Apollo Automobil has unveiled the Dragon Skin exhaust for its EVO hypercar, a titanium piece manufactured as a single unit using 3D printing. Made from aerospace-grade TA15 alloy, this component has become the largest single-piece additive exhaust ever produced, with a geometry that cannot be achieved using conventional methods.
123 hours of laser sintering to bond the titanium 🚀
The Dragon Skin exhaust was manufactured using laser powder bed fusion, a process requiring 123 hours of continuous printing. The TA15 alloy, used in aerospace components, offers high thermal resistance and lightness. The part is printed as a single block, eliminating welds and joints, which reduces failure points and allows for more efficient gas flow. Its organic design, with curved shapes and internal cavities, is impossible to replicate with traditional milling or casting.
The exhaust that takes longer to print than to assemble ⏳
Apollo has made the exhaust for its EVO so exclusive that, if it breaks, you will have to wait five days of continuous printing to get a new one. Of course, while the printer works non-stop for 123 hours, the rest of the car is assembled in less time than it takes you to decide what to order from a restaurant menu. At least the Dragon Skin lives up to its name: if you get too close to the exhaust pipe, you are guaranteed a burn with aerospace style.