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"Inside the same red brick building that once saw the likes of the 250F raced by Juan-Manuel Fangio there is now a modern assembly line. Today, Maserati creates cars thick with computer controls and safety systems Fangio could never have dreamed of, while still aspiring to the passion that inspired the Maserati brothers to start building their own race cars in 1926. We had the opportunity to take our cameras inside the factory gates for a look at how a modern Maserati is made.   Video window may take a few moments to load..          Begin the factory tour:           It&amp;#039;s easy to find Maserati&amp;#039;s home thanks to the spire that stands over Modena&amp;#039;s skyline. This is where Maserati has built their cars since 1940, when the company was relocated from Bologna to Modena.           Looking not unlike a dealership, Maserati&amp;#039;s reception area hosts the current crop of vehicles and a few tributes to the brand&amp;#039;s history.           While many of the buildings date back to Maserati&amp;#039;s early years, the facility benefits from a 1999 factory rebuild under Ferrari&amp;#039;s ownership and direction and a re-tool and modernization program in 2001.           Inside the assembly facility Maserati GranTurismo bodies are wheeled into place to start the build process. The old brick buildings hide a very modern assembly line that&amp;#039;s played host to Alfa Romeo models as well as Maserati&amp;#039;s.           The wiring loom and dash are assembled in front of the car that the parts are destined for. Heard behind the expected sounds of impact wrenches and robotic machinery is Italian pop music piped in over a building-wide loudspeaker.           With the wiring loom, dash and windshields in place the cars are moved to a robotic assembly line.           An overview of the assembly area shows cars at different stages in the build process. In the top left of the photo you can see the countdown timer that indicates time remaining until the next move down the line.           Meanwhile in an adjacent building, Maserati engines built at the Ferrari factory in nearby Maranello are attached to transmission and suspension packages.           Here, the six-speed automatic sits behind the optional six-speed F1-style transaxle gearbox, both ready to move to the assembly area for installation. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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