World’s first 3D printed supercar capable of going from a claimed 0-100kmph in just 2.2 seconds

World’s first 3D printed supercar unveiled

The new supercar christened - Blade weighs in just at 635kg and is capable of going from a claimed 0-100kmph in just 2.2 seconds

The automobile industry has advanced with each passing year by bringing in new car models, designs and technologies. Although, computer technology has advanced by leaps and bound the manufacturing processes and the effects that it has on our environment have relatively remain unchanged.

 Over the past decade, 3D printing technology has caught the fancy of the automobile industry and Divergent Microfactories (DM) has tapped in on this technology to create a supercar that is built based on 3D printed parts. The company is trying to change how cars are made in order to hugely reduce the amount of materials, power, pollution and cost associated with making traditional cars.

 This new supercar is called Blade and is claimed to have 1/3 of the emissions of an electric car and 1/50 factory capital costs of other manufactured cars. DM states that its manufacturing process is a bit different from that of other manufacturers. Instead of 3D printing an entire vehicle, the firm 3D prints aluminium ‘nodes’ which act in a similar fashion to Lego blocks.