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The gas powered 3D printed 'Lego' supercar that can go from 0-60 in TWO seconds

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The gas powered 3D printed 'Lego' supercar that can go from 0-60 in TWO seconds

700-horsepower engine can use either compressed natural gas or gasoline

Uses a Lego-like chassis built from 3D printed parts and carbon rods 

Uses radical 3D printed chassis to reduce weight to just 1400lb 

Hopes other firms will use its technology to create custom cars 

It can go from 0-60mph in just two seconds, and weighs 90% less that traditional cars.

According to San Francisco firm Divergent Microfactories, the Blade is the first 3D printed supercar, and is created using a series of chassis parts held together by carbon rods - rather like a giant Lego kit.

Its 700-horsepower engine can use either compressed natural gas or gasoline, and altogether it weighs just 1400lbs - 90% less than some modern cars.

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The Blade is the first 3D printed supercar, and has a 700-horsepower engine that can use either compressed natural gas or gasoline

The Blade is the first 3D printed supercar, and has a 700-horsepower engine that can use either compressed natural gas or gasoline

'Society has made great strides in its awareness and adoption of cleaner and greener cars,' said Divergent Microfactories CEO Kevin Czinger.

'The problem is that while these cars do now exist, the actual manufacturing of them is anything but environmentally friendly,'


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