Sentences with phrase «carbon fiber needs»

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If you did need weight for strength, your bicycle helmet would be made of steel, not carbon fiber.

Though carbon fiber parts and efficient engines are already flying on some aircraft on the market, engineers needed a new aircraft to completely capture the efficiency from these upgrades.

Although the R is generally quite well equipped, you still need to pay extra for the neat glass roof, a navigation system, and such street - cred enhancing goodies as the full carbon - fiber pack and dark gray 20 - inch alloy wheels.

Attached to the carbon fiber structure are composite body panels, so you need to look long and hard to detect the few metal ingredients.

The use of carbon fiber allows the wing to be very thin where needed, which means aero effectiveness dictated the shape rather than manufacturing limitations or design eccentricities.

The 720S is the first model in the brand's lineup to be an all - new replacement for an existing model (the 650S shared many of its parts with the 12C, including the carbon - fiber tub, and can be considered an aggressive mid-cycle refresh) and McLaren needed to put a very strong foot forward.

Because of this, only minor structural changes in the form of a steel cross-brace in the engine compartment, a carbon fiber windshield frame and an aluminum roll bar, needed to be added for the coupe - to - spider conversion.

Because carbon - fiber and aluminum construction makes it so stiff, the 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider needs only minimal bracing compared to its coupe progenitor and thus is only 22 lb heavier than the coupe, at a featherweight 2,487 lb.

While additional hot - stamped parts are used throughout, Kato - san concedes a future need to employ more lightweight and advanced materials, including aluminum and carbon fiber.

When you open the carbon - fiber liftgate, it's clear that the trunk floor is a lot higher than a regular Prius, so those needing to frequently haul lots of stuff may be better served by the standard model's full 27.4 cu ft. of storage.

At these speeds, you definitely need the extra downforce generated by the broad carbon - fiber rear wing that fills the rearview mirror, and you appreciate the aero assistance of all those strakes, flaps, and diffusers.

At only 2800 lbs thanks to its carbon fiber and aluminum construction, the Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo surely needs expert hands to keep it from catastrophically accelerating into a wall.

Finally, two sport seats feature a carbon fiber and fiberglass reinforced - composite structure to deliver the strength and seating position needed for performance driving.

It was stripped of any metal not needed — including most of the body panels, which were replaced by architectural fabric — and fitted with things like a chromoly roll cage; chopped windshield; lithium battery; carbon - fiber hood; aluminum fuel tank, floor pan and control arms; lightened Viper seats; and a welding curtain top.

As there is also a really nice «hanging» rear wing mounted above the modified rear end on the Aventador J... all finished in carbon fiber naturally, you might need a second look, but yes: those exhausts are even bigger now and the metal grilles took over a lot of «real estate» at the back.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

The interior is a pleasing to the eye with plenty of carbon - fiber pieces throughout, and the seats offer all the adjustability you need to get comfortable over long hauls.

Of course interior and exterior options will be aplenty, but thanks to standard Merino leather and M seats inside as well as a redesigned exterior with broader front panels and bumper trim to allow for larger intakes, a diffuser at the rear, an adjustable rear quad exhaust, aluminum hood, and carbon fiber reinforced plastic roof, not many options will be needed.

Powered by a pair of e-tron electric motors fed juice from a compact lithium - ion battery pack, the Audi Urban Concept features lightweight construction that includes a carbon fiber - reinforced polymer body and free - standing wheels that eliminate the need for conventional fenders and bodywork.

A massive, very deep front spoiler gets installed, on this demo car it features a small carbon fiber section finished in contrasting red, the front fenders are complete units while at the rear the Victory II gets extensions «glued» onto it, these wide front and rear fenders are connected to each other with a new side sill while a large roof mounted air intake is available too, in carbon fiber if needed.

All AMG needs to do to drop the car's weight is replace body panels with a high - downforce carbon - fiber body kit and strip the interior of any unnecessary equipment.

This carbon fiber piece is very showy and will do a great job adding much - needed improvements very quickly.

So, whether you're looking for custom polyurethane bumper or carbon fiber hood, Vicrez has you covered with the needed part.

Even if one were to electrify all of transport, industry, heating and so on, so much renewable generation and balancing / storage equipment would be needed to power it that astronomical new requirements for steel, concrete, copper, glass, carbon fiber, neodymium, shipping and haulage, etc., etc. would appear.

A carbon fiber material made from tape instead of yarn can significantly reduce the weight - and fuel needs, and CO2 emissions - of passenger jets.

One has to wonder how heavy a lock you need for a Hummingbird bike.Two years ago Kim covered the Kickstarter launch of this folding bicycle that she called «an eye - popping, carbon fiber model that weighs a feather - light 6.5 kilograms, or about 14 pounds (or the equivalent of four pineapples, according to their video).»