Metal 3D printed parts in the BMW i8 Roadster

Light and strong: metal 3D printed parts in every BMW i8 Roadster. BMW Group starts manufacturing revolution with series production of several thousand parts by using metal powder laser melting, a high-tech aerospace production technique. #3Dprinting #LAAutoshow #BMWi8roadster Find out more: http://press.bmwgroup.com/FsCI8 __________ BMW i8 Roadster plug-in hybrid BMW eDrive: energy consumption (combined): 14,5 kWh/100 km. Fuel consumption (combined): 2,1 l/100 km, CO2 emissions (combined): 46 g/km. Fuel consumption is determined in accordance with the ECE driving cycle (93/116/EC), made up of approximately one-third urban traffic and two-thirds extra-urban driving (based on the distance covered). Further information about the official fuel consumption and the official specific CO2 emissions for new passenger automobiles can be found in the 'New Passenger Vehicle Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emission Guidelines', which are available free of charge at all sales outlets and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern, Germany and on https://www.dat.de/angebote/verlagsprodukte/leitfaden-kraftstoffverbrauch.html Subscribe to the official BMW Group YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/BMWGroupView Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BMWGroup Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmwgroup Twitter: https://twitter.com/BMWGroup Google+: https://plus.google.com/+BMWGroup