Popular Science recently took a look inside Vital Auto, the British lab that uses 3D printing for high-end concept cars from companies like Rolls-Royce, McLauren, Jaguar, and others.

Additive manufacturing, or "3D printing," is commonly used for prototyping, as the machines can create parts without the expensive tooling process or the need for skilled machining. Automakers use ...

3D printed Cadillac V-Series parts, via GM GM has also used the printers to speed up the development of future vehicles. For example, the brake ducts on the C8 Corvette emerged from the AIC.

Left: 3D-printed laptop holder, used for track testing to record pressure data within the car. Right: 3D-printed parts on display in glass case at Stratasys. Images: Stratasys ...

Two mid-engine Corvette C8.Rs debuted at Rolex 24 at Daytona on Jan. 25, 2020, each equipped with 75 3D-printed parts.

The BMW i8 roadster had a few 3D-printed parts for instance, as do other vehicles like the Koenigsegg CC850. Usually, they’re small, relatively nonstructural, and not safety-critical, though.

To produce the first two cars, more than 500 parts were 3D-printed at the Radford Studio, automotive design and engineering firm Aria Group (Yellow Springs, Ohio, U.S.) and Stratasys Direct ...

[Dan Royer] shared a tip about how to get a reliably tight fit between 3D printed parts and other hardware (like bearings, for example.) He suggests using crush ribs, a tried-and-true solution borr… ...

The process starts with a C.A.D. 3D model image and makes its way to Diego's printer shortly after, but the production itself isn't a quick one. He notes, "Printing time on average is about 80 hours.