How It's Made: Dream Cars (2013)

Name: How It's Made: Dream Cars
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Tony Hirst

Documentary

Join the legendary ‘How It's Made' crew as they immerse themselves in automobile heaven, and discover how incredible machines are designed and created. From a Maserati to the Audi R8, from a Morgan Aero Coupe to a Porsche 911, the team travel around the world to visit the birthplaces of a host of dream cars. Each half hour episode will reveal the car's inner workings and gorgeous exteriors, which is enhanced with unprecedented access to the factories and test labs that are integral to their conception and creation.

IMDb rating: 7.4 (236 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Tony Hirst Narrator

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

7.75 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 8.3 22 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Morgan Aero Coupe	7.7	10
2	Porsche 911	7.9	10
3	Ferrari FF	6.9	11
4	Audi R8	7.6	12
5	Rolls-Royce Phantom	7.4	12
6	Maserati Quattroporte	8.4	11
7	Wiesmann MF5	7.7	10
8	Lamborghini Aventador	7.8	17
9	Jaguar F-Type	7.8	15
10	Bentley Continental GT Speed	8.3	9

Season 2 (2014)

7.42 avg 16 episodes 7.8 → 7.9 22 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bugatti Veyron	7.8	10
2	Pagani Huayra	7.7	10
3	Alfa Romeo 4C	7.4	8
5	Morgan 3-Wheeler	8.2	9
6	Ginetta G40	7.4	8
7	Lucra LC470	7.0	8
8	Chevrolet Corvette Stingray	7.4	9
10	Tesla Model S	8.0	14
11	Superformance MKIII	7.3	8
12	Koenigsegg One:1	6.6	11
13	BMW i8	6.5	9
14	Superformance GT40	7.0	10
15	Porsche 918 Spyder	7.2	9
16	Aston Martin Vanquish	7.8	12
18	McLaren 650S	7.5	9
20	Lotus Evora	7.9	9

Season 3 (2016)

7.13 avg 6 episodes 7.1 → 6.8 21 min avg

Shape drift

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
3	Bentley Mulsanne	7.1	10
5	Chevrolet Camaro	7.0	11
6	Porsche Panamera	7.3	10
7	Peugeot RCZ R	7.6	10
8	Ariel Atom 3S	7.0	8
9	Audi S8	6.8	7

How It's Made: Dream Cars (2013)

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