VIDEO: THIS Is How You Build A Ferrari 458 Italia's Body Frame

So the Ferrari 458 Italia. What's there really to say? Critically acclaimed by most and largely considered one of the prettiest Ferraris of recent memory, there's not much to hate about it. Did I mention it also boasts more than 560 horsepower?

Yeah'p, it's also a beast.

But really one of the things Ferrari is known for is producing lustful, emotional automobiles that make the blood pump through your veins. Unsurprisingly, they managed to do it again.

If you've ever been curious about how they go about doing it though, now's the time to find out. In the first video clip posted weeks ago, Ferrari gave the world an inside look into how it hand builds a motor. Now it's time to see how they do the bodywork.


Leaving the engine components, which we'll soon assemble, behind, we're moving to Modena, to the Ferrari works named after the great coachbuilder Sergio Scaglietti, to work with aluminium and create the car's entire frame...


[Source: Ferrari]


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I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 8/14/2011 7:32:59 PM

+4 Boost

LOL

Dude, Chill.

You need to puff on some Green Stuff, I suggest a quick trip to Amsterdam.

Joe_Limon - 8/14/2011 8:28:38 PM

+3 Boost

After viewing that video, I don't think I'll ever want a Ferrari. Look at the mish mash design. I understand that its the end result of minimizing individual component weights, but look at it! They used bulk aluminum HSS sections welded together instead of custom stamped/bent sheet sections, their method is a result of cost cutting, rather then trying to produce the worlds best cars. Furthermore, if they automated more of their setup they would have higher quality and fewer defects that require reworking.

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 8/15/2011 4:23:18 PM

+1 Boost

Oh Lord.

Another Cretin who thinks he is smarter than all the guys employed by arguably the Most Advanced Auto Manufacturer on the Planet.