Sentences with phrase «lightweight carbon fibre body panels»

Not exact matches

Then there's the fact that the stunning looking bodywork features a lightweight mix of carbon fibre and aluminium body panels, while under the skin is a sophisticated all - independent suspension system with multi-way adaptive dampers.

Sharing its platform with the eagerly anticipated all - new Toyota Supra, the little BMW is rumoured to be clothed in lightweight body panels which will likely employ some of the carbon - fibre - reinforced plastics technology developed for both the i3 supermini and i8 supercar.

So instead of more power, motoring.com.au can reveal that Alpine will extract the extra performance from its born - again sports coupe with the addition of lightweight carbon - fibre body panels.

Spotted several times in testing, when it was widely expected to be called the Z5, the new Z4 is rumoured to be clothed in lightweight body panels which will likely employ some of the carbon - fibre - reinforced plastics technology developed for both the i3 city - car and i8 supercar.

The car uses a new carbon - fibre MonoCell II chassis that, when paired with aluminum body panels and other lightweight options available on the 570S, bring its heft down to a lithe 1,313 kg (2,895 lbs), 160 kg (350 lbs) lighter than any rival.

Or, actually, less to it, as the car has been lightened through the loss of the Haldex AWD system, along with lightweight wheels, carbon fibre body panels and a stripped out interior.