Other features include 15.1 inch carbon ceramic Brembo brakes, 20 - inch Hennessey Monoblock wheels, a lowered suspension, new carbon
fiber bodywork, and limited edition, individually - numbered placards on the dash and engine, indicating your ride's place among the 12 that will be built.
The Thunderbolt's powerful exterior profile is the result of hand - laid, coach - built carbon
fiber bodywork that incorporates Henrik Fisker's characteristic design cues such as a clean body side with no creases and deeply sculpted air ducting.
That, combined with the Multimatic - supplied carbon - fiber monocoque and dead - sexy carbon -
fiber bodywork, results in a power - to - weight ratio that Aston says exceeds that of the GTE - class racers you see duking it out at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
You'd be buying a swoopy - looking car indeed, its overall shape dictated by controlling the air around, into and through its carbon -
fiber bodywork.
Conceived as a study to explore future design directions, the all - wheel - drive Saab Aero X concept features an innovative front - hinged canopy with no A-pillars, lightweight carbon
fiber bodywork and a jet - inspired cockpit without conventional dials and buttons.
The transformation starts with a blue tint for the exposed carbon -
fiber bodywork, red accent stripes, a white lip on the wheels, and a combination of blue and black upholstery for the interior.
After all, the 05 and aircraft have much in common, like the carbon -
fiber bodywork and aluminum - extrusion bonded monocoque.»
Carbon -
fiber bodywork tapers in tightly around the doors before blossoming out above the foot - wide rear tires.
On a Saturday night on a coastal road in southern California, someone smashed their 2004 Honda Civic into the left - rear corner of our red Alfa Romeo 4C coupe, severely damaging the Alfa's wheel assembly and surrounding carbon -
fiber bodywork.
The 12 - cylinder engine in the 2015 Aston Martin Vanquish seems like a waste as we creep through traffic in metro Detroit, but the carbon -
fiber bodywork is certainly being put to good use.
To make this car a truly special gift, McLaren Special Operations added carbon -
fiber bodywork, a carbon - fiber tonneau cover, and a few MSO - specific interior touches.
Other significant improvements over the regular ten - cylinder R8 include carbon
fiber bodywork and carbon - ceramic brake rotors.
Singer strips each car to its shell and installs carbon -
fiber bodywork.
Ringbrothers scanned a stock Javelin into a 3D model to create the swollen carbon
fiber bodywork.
Each GT wears wildly flared carbon
fiber bodywork, incorporating large fender flares and integrated aero splitters in the front and rear.
The Dream Project NSX will be joined at Acura's SEMA Show booth by the brand's race cars, including the new ARX - 05 Daytona Prototype, an NSX GT3 with exposed carbon -
fiber bodywork, and the NSX and two TLX sedans that raced up Pikes Peak.
With its carbon -
fiber bodywork completely exposed, the Senna looks too exotic to be a regular car.
Okay, so the car's low - slung profile will be familiar, but every inch of the carbon
fiber bodywork is new — and it's a jaw - dropping piece of design.
The i8 is a true exotic sports car, and it has the scissor doors, carbon -
fiber bodywork, and mid-engine configuration to prove it.
Not exact matches
The Spider weighs more than the hardtop because Alfa had to strengthen the
bodywork and add carbon -
fiber roll bars, but the weight gain is said to total only 132 pounds.
The fully - formed model is based on the same carbon -
fiber construction and petite, highly sculpted
bodywork seen on the existing 4C coupe.
Not only is every piece of
bodywork functional, it's also made out of carbon
fiber.
Unlike the SLR, which used carbon
fiber for its body panels, the 12C is built around a carbon tub but deploys aluminum and other composites for
bodywork.
The beefy
bodywork is full of unique details — like carbon -
fiber aero accents and swollen body panels that accommodate its wide body stance.
The carbon -
fiber chassis (based on the Aventador's) and carbon
fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP)
bodywork begins with an arrow - like nose with more aerodynamic aids than a fighter jet: a large lower splitter panel, upright canards at either side of the car, flying - buttress - like headlight housing, and cooling vents just ahead of the nearly - flat windshield.
To make space for the new engine, the Javelin's wheels were moved forward 6.5 inches, hid behind flared
bodywork composed of carbon
fiber.
Although much of the
bodywork consists of exposed carbon
fiber, other parts of the Lamborghini Veneno are painted matte gray.
The redesigned
bodywork is composed entirely of carbon
fiber, with an emphasis on one - piece panels to keep complexity and weight low.
Most vehicle components are made from recycled materials, including the
bodywork, which is largely made from residues of carbon
fiber production.
Its Audi Space Frame is made entirely from aluminum and its
bodywork from carbon -
fiber - reinforced polymers (CFRP).
With
bodywork shaped entirely out of carbon
fiber, the Zagato also boasts a sleek quad - exhaust and a bulging «double - bubble roof» that has characterized Zagato models since the early 1950s.
For extra structural rigidity in the
bodywork, Pagani uses a special mix of carbon
fiber woven with titanium, just one of the car's many technical tricks.
Carbon -
fiber and composite
bodywork helps keep weight to a minimum.
Factory Five also offers
bodywork accessories, including affordable carbon -
fiber pieces and a towering rear wing that requires a reinforced deck lid to handle the downforce.
The
bodywork is made entirely from carbon
fiber, and the car itself rides on a version of the VH platform used by all current Aston Martins.
Perhaps the most impressive modification happened at the rear... not only does DMC install a high rear aerofoil wing on top of the engine cover, but they also put a new base spoiler flush with the
bodywork to create a perfect airflow coming over the clear carbon
fiber covered roof... add a massive lower rear diffuser and some amazing looking exhaust tips and you have a clear winner... a street legal Huracán with track inspired looks.
Honda says carbon
fiber is present in many areas of the
bodywork, allowing for a weight of just 1,982 lb (899 kg).
For the Z06,
bodywork has been modified for more speed, downforce and stability, and you'll also have the option to upgrade to a carbon
fiber aero package with a new front splitter, rocker panels and a larger rear spoiler.
A Carbon
Fiber package is also new for the Z06 that adds the lightweight
bodywork pieces of the ZR1.
The Nissan Leaf Nismo RC concept features full carbon
fiber monocoque
bodywork with removable front and rear sections, fixed windows, LED headlights and taillights, and a driver - adjustable rear wing.
Final option for the
bodywork is the carbon
fiber, fixed rear wing that looks like the optional, factory Superleggera wing, which would make sense as Vorsteiner also puts a nice decal on the doors with Renazzo V script... in full Superleggera looks.
But that's not even the whole kit, check out the engine cover of this car, sure it is the standard unit with the louvers instead of the optional glass unit, but DMC still turned it into something really special by adding two fins that run from the end of the roof right into the struts of the rear wing, finished in clear carbon
fiber... but the owner of this car wanted to have them color coded to the rest of the green
bodywork.
That's made possible by the
bodywork's lightweight carbon
fiber construction, as well as many other weight - saving measures.
Zagato has a long history in lightweight
bodywork, and the Vanquish is no different, made of carbon
fiber over a bonded aluminum frame.
The XKR distinguishes itself from the regular XK with exclusive wheels and quad exhaust outlets, with the XKR - S featuring gunmetal - painted wheels, a ventilated hood, unique
bodywork, and a carbon -
fiber rear spoiler.
The
bodywork is made entirely out of carbon
fiber and the Vanquish's 6.0 - liter V12 will be massaged to produce 576 bhp.
This specific DMC Aventador Spezial Version received a set of dual five spoke wheels with a white outer rim while just about every part of the visible
bodywork was wrapped in this stunning 3M vinyl showing a satin carbon
fiber look... which combines extremely well with the glossy (or wet) carbon
fiber of the aerodynamic parts.
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.
All told, the Zonda F was the most evolved Zonda to be created at the time and was actually the first car ever to have exclusive
bodywork in the natural carbon
fiber.
Other notable features include carbon -
fiber treatments and extensive aero
bodywork, not to mention an interesting spoiler.