{"id":672100,"date":"2025-05-28T21:36:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T21:36:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:36:39","slug":"when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"When 4,000 Hours of Hand Labor Creates Automotive Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a413ffecaf81\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a413ffecaf81\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/#A_Revival_Measured_in_Millimeters\" >A Revival Measured in Millimeters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/#Design_That_Remembers_What_Machines_Forget\" >Design That Remembers What Machines Forget<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-555220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-hero.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/28\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"When 4,000 Hours of Hand Labor Creates Automotive Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-hero.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Four thousand hours of human labor goes into every Saoutchik Torpedo S. That\u2019s more time than most people spend at work in two full years, dedicated to changing a single Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe into something that looks like it rolled out of 1955 and landed in 2025. The French coachbuilder that vanished with its founder in 1955 has returned after a seven-decade silence with exactly 15 examples of automotive obsession. Each one costs more than most houses and takes longer to build than most people keep their cars. What emerges from this process isn\u2019t another expensive toy. It shows that in an age of robotic precision and algorithmic efficiency, the human hand still creates forms that no machine can.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: Mercedes-AMG + Ugur Sahin<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Revival_Measured_in_Millimeters\"><\/span>A Revival Measured in Millimeters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Jacques Saoutchik built his last car in 1955, the same year he died. The company had been operating since 1906, shaping some of the most iconic automotive bodies ever <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lied to rolling chassis. Now his name lives again, revived in the Netherlands with backing that claims to honor the original vision while adopting modern tools and fabrication.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-555228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-hero-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/28\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"When 4,000 Hours of Hand Labor Creates Automotive Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-hero-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-555228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-hero-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/28\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"When 4,000 Hours of Hand Labor Creates Automotive Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-hero-3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"f034844b7763fc6756a256b6-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ad-1 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"f034844b7763fc6756a256b6-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The numbers behind the Torpedo S outline the level of craftsmanship. Fifteen cars. Over 4,000 hours of hand labor each. That\u2019s 60,000 hours of human effort across the entire run, equivalent to 30 person-years. The carbon fiber bodywork that replaces every panel on the donor AMG GT is shaped, adjusted, and refined by craftsmen who work by millimeter, not minute. This isn\u2019t mass production. It\u2019s a sculpture on wheels.<\/p>\n<p>The AMG GT\u2019s twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 is reportedly untouched. Power and speed stay where Mercedes left them. But this car isn\u2019t about specs. It was built to prove that proportion and surfacing still carry emotional value. The 22-inch chrome wheels frame the silhouette and visually anchor the stretched profile. The round headlights and restrained grille reach back to a time when elegance wasn\u2019t a marketing term but a design outcome. Designer Ugur Sahin wraps this vintage language around a modern core without falling into kitsch. The result doesn\u2019t belong to any single decade but feels authentic in all of them.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Design_That_Remembers_What_Machines_Forget\"><\/span>Design That Remembers What Machines Forget<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Look closely and you\u2019ll see the difference. This isn\u2019t a retromod in the usual sense. The Saoutchik Torpedo S doesn\u2019t chase nostalgia for the sake of styling cues. It revives an era\u2019s design logic through physical proportions and material execution. The body lines don\u2019t mimic, they reinterpret. Rear haunches flare out with theatrical tension, but there\u2019s no visual noise. You won\u2019t find stray creases or overworked surfacing here. Every panel seems poured, not stamped, with curvature that reflects light like a vintage grand piano polished for concours display.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-555231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-3-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/28\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"When 4,000 Hours of Hand Labor Creates Automotive Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-3-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-555231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-3-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/28\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"When 4,000 Hours of Hand Labor Creates Automotive Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-3-5.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The original Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe underneath never had this kind of restraint. Its stock sheet metal was defined by aggressive folds, technical intakes, and performance signaling. None of that remains. The Torpedo S drapes the mechanical foundation in long, clean swells of carbon fiber. The front fascia drops the familiar AMG snarl for a quiet, horizontal grille framed by circular lamps that could\u2019ve sat comfortably on a 1954 roadster. It looks back without falling into caricature.<\/p>\n<p>Around the sides, the gill-style vents on the front fenders signal a nod to the 300 SL\u2019s side detailing, but they\u2019re sunken deeper into the surfacing. The interpretation doesn\u2019t feel ornamental. It feels structural. The subtle integration of chrome s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s sets visual tempo across the flanks, breaking the mass without complicating the language. No badge clutter, no vents for the sake of flair. Just uninterrupted sculpting that transitions from surface to shadow with almost coachbuilt delicacy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-555229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-3-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/28\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"When 4,000 Hours of Hand Labor Creates Automotive Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-3-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-555229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-3-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/28\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"When 4,000 Hours of Hand Labor Creates Automotive Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-3-.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"f034844b7763fc6756a256b6-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ads-2 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"f034844b7763fc6756a256b6-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Then you hit the wheels. Monoblock-style turbine discs in polished finish that nearly swallow the wheel wells whole. They\u2019re aggressive in size but subdued in execution. There\u2019s no gloss black contrast, no two-tone distraction. They do one job, command visual mass at the corners, and they do it through scale and depth. From behind, the deck tapers down into an elongated rear profile, with taillights that barely break the surface line. It\u2019s low, wide, and calm. That calmness isn\u2019t something often engineered anymore. It\u2019s shaped.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-555232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-3-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/28\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"When 4,000 Hours of Hand Labor Creates Automotive Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-3-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-555232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-3-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/28\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"When 4,000 Hours of Hand Labor Creates Automotive Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-3-4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Inside, the design narrative doesn\u2019t fall apart. The Torpedo S may inherit its cabin architecture from Mercedes, but the reupholstering in pale blue and brushed aluminum gives the interior a tonal shift. It no longer feels corporate or sterile. The air vents become ornamental. The switchgear feels jewel-like. There\u2019s a kind of old-world decadence in the new-world precision of how the center stack fans outward with symmetry. Even the steering wheel treatment, minimal branding, two-tone leather, centered by a clear Saoutchik identifier, shifts the perception from high-performance instrument to vintage command wheel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-555223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/28\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"When 4,000 Hours of Hand Labor Creates Automotive Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-555223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/28\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"When 4,000 Hours of Hand Labor Creates Automotive Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s most telling is how nothing here screams for attention. The design isn\u2019t selling itself with loud gestures. It invites scrutiny. The closer you get, the more it reveals. You notice how the roofline flows unbroken into the trunk when the hardtop is up. You realize the rear fascia eliminates all vents and diffuser drama in favor of a clean, descending curve. The exhaust exits are wide but not flared, integrated without apology.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-555224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/28\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"When 4,000 Hours of Hand Labor Creates Automotive Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-555224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/28\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"When 4,000 Hours of Hand Labor Creates Automotive Poetry\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/05\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/Saoutchik-Torpedo-S-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The Saoutchik Torpedo S forces you to stop and stare. Forget the spec sheets and performance numbers, because this car exists purely as rolling art. It doesn\u2019t need to justify its existence or prove anything to anyone. The Torpedo S knows exactly what it is: a masterpiece of automotive craftsmanship that happens to have an engine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SHARE\"><\/span>SHARE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"sd-content\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-facebook-555217\" hidden>Click to share on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-x\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-x-555217\" hidden>Click to share on X (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>X<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-pinterest-555217\" hidden>Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Pinterest<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-reddit\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-reddit-555217\" hidden>Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Reddit<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-linkedin-555217\" hidden>Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>LinkedIn<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-tumblr\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-tumblr-555217\" hidden>Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Tumblr<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pocket\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-pocket-555217\" hidden>Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Pocket<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-email-555217\" hidden>Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Email<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-print\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-print-555217\" hidden>Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Print<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-end\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"sharing-hidden\">\n<div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-telegram\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-telegram-555217\" hidden>Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Telegram<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-threads\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-threads-555217\" hidden>Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Threads<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-whatsapp-555217\" hidden>Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>WhatsApp<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-mastodon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-mastodon-555217\" hidden>Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Mastodon<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-bluesky\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-bluesky-555217\" hidden>Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Bluesky<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-nextdoor\">\n\t\t\t\t<span id=\"sharing-nextdoor-555217\" hidden>Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window)<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Nextdoor<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"share-end\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p>\n<div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n                            <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                <span>Vincent Nguyen<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/category\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Technology<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/05\/28\/when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=when-4000-hours-of-hand-labor-creates-automotive-poetry\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four thousand hours of human labor goes into every Saoutchik Torpedo S. 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