Since 2004, Chevrolet has led the way with
carbon fiber body panels on cars produced in the USA.
He cites the success of using
carbon fiber body panels on the Corvette and says it could also be used for structural applications.
Not exact matches
On one hand you have a
carbon -
fiber structure, composite
body panels, a high - pressure - turbocharged four - banger and a dual - clutch automated manual transmission.
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.
(569 N • m) of torque • SRT performance: 0 - 60 mph in the low five - second range, 0 -100-0 in under 17 seconds, 60 - 0 mph in approximately 110 feet • Benchmark braking • World - class ride and handling characteristics across a dynamic range • Functional, performance - oriented exterior design and race - inspired interior appointments • Benchmark performance at the best price PRODUCT CHRONOLOGY 2008 MODEL YEAR EXTERIOR • New color: Steel Blue Metallic Clear Coat INTERIOR • Available Side - curtain Air Bags • Available SIRIUS BackSeat TV ™ • Available SRT - engineered KICKER ® premium surround sound system • New instrument
panel cluster • New center console • SRT - exclusive Reconfigurable Display (RCD) • LED lighting in the front cup holders and front - and rear - door map pockets • Dark Slate Gray interior color • Agate - color accent stitching •
Carbon -
fiber - like pattern door handles and
carbon -
fiber - like leather - trim steering wheel POWERTRAIN / CHASSIS • New optional 20 - inch aluminum wheel PACKAGES • Super Bee Special Edition — with Surf Blue Pearl Coat 2007 MODEL YEAR EXTERIOR • New color: TorRed INTERIOR • Optional Rear Seat Video system, including KICKER ® Mobile Surround Sound PACKAGES • Super Bee Special Edition — with Detonator Yellow exterior color • SRT Track Experience — Standard 2006 MODEL YEAR New high - performance version of the Dodge Charger with new 6.1 - liter HEMI ® engine EXTERIOR • Colors: Brilliant Black, Bright Silver, Inferno Red • New front fascia with integrated brake duct inlets • Insert in rear fascia • New rear spoiler •
Body - color mirrors and door handles (carryover base car) • «SRT8» exterior badge (deck lid) • Mesh grille insert with «SRT» badge • Brake duct system in front belly pan • 16 mm clearance rear fascia to exhaust tips • New hood with scoop, bezel and underhood duct • New hood silencer pad INTERIOR • Colors: Dark Slate / Light Slate Gray • Sport front seats with matching trim
on rear seats • Red accent stitching •
Carbon fiber leather
on steering wheel upper • Satin finish steering wheel spokes (from 300C) • Satin Silver shift bezel and lock knobs (from 300C) • «SRT8» badge below right - hand air conditioning outlet duct • Satin Silver color for center stack bezel POWERTRAIN • 6.1 - liter HEMI ® engine (425 horsepower / 420 lb. - ft.)
The Racing Series CLA has also gone
on a diet with
body panels made of
carbon -
fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) while specific aerodynamic components have been added.
Cadillac ATS Luxury, Premium Luxury Sedan and Coupe Exterior: Black Chrome grille and rear fascia applique Black finish side window moldings and
body - colored door handles After Midnight dark finish wheels V - Series spoiler Interior: Low - gloss
carbon fiber interior trim RECARO ® front seats Available colors: Exterior colors: Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum Cadillac CTS Luxury, V - Sport Premium Luxury Sedan Exterior: Black Chrome grille After Midnight dark finish wheels V - Series spoiler Interior: Low - gloss carbon fiber interior trim Upgraded performance front seats Available RECARO ® front seats (standard on V - Sport Premium) Available colors: Exterior colors: Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum Cadillac ATS - V Sedan and Coupe Exterior: Black Chrome grille and rear fascia applique After Midnight dark finish wheels Carbon Fiber package includes a more aggressive front splitter, hood vent trim, rear diffuser, composite rocker extension panels and a taller, body - colored rear spoiler Interior: Low - gloss carbon fiber interior trim Sueded steering wheel and shifter RECARO ® V - Series front seats Available colors: Exterior colors: Velocity Red, Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum Cadillac CTS - V Super Sedan Exterior: Black Chrome grille After Midnight dark finish wheels Carbon Fiber package includes a more aggressive front splitter, hood vent trim, rear diffuser and a taller, exposed carbon fiber spoiler Interior: Low gloss carbon fiber interior trim Available sueded steering wheel and shifter V - Series performance front seats Available RECARO ® V - Series front seats Available colors: Exterior colors: Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum View full ar
fiber interior trim RECARO ® front seats Available colors: Exterior colors: Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum Cadillac CTS Luxury, V - Sport Premium Luxury Sedan Exterior: Black Chrome grille After Midnight dark finish wheels V - Series spoiler Interior: Low - gloss
carbon fiber interior trim Upgraded performance front seats Available RECARO ® front seats (standard on V - Sport Premium) Available colors: Exterior colors: Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum Cadillac ATS - V Sedan and Coupe Exterior: Black Chrome grille and rear fascia applique After Midnight dark finish wheels Carbon Fiber package includes a more aggressive front splitter, hood vent trim, rear diffuser, composite rocker extension panels and a taller, body - colored rear spoiler Interior: Low - gloss carbon fiber interior trim Sueded steering wheel and shifter RECARO ® V - Series front seats Available colors: Exterior colors: Velocity Red, Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum Cadillac CTS - V Super Sedan Exterior: Black Chrome grille After Midnight dark finish wheels Carbon Fiber package includes a more aggressive front splitter, hood vent trim, rear diffuser and a taller, exposed carbon fiber spoiler Interior: Low gloss carbon fiber interior trim Available sueded steering wheel and shifter V - Series performance front seats Available RECARO ® V - Series front seats Available colors: Exterior colors: Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum View full ar
fiber interior trim Upgraded performance front seats Available RECARO ® front seats (standard
on V - Sport Premium) Available colors: Exterior colors: Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum Cadillac ATS - V Sedan and Coupe Exterior: Black Chrome grille and rear fascia applique After Midnight dark finish wheels
Carbon Fiber package includes a more aggressive front splitter, hood vent trim, rear diffuser, composite rocker extension panels and a taller, body - colored rear spoiler Interior: Low - gloss carbon fiber interior trim Sueded steering wheel and shifter RECARO ® V - Series front seats Available colors: Exterior colors: Velocity Red, Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum Cadillac CTS - V Super Sedan Exterior: Black Chrome grille After Midnight dark finish wheels Carbon Fiber package includes a more aggressive front splitter, hood vent trim, rear diffuser and a taller, exposed carbon fiber spoiler Interior: Low gloss carbon fiber interior trim Available sueded steering wheel and shifter V - Series performance front seats Available RECARO ® V - Series front seats Available colors: Exterior colors: Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum View full ar
Fiber package includes a more aggressive front splitter, hood vent trim, rear diffuser, composite rocker extension
panels and a taller,
body - colored rear spoiler Interior: Low - gloss
carbon fiber interior trim Sueded steering wheel and shifter RECARO ® V - Series front seats Available colors: Exterior colors: Velocity Red, Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum Cadillac CTS - V Super Sedan Exterior: Black Chrome grille After Midnight dark finish wheels Carbon Fiber package includes a more aggressive front splitter, hood vent trim, rear diffuser and a taller, exposed carbon fiber spoiler Interior: Low gloss carbon fiber interior trim Available sueded steering wheel and shifter V - Series performance front seats Available RECARO ® V - Series front seats Available colors: Exterior colors: Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum View full ar
fiber interior trim Sueded steering wheel and shifter RECARO ® V - Series front seats Available colors: Exterior colors: Velocity Red, Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum Cadillac CTS - V Super Sedan Exterior: Black Chrome grille After Midnight dark finish wheels
Carbon Fiber package includes a more aggressive front splitter, hood vent trim, rear diffuser and a taller, exposed carbon fiber spoiler Interior: Low gloss carbon fiber interior trim Available sueded steering wheel and shifter V - Series performance front seats Available RECARO ® V - Series front seats Available colors: Exterior colors: Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum View full ar
Fiber package includes a more aggressive front splitter, hood vent trim, rear diffuser and a taller, exposed
carbon fiber spoiler Interior: Low gloss carbon fiber interior trim Available sueded steering wheel and shifter V - Series performance front seats Available RECARO ® V - Series front seats Available colors: Exterior colors: Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum View full ar
fiber spoiler Interior: Low gloss
carbon fiber interior trim Available sueded steering wheel and shifter V - Series performance front seats Available RECARO ® V - Series front seats Available colors: Exterior colors: Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum View full ar
fiber interior trim Available sueded steering wheel and shifter V - Series performance front seats Available RECARO ® V - Series front seats Available colors: Exterior colors: Black Raven, Phantom Gray Metallic, Red Obsession Tintcoat, Crystal White Tricoat Interior colors: Jet Black or Light Platinum View full article
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.
Blade Silver Metallic, Custom Sill Plates With Stingray Logo, Preferred Equipment Group ($ 8,005 — includes standard equipment; Bose advanced 10 - speaker system with bass box; HD Radio with additional 9 months of Sirius / XM Satellite Radio service (1 year total); Memory Package with recall for 2 driver «presets» for 8 - way power seat, outside mirrors and tilt - and - telescoping steering column; frameless, auto - dimming inside rearview mirror; Universal Home Remote with garage door opener and three programmable channels (located
on driver visor); heated and ventilated driver and passenger seats with power bolster and lumbar; head - up display with color readouts for street mode, track mode with g - meter, vehicle speed, engine rpm; cargo net and luggage shade; theft - deterrent system for
body content security and unauthorized electrical entry;
body - color, heated, power - adjustable outside mirrors with driver - side auto - dimming; navigation with 3D maps; premium leather - wrapped leather instrument
panel, center console and door panels; perforated napa leather seating surfaces), Visible Carbon - Fiber Roof Panel ($ 1,995 — includes removable, visible carbon - fiber roof panel with body - color surround), Magnetic Selective Ride Control ($ 1,795 — includes Magnetic Selective Ride Control; Performance Traction Management), Dual - Mode Performance Exhaust ($ 1,195 — includes dual - mode performance exhaust with additional horsepower, aggressive exhaust sound and 4 - inch polished stainless - steel tips), Carbon - Fiber Interior Appearance Package ($ 995 — includes carbon - fiber instrument panel trim), 19» x 8.5» Front and 20» x 10.0» Rear Black Aluminum Wheels ($ 495), Carbon Flash - Painted Rear Spoiler and Outside Mirrors ($
panel, center console and door
panels; perforated napa leather seating surfaces), Visible
Carbon -
Fiber Roof Panel ($ 1,995 — includes removable, visible carbon - fiber roof panel with body - color surround), Magnetic Selective Ride Control ($ 1,795 — includes Magnetic Selective Ride Control; Performance Traction Management), Dual - Mode Performance Exhaust ($ 1,195 — includes dual - mode performance exhaust with additional horsepower, aggressive exhaust sound and 4 - inch polished stainless - steel tips), Carbon - Fiber Interior Appearance Package ($ 995 — includes carbon - fiber instrument panel trim), 19» x 8.5» Front and 20» x 10.0» Rear Black Aluminum Wheels ($ 495), Carbon Flash - Painted Rear Spoiler and Outside Mirrors ($
Fiber Roof
Panel ($ 1,995 — includes removable, visible carbon - fiber roof panel with body - color surround), Magnetic Selective Ride Control ($ 1,795 — includes Magnetic Selective Ride Control; Performance Traction Management), Dual - Mode Performance Exhaust ($ 1,195 — includes dual - mode performance exhaust with additional horsepower, aggressive exhaust sound and 4 - inch polished stainless - steel tips), Carbon - Fiber Interior Appearance Package ($ 995 — includes carbon - fiber instrument panel trim), 19» x 8.5» Front and 20» x 10.0» Rear Black Aluminum Wheels ($ 495), Carbon Flash - Painted Rear Spoiler and Outside Mirrors ($
Panel ($ 1,995 — includes removable, visible
carbon -
fiber roof panel with body - color surround), Magnetic Selective Ride Control ($ 1,795 — includes Magnetic Selective Ride Control; Performance Traction Management), Dual - Mode Performance Exhaust ($ 1,195 — includes dual - mode performance exhaust with additional horsepower, aggressive exhaust sound and 4 - inch polished stainless - steel tips), Carbon - Fiber Interior Appearance Package ($ 995 — includes carbon - fiber instrument panel trim), 19» x 8.5» Front and 20» x 10.0» Rear Black Aluminum Wheels ($ 495), Carbon Flash - Painted Rear Spoiler and Outside Mirrors ($
fiber roof
panel with body - color surround), Magnetic Selective Ride Control ($ 1,795 — includes Magnetic Selective Ride Control; Performance Traction Management), Dual - Mode Performance Exhaust ($ 1,195 — includes dual - mode performance exhaust with additional horsepower, aggressive exhaust sound and 4 - inch polished stainless - steel tips), Carbon - Fiber Interior Appearance Package ($ 995 — includes carbon - fiber instrument panel trim), 19» x 8.5» Front and 20» x 10.0» Rear Black Aluminum Wheels ($ 495), Carbon Flash - Painted Rear Spoiler and Outside Mirrors ($
panel with
body - color surround), Magnetic Selective Ride Control ($ 1,795 — includes Magnetic Selective Ride Control; Performance Traction Management), Dual - Mode Performance Exhaust ($ 1,195 — includes dual - mode performance exhaust with additional horsepower, aggressive exhaust sound and 4 - inch polished stainless - steel tips),
Carbon -
Fiber Interior Appearance Package ($ 995 — includes carbon - fiber instrument panel trim), 19» x 8.5» Front and 20» x 10.0» Rear Black Aluminum Wheels ($ 495), Carbon Flash - Painted Rear Spoiler and Outside Mirrors ($
Fiber Interior Appearance Package ($ 995 — includes
carbon -
fiber instrument panel trim), 19» x 8.5» Front and 20» x 10.0» Rear Black Aluminum Wheels ($ 495), Carbon Flash - Painted Rear Spoiler and Outside Mirrors ($
fiber instrument
panel trim), 19» x 8.5» Front and 20» x 10.0» Rear Black Aluminum Wheels ($ 495), Carbon Flash - Painted Rear Spoiler and Outside Mirrors ($
panel trim), 19» x 8.5» Front and 20» x 10.0» Rear Black Aluminum Wheels ($ 495),
Carbon Flash - Painted Rear Spoiler and Outside Mirrors ($ 100)
The Viper sits
on a chassis that uses super-formed aluminum
on the doors and sills and extensive use of
carbon fiber in the
body panels.
Injecting the vintage Boss Mustang with some modern performance, style, and comfort, SpeedKore swapped out the factory powertrain, completely transformed the interior, and installed its own
carbon -
fiber body panels to cut down
on weight.
Inside of five years, BMW has gone from
carbon fiber on race cars to the CF
body panels of the i3 and i8 EVs / plug - in hybrids, to the
Carbon Core 7 Series with worldwide production of about 50,000 units a year, to the 5 Series with production of more than 350,000 units a year.
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).
That involved replacing a number of
body panels on the car with
carbon fiber, including the hood, the boot lid, the GT4 front lip spoiler, the rear wing, and yes, even the Recaro bucket seats.
It rides
on a tungsten inert gas - welded aluminum chassis with a
carbon -
fiber / kevlar reinforced floor pan, the
body panels are made of
carbon fiber, while the GM - sourced V - 8 engine is mounted behind the seats.
Spy photos published by Winding Road show that car, to be built
on the next generation SL platform and with liberal use of
carbon fiber for the roof and
body panels.