【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 carthe pany39。s ever madebut its fullyaluminum constructionmeans it39。s also one of the lightest...The 599 has more power propelling less car.Workers fix the doors, hood and trunkto their precision hinges and align themto a tenth of a millimeter.From this point on, it39。s all about art...Creating a finished bodythat is as close to flawless as possible.The body shop39。s specialistscheck for trouble spots...Dents or flaws, no matter how small.To Ferrari people, this is no longer a car...it39。s a sculpture.In a sealed plexiglas roomwhere no speck of dust can interferewith its final inspectionthe 599 is given the thumbs upto move out of the body shop.We have to guarantee the perfect shape,the unique finishing, consequentlythe perfect paintjob.At Ferrari39。s Maranello factoryin northern Italy,the unfinished Fiorano 599takes its next step toward the finish line.This is Ferrari39。s twentyfirst centurypaint shop... one of the most advancedof its kind in any car factory.The environment is a high priorityfor this paintshop. Most materialsare waterbased,and nearly all waste is captured and recycled.Formula one racers don39。t have toworry about rust, but the 599is built for the streets.Before they can be painted,every 599 car body receivesan anticorrosion treatment.Ferrari claims it39。s the most advancedrustproofing in the worlda claim that39。s hard to testbecause the chemical process going on hereis a trade secret.The oneton bodies are plunged...tipped... and shaken...Every one of these giant bathschemically alters the metal of the car39。s bodycreating a superthin armouragainst the elements.These anti corrosion bathsalso give the 59939。s bodya positive electrical charge.That39。s vital for the next stageof the painting process.At the end of this tunnellies the real work of the paint shopa glasswalled, hermeticallysealed placepopulated by graceful robotsand their human controllers.The chambers are sealed to avoidany air drafts that might causethe tiny particles of primer and paintto drift and create an uneven finish.This first coat is primera special pound that bindsthe actual paint to the body...the primer is a fine dustas fine as talcum powder.It sticks to the body because ofthe electrical charge the metalwas given earlier.The robots are programmed to spreadthe particles of primer into a layerabout as thick as a human hair.The body glides into a giant oven,which bakes the primer...fusing it onto the metal...and providing the foundation layerfor the Ferrari39。s final paint finish.Every stage of a Ferrari39。s constructionis about beauty and power.The 59939。s v12 engine is that power.It39。s created here, in Ferrari39。s engine works.The engine blocks and cylinder headscast in the foundry are now fine tunedto an almost microscopic degree.Other workers turn out the restof the engine39。s eight hundred parts.Ferrari39。s engine worksis a architectural triumph.Natural light floods in through a glass roof.It39。s environmentally efficientand provides better light for workers.And in the center of the engine works,a small forest of trees grows indoors!These trees help maintain the ideal humidityand air quality levels for engine construction...They39。re also here to ensurethe workers39。 fort.This factory is rated as one of the best placesto work in Italy.Ferrari workers don39。t see themselvesas part of a production linebut as craftspeoplebuilding a handmade product.My passion is to make Ferraris.I think I39。ve made a part of the motorof every single vehicle that you seeon the road, and every time I see a FerrariI feel pride in my heart,inside that motor there39。s a part of my heart.And at every step of a Ferrari39。s creation,they sign off on their work...I am and we all are absolutely responsiblefor what we build. We certify what we doso that it can be traced back to us.All through the engine worksFerrari39。s metal workers are machiningthe most detailed ponentsof the v 12 engine.Italians have a reputation of beingsome of the most skilled metal workersin the world...This tiny valve is only one of the 599 engine39。seight hundred ponents...it alone takes nearly an hour to make.But while the emphasis is on hand crafting,there are two very special robotsin the engine works.The first is a robot they call39。Romeo and Juliet.39。These two arms are 39。Romeo39。...Giving 39。Juliet39。 a ring...But this is no ordinary ring.The ring is actually the valve seatin the engine39。s cylinder.It forms a seal through which the valve movesand allows air into the chamberwhere it mixes with the fuel and explodes.With the valve moving in and outthousands of times a second,the valve seat must be tight...immovable in fact. If it came loose,it could enter the engineand cause plete failure.39。Romeo39。 dips each valve ringinto a bath of liquid nitrogenfreezing it to minus 180 degreesand shrinking it by a tiny amount.39。Juliet39。 holds the cylinder headwhile 39。Romeo39。 sets the valve ring in place.The first is a practice runto check the exact positionof the two ponents.Laser sensors make minute adjustments...Then Romeo sets the valve ring in place.In the following few seconds,the frozen ring warms and expands.It39。s now locked in place.The second of the engine work39。s two robotshas to finetune another critical ponentthe crankshaft.The power generated by the 59939。s engineis transferred through the crankshaft...to the transmission..