGINS WITH HUGE PRESSING TOOLS. 22 00:01:27,953 --> 00:01:33,259 THE PRESS MANUFACTURES THE CAR'S BODY SIDES IN SIX STEPS. 23 00:01:39,230 --> 00:01:40,765 IN A CONTROL STATION, 24 00:01:40,799 --> 00:01:44,604 AN OPERATOR MONITORS AND MANAGES PRODUCTION. 25 00:01:44,637 --> 00:01:47,939 A MECHANISM USES SUCTION TO PICK UP A SHEET OF METAL 26 00:01:47,974 --> 00:01:50,576 AND TRANSFER IT TO THE PRESSING TOOL. 27 00:01:53,778 --> 00:01:57,248 PRESSING TOOLS HAVE ALREADY STAMPED OUT THE INITIAL SHAPE 28 00:01:57,281 --> 00:01:59,317 AND OPENINGS ON THESE SHEETS. 29 00:01:59,352 --> 00:02:02,421 THE NEXT TOOL SHAPES THE METAL INTO A PANEL. 30 00:02:02,454 --> 00:02:06,459 THIS PANEL INCLUDES A PORTION OF THE ROOF, THE DOOR OPENINGS, 31 00:02:06,492 --> 00:02:10,530 AND THE REAR FENDER WITH AN OPENING FOR THE FUEL CAP. 32 00:02:13,098 --> 00:02:17,003 TRANSFER MECHANISMS USE VACUUM-POWERED SUCTION CUPS 33 00:02:17,036 --> 00:02:20,105 TO QUICKLY MOVE THE PANEL FROM ONE STATION TO ANOTHER. 34 00:02:20,139 --> 00:02:22,442 PRESSING TOOLS COMPLETE ITS FORMATION 35 00:02:22,474 --> 00:02:26,679 IN A HIGHLY EFFICIENT, FULLY AUTOMATED STAMPING PROCESS. 36 00:02:33,419 --> 00:02:35,554 THE FINISHED PANELS EXIT THE PRESS 37 00:02:35,587 --> 00:02:39,324 AND ENTER A QUALITY-CONTROL AREA. 38 00:02:39,358 --> 00:02:40,759 TRAINED INSPECTORS 39 00:02:40,793 --> 00:02:44,963 EXAMINE THEIR SURFACES VISUALLY AND MANUALLY. 40 00:02:44,997 --> 00:02:47,232 PORSCHE BUILDS THE LIGHTWEIGHT BODY SHELL 41 00:02:47,265 --> 00:02:48,900 USING A VARIETY OF METALS, 42 00:02:48,935 --> 00:02:50,836 INCLUDING HIGH-STRENGTH STEELS, 43 00:02:50,868 --> 00:02:54,473 STAINLESS STEEL, MAGNESIUM, AND ALUMINUM. 44 00:02:54,507 --> 00:02:57,576 THIS RESULTS IN A LOW OVERALL WEIGHT. 45 00:02:57,610 --> 00:03:01,947 IT ALSO PRODUCES A SAFE, RESILIENT VEHICLE. 46 00:03:01,979 --> 00:03:05,483 ROBOTS SIMULTANEOUSLY BRING THE LEFT AND RIGHT BODY SIDES 47 00:03:05,516 --> 00:03:08,920 TO THE FLOOR PLATE AND INNER PANEL OF THE FRAMEWORK. 48 00:03:08,955 --> 00:03:13,725 THIS STEP COMPLETES THE DOOR-OPENING STRUCTURES. 49 00:03:17,295 --> 00:03:20,733 ROBOTS USE SPECIALIZED FIXTURES TO ALIGN, MOUNT, 50 00:03:20,766 --> 00:03:24,669 AND ATTACH THE PANAMERA'S LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINUM REAR DOORS. 51 00:03:24,703 --> 00:03:27,338 THE DOORS COME WITH INTEGRATED SIDE-IMPACT PROTECTION 52 00:03:27,372 --> 00:03:29,408 IN ALL MODELS. 53 00:03:32,211 --> 00:03:34,914 NEXT, ROBOTS TRANSFER THE FRONT DOORS 54 00:03:34,948 --> 00:03:37,617 TO THE BODY SHELL AND INSTALL THEM. 55 00:03:37,650 --> 00:03:40,385 THE INSTALLATION FIXTURES INCLUDE CAMERAS 56 00:03:40,419 --> 00:03:42,521 THAT ENSURE CORRECT ALIGNMENT OF THE DOORS 57 00:03:42,555 --> 00:03:44,656 WITH THEIR OPENINGS. 58 00:03:44,689 --> 00:03:47,592 CUSTOMERS CAN OPT FOR A SOFT-CLOSE SYSTEM, 59 00:03:47,627 --> 00:03:49,695 WHICH USES A SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR 60 00:03:49,729 --> 00:03:52,232 TO SHUT THE DOORS GENTLY BUT FIRMLY 61 00:03:52,264 --> 00:03:56,034 REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH OR HOW LITTLE FORCE IS USED. 62 00:03:59,538 --> 00:04:03,375 AS THE CAR BODY ADVANCES ALONG THE PRODUCTION LINE, 63 00:04:03,408 --> 00:04:07,045 WORKERS MOUNT FIXTURES ON THE BODY SHELL. 64 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:10,216 THE PANAMERA IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ACTIVE HOOD SYSTEM 65 00:04:10,248 --> 00:04:13,353 DESIGNED TO HELP IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. 66 00:04:13,385 --> 00:04:16,754 IF THE CAR'S FRONT SENSORS DETECT A COLLISION, THE SYSTEM 67 00:04:16,788 --> 00:04:20,826 INSTANTLY RAISES THE REAR OF THE HOOD TO REDUCE INJURY. 68 00:04:41,579 --> 00:04:45,151 THEY PAINT THE ASSEMBLED BODY IN FIVE STAGES. 69 00:04:55,661 --> 00:04:58,697 FIRST, THE CAR BODY IS COATED WITH A PHOSPHATE 70 00:04:58,730 --> 00:05:01,901 FOR IMPROVED ADHESION. 71 00:05:01,934 --> 00:05:04,971 THEY ALSO USE AN ELECTROPHORETIC COATING, 72 00:05:05,004 --> 00:05:07,073 SEAM SEALING, AND FILLER COATING. 73 00:05:07,105 --> 00:05:10,308 DURING THE FINAL STEP, ROBOTS COAT THE METAL SHELL 74 00:05:10,341 --> 00:05:12,745 WITH ITS COLORED BASE COAT AND CLEAR COAT. 75 00:05:12,778 --> 00:05:17,049 THEN THE SHELL IS SENT THROUGH AN ENORMOUS DRYING OVEN. 76 00:05:17,081 --> 00:05:19,050 AFTER THE TOP COAT DRIES, 77 00:05:19,084 --> 00:05:22,353 THE BODY ARRIVES AT A SPECIALLY DESIGNED LIGHT TUNNEL. 78 00:05:22,387 --> 00:05:25,324 THE LIGHT TUNNEL IS EQUIPPED WITH L.E.D. TUBES 79 00:05:25,358 --> 00:05:27,759 POSITIONED TO CREATE A UNIFORM LIGHT STRIP PATTERN 80 00:05:27,793 --> 00:05:30,062 ON THE SURFACE OF THE CAR BODY. 81 00:05:30,095 --> 00:05:33,432 THIS MAKES IT EASIER FOR A TEAM OF QUALITY-CONTROL INSPECTORS 82 00:05:33,466 --> 00:05:36,703 TO DETECT THE TINIEST FLAWS IN THE PAINT JOB. 83 00:05:40,706 --> 00:05:43,842 IF THEY FIND EVEN THE SLIGHTEST IMPERFECTION, 84 00:05:43,875 --> 00:05:46,578 THE INSPECTORS REMOVE THE BODY FROM THE LINE 85 00:05:46,612 --> 00:05:50,349 AND SEND IT FOR SPOT REPAIR. 86 00:05:50,382 --> 00:05:53,351 THE INSPECTORS ARE SATISFIED WITH THE PAINT JOB, 87 00:05:53,384 --> 00:05:57,322 SO THE CAR BODY IS READY TO HEAD TO THE ASSEMBLY LINE. 88 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:11,668 Narrator: THE PORSCHE PANAMERA 89 00:06:11,700 --> 00:06:14,669 COMES IN MANY DIFFERENT POWER TRAIN CONFIGURATIONS, 90 00:06:14,703 --> 00:06:17,606 WITH THE PANAMERA S FEATURING A BURLY 3-LITER, 91 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,243 TWIN TURBOCHARGED V-6. 92 00:06:22,412 --> 00:06:24,513 A TECHNICIAN PLACES CONNECTING RODS 93 00:06:24,548 --> 00:06:29,351 IN A MACHINE TO CLEAN OFF ANY STRAY PARTICLES. 94 00:06:29,385 --> 00:06:33,122 HE SCANS THE CONRODS, CONFIRMING THEY'RE THE RIGHT COMPONENTS 95 00:06:33,154 --> 00:06:36,025 FOR THE ENGINE HE'S BUILDING. 96 00:06:36,058 --> 00:06:40,130 NEXT HE UNSCREWS THE CAPS AND INSTALLS THE BEARINGS. 97 00:06:40,162 --> 00:06:44,066 THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF EACH BEARING HAS A TINY NOSE ON IT. 98 00:06:44,099 --> 00:06:47,770 THIS FITS PRECISELY INTO A SMALL NOTCH IN THE CONNECTING ROD, 99 00:06:47,803 --> 00:06:50,073 ENSURING THE TECHNICIAN INSTALLS THE RIGHT BEARING 100 00:06:50,106 --> 00:06:52,174 IN THE RIGHT CONROD. 101 00:06:53,876 --> 00:06:57,246 HE ASSEMBLES THE CONROD TO THE PISTONHEAD 102 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,282 WITH A PURPOSE-BUILT MACHINE. 103 00:06:59,315 --> 00:07:01,517 THE MACHINE SCANS THE CONNECTING ROD 104 00:07:01,551 --> 00:07:05,622 FROM ABOVE TO VERIFY ONCE AGAIN THAT IT'S THE RIGHT PART. 105 00:07:08,825 --> 00:07:10,392 HE PLACES THE PISTONHEAD 106 00:07:10,426 --> 00:07:14,598 IN A VISE DESIGNED TO COMPRESS THE RINGS. 107 00:07:14,630 --> 00:07:16,599 A LIFT ASSIST HELPS THE TECHNICIAN 108 00:07:16,633 --> 00:07:18,601 BRING THE CRANKSHAFT TO THE ENGINE BLOCK 109 00:07:18,635 --> 00:07:20,871 AND LOWER IT IN PLACE. 110 00:07:23,873 --> 00:07:26,909 HE ROTATES THE BLOCK ON ITS ASSEMBLY FIXTURE 111 00:07:26,943 --> 00:07:30,147 TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE PISTON BORE HOLES. 112 00:07:33,015 --> 00:07:35,818 HE CAREFULLY INSTALLS SIX PISTONS IN THEIR BORES 113 00:07:35,851 --> 00:07:37,854 ONE BY ONE. 114 00:07:41,791 --> 00:07:42,992 ONCE THEY'RE IN PLACE, 115 00:07:43,025 --> 00:07:46,561 HE TURNS THE BLOCK AGAIN TO INSTALL THE CONROD CAPS 116 00:07:46,596 --> 00:07:49,733 USING A TORQUING DEVICE TO TIGHTEN THEM. 117 00:07:51,902 --> 00:07:54,402 HE MANUALLY ROTATES THE CRANKSHAFT TO MAKE SURE 118 00:07:54,436 --> 00:07:57,739 THE PISTONS MOVE SMOOTHLY. 119 00:07:57,772 --> 00:07:59,876 A FULLY AUTOMATED STATION BRINGS 120 00:07:59,909 --> 00:08:02,611 THE UPPER AND LOWER SECTIONS OF THE ENGINE BLOCK TOGETHER 121 00:08:02,645 --> 00:08:05,080 AND BOLTS THEM SECURELY. 122 00:08:05,114 --> 00:08:08,517 THE BOLTING PROCESS IS PERFECTLY SYNCHRONIZED 123 00:08:08,551 --> 00:08:11,553 TO MAKE THE BEST CONNECTION POSSIBLE. 124 00:08:11,587 --> 00:08:13,556 PORSCHE HAS DESIGNED FAIL-SAFE FEATURES 125 00:08:13,589 --> 00:08:18,995 INTO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS TO PREVENT ASSEMBLY ERRORS. 126 00:08:19,027 --> 00:08:20,830 GUIDE PINS ON A LIFT ASSIST 127 00:08:20,864 --> 00:08:23,900 HELP THE OPERATOR POSITION THE CYLINDER HEAD. 128 00:08:25,734 --> 00:08:28,136 A TECHNICIAN DROPS THE CYLINDER HEAD BOLTS 129 00:08:28,171 --> 00:08:30,839 INTO THEIR POSITIONS BEFORE TORQUING THEM DOWN 130 00:08:30,873 --> 00:08:32,943 ONE BY ONE. 131 00:08:35,378 --> 00:08:38,147 HE GREASES THE CYLINDER HEADS TO PREPARE THEM 132 00:08:38,180 --> 00:08:41,517 FOR THE CAMSHAFT INSTALLATION. 133 00:08:41,551 --> 00:08:44,186 THE TECHNICIAN CAREFULLY PLACES THE CAMSHAFTS 134 00:08:44,219 --> 00:08:45,754 OVER THE CYLINDER HEADS. 135 00:08:45,787 --> 00:08:49,459 HE LOCKS IT IN PLACE WITH A JIG, THEN BOLTS IT DOWN. 136 00:08:53,229 --> 00:08:56,532 A WORKER POSITIONS THE PANAMERA'S TIMING CHAIN, 137 00:08:56,565 --> 00:09:01,405 CAREFULLY THREADING IT ONTO THE CAMSHAFT ADJUSTERS. 138 00:09:01,437 --> 00:09:05,207 THE CHAINS OPTIMIZE THE TIMING FOR DIFFERENT LOADS, 139 00:09:05,242 --> 00:09:07,443 ENSURING THE ROTATION OF THE CRANKSHAFT 140 00:09:07,475 --> 00:09:11,181 AND THE CAMSHAFT ARE PERFECTLY SYNCHRONIZED. 141 00:09:16,485 --> 00:09:19,155 THE TIMING CASE IS MADE OF MAGNESIUM, 142 00:09:19,189 --> 00:09:21,791 WHICH IS 33% LIGHTER THAN ALUMINUM 143 00:09:21,824 --> 00:09:25,695 AND 75% LIGHTER THAN STEEL. 144 00:09:25,728 --> 00:09:27,796 A TECHNICIAN FINISHES THE OPERATION 145 00:09:27,830 --> 00:09:32,102 BY INSTALLING THE CYLINDER HEAD COVER AND IGNITION COILS. 146 00:09:36,171 --> 00:09:38,974 THE V-6 ENGINE OF THE PORSCHE PANAMERA S 147 00:09:39,008 --> 00:09:41,978 IS NEARLY DONE. 148 00:09:42,012 --> 00:09:45,647 A WORKER CAREFULLY PLACES THE COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLD 149 00:09:45,681 --> 00:09:47,082 INTO POSITION. 150 00:09:47,115 --> 00:09:49,718 HE USES A TORQUE-CONTROLLED BOLTING DEVICE 151 00:09:49,752 --> 00:09:53,924 TO RUN DOWN THE SCREWS AND BOLT IT SECURELY IN PLACE. 152 00:09:57,759 --> 00:10:01,196 THE COMPLETED V-6 CAN TAKE THE PANAMERA S 153 00:10:01,229 --> 00:10:04,432 FROM ZERO TO 60 IN JUST 5.1 SECONDS, 154 00:10:04,466 --> 00:10:08,838 WITH A TOP SPEED OF ALMOST 180 MILES PER HOUR. 155 00:10:14,008 --> 00:10:16,812 THE ENGINE JOINS THE REST OF THE POWER TRAIN 156 00:10:16,845 --> 00:10:19,782 ON A YELLOW SUBASSEMBLY WAGON. 157 00:10:19,815 --> 00:10:21,550 AS THE WAGON MOVES ON ITS TRACK, 158 00:10:21,584 --> 00:10:23,787 MEMBERS OF THE PORSCHE PRODUCTION TEAM 159 00:10:23,820 --> 00:10:25,754 COMPLETE THE ASSEMBLY. 160 00:10:27,923 --> 00:10:30,392 A TECHNICIAN USES A TORQUE-CONTROLLED DRIVER 161 00:10:30,426 --> 00:10:31,628 TO RUN DOWN THE BOLTS 162 00:10:31,661 --> 00:10:35,064 THAT ATTACH THE PROP SHAFT TO THE TRANSMISSION. 163 00:10:35,096 --> 00:10:39,535 THE SHAFT CAN NOW TRANSFER POWER TO THE REAR AXLE. 164 00:10:39,569 --> 00:10:41,371 MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL, 165 00:10:41,403 --> 00:10:43,639 THE EXHAUST IS A LIGHTWEIGHT SYSTEM, 166 00:10:43,672 --> 00:10:46,676 FEATURING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS THAT HEAT UP RAPIDLY 167 00:10:46,709 --> 00:10:48,979 FOR INCREASED EMISSIONS CONTROL. 168 00:10:49,012 --> 00:10:53,748 INTERNAL DESIGN FEATURES ENHANCE SOUND AT HIGH REVS. 169 00:10:53,782 --> 00:10:55,685 VARIABLE CAMSHAFT CONTROL, 170 00:10:55,718 --> 00:10:58,454 TURBO CHARGING, RECUPERATION, 171 00:10:58,488 --> 00:11:00,022 AUTO START-STOP, 172 00:11:00,056 --> 00:11:01,791 AND A COASTING FUNCTION 173 00:11:01,825 --> 00:11:04,627 ALL COMBINE TO MAKE THIS V-6 MORE EFFICIENT 174 00:11:04,661 --> 00:11:07,364 AND MORE POWERFUL THAN ITS PREDECESSOR. 175 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:16,969 Narrator: THE PANAMERA'S PERFORMANCE 176 00:11:17,001 --> 00:11:19,771 RECALLS THE SPORTS CAR POWER AND AGILITY 177 00:11:19,804 --> 00:11:21,674 THAT MADE PORSCHE FAMOUS, 178 00:11:21,707 --> 00:11:26,011 BUT THE INTERIOR IS THAT OF A PLUSH AND ROOMY SEDAN. 179 00:11:27,545 --> 00:11:30,547 BUYERS CAN CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING FROM THE DASHBOARD 180 00:11:30,582 --> 00:11:32,617 TO THE SEAT COVERS. 181 00:11:35,186 --> 00:11:37,689 PANAMERA CAR BODIES TAKE THE TRAIN 182 00:11:37,723 --> 00:11:39,623 FROM THE PORSCHE FACILITY IN HANOVER 183 00:11:39,656 --> 00:11:41,892 TO THIS PLANT IN LEIPZIG. 184 00:11:41,926 --> 00:11:47,165 FIRST, THEY ORGANIZE THE CARS IN AN OPTIMAL SEQUENCE. 185 00:11:47,199 --> 00:11:52,203 THEN THE CAR BODIES DESCEND TO THE MAIN ASSEMBLY AREA. 186 00:11:52,237 --> 00:11:54,171 WITH THE HELP OF A LIFT ASSIST, 187 00:11:54,204 --> 00:11:58,075 IT TAKES JUST 2 1/2 MINUTES TO INSTALL THE DASHBOARD. 188 00:11:58,108 --> 00:12:00,545 SINCE EACH PANAMERA IS CUSTOM-MADE, 189 00:12:00,578 --> 00:12:03,115 EACH DASHBOARD IS UNIQUE. 190 00:12:06,184 --> 00:12:09,286 BUILT BY A NEARBY SUPPLIER, 191 00:12:09,319 --> 00:12:13,824 THE DASHBOARDS COME WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. 192 00:12:13,857 --> 00:12:16,328 THE HARNESS IS UNIQUE TO THE CAR, TOO. 193 00:12:16,362 --> 00:12:17,962 THE NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS DEPENDS 194 00:12:17,996 --> 00:12:21,567 ON THE CUSTOMER'S SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS. 195 00:12:21,599 --> 00:12:24,735 WHEN THE COMPUTER PROGRAM RESPONSIBLE FOR SEQUENCING 196 00:12:24,770 --> 00:12:27,271 THE CARS CALCULATES THE ORDER OF PRODUCTION, 197 00:12:27,304 --> 00:12:32,176 IT FACTORS IN THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PARTS REQUIRED. 198 00:12:32,210 --> 00:12:34,712 IT ALSO CONSIDERS THE ASSEMBLY TEAM'S NEED 199 00:12:34,746 --> 00:12:36,781 FOR VARIETY. 200 00:12:36,814 --> 00:12:39,751 THE TEAM CONSISTS OF HIGHLY TRAINED TECHNICIANS, 201 00:12:39,785 --> 00:12:42,386 CAPABLE OF PERFORMING MULTIPLE TASKS. 202 00:12:42,420 --> 00:12:45,056 PROGRAMMING VARIETY INTO THE PRODUCTION LINE 203 00:12:45,089 --> 00:12:47,759 PROMOTES HIGH-QUALITY WORKMANSHIP. 204 00:12:53,665 --> 00:12:56,735 A ROBOT USES VACUUM-POWERED SUCTION CUPS 205 00:12:56,767 --> 00:12:58,771 TO HOLD A WINDSHIELD IN PLACE 206 00:12:58,804 --> 00:13:02,540 AS A BEAD OF SEALANT IS APPLIED AROUND THE PERIMETER. 207 00:13:05,043 --> 00:13:09,147 CUSTOMERS CAN OPT FOR THERMALLY AND NOISE-INSULATED GLASS, 208 00:13:09,180 --> 00:13:12,483 AS WELL AS DARK TINTING TO ENHANCE PRIVACY. 209 00:13:15,185 --> 00:13:19,290 THE ROBOT CAREFULLY POSITIONS THE GLASS ON A TABLE, 210 00:13:19,324 --> 00:13:23,594 ENSURING THAT IT'S IN PRECISELY THE RIGHT SPOT FOR INSTALLATION. 211 00:13:28,032 --> 00:13:29,867 WITH THE SEALANT APPLIED 212 00:13:29,901 --> 00:13:32,737 AND THE WINDSHIELD PERFECTLY CENTERED ON ITS FIXTURE, 213 00:13:32,771 --> 00:13:36,574 THE ROBOT CAN QUICKLY INSTALL THE GLASS IN ITS FRAME. 214 00:13:39,242 --> 00:13:41,011 A PORSCHE ASSEMBLY TEAM MEMBER 215 00:13:41,045 --> 00:13:44,015 BRINGS THE REAR CENTER CONSOLE COVER INTO THE CAR 216 00:13:44,048 --> 00:13:48,186 AND USES A DRIVER TO INSTALL IT. 217 00:13:48,218 --> 00:13:53,124 INSTALLATION OF THE CONSOLES CAN TAKE UP TO 9 MINUTES. 218 00:13:53,157 --> 00:13:57,728 THIS OF COURSE DEPENDS ON THE OPTIONS CHOSEN BY THE CUSTOMER. 219 00:13:57,761 --> 00:14:01,933 HERE, THE TECHNICIAN INSTALLS THE CONSOLE'S FRONT SECTION. 220 00:14:01,967 --> 00:14:05,270 IT INCLUDES THE CONTROL PANEL FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER 221 00:14:05,304 --> 00:14:07,572 AND THE COVER OF THE GEAR SHIFT MODULE, 222 00:14:07,604 --> 00:14:09,273 WHICH HOUSES MULTIPLE CONTROLS 223 00:14:09,306 --> 00:14:12,677 ON EITHER SIDE OF THE STICK SHIFTER. 224 00:14:21,852 --> 00:14:25,122 HERE, TECHNICIANS INSTALL THE FRONT SEATS. 225 00:14:25,155 --> 00:14:28,727 PORSCHE PRACTICES MODEL-MIXED PRODUCTION. 226 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:31,196 THIS MEANS CARS WITH A HIGH NUMBER OF OPTIONS 227 00:14:31,229 --> 00:14:36,000 ARE INTERSPERSED WITH LOW-OPTION VERSIONS. 228 00:14:36,034 --> 00:14:39,136 MIXED PRODUCTION HELPS KEEP PRODUCTION TIME 229 00:14:39,170 --> 00:14:40,671 AT A CONSTANT RATE, 230 00:14:40,704 --> 00:14:45,143 REGARDLESS OF THE COMPLEXITY OF A PARTICULAR ASSEMBLY. 231 00:14:46,544 --> 00:14:49,481 TEAM MEMBERS INSTALL THE FRONT-END MODULE. 232 00:14:49,515 --> 00:14:53,851 THIS MODULE CONTAINS THE CAR'S COMPLETE COOLING PACKAGE. 233 00:14:53,885 --> 00:14:56,388 THEY FASTEN IT IN TWO STAGES... 234 00:14:56,420 --> 00:14:58,555 FIRST WITH BATTERY-POWERED DRIVERS 235 00:14:58,589 --> 00:15:01,759 AND THEN WITH A TORQUE-CONTROLLED TIGHTENER. 236 00:15:04,094 --> 00:15:06,630 NEXT, THEY ADD THE LIGHTWEIGHT BUMPER, 237 00:15:06,664 --> 00:15:09,800 WHICH HELPS TO DEFINE THE SIGNATURE SLEEK PORSCHE LOOK 238 00:15:09,834 --> 00:15:13,137 WITH ITS SLOPING NOSE AND LONG-SLUNG GRILLE. 239 00:15:15,073 --> 00:15:17,042 A TECHNICIAN FITS THE HEADLIGHTS 240 00:15:17,074 --> 00:15:19,076 SNUGLY INTO THEIR APERTURES. 241 00:15:19,109 --> 00:15:21,779 THEY'RE SHAPED LIKE UPSIDE-DOWN TEARDROPS. 242 00:15:21,813 --> 00:15:25,551 SPECIALISTS WILL LATER TUNE THEIR HEIGHT AND DIRECTION. 243 00:15:27,019 --> 00:15:28,553 A WORKER USES A TOOL 244 00:15:28,585 --> 00:15:31,188 TO CHECK THE GAPS BETWEEN THE HOOD, THE BUMPER, 245 00:15:31,223 --> 00:15:33,857 AND THE FENDERS. 246 00:15:33,891 --> 00:15:38,530 THE CARS MOVE ON PLATFORMS EQUIPPED WITH WOOD FLOORING. 247 00:15:38,563 --> 00:15:41,533 WOOD FLOORING IS MORE ERGONOMICALLY COMFORTABLE 248 00:15:41,565 --> 00:15:43,000 FOR THE ASSEMBLY TEAM MEMBERS 249 00:15:43,034 --> 00:15:46,136 TO WORK ON THAN CONCRETE OR STEEL. 250 00:15:46,170 --> 00:15:48,039 FOR ADDITIONAL ERGONOMIC COMFORT, 251 00:15:48,072 --> 00:15:51,944 A TECHNICIAN USES A LIFT ASSIST TO INSTALL A DOOR. 252 00:15:53,910 --> 00:15:55,545 THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR BODY 253 00:15:55,579 --> 00:15:58,215 HAS BEEN LEFT OPEN TO ALLOW FOR ITS MARRIAGE 254 00:15:58,248 --> 00:15:59,984 WITH THE POWER TRAIN. 255 00:16:00,017 --> 00:16:03,720 THE POWER TRAIN SLIDES LATERALLY INTO POSITION ON ITS FIXTURE 256 00:16:03,755 --> 00:16:08,460 AS AN OVERHEAD CARRIER BRINGS THE BODY OVER IT. 257 00:16:08,492 --> 00:16:10,828 THEN THE POWER TRAIN ASCENDS. 258 00:16:10,862 --> 00:16:14,165 AT THIS FACILITY, THE MARRIAGE IS ENTIRELY AUTOMATED 259 00:16:14,199 --> 00:16:16,868 AND TAKES JUST 2 MINUTES TO COMPLETE. 260 00:16:23,507 --> 00:16:26,944 A TECHNICIAN INSTALLS THE DRIVER-SIDE FRONT AIR BAG 261 00:16:26,977 --> 00:16:28,979 IN THE STEERING WHEEL. 262 00:16:29,014 --> 00:16:30,415 FOR MINOR ACCIDENTS, 263 00:16:30,449 --> 00:16:34,151 THE AIR BAGS PARTIALLY INFLATE TO MINIMIZE DISCOMFORT. 264 00:16:38,823 --> 00:16:42,126 A TEAM MEMBER WORKS WITH A FULLY AUTOMATED MECHANISM 265 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:46,930 TO BRING A WHEEL TO THE RIGHT REAR WHEELBASE, 266 00:16:46,963 --> 00:16:50,834 MOUNT IT, AND TORQUE THE LUGS. 267 00:16:50,867 --> 00:16:55,172 THE PANAMERA COMES STANDARD WITH 18-INCH ALLOY WHEELS 268 00:16:55,205 --> 00:16:58,375 AND THE PORSCHE ACTIVE SUSPENSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, 269 00:16:58,410 --> 00:17:00,211 WHICH ADJUSTS THE DAMPING FORCE 270 00:17:00,245 --> 00:17:03,949 ON EACH WHEEL ACCORDING TO ROAD CONDITIONS. 271 00:17:09,500 --> 00:17:12,402 Narrator: IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT PORSCHE WAS NEARLY BANKRUPT 272 00:17:12,435 --> 00:17:14,170 IN THE EARLY 1990s. 273 00:17:14,204 --> 00:17:17,574 THE COMPANY TURNED ITSELF AROUND SO COMPLETELY THAT IT NOW 274 00:17:17,607 --> 00:17:21,278 MAKES MORE MONEY PER CAR THAN ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER. 275 00:17:21,311 --> 00:17:22,846 THE TURNAROUND BEGAN WHEN PORSCHE 276 00:17:22,878 --> 00:17:26,516 INTRODUCED LEAN MANUFACTURING PRINCIPLES FROM JAPAN. 277 00:17:28,551 --> 00:17:32,588 FAMED LEAN MANUFACTURING CONSULTANT W. EDWARDS DEMING 278 00:17:32,622 --> 00:17:37,461 WROTE, "YOU CAN'T INSPECT QUALITY INTO A PRODUCT." 279 00:17:37,493 --> 00:17:41,363 IN OTHER WORDS, THE QUALITY IS EITHER THERE, OR IT'S NOT. 280 00:17:41,397 --> 00:17:45,367 NEVERTHELESS, QUALITY CONTROL IS A CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT STEP 281 00:17:45,402 --> 00:17:46,703 IN PRODUCTION. 282 00:17:46,736 --> 00:17:48,571 A HIGHLY TRAINED INSPECTOR 283 00:17:48,606 --> 00:17:52,375 SCRUTINIZES EVERY ASPECT OF THE CAR INSIDE AND OUT, 284 00:17:52,408 --> 00:17:56,213 NOTING AND RECORDING ANY FLAWS. 285 00:17:56,245 --> 00:17:59,715 BEFORE STARTING, INSPECTORS MUST REMOVE ANY BELTS, 286 00:17:59,750 --> 00:18:03,921 WATCHES, OR OTHER METAL THAT COULD SCRATCH THE PAINT. 287 00:18:03,953 --> 00:18:06,722 WITH THE FIT AND FINISH FULLY INSPECTED, 288 00:18:06,755 --> 00:18:11,060 THIS CAR IS READY FOR FURTHER TESTING. 289 00:18:11,094 --> 00:18:14,364 A DRIVER STARTS UP THE CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME. 290 00:18:14,396 --> 00:18:16,532 HE GUIDES IT TO A ROLLING ROAD STATION 291 00:18:16,566 --> 00:18:19,236 IN THE DYNAMIC TESTING AREA. 292 00:18:20,870 --> 00:18:24,073 THE DRIVER FOLLOWS THE DIRECTIONS OF A COMPUTER PROGRAM 293 00:18:24,107 --> 00:18:25,575 AND RUNS THE CAR 294 00:18:25,608 --> 00:18:28,279 THROUGH A BATTERY OF DIFFERENT DRIVING MODES. 295 00:18:34,184 --> 00:18:36,286 THE PANAMERA ENTERS A BOOTH, 296 00:18:36,318 --> 00:18:37,921 WHERE HIGH-PRESSURE WATER JETS 297 00:18:37,953 --> 00:18:40,790 SIMULATE MONSOON CONDITIONS. 298 00:18:40,824 --> 00:18:42,692 NOZZLES POSITIONED ABOVE, 299 00:18:42,725 --> 00:18:45,128 BELOW, AND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR 300 00:18:45,162 --> 00:18:49,533 SHOOT SEVERAL HUNDRED GALLONS OF WATER PER MINUTE. 301 00:18:49,567 --> 00:18:52,636 THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR MUST BE COMPLETELY DRY, 302 00:18:52,668 --> 00:18:54,804 OR IT DOESN'T PASS THE TEST. 303 00:18:57,339 --> 00:19:00,443 AFTER LEAVING THE LEAKAGE TEST BOOTH, THE DRIVER 304 00:19:00,476 --> 00:19:04,113 STEERS THE PANAMERA TO THE FINAL STATIC CONTROL GATE, 305 00:19:04,147 --> 00:19:07,283 ALSO KNOWN AS QUALITY GATE EIGHT. 306 00:19:08,985 --> 00:19:12,622 OUTSIDE, A DRIVER TAKES THE CAR OVER A COBBLESTONE STRIP 307 00:19:12,655 --> 00:19:15,158 TO GAUGE INTERIOR NOISE. 308 00:19:16,593 --> 00:19:19,463 LEATHER UPHOLSTERY TENDS TO BE SQUEAKY, 309 00:19:19,495 --> 00:19:22,499 BUT PORSCHE STRIVES TO MINIMIZE THIS. 310 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:27,069 THE TEST DRIVER THEN STEERS THE PANAMERA 311 00:19:27,104 --> 00:19:30,007 UP THE SLOPE OF A PURPOSE-BUILT TESTING HILL 312 00:19:30,039 --> 00:19:31,774 AND STOPS IT ON THE INCLINE 313 00:19:31,808 --> 00:19:35,179 TO CHECK THE HILL-HOLD FUNCTION OF THE BRAKES. 314 00:19:38,347 --> 00:19:40,349 THEN HE TAKES IT OVER THE TOP 315 00:19:40,384 --> 00:19:44,121 AND TESTS THE CAR ON THE DOWNWARD SLOPE. 316 00:19:44,154 --> 00:19:45,756 THE PANAMERA COMES STANDARD 317 00:19:45,789 --> 00:19:48,058 WITH THE PORSCHE TRACTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, 318 00:19:48,090 --> 00:19:50,693 WHICH INCLUDES AUTOMATIC BRAKE DIFFERENTIAL 319 00:19:50,726 --> 00:19:52,862 AND ANTISLIP REGULATION. 320 00:19:55,565 --> 00:19:57,834 IT'S NOW WORTHY OF DISPLAY AT A VENUE 321 00:19:57,867 --> 00:20:01,171 LIKE THE LEIPZIG PORSCHE CUSTOMER CARE CENTER. 322 00:20:03,306 --> 00:20:06,309 ONE WAY TO TELL THE DIFFERENT PANAMERA MODELS APART 323 00:20:06,343 --> 00:20:10,381 IS BY LOOKING AT THE COLOR OF THEIR BRAKE CALIPERS. 324 00:20:10,414 --> 00:20:12,316 YELLOW BRAKE CALIPERS 325 00:20:12,348 --> 00:20:17,186 SIGNIFY PORSCHE CERAMIC COMPOSITE BRAKES, OR PCCBs. 326 00:20:17,221 --> 00:20:20,123 WITH ENHANCED PERFORMANCE, FUEL ECONOMY, AND HANDLING, 327 00:20:20,155 --> 00:20:25,127 PCCBs CAN BE FITTED ONTO ANY PANAMERA UPON REQUEST, 328 00:20:25,162 --> 00:20:29,332 BUT IT COMES STANDARD ON THE TURBO S. 329 00:20:29,366 --> 00:20:33,002 WITH ITS 4.8-LITER TWIN TURBO V-8 POWERHOUSE, 330 00:20:33,036 --> 00:20:35,539 THE TURBO S ACHIEVES A MAXIMUM TORQUE 331 00:20:35,571 --> 00:20:37,540 OF 516 FOOT-POUNDS 332 00:20:37,574 --> 00:20:41,244 BETWEEN 2,500 AND 5,000 RPMs, 333 00:20:41,278 --> 00:20:45,549 ACCELERATES FROM ZERO TO 60 IN JUST 3.8 SECONDS, 334 00:20:45,581 --> 00:20:50,987 AND REACHES A TOP SPEED OF 192 MILES PER HOUR. 335 00:20:52,187 --> 00:20:55,657 WHEN PORSCHE INTRODUCED THE PANAMERA IN 2009, 336 00:20:55,692 --> 00:20:57,995 CAR FANS WERE SKEPTICAL THAT A COMPANY 337 00:20:58,028 --> 00:20:59,363 FAMOUS FOR MANUFACTURING 338 00:20:59,395 --> 00:21:02,398 SOME OF THE MOST CELEBRATED SPORTS CARS EVER BUILT 339 00:21:02,432 --> 00:21:06,669 COULD REALLY PULL OFF A FOUR-DOOR LUXURY GRAND TOURER. 340 00:21:06,703 --> 00:21:10,106 BUT THE PANAMERA HAS BEEN AN ENORMOUS SUCCESS. 341 00:21:10,138 --> 00:21:12,708 DESPITE FEELING LIKE A SEDAN, 342 00:21:12,741 --> 00:21:13,943 THE PANAMERA STILL 343 00:21:13,976 --> 00:21:17,080 LOOKS AND PERFORMS LIKE A PORSCHE. 344 00:21:17,114 --> 00:21:18,481 IN OTHER WORDS, 345 00:21:18,514 --> 00:21:21,451 DRIVING A PANAMERA IS LIKE DRIVING A SPORTS CAR, 346 00:21:21,484 --> 00:21:25,155 EXCEPT IT'S ROOMY, PLUSH, AND HAS SPACE FOR LUGGAGE. 347 00:21:25,187 --> 00:21:28,357 AND LIKE ALL PORSCHES, IT'S NOT JUST FAST, 348 00:21:28,392 --> 00:21:30,628 IT'S ALSO RELIABLE. 28202

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