Strati (pictured above), which combines the looks of sports car and a moon buggy ... will highly inspire the full-size 3D printed prototype. "It's simple and clean, with character," says challenge ...

At the International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago, Local Motors 3D printed a plastic car called the Strati in front of thousands of attendees. Local Motors took the chassis ...

The drivetrain is 3D-printed too, using plastic gears and universal ... putting power down to all four wheels. While drifting at full scale is best achieved with rear-wheel-drive, it’s easier ...

Multi-material structures, which strategically combine different materials for optimal performance of a component, can also be created via 3D printing. For example, steel automobile parts can be ...