More air intakes and outlets, as well
as carbon fiber body panels, and a magnesium roof to save weight.
Not exact matches
Weight reduction is a big part of the 2016 BMW M4 GTS coupe's performance boost,
as the car extensively uses
carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) materials for both exterior
body panels and mechanical bits like the driveshaft.
Specific
body panels such
as the doors, arches, and ducts are constructed from
carbon fiber reinforced - polymer (CFRP) which are lighter than the standard components on the E31.
Aria is best known
as the pen behind projects like the Tesla Model S Concept from 2009, the bespoke
carbon fiber body panels that adorn the Singer 911s, and the Ford Shelby GR - 1,
as well
as the SpaceX Dragon capsule and the Warthog from Halo 4.
The GT will be built with a
carbon fiber passenger cell,
as well
as aluminum front and rear subframes encapsulated in structural
carbon fiber body panels.
We detected the barest hint of cowl shake over the roughest patches of road we could find, the
body mostly remaining
as composed
as the coupe's, constructed from the identical aluminum tub and reinforced with aluminum, magnesium and ultralight but rigid
carbon -
fiber body panels.
No magnetism at all so they either have gone fully aluminum on the bed,
body panels, hood, doors, etc. or some form of
carbon fiber as there seems to be no steel in that 2019 truck.
Toyota even used a
carbon fiber - reinforced plastic for the LF - A's chassis construction and
body panels,
as well
as a powerful 552 bhp 4.8 - liter V10 engine.
Numerous
carbon -
fiber body panels serve to reduce overall weight
as well
as providing necessary downforce and aerodynamic enhancements.
Numerous
body elements, such
as the hood, the rear
panel behind the AMG sports bucket seats, the diagonal braces on the underbody and the torque tube between engine and transmission are made entirely from CFRP (
carbon -
fiber reinforced plastic).
As for the
body kit, the Cup 430 gets an array of aero elements including an ultra-lightweight front clam with unique
carbon fiber ducts, new front splitter and air curtain mechanism, lightweight rear clam
panel, and a large motorsport wing.
According to Panoz LLC's Director of Product Planning / Engineering John M. Leverett, the development team retained important and proven lightweight measures such
as using SPF (Superplastic Forming) aluminum
body panels and Panoz LLC's patented modular extruded aluminum chassis with a light - but - strong
carbon fiber superstructure.
As with all McLaren cars, the chassis is a
carbon monocoque and all
body panels are
carbon fiber, too.