Apparently the One:1 is going to Geneva and reading the official press release the statistics are mind blowing, check out the "Torque" figures below, but the most interesting part of the One:1 for me was the use of 3D printed parts. 3D printing is not new, but when I started to read that Koenigsegg were using it to manufacture parts in their hyper-car I thought that this is a great step forward. The internal parts to the variable geometry turbocharger are 3D printed and in addition to the internals of the turbocharger, 3D printing is used on the exhaust tip. In fact, this exhaust tip is the largest piece of 3D printed titanium ever built.
It only takes three whole days to produce 3D printed parts, which helps Koenigsegg reduce its business killing costs but not enough to price it near a Ford Fiesta ST yet! I cannot wait for the day where I have a 3D printer and I go to the Ford website to download a spare part for my Focus?
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