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Episode "Maserati"

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  • A finished car on assembly line. It takes 22 days on average to build a Maserati.
  • Maseratis from the past in their showroom at headquarters.
  • Each Maserati car body goes to the welding line where it stops at five different robotic welding stations. Seven hundred welds are made, taking two and a half hours.
  • The car cradle in the Maserati factory. The cradle let's workers move the car into whatever position that is best for the job that they are doing.
  • Maserati GranTurismo Cabriolet ready for the track. It has a V8 engine that cranks out 433 horsepower.
  • A finished car on assembly line. It takes 22 days on average to build a Maserati.
  • The Maserati trident on the floor of their showroom. The company was established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna, but is now headquartered in Modena.
  • The Maserati trident on the grill of a car. The company was established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna, Italy.
  • A Maserati GranTurismo Cabriolet at Lake Maggoire. It has a V8 engine that cranks out 433 horsepower.
  • The Maserati GranTurismo in a showroom. It is a two door coupe with a 4.2 liter V8 engine.
  • The new GranCabrio. Maserati's first four seat convertible. The base price of the car is 135,800 dollars.
  • The Maserati GranTurismo S on the track. It has a base price of $122,000. The vehicle was unveiled in 2009 Geneva Motor Show.
  • A Maserati GranTurismo in the showroom. It is a two door coupe with a 4.2 liter V8 engine.
  • Factory workers installing parts by hand. There is a cart that accompanies every car throughout the assembly line containing all of the parts in need of installation at the Maserati factory.
  • The Maserati GranTurismo S on the track. It has a base price of $122,000. The vehicle was unveiled in 2009 Geneva Motor Show.
  • A Maserati gets built on the line as it is held in a car cradle (in yellow) that allows the factory workers to lift and rotate the car to any position they need to.
  • The drive-train ready to install in the body of a Maserati. There is a whole building devoted to drive train assembly at the factory.
  • The most famous vintage Maserati, the 250F. The Maserati 250F was a racing car made by Maserati of Italy used in '2.5 liter' Formula One racing between January 1954 and November 1960.
  • Each Maserati car body goes to the welding line where it stops at five different robotic welding stations. Seven hundred welds are made, taking two and a half hours.
  • A new engine awaiting drive train assembly. The engine is built by Ferrari. A whole building is dedicated to drive train assembly at Maserati.
  • Engines on the loading dock, built by Ferrari and shipped to Modena.

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    A finished car on assembly line. It takes 22 days on average to build a Maserati.

  • Maserati 02

    Maseratis from the past in their showroom at headquarters.

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    Each Maserati car body goes to the welding line where it stops at five different robotic welding stations. Seven hundred welds are made, taking two and a half hours.

  • 5155_UF-Maserati-08_04700300

    The car cradle in the Maserati factory. The cradle let's workers move the car into whatever position that is best for the job that they are doing.

  • Maserati 07

    Maserati GranTurismo Cabriolet ready for the track. It has a V8 engine that cranks out 433 horsepower.

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    A finished car on assembly line. It takes 22 days on average to build a Maserati.

  • Maserati 03

    The Maserati trident on the floor of their showroom. The company was established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna, but is now headquartered in Modena.

  • Maserati 05

    The Maserati trident on the grill of a car. The company was established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna, Italy.

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    A Maserati GranTurismo Cabriolet at Lake Maggoire. It has a V8 engine that cranks out 433 horsepower.

  • 5155_UF-Maserati-20_04700300

    The Maserati GranTurismo in a showroom. It is a two door coupe with a 4.2 liter V8 engine.

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    The new GranCabrio. Maserati's first four seat convertible. The base price of the car is 135,800 dollars.

  • Maserati 16

    The Maserati GranTurismo S on the track. It has a base price of $122,000. The vehicle was unveiled in 2009 Geneva Motor Show.

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    A Maserati GranTurismo in the showroom. It is a two door coupe with a 4.2 liter V8 engine.

  • Maserati 10

    Factory workers installing parts by hand. There is a cart that accompanies every car throughout the assembly line containing all of the parts in need of installation at the Maserati factory.

  • 5155_UF-Maserati-01_04700300

    The Maserati GranTurismo S on the track. It has a base price of $122,000. The vehicle was unveiled in 2009 Geneva Motor Show.

  • 5155_UF-Maserati-13_04700300

    A Maserati gets built on the line as it is held in a car cradle (in yellow) that allows the factory workers to lift and rotate the car to any position they need to.

  • 5155_UF-Maserati-14_04700300

    The drive-train ready to install in the body of a Maserati. There is a whole building devoted to drive train assembly at the factory.

  • 5155_UF-Maserati-11_04700300

    The most famous vintage Maserati, the 250F. The Maserati 250F was a racing car made by Maserati of Italy used in '2.5 liter' Formula One racing between January 1954 and November 1960.

  • Maserati 12

    Each Maserati car body goes to the welding line where it stops at five different robotic welding stations. Seven hundred welds are made, taking two and a half hours.

  • 5155_UF-Maserati-09_04700300

    A new engine awaiting drive train assembly. The engine is built by Ferrari. A whole building is dedicated to drive train assembly at Maserati.

  • 5155_UF-Maserati-04_04700300

    Engines on the loading dock, built by Ferrari and shipped to Modena.

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