Supercar Megabuild

Supercar Megabuild
Genre Documentary
Motoring
Starring Afzal Kahn
Ralph Hosier
Ranen Rudra
Steve Whitaker
Alex Prindiville
Shane Lynch
Dan Baruffo
Narrated by Dom Joly
Country of origin  United Kingdom
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 14
Production
Executive producer(s) Rick Murray
Producer(s) Ben Smith
Production location(s)
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Shine North TV
Release
Original network National Geographic Channel
Original release US February 17, 2016 – present
External links
Website

Supercar Megabuild is a UK-based Factual Entertainment program aired on the National Geographic Channel. It follows the work of independent car designers Afzal Kahn (Season 1) and Alex Prindiville (Season 2) as they task their best mechanics in creating, designing and building extraordinary vehicles that will exceed their clients' expectations.

In the Season 1 of the show, design guru Afzal Kahn hires experimental engineers Ralph Hosier and Ranen Rudra; and in Season 2, supercar magnate Alex Prindiville gives master mechanics Shane Lynch and Dan Baruffo "the chance of a lifetime". They are tasked with one purpose: to re-engineer supercars that are already engineered to the max and improve their performance, power and looks.

Plot

Season 1

Afzal Kahn hires two professional engineers to create challenging one-off and prototype cars in very short timescales. Ralph and Ranen are both free-thinking engineers, which results in unique solutions that Mr. Kahn does not always like to start with. Ralph and Ranen sometimes have to travel to other countries to learn something new.

From the National Geographic web page:

"In every episode our British motor-mad mechanics will embark on an ambitious mission to transform an ordinary car into extraordinary supercar, fit for the racetrack.

But with limited time and other inevitable roadblocks piling on the pressure, will they succeed in creating the ultimate supercars?"[1]

Season 2

London-based supercar tycoon Alex Prindiville, owner of Prindiville PLC, employs professional racing driver & mechanic Shane Lynch and master builder Dan Baruffo to get them involved in his most extreme projects, and to design and re-engineer cars to fit his customers' needs.

Episodes

Season 1

Episode numberCar typeFirst airedDescription
01Aston Martin Vantage17 February 2016Ralph and Ranen are tasked to make a GT-inspired Aston Martin Vantage.
02Rolls Royce Silver Shadow24 February 2016Ralph and Ranen are tasked to make a luxury Rolls Royce Silver Shadow into a drift car for Japspeed drifter Shane Lynch.
03Range Rover Evoque2 March 2016Ralph and Ranen are tasked to make a Dakar Rally version of the Range Rover Evoque.
04Mercedes G-Wagen9 March 2016Ralph and Ranen are tasked to build a safe and bulletproof car for a VIP client of Mr. Kahn out of a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen.
05Jeep Wrangler16 March 2016In an attempt to break to the US market, Mr. Kahn tasked Ralph and Ranen to convert a Jeep Wrangler into a pickup truck.
06Nissan GT-R23 March 2016Ralph and Ranen are given a challenge by Mr. Kahn to build a car that is faster than a Bugatti Veyron and with only a 1/10 the cost. They went to Japan to buy an R35 Nissan GT-R, to Mr. Kahn's disappointment both in the car (due to it being a Japanese car, in which he explicitly says that he only focuses on European cars), and the project itself, after the duo experiences tough challenges along the way.
07Porsche Panamera S Hybrid30 March 2016In order to impress the Chinese Delegates, and a reluctant Mr. Kahn, Ralph and Ranen are tasked to make an eco-friendly luxury sports saloon out of a Porsche Panamera S Hybrid.
08Bentley Mulsanne6 April 2016A great friend of Mr. Kahn wants to go hunting in his Bentley Mulsanne, so Ralph and Ranen are tasked to modify it to have hunting capability without sacrificing comfort and luxury.
09Chevrolet Camaro13 April 2016Ralph and Ranen are given a task to convert an American Muscle car into a European one. They are sent to the United States to choose a perfect Muscle car for the job, in which they picked the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro RS.
10Audi A820 April 2016Ralph and Ranen are given a task to build an executive all-terrain Audi A8. They install caterpillar tracks onto it and test in an indoor snow centre, much to the client's delight.

Season 2

Episode
number		Car typeFirst airedDescription
01Le Mans Maserati25/5/17Jodie Kidd challenges Prindiville to create a 200 mph Maserati Ghibli in homage to the Maserati Tipo 61 Le Mans racer. The project is passed onto Dan and Shane.
02Delorean Reboot1/6/17Prindiville is asked to redesign the DeLorean DMC-12 for the 21st century. Dan and Shane is tasked with redesigning the car to make it futuristic, but still keep the essence of the original DeLorean.
03Sub-Zero Porsche8/6/17Prindiville has asked a journalist to do a publicity shoot. He orders Shane and Dan to modify a VW-Porsche 914-6 for an ice rally in only four weeks in Sweden. Dan and Shane pull out all the stops to pull it off.
04Monster Bentley GT15/6/17A client, Mark Chapman, wants a Bentley Continental GT that can tackled extreme terrain in luxury. Dan and Shane has to create a Mad Max-style vehicle from the ultra-luxury Grand Tourer car in just four weeks.
05Audi R8 Drifter22/6/17Shane and Dan pitches the idea of creating a drift car for the Gymkhana Grid. Alex Prindiville gives them an Audi R8 and they completely reengineer the AWD supercar into a RWD drifter in three weeks. They hope for an internet hit, but Prindiville is quite unimpressed with the final design.
06Jaguar Dragster29/6/17Prindiville takes up the job of creating an homage to the iconic Supermarine Spitfire that can also beat a modern Chevrolet Corvette C7 in a drag race, with the client specifically asking him to make one from a vintage European Jaguar because it will complement the British-made airplane very well. Dan and Shane came to Victor Sanchez in Tijuana, Mexico and, after having a hard time looking for a suitable Jaguar for the job, ended up with a beat-up banger, a 1976 XJ-S convertible convertible. They have just three weeks before the Jag is showcased beside the Commemorative Air Force's Spitfire. Dan supervises the build, while Shane heads to Tucson Dragway in Arizona to hone his reaction time off the line at the dragstrip.
07McLaren P1 Superbike6/7/17A £2 million deal is a prospect for Prindiville, if he can create a superbike that matches the style of the McLaren P1 hypercar and beats it in a timed lap. Dan and Shane take a stock Ducati 1299 Panigale S and shed weight from the already light bike, as well as tuning it for better power-to-weight ratio. They then race it against the P1 in Rockingham Motor Speedway to see if it has what it takes to smash the multi-million Euro hypercar's lap time.
08Lamborghini Transporter13/7/17A US client who wants to conserve the welfare of his Lamborghini Huracan commissions Prindiville to create a car transporter/tow truck to transport his Lamborghini anywhere, including off-road. Dan and Shane go to the enthusiastic Victor Sanchez in the hopes of turning a battered old Ford F-250 Custom rollback tow truck into the blinded-up go-anywhere supercar transporter. They were going to use a Hummer H2 as a body when a manical Mr. Prindiville shows up unexpectedly and tells them to clean up the mess.

References

  1. ↑ "Supercar Megabuild". National Geographic Channel - Videos, TV Shows & Photos - UK. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
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