Production line of the Bentley W12 engine, Bentley car factory at Crewe. Crewe Thanks for watching Comment, like, dislike, share! 🤟 Don't miss next videos ► goo.gl/5i54Vg ✅ Source: Bentley
I have had the privilege of being given a private tour of this factory in Crewe, and let me tell you it was fantastic. These are some of the finest craftsmen and women in the world. Their expertise is second to none. I'm not just talking about the engine though, the whole car is a work of art from beginning to end. Watching someone hand build an engine, or hand polish wood, or even put the final stitches into the leather on the steering wheel by hand "which can sometimes take 50 hours to make!) was just amazing to see. Only once you see it all in action will you fully appreciate what an amazing car a Bentley is. Also some of these people have worked in the factory for 30 years or more, so they understand the tradition that is upheld, making a Bentley totally Unique to any other car. I have to say that through personal experience, even a Rolls Royce doesn't quite stack up to a Bentley Mulsanne for example which is 100% hand built at Crewe (which is why they cost £250k), whilst the Continental ranges bodies are made in Germany before being shipped to the UK for the car to be finished at the factory using both handcrafting and machine processing. Overall though it is a great marque who make superb automobiles :)
So nice to find a video where they are not changing camera shots every 2 seconds and yelling at you about why this or that is the best. Thumbs up from a dude in oregon.
painmagnet1 the disadvantage is cost sometimes but when a human is doing the job it checks the product he is assambling on defects etc etc. A robot is not that acurate on that. You can use vision systems but sometimes defects slip true it. But a robot does not have to go for lunch and toilet and coffee. Its a balance you have to find. Specialy your industry airplane parts. 10 km up in the sky there are no emergency lanes and parking spots.:-)
+J IJzer Wow. That is unbelievably insulting. Some of those workers mightn't know what it takes to design an engine, but I'll bet what they do have in spades is the ability to concentrate for long periods of time whilst paying attention to the smallest details.And I'm also sure that whilst it is an unusual configuration, the fact that it's a W12 is irrelevant - it will still function that same as any other IC engine, so I'm sure the assembly line worker know exactly how they work.
From somebody whom took R8 v10 engines a lot of times for just an oil leak or damaged chain I'll have to say that was really amazing to watch and the lil ideas that are used do open my mind to a lot thank you for posting that clip
Cool Video. I really like the fact that the original sounds and noises of the factory at work were left in and not some cheesy music dubbed over it. It gives me a better appreciation of the work they do. Which, to me, wouldn't be "work". I think it would be awesome to have a job building one of the finest cars on the planet. Even if my salary didn't allow me to actually own one. But maybe a good used one. At least you know you'd save money on the maintenance of it, which I'm sure is quite expensive.
12:00 HOLY MOLY! Thats a massive engine assembly, last time I saw something that big it was having a semi-tractor being built around it. Fitting though, Ettore Bugatti famously called the Bentley of his era the worlds fastest lorry. ;-)
This engine broke 7 endurance records in 2002 and one of them was 24 hour endurance record. VW's Nardo W12 Coupe concept covered a distance of 7000+ km at an average speed of 300 km/h.
Any engine can run well and impress when new. The real test is how it stays together after 20 years and several hundred thousand kilometers. Most of these newer designs will suffer all kinds of problems even just out of warranty. And good luck trying to service them while they're installed in a car!
1:21 - I know lets make a car with two 6 cylinder engines strapped together! That engine block looks like it could do 0-60 right there on the machine! Beautiful :)
Mike Collins Yeah Horsepower is supposed to be the work produced from a horse within a certain time period -- an hour I think. But think about it, a Clydesdale Horse can do a hell of lot more work than a Shetland Pony --- right?
+rbagel55 Sorry to be pedantic but horsepower would be the instantaneous power developed. Over a period of time it would be joules, or whatever the imperial version of that is.
+dopiaza2006 Well, if we're really into pedantry, 1HP = 746Watts. If you Google "Measurement of a horsepower", there's any amount of detail on how it was developed. Basically, a dray horse lifts a weight by pulling on a rope that runs over a pulley. The work done is (weight lifted) x (distance it was lifted), and power is (work done) / time taken. The horse can lift 1lb easily, but it can't lift it far in a given time because it can only run so fast. It can lift 300lb, but it can't lift it far because it's damned heavy, and it struggles. They messed around with the weight, taking measurements, till (Weight x distance / time) was at a maximum, and that was declared to be a developed horsepower.
Yes, and that is why there are sections of dead air. That dead air is when an automated robotic arm reaches down and cattle prods the workers in the back of their necks for talking on the line.
All OHC engines have plastic timing chain guides. All the European, American, Japanese, all of them. That they don't use a more durable gear drive just drives home the idea that they really aren't concerned about long term durability.
Wonderful video! Thanks for not adding any BGM and removing noice (Could've added the ENGINE running sound as all others say); it was lovely to watch it peacefully
I'd love to see the new V8s being made, with their cylinder shutdown system. It'd be interesting to see how it works, exactly, when being put together.
I am still wondered by the fact that these engines are called "W Configuration". I see 2 banks of 6 cylinders in a "V" configuration requiring 2 cylinder heads. For it to be a "W" configuration it would be required to have 3 banks of 4 cylinders requiring 3 cylinder heads (2 at 90 degrees to each other and a third in between them) I' know that they are called W12's and me saying that it is wrong isn't going to make every manufacturer change their design but i still think it isn't a true "W" configuration.
You have a point. Filed under "there is nothing new under the sun", Allison (General Motors) made the v-1710 throughout WW2, powering the P-40, P-38, and P-39 fighters...... Later in the war, when a more powerful engine was needed for the new Boeing B-29 bombers, Allison submitted their entry-the V-3420....essentially 2 V-1710's laid out around a common crankshaft ala this VW-designed Bentley motor....The Germans did the same thing with the Diamler (Mercedes) DB600 series engines in an effort to also produce a more powerful bomber engine. Neither the Allison nor the Diamler was a particularly good engine, and both were laid to rest without all of the "bugs" worked out, in favor of simpler 14, 18, and 28 cylinder radial engines...... FYI
Super insight into the amazing engineering process of building one of these. I still cant help thinking we have got to move away from building such massive, fuel hungry and expensive things for transporting a few people around if we are ever to save this planet?
as someone who has been repairing cars since Reagan was president...I appreciate the engineering and the workmanship in these automobiles...that said, they have built a car that is virtually unrepairable.
It would be nice to have some commentary voice explaining what is happening. Because I sometimes lack the knowledge and I think I am not the only one (I hope).
I love how people act like assembling an engine is the difficult part. This is just another production line. A clean one with a cool engine to work with, but still, would be much more interesting to see the manufacturing process.
Not saying you don't but you akt like you know everything that goes into an engine and how to build it
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The sad thing is, machines like Bentley are expensive for one reason and one reason only; human fallibility. You can send a human to work to do the same job for 40 years, and despite his/her vast experience, they will eventually, at some undetermined and unforeseeable point, come to work one day and just f*** up. If you want to build a sophisticated product that is "flawless" and operates "perfectly", you have to institute computer control systems to track EVERY SINGLE THING the humans do.....day after day, year in and year out...for that day when they come to work and f*** up. And THAT type of monitoring and oversight is EXPENSIVE. This is why manufacturing is excited about robotics... machines are already "baby sitting" the humans, so take the humans out of the equation and just let the machines build the thing EXACTLY as it is designed. This way, no one's motor fails because Joe was having relationship problems, or Becky has a drinking problem, or Jimmy's in love and can't focus at work. Humans are magnificent, yes... but they are not well suited machines for flawless, repetitive manufacturing. Humans shine on the creative side. Let's leave the mechanized work to robots who have no social life. ;-)
+Mike Bernard Maybe but Joe, Becky and Jimmy need their weekly wage. Plus, makes life more interesting if one makes a mistake, when you look back on it of course ha ha
The W12 engine of VW Group (and very specially, its twin turbo versions for Bentleys) is simply a stunning wonder of engineering. Congratulations to all the people involved in its creation (from the first to the last: R+D mechanical design engineers, workers building it at Bentley Factory... and so on...). Good job!!! Kind regards from Barcelona, Joan (John in Catalan).
Nice to see automation/robots being used to assist humans and not replace them. Wonderful to watch a finely cast and machined piece of hardware, skillfully assembled by hand.
Do basically, it's a Volkswagen engine? You put two VR6 engine in a V6 configuration but still in the same block to make a W12? So it's basically a twin VR6 in a VR angle to add another VR6 engine? Is that it? Cause that's really what it seems like, and if I'm wrong I'm not being sarcastic or rude. I'm truly trying to understand. It's a double VR6 engine design?
Interesting to see the W12 engine come together. I'm still partial to the V12 design, but I suppose the space savings can't be discounted. Interesting to see the front differential integrated with the transmission. I was surprised the half shafts aren't bigger to handle all the power. I'd still rather have an AMG.
4:05 The secondary timing chain tensioner is plastic? Jaguar made that mistake in the 1990's and learned from it. Why is Bentley Motorcars still applying the same concern?
+Apocalyps i noticed too. thats stupid. if its about economy on price or weight, Bentley is expensive toy and very heavy for sport car. they could use duralum
Nice to see VW vr6 tech work its way up the family tree. You know it's a tight German assembly production when a Brotha has a white polo shirt on assembling bottom and top end. Much respect
It would be better if we didn't have retards bitching about free videos that are offered to them on the internet. Go bitch about something you actually paid for you useless tool.
Now I understand what the W configuration is. Love that ring compressor with the locating pins. Used to use fuel line hose for the lower conn. rod guides when installing pistons. Obviously a clearance engine the way he rotates those cams in place. Was the tester at the end of the engine build testing exhaust valve leakage? All hand built, beautiful and rare these days. That is one potent looking power plant. Very quiet, too ;-). Thx for the vid.
The Mercedes AMG plant makes these guys look like toddlers playing with legos. One guy in this video hit a cam lobe with a wrench, another fella torqued a bellhousing bolt fully while all the others were still loose. Even the machine that puts rtv on the block doesn't even go around the bolt holes completely. AMG also uses a single Master Mechanic to build a single engine from start to finish. There is really no comparison, except for Ferrari.
very cool but here is one thing i dont understand. Ive seen alot of these engine build videos. Why dont the guys fitting the crank. connecting rods. pistons. cams and anything to do with the timing chain. have an oil or assembly lube bottle? surely a high end company like this doesent dry assemble engines and rotating parts. It must be off camera that im not seeing it.
yes it must be off camera. If you check the movie between 1:25 and 1:30 you can see oil in the cylinders and you don't saw nobody put it there. It must be the same for the other parts.
Every single nut, bolt, washer and most parts have an anti corrosive oil on them to prevent corrosion while waiting for assemble and it aids assemble too. Notice he did oil the cylinders. But the next time you fix your own car, oil every single screw you put it. They'll go in easier and they'll go in farther which means tight, like on a new car. Dry nuts and bolts are the norm in the backyard and in the typical "pro" shop. Not so on the assembly line.
Totally freaks me out that a guy appears to use a domestic electric drill to torque up the big end bearings on the con rods, and not even a bit at a time, just zap one bolt, zap the other. Same thing with the cam covers just zap up one bolt at a time, no attempt to cross torque them! I just hope there is another torque process that follows!
It's made by Bosch, and they have a line of precision fastening torque tools for factory assembly. Makita, Metabo, and a number of others do as well. Would I trust the assembly of such an expensive engine to it? No way! I also hope there is another torque process!
