{"id":9592,"date":"2018-09-12T01:05:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T01:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/?p=9592"},"modified":"2024-02-21T09:39:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T08:39:24","slug":"bugatti-race-car-the-divo-3d-printed-parts-120920184","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/bugatti-race-car-the-divo-3d-printed-parts-120920184\/","title":{"rendered":"Bugatti presents the Divo with integrated 3D printed parts"},"content":{"rendered":"

The French luxury car manufacturer Bugatti recently revealed its latest race car, dubbed Divo.\u00a0One of its characteristics is that it is composed of 3D printed parts. This includes its taillights and its grille. It\u00a0was featured in California at The Quail Motorsports Gathering interlocking 3D printing and Bugatti.<\/p>\n

In terms of additive manufacturing, Bugatti has already shown very promising results.\u00a0A few months ago, the luxury brand presented one of the\u00a0largest brake calipers printed in 3D<\/a>\u00a0from titanium. It\u00a0had managed to reduce the final weight of this piece by 40%.\u00a0It is therefore no surprise that the manufacturer continues to use 3D printing to produce certain components of its luxury cars;\u00a0the Divo does not escape.<\/p>\n

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The Bugatti Divo<\/p><\/div><\/figure>\n

Named after Albert Divo, a French Grand Prix race driver, the race car is made up of 44 3D printed parts that form the taillights, placed under the very thin fin.\u00a0The manufacturer does not say more about the\u00a03D printing technology<\/a>\u00a0used. But simply says that it has allowed them to create a more complex form, emphasising the final aesthetics of the vehicle.\u00a0An initiative that echoes that of Audi who had 3D printed the\u00a0cabochons of its rear lights<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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An aesthetic that is key according to the French manufacturer. The company\u00a0explains that at the outer edge of the back grille, the fins become wider, creating a more intense light. However, toward the center of the vehicle, the fin is thinner gradually dimming the light.\u00a0This design would be used to immediately recognise the Divo from the back.\u00a0In addition, the lights display a gradient of two colours to emphasise the aerodynamics of the vehicle.<\/p>

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The parts that make up the tail lights were printed in 3D<\/p><\/div><\/figure>\n

Stephan Winkelmann adds:\u00a0”\u00a0Today, a modern Bugatti represents a perfect balance between high performance, dynamism and luxury comfort.\u00a0Thanks to our skills, we have changed this balance in the case of the Divo to offer the world more sensations and emotions<\/em>\u00a0. “<\/p>\n

The Divo has three key elements of the other classic cars of the Bugatti brand: the horseshoe-shaped grille, the typical signature on the side of the vehicle and the characteristic wing that defines the longitudinal axis of the car when viewed from below.\u00a0The Design Director at Bugatti, Achim Anscheidt, explains indeed that their “objective was to develop a vehicle quite different from the Chiron but immediately recognisable as a Bugatti<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

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3D printing will have contributed to this goal while improving the final performance of the car.\u00a0A new proof of the advantage of using\u00a0additive manufacturing in the automotive sector<\/a>.\u00a0Available from 5 million euros ($6 million) and only 40 models were produced. All presented at the event where they were all sold in a few hours.<\/p>\n

Find more information about the use of 3D printing and Bugatti car in the video below:<\/p>\n