Tue, Oct 22, 2013
From PBS: It's a century-old obsession to find the right raw materials to build a car that is fit for both king and race car driver -- perfectly luxurious and perfectly fast. The Bentley Motor Company has built common raw ingredients into their signature Mulsanne, an engineering achievement made possible by aluminum, leather, iron, wood and pigment.
Tue, Oct 29, 2013
From PBS: The highway truck -- a modern workhorse, a heavy hauler vital to commerce -- carries an 80,000-pound payload and must operate in every condition from sub-zero cold to triple-digit heat. To survive, it must be strong, durable and fuel-efficient, like the Mack Pinnacle, an engineering achievement made possible by platinum, petroleum, copper, manganese and polyurethane.