Visit the factory that produces supercars for Agent 007

If you are a fan of the famous 007 series, you will surely remember the adventurous action scenes of James Bond. However, have you ever paid attention to the supercars used by this character in the movie?

On each adventure, James Bond often chooses for himself a super "car" to help him complete his assigned missions well.

Famous among them are the supercars of Aston Martin - a British car brand. Car lines such as DB5, DBS, V8 or V12... have appeared in many adventures of the super spy.

Let's break into this brand's factory to learn more about the process of making a supercar for spy 007.

Aston Martin is probably the rare car brand in the world that goes against the trend of the times. While other famous car companies are constantly innovating automatic production lines, Aston Martin is developing in the direction of assembling cars by hand.

It is estimated that each car of this brand requires up to 250 hours of manual labor to complete.

In its 101-year history, Aston Martin has only produced about 70,000 cars, although its factory can currently produce 4,000 cars per year. At one point, in 1992, the company only produced 42 supercars.

However, the strange thing is that after 101 years, 85% of Aston Martin cars ever produced are still running well.

A supercar is made from creative ideas. In the Aston Martin factory, we see design experts working with computers every day to create supercars.

Currently, the software used by Aston Martin is Autodesk Alias. With this program, engineers here can shorten design time significantly.

For example, it used to take them 2 weeks to complete the image of a wheel, but now it only takes a day.

The finalized car designs on the computer will be transferred to the clay model making stage. The whole process takes about a week and is controlled by computer. This clay car model is worth up to 200,000 pounds (equivalent to more than 6.8 billion VND) and is used as a mold until the real car is fully assembled.

Once the design model is complete, Aston Martin workers begin to fabricate and make the interior parts. In this stage, Aston Martin emphasizes the individuality of each supercar.

Therefore, the interior of each product is different in color, material, size, etc. In particular, according to factory regulations, each skilled worker will be responsible for all interior stages on a single vehicle.

Image of a worker covering the leather seats of an Aston Martin One-77 supercar. According to this man, each seat of the above car line is made based on the body shape, height, weight and preferences of the customer.

That is the reason why each One-77 supercar brings Aston Martin about 1.15 million pounds (equivalent to more than 39 billion VND).

In parallel with the interior design process, the car frame will be carefully painted. It is estimated that the time to completely paint one of the company's best-selling models can be up to 50 hours of labor.

In the case of the Aston Martin One-77, the chassis and undercarriage will be manufactured and painted in Canada before being shipped to the UK factory for final assembly.

In terms of engines, the supercars of this brand possess power that is not inferior to any other famous products of BMW, Ford, Ferrari...

Here are two workers assembling the 750-horsepower V12 engine of the Aston Martin One-77, which was developed from the engine used in F1 racing cars. According to the bosses here, this part is made from carbon fiber and accounts for more than half the value of the supercar.

Once all the necessary parts are complete, the Aston Martin supercar will be assembled entirely by hand. The painted parts will be carefully wrapped to avoid causing scratches during the assembly process.

For small, difficult-to-install locations, workers even have to climb onto the vehicle and work in this position.

Before the supercar is delivered to its owner, technical experts will test its performance. And the Aston Martin logo attached to the hood is an affirmation of the best quality of each product leaving the factory.

According to MASK online