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August 26, 2012 10:05 pm

A (Mostly) 3-D Printed Race Car Hits 140 Kmh


An anonymous reader writes with an excerpt from a story describing the efforts of a 16-person team called "Group T" competing in the Formula Student 2012 challenge. They've created a car called the "Areion," described as the world's first 3D printed race car. "The Areion is not wholly 3D printed but most of it actually is. It was tested on Hockenheim race circuit and went from zero to 100km/h in just four seconds. Maximum speed Areion achieved on the same circuit was 141km/h."The car features an electric drive train and bio-composite materials, and was created using a printing system called Materialise.

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