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3D-printed titanium caliper is pure art

Titanium is apparently quite difficult to manipulate in a 3D printer. Nevertheless, Bugatti has found a way. A square millimetre of this titaniumaluminium-vanadium alloy can support 125kg and the caliper – the biggest ever developed for a road car at 41cm long, 21cm wide and nearly 14cm high – only weighs 2.9kg. Just for comparison, the Chiron’s forged-aluminium units weigh nearly five kilos each.

But what does it mean for us? Not a lot for now – check back in 20 years and they might be available for your Focus.