Bugatti Create Titanium 3D Printed Brake Caliper

Bugatti are without a doubt one of the most extraordinary car companies to ever exist. Their cars are faster than anything else, whilst still being luxurious and aesthetically stunning. Recently however, Bugatti have announced that they created the world’s first 3D printed brake caliper.

Before judging this piece, you also need to remember that the reason Bugatti cars are so incredible is because every single part of the car are made to save weight and go faster. Even small parts of the car like this brake caliper are carefully engineered for small marginal gains. Though it doesn’t look very different, this piece is made out of titanium, and Bugatti say it is the largest part to ever be 3D printed from it. Bugatti is owned by the VW Group and this project was part of Bugatti’s attempts to showcase 3D printing’s applications for them.

Bugatti are known for creating a number of extremely fast, yet luxurious supercars.

World’s First 3D Printed Brake Caliper

Currently, brake calipers are mostly made from materials such as aluminium. It functions on the disc brakes to ‘clamp down’ on a rotor attached to the wheel hubs. This slows the vehicle. The differences between the new titanium 3D printed calipers and current aluminium ones are profound: the prototype was far stronger and weighed 40% less.