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The Williams F1 team has first opened the doors of its facilities in the most important moment in its history, when they are immersed in the search for a winning car. We will see how to build some of the world’s fastest cars, cars able to go from zero to 100 kilometers per hour in just over 2’3 and 320 seconds to zero kilometers per hour in just 3 seconds.

NGC will show first how to build a masterpiece of engineering, which involved a staff of over 500 people working as a well-oiled machine despite the tightest times we have to improve a car that is constantly evolution.

Founded by Sir Frank Williams in 1977 with the help of Patrick Head, Williams F1 and won his first Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1979 and since then has won 7 championships for drivers and constructors championships 9.

NGC cameras show how Williams works for the World Formula, how have to adapt your car after every race to try and better the more your car.

Megafactorías: Williams F1 also show you how this sector teams scrambling to get corporate sponsorship, which is becoming more complicated with the current economic crisis, but essential for competing at the highest level in Formula 1 is something really expensive.

In addition, National Geographic Channel will show how Williams F1 tries to find new business opportunities through its engineering advances that could be applied to other cars and that could mean an injection of revenue for the company.

Making Twizy, the electric two-seater Renault will go on sale in April from 4,917 euros for the version that you can drive without a license, as is done in a warehouse of 9,000 square meters where more than 130 workers.

The Twizy, an electric two-seater capable of reaching 2.32 meters to 80 km / h -45 km / h in the version without a license, and with a range of 100 km / h, with a recharge of 3.5 h in a plug home-is the current star of the Renault plant in Valladolid. This factory, which already made the Modus, Grand Modus and Clio, is the plant that will manufacture exclusively for the world and, therefore, the Twizy it has opened a specific ship, known as ZE-called family electric vehicles from Renault, 9000 square meters and has required an investment of eight million.

In it, 4,500 meters intended for the storage of different parts, for example, the modules that form the vehicle’s battery, manufactured by LG, arriving from Korea, and the remaining space, a new battery assembly-Valladolid becomes the first European factory to manufacture batteries for electric Renault, the brand has another in Turkey, the assembly of the vehicle-composed of 14 posts and where they are assembled both – and an area of ​​quality control including, at the end of the process, a dynamic puebra.

Overall, in this production line can manufacture 12 vehicles per hour-one every five minutes, which means that for every eight hour shift, 96 vehicles are built. This rate assumes that each year 20,000 Twizys be manufactured. Still, and in case of high demand, the mark could reach up to 60,000 manufacturing of these tandems a year … by operating three shifts a day. To begin, the assembly line works with a turn though, as of March 5, and face-to-market from April, the car will run two shifts per day.

The ‘birth’ of Twizy started for the assembly of their batteries, composed of seven modules each equal-to which, after assembling them, they are attached an electronic module management. After assembly and protection in an ‘iron cage’, are found to have been completely isolated and sealed-for what is to introduce air into it-and, finally, is charged with electricity. In total, the battery assembly is capable of producing 96 devices a day.

While batteries are manufactured, the assembly of Twizy, placed parallel to the anterior and composed of 14 positions, is mounted the various elements of the car about a tubular steel frame. So, she is riding the motor of 12 kw, is the same for the version designed for drivers without Carnett, which reaches 45 km / h, and for the version ‘normal’, reaching 80 km / h – gearbox, making reloading, front-wheel-of 125/80/R13, 145/80/R13 rear-wiring, controls … in total, according to Rafael Segundo, head of Twizy industrial project in the factory, “Approx. 20% of the parts, steering wheel, pedals, dampers … – are shared with Renault’s small cars. ” In the last post, the car rises to putting on the skid plates, and checks the operation of all electronic systems.

From there, each car passes a quality control area where, through electronic systems, it checks the alignment of the tires or headlights are calibrated.

Later, each Twizy passes an area of ​​quality control where a technician checks static, visually, issues such as upholstery, adjustments, wiring … and finally, every car manufactured is subjected to a dynamic test on a circuit that emulates real conditions of movement, such as asphalt with potholes, curbs, sidewalks

Thereafter, and if each vehicle has passed all quality controls, is ‘packaged’ in a fabric cover and passes stock, waiting to be sold to a customer

Following the agreement reached by the Williams and Renault for several days, by which the French motorists revert to the British Formula 1 team, it is speculated the possible return of the successful Renault Clio Williams, which was developed in conjunction with the early 90′s, as a tribute to the successes of Franco-British alliance of those years.

According to the statements by the spokespersons of the French, do not want to spoil the alliance between Renault and Williams with a single move of marketing and ensure that the new Clio Williams will be a totally different model compared to the standard Clio.

The new generation Clio is scheduled for late 2012, by which the new Clio Williams would become a limited release and end of the current generation. With the focus on performance improvements, the 2-liter 16-valve would be improved from the 197 horses that currently provides power up to around 240 hp, a power in the order which gives the Renault Megane Trophy. Such improvement in power will result in a major challenge for the technicians and the engine two liters is sucked.

Another important characteristic and it is the original Clio Williams chassis, which will become a vital element in this new version. The diagram of the suspensions will be based on the Clio Cup race, although equipped with damping provided by Sachs street, the same as riding on the brand Clio Trophy presented in 2005. The brakes shall be of a size that can cope with the new power and the house will be provided by specialist Brembo, while the tires are the same as fitted to Megane Trophy, a Bridgestone Potenza.

As with the original Renault Clio Williams, it will be a production with a limited number of units and each one is numbered. The price for the European market will be around 28.000 Euros.