Sentences with phrase «carbon fiber wheels»

This is the first vehicle from a mainstream automaker to have carbon fiber wheels as a standard equipment feature.

The new Ford GT include 20 - inch carbon fiber wheels with Michelin Pilot Super Sport Cup 2 tires that were uniquely designed for the GT.

Coming up next, John shares what's it's like to drive a Porsche 911 GT3 with a set of carbon fiber wheels from Australia's Carbon Revolution.

John shares what's it's like to drive a Porsche 911 GT3 with a set of carbon fiber wheels from Australia's Carbon Revolution.

All that and more, plus John McElroy shares his driving impressions of a Porsche 911 GT3 equipped with carbon fiber wheels.

As with the CCR, the industry's first carbon fiber wheels are optional, and when combined with carbon - ceramic brakes (using eight - and six - piston calipers front and rear, respectively) they allow the CCX to boast the lowest unsprung weight of any supercar built today.

Genovation, which hopes to start producing its GXE based on the C7 Corvette in 2019, announced Monday that it will use carbon fiber wheels from Carbon Revolution.

New carbon fiber wheels save 13 pounds per wheel, along with bespoke Michelin 305 / 20ZR19 front and 315 / 30ZR19 rear tires with a special rubber compound developed specifically for the Shelby GT350R.

arent carbon fiber wheels outrageously expensive?

Speaking of the R, it rides on carbon fiber wheels and a revised suspension setup, which feels lighter both in how it carries itself and how it turns — pointing quicker, changing direction more eagerly.

While the 2015 GT350R won't be going racing as - is, it's got plenty of exotic equipment, like the industry's first mass - produced carbon fiber wheels, a carbon fiber splitter, and giant rear wing.

Standard on the GT350R, carbon fiber wheels weigh about 13 pounds less per wheel than similarly sized aluminum alloys.

This one gets the same engine and six - speed manual as the GT350, comes standard with the Track package equipment, and gains carbon fiber wheels, which weigh about half that of the 19 - inch aluminum wheels they replace.

The first complete carbon fiber wheel from Porsche features a woven carbon fiber rim barrel, and is approximately 20 % lighter than the already lightweight standard wheels of the 911 Turbo S.

The higher - performance GT350R gets carbon fiber wheels.

The Ford Shelby GT350R is the most racetrack - capable car as of late and part of the reason for that is because it features carbon fiber wheels.

The gold satin clearcoat of the 20 - inch carbon fiber wheels provides one final accent.

Other noticeable features refer to a wide choice of colours — Shadow Black, Frozen White, Ingot Silver, Liquid Blue Triple Yellow or Liquid Grey, and can be complemented with the high - performance carbon fiber wheels and the titanium exhaust and lug nuts.

So which Ford models offer carbon fiber wheels?

The car rides on custom made Michelin Cup tires and upgraded Koenigsegg Aircore carbon fiber wheels.

That is due in part to the reduction of such things as air conditioning and the rear seat, but also the use of carbon fiber wheels wrapped that helps save 50 pounds of unsprung weight.

Another first for the Specter Werks GTR is the HRE CF40 carbon fiber wheels.

The stiffer 19 - inch carbon fiber wheels -LRB-!)

The Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang will be the first vehicle from a major automaker to come standard with carbon fiber wheels.

It's up there with urinary organic acids testing, laser eye surgery, and carbon fiber wheels.

When the 2017 Ford GT online configurator launched last month, one of the many options available was carbon fiber wheels.

Other pounds - shaving measures include a suspension made of SMC (30 percent lighter than alloy) and carbon fiber wheels.

Standard on the Ford GT Competition Series that is optional on stock Ford GTs are the carbon fiber wheels, titanium lug nuts, and titanium exhaust.

Weight loss was the name of the game with the GT350R, with special «production first» carbon fiber wheels that shed 13 pounds of rotational mass on each corner.

The Koenigsegg Agera S Hundra is a special car for many reasons — not only does it have gold accents and carbon fiber wheels, but it's also the 100th vehicle to come out of the Swedish supercar - maker's factory.

The video you see below has plenty of interesting takes on the Hundra's features, from its giant wing to its carbon fiber wheels, and we're even treated to a little bit of driving footage.

Taking things to the next level now is the beautifully done Ariel Ace R, which comes with carbon fiber fairings, carbon fiber wheels, and a tuned V4 engine that produces 201hp and 105 lbs • ft of peak torque.

The front splitter is ripped clean off, the carbon fiber wheels are all broken, the airbag has deployed, and judging by the rear left corner of the car, a fire had erupted at some point.

The big advantage of the carbon fiber wheels is that they weigh much less than ordinary wheels and thereby reduce unsprung mass.

The GT350R benefits from stickier Cup 2 tires and carbon fiber wheels, a carbon fiber rear wing, and a diet that includes the loss of the rear seat, floor mats, and radio system.

Some of the performance upgrades include: a Bisimoto pulse - chamber exhaust system, Racepak OBD - monitoring electronics with interactive OBD cluster, low - rolling resistance high - silica tires, Buddy Club aluminum brake calipers, NGK spark plugs and 19 - inch carbon fiber wheels..

Ford execs say they got everything they wanted from the engineers (and bean counters) including six - piston calipers, two - piece rotors, carbon fiber wheels, adjustable dampers and super-sticky tires, the latter of which were developed just for this car.

Of course, a big portion of the weight savings comes from the R's carbon fiber wheels, which are only 18 pounds each.

Wrapped around those are 19 - inch wheels wearing Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, carbon fiber wheels that weigh a whopping 13 pounds lighter each than those fond on the «base» Shelby 350.

It's carbon fiber wheels and aggressive suspension also make it one of the most exciting rides on the road today.

Suspension is an independent double wishbone setup, and the 20 - inch aluminum and carbon fiber wheels are wrapped in Pirelli P - Zeros.

There's a low slung front air intake, jet - themed rear - view cameras, an aerodynamically efficient rear diffuser, winglets that curve in from the front flanks and flow into the headlamps, and multi-piece propeller - style alloy and carbon fiber wheels.

I looks like to me that carbon fiber wheels are far more material, energy and labor intensive that producing standard alloy wheels.

The near track ready Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang with flat - crank 5.2 - liter V8 and carbon fiber wheels.