When Volkswagen Group’s Bugatti wowed the world with the world’s first 3D-printed Titanium Brake Caliper, we thought it will be just another fancy tech that will never see the light of production. Well, I guess I was wrong, so very wrong. As it turns out, the world’s first 3D-printed Titanium Brake Caliper is going to be made and used on actual cars after all.

Bugatti 3-D Printed Titanium Brake Caliper Tested
Locked and ready for the test…

As Bugatti preps its first printed titanium brake caliper for series production, this revolutionary “world’s largest 3D-printed titanium pressure functional component ever produced” was through its paces on the most powerful brake test benches.

Bugatti 3-D Printed Titanium Brake Caliper Tested
And the glorious orange glow as the caliper clasps hard to bring the disc to a stop

In the test, which ran for multiple times, the brake caliper was subjected to high speed run in excess of 300 km/h (186 mph) before it was made to rein in to a stop. In the process, the caliper and the brake pads were punished by extreme heat that reaches over 1,000 degrees Celsius (1,847 Fahrenheit). It was quite a sight to behold.

If you sense an excitement in me, well, yes, I am going ga-ga over this test (albeit it clearly being a marketing campaign). Pardon me for that silly excitement I am having. I am almost always fascinated by the immense heat and the associated orange glow resulted in braking at extreme high speed. Don’t ask why. Anyways, skip ahead for the strangely satisfying video.

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Images: YouTube (Volkswagen Group).

Published by Mike

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