Ultimate Factories (2006)

Season 4

Ultimate Factories also known as Megafactories is an American documentary television series that premiered in 2006 on the National Geographic Channel. The program explores the inner workings of factories worldwide. Each episode profiles the machinery and manpower behind each factory's main product, featuring close-ups, breakdowns, interviews, and side stories to show the sequence of events to produce the product in the factory. Hoff Productions was one of the principal producers of this highly successful series. It also airs in non-US markets as Megafactories.

Released Nov. 9, 2006 Episode 46 min 2+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: imdb.car, imdb.supercar, imdb.behind-the-scenes, imdb.manufacturing, imdb.factory

Production Companies: Hoff Productions

Network: National Geographic

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb

7.7

/284/

Trakt

/34/

TMDb

/10/

S4E1 - Dodge Challenger

The Season 4 opener spotlights the 2011 Dodge Challenger. The hour includes a tour of an assembly plant in Canada and a Mexican factory, where its famed Hemi engine is built.

Feb. 3, 2011, midnight

S4E2 - Maserati

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 and the Maserati GranTurismo Convertible, a $135,000 convertible that tops out at more than 170 mph, is the new pinnacle of performance and comfort.

Feb. 10, 2011, midnight

S4E3 - Dodge Viper

The hand-built production car, the Dodge Viper, is born, bred and built in Detroit, Michigan. Now NGC takes a unique insider's look at the Viper factory in the current model's last year of production. This ultimate factory is comprised of craftspeople who spend two and a half days building each Viper, which is packed with 600 horsepower that can take it from zero to 60 mph in under four seconds. Without any robots on this assembly line, every Viper is truly hand-crafted.

Feb. 17, 2011, midnight

S4E4 - Mercedes Benz

A Mercedes-Benz factory in Germany is visited for a look at the making of the 571-horsepower 2010 SLS.

Feb. 24, 2011, midnight

S4E5 - Bentley

It's been 50 years since Rolls Royce created a new Bentley fit for royalty and rock stars, and it's a challenge for Bentley's ultimate factories to construct the Mulsanne, a new design of the luxury car. It takes more than 550 hours and nine weeks for artisans and technicians to create this masterpiece. 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 Bentley's lavish upholstery.

March 3, 2011, midnight

S4E6 - Jack Daniel's

The Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee is visited to see how the famous whiskey is made.

March 10, 2011, midnight

S4E7 - Coca-Cola

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March 17, 2011, midnight

Network: National Geographic

Episode Runtime: 46 min.

Season Runtime: 3864 min.

Released: Nov. 9, 2006

Last Air Date: Nov. 28, 2013, midnight

Status: Ended

Certification: TV-G / 2+

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