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With top speeds of around 200 mph, next generation super-choppers weigh about 15 tons, defy the laws of gravity, and can go virtually anywhere.
Since it's start in 1977, Almarai has grown into the largest and most recognized dairy producer in the Middle East. But keeping cows in the desert of Saudi Arabia is no easy task. Inside this edition of Megafactories, the birthing, raising, feeding and milking of Almarai's 135,000 Holstein dairy cows is as organized as the mostly automated bottle molding and filling stations into which their milk is poured. Using new technology, a secret recipe for cow feed, and a stringent testing process, viewers follow milk from cow to bottle to store shelf.
Designing tyres for everything from cars and motorcycles to jumbo jets and the space shuttle, Michelin’s latest goal is to create a new tyre that will increase fuel mileage for cars.
This episode takes us inside a day in the life of the biggest factory complex in Europe. Located in Manisa, Turkey, it has an army of 14,000 employees producing mind boggling numbers of appliances: 45,000 TV sets, 9,500 refrigerators, 8,000 washing machines and 1,700 dishwashers are produced from start to finish each day.
Sir Ratan Tata is a man on a mission: to make India's roads safer by getting people off motorbikes and into the world's cheapest car - the Tata Nano.
Visit Nissan's megafactory, where cutting-edge aerodynamics, hi-tech engineering and a handcrafted V6 engine create a mass-produced supercar.
Explore the production process of Lamborghini’s staggering Aventador LP 700-4, a ground-breaking speedster capable of doing 0-100kph in less than three seconds.
Hand built at the LFA Works in Toyota City, Japan, this car's body is 65% carbon fibre and powered by one of the highest revving production engine on the road. At $375,000 it's one of the most luxuriously priced Japanese road cars ever.
How the Pagani Huayra is being built to challenge the best from Ferrari, Lamborghini, Koenigsegg, and McLaren.
The Gumpert Apollo Enraged - a $1 million street-legal racing car for the road. It's one of the fastest cars on Earth and one of the most exclusive. It's hand built in Germany, using some of the finest racing components Europe has to offer.
Australia's Howard and Sons have been making fireworks for almost 100 years, now the reigns have been handed down and they are breaking with tradition.
Let's go to Bolzano and find out how Iveco vehicles are made, used for military and civil protection purposes. The latest product is the Multi-role Light Tactical Vehicle.
Two fires have razed it to the ground, floods have lapped at its doorstep and devastated its community – but 125 years on, the Bundaberg Distillery is not only surviving, it is flourishing. The Australian rum, which bears the name of its hometown, was created by a band of sugar millers in 1888, when faced with an overwhelming oversupply of molasses.
We look into the culture, the processes, the innovation and the community that make Bundaberg Rum unique. It’s more than a mega factory, it’s an Aussie icon, and is now one of the top tourist attractions in Queensland. Just like the lives of the people who live there, it’s a story of ingenuity, grit and determination.
Only a privileged few ever get behind the wheel of the slick, sexy Koenigsegg and, similarly, only a privileged few play a role in its lovingly hand-built construction. Enter their artistic Swedish factory. Discover how each powerful Koenigsegg car is lovingly hand-built, in a Swedish factory that looks more like an art studio than a car production plant.
The basic concept of the Koenigsegg is simple: a road car body that incorporates a Formula One racing car chassis. Koenigseggs are among the most exclusive super cars in the world with unparalled levels of performance. The combination of uncompromising quality in both finish and function and the use of space age materials make these super cars among the very best in automotive history. Koenigseggs are built to excel on the road or racetrack, yet are still highly comfortable for long distance travelling.
For 20 years, Lexus has been synonymous with quiet, efficient, luxury. Now they have launched their first petrol sucking supercar - the Lexus LFA. 325kph and 0-100kph in 3.8 seconds, it's anything but understated. This is the construction story behind the ultimate Japanese supercar. Hand built at the LFA Works in Toyota City, Japan, this car is 65% carbon fibre and powered by the highest revving production engine on the road. At $375,000 it's also the most expensive Japanese road car ever.
Purchased by a father and son team, the company is now betting its future on a brand new motorcycle design. MV Agusta is one of the most famous Italian motorcycle brands ever but its most recent history has had many ups and downs. But now the company is back and betting its future on a brand new machine called the F3. Its design, engineering and manufacturing is key to whether the MV brand can not only survive but return to glory.
