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1016 Industries designs and manufactures aftermarket upgrades for exotic cars. Their forthcoming Vision Widebody kit for the McLaren 720s consists of carbon fiber body panels that widen the body by 110mm, while still maintaining the original design aesthetic--no small feat on such a swoopy car.
Interestingly, they achieved this by 3D-printing new body panels, then bolting them onto the car, Bondo-ing and zip-tying them together at the seams to ensure that everything looks and fits right. Once the design is locked, they can then move to carbon fiber for the finished product.
"This kit is absurd in person, an amazing design that takes the aggression of the McLaren 720S to the next level," says engineer and YouTube car channel host Eddie X. "I had this awesome opportunity to come out and see this 3D printed kit on the development car in Michigan, [which is] obviously quite rough but this process bodes well for future rapid prototyping and development of insane projects."
Here's Eddie's walkaround of the 3D-printed version of the kit:
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I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.
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1016 Industries' McLaren 720S Widebody Kit Prototyped with a 3D Printer, Bondo and Zip-Ties
You had me at "still maintaining the original design aesthetic" !!!
What a joke! I mean true, the may be something interesting in the process, but look at it!
I suppose on the bright side, when the overcompensating rich kid who buys this will inevitably crash it you probably wont notice!
Amateur effort and ugly AF, suggest they spend some time reviewing the Liberty Walk wide body exotic wide body executions