Printing your own car parts isn't science fiction anymore, but not everything is fair game. Discover what you can make and what you definitely shouldn't.

Building hot rods remained basically the same for decades, with tried-and-true “old school” methods being used to create increasingly complex builds. Computers really changed the game, allowing things ...

Kurtis Wilde, parts manager at Murray Honda in Chilliwack, British Columbia, envisions the day dealerships use 3D printers to fabricate their own parts — small, plastic, non-safety-related ones within ...

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When you want to fabricate something you either start with something and take away what you don’t want — subtractive manufacturing — or you start with nothing and add material, which is additive ...

3D printing isn’t just a niche anymore, and Cadillac is here to prove it. The automaker is the latest company to advance the trend of 3D printed car parts with the Celestiq — its flagship electric ...

Did our great 3D print-off inspire you to start 3D printing things for your own car? We've put together a beginner's guide. 3D printing is a big deal. It enables the average person to quickly whip up ...

Additive manufacturing, the engineer's version of what everyone else calls 3D printing, is too slow and too expensive to mass-produce car parts, but the calculus flips for an ultra-low-volume car like ...

Bugatti hypercars require custom-built parts, not possible through mass manufacturing or simple 3D printing. Bugatti owner Mate Rimac refuted viral claims about 3D printed parts and exaggerated repair ...

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3D printers have become versatile, affordable, and powerful enough to print all sorts of things — including car parts. The process has also developed beyond DIY and prototyping (there are even 3D ...