Sentences with phrase «fiber production car»

McLaren delivered the first carbon - fiber production car twenty years ago with the three - seat, million - dollar F1.

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«Carbon fibers are a key construction material for the automotive industry of the 21st century and will change the way we develop and build cars,» said Norbert Reithofer, BMW's CEO and board chairman, upon announcing the new production facility.

Like in the production of those cars, carbon - fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) parts made in Moses Lake, Washington, are shipped to Germany for final assembly.

-- Carbon fiber is the only interior trim offered on the 911 R. It's identical to the standard trim on the 911 GT3 RS, but the R gains a plaque on the passenger side with the specific build number of the car out of the total 991 worldwide production run.

Eleven years after the MP4 / 1, McLaren was first with carbon fiber again — this time with a production car designed around a list of superlatives: the highest power - to - weight ratio, the best - handling supercar, and the fastest production car in the world.

Today, Porsche is the only mainstream automaker developing one - piece carbon - fiber wheels in - house, and there's just one supplier, Carbon Revolution, manufacturing them for production cars, including the Ford GT, Mustang GT350R, and several upcoming models from other brands — though there are a number of other outfits making «hybrid» carbon / alloy wheels for the aftermarket.

Aside from a concept car color scheme and a smattering of carbon fiber bits, this prototype is neat, tidy, and appears to be production ready.

We've only seen the impressive looking Mansory Carbonado LP1250 at the March 2013 Geneva Auto Show, at that time finished in an impressive matte carbon fiber... only 6 of these high power super cars would be built... and about six months later the production number 6/6 was shown at the 2013 IAA in Frankfurt.

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.

Among the new materials that were built into the car with the idea of future production use include revolutionary plastic wheels and carbon fiber - reinforced epoxy resin for the doors and the passenger compartment.

That being said, the Alfa promises to be even more exotic than the comparable Subaru BRZ and Scion FR - S as the concept car was constructed out of carbon fiber and weighed less than 1,900 pounds, although the use of carbon fiber in the production car is expected to be reduced significantly.

Carbon fiber is often used in performance cars, but GMC is the first to use the lightweight material in a production pickup truck.

A lightweight material pioneered in racing circles, carbon - fiber has an undeniable air of exoticness and only a few production cars have ever employed the relatively expensive composite in their exterior panels.

Ironically, the identifiable and intricate weave pattern of carbon - fiber on most production cars is hidden beneath a shell of paint, because the weave is very susceptible to ultra-violet (UV) light damage, which can cause yellowing or a generally dull appearance.

Cars can be made half as heavy as they are today by using composite materials such as light but strong carbon fiber, a choice that gives manufacturers more flexibility and reduces costs in production.