While they're not quite ready for production, the printed parts were lighter, ran cooler and unlocked more power than the standard forged pistons. Antuan started out in the automotive industry the old ...

With select bucket seats from the 911 and 718 as well as various classic car parts—including clutch release levers for the 959—already being produced using 3D printing, Porsche is more familiar with ...

Porsche has started 3D printing pistons for the 911 GT2 RS and says that they are not only lighter than traditional pistons but also add more power. In partnership with Mahle and Trumpf, Porsche uses ...

Formula 1 has always been a sport where the rulebook is treated less like a fence and more like a climbing frame. The latest example is a set of 3D‑printed pistons that let teams flirt with the ...

The importance of 3D printing cannot be overstated. Textiles, jewelry, toys and car parts will all be built with “additive manufacturing,” a more correct term for 3D printing as most current ...

Not pretty, but we’ve done worse ourselves. By 12 minutes in, we were worried it wasn’t going to work again, but it did work although it wasn’t terribly reliable to start. Still, when it worked, it ...

Technical manoeuvring to push regulatory boundaries for the slightest performance edge without actually breaking any rules is a familiar pattern in all forms of motorsport. Engineers treat the rule ...