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Spy photos published by Winding Road show that car, to be built on the next generation SL platform and with liberal use of carbon fiber for the roof and body panels.

Interestingly, besides looking as if Tesla themselves made the changes, the Model S Shooting Brake apparently turned out to be lighter by the donor car by 12 kg (26.5 lb), thanks to the use of carbon fiber for the rear quarter panels.

Further setting it apart from the BMW line - up, the i8 makes use of carbon fiber for its passenger compartment and aluminum sub-assemblies for engine support and chassis.

Despite extensive use of carbon fiber for items like the flared front and rear fenders, front and rear bumpers, splitter, hood, rear wing, side skirts, and diffuser, it's still several hundred pounds heavier than a BMW M4 GTS, for example.

This might be the world's first use of carbon fiber for cost savings.

Not exact matches

Rather than use springs for bouncing, this patented design elevates the mat surface with flexing rods made out of the same carbon fiber composite in Boeing's latest jets.

One of Hoyt's latest bows, the 900CX, aims for a slight edge in the technology race by replacing the typical fiberglass outer coating with a much lighter synthetic polymer and using a higher percentage of carbon fiber inside.

Green leaves use energy from sunlight through photosynthesis to chemically combine carbon dioxide drawn in from the air with water and nutrients tapped from the ground to produce sugars, which are the main source of food, fiber and fuel for life on Earth.

Like the A350, the 787 also uses substantial amounts of carbon fiber in its airframe to enhance fuel economy and cut operating costs for airlines.

NASA is currently considering the possibility of using a 33 ft (10 m) glass or carbon fiber primary mirror, which would allow for 17 times the light - gathering capability of Hubble's 7.9 ft (2.9 m) mirror.

Despite the full carbon fiber skin, plus carbon used for parts of the bonded aluminium chassis, the Vanquish only weighs 1 kg less than the DBS.

Built in southern California by Metalcrafters, the Gaffolio family enterprise reknowned for its significant contributions to some of Chrysler's best concepts in the past, the Ciel makes lavish use of carbon - fiber panels, and is a real car, driven under its own power not only for films, but to run it up the famous California Highway 1 south of Monterey.

The new Lamborghini, codenamed PL724, will reportedly be slightly longer and wider than the current Gallardo (pictured), and extensive use of aluminum and carbon fiber will trim its weight, perhaps putting it below 2900 pounds for rear - wheel - drive variants.

BMW is currently evaluating three proposals for the car, one of which emulates the current car's carbon - fiber construction, another uses all - aluminum construction, and the third features a blend of five or six materials.

Performance for both variants will be strong, as there is not much weight to pull around, considering both race - and road - spec SCG 003s feature a full carbon - fiber chassis, with extensive use of high - strength aluminum.

For that reason, many of today's carbon - fiber cars use aluminum crash structures in the front and rear to dissipate energy in the event of a collision.

The collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War in the early»90s sapped the defense industry's demand for carbon fiber, and falling prices opened the door for carbon fiber use in the commercial aerospace, sporting goods, and automotive industries.

My main criticism of volume - production McLarens — all of which until now used the same basic 3.8 liter V - 8 engines and carbon - fiber monocoques — has been the gaping holes in the body sides required to provide enough cooling for the hot sections within the outer envelope.

From the looks of it, the Ford GT race car boasts an even more liberal use of carbon fiber than its road - going sibling, with a mean - looking front spoiler, fins for the sides of the front bumper, extended side sills, a roof scoop, a spoiler large enough to cast a shadow over Rhode Island, and an equally enormous rear diffuser.

Most important, the 5 Series uses the «cluster architecture» of the 7 Series, without the carbon fiber but making extensive use of lightweight, high - strength steel, magnesium, and aluminum (used for the trunk, trunk lid, doors, and roof) to reduce weight by up to 137 pounds over the previous 5 Series — while also improving structural rigidity.

A particular type of extra-high-strength carbon fiber referred to as T1000 is used both in the F1 race cars» nose cones and in the structure of the LaFerrari's doors for crash protection.

Weight reduction is a big part of the 2016 BMW M4 GTS coupe's performance boost, as the car extensively uses carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) materials for both exterior body panels and mechanical bits like the driveshaft.

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.

For those wondering if carbon fiber techniques used in the i3 and i8 PHEV models could further enhance M cars, some of the technology from the i3 originated in the M division.

The Vantage should look similar to the DB10 that Aston Martin created for the James Bond film «Spectre,» with an aluminum - intensive body and liberal use of carbon fiber to help keep weight down.

Bugatti used unpainted, polished aluminum for the doors and front fenders and painted the carbon - fiber bits of the car dark blue, giving the 16C a look similar to that of the Bugatti Veyron Sang Bleu.

Since the body panels of most modern cars are sheet steel, a car's skin is often generically called sheet metal, although some cars use plastic or carbon fiber for certain exterior panels, either to save weight or better resist parking lot dings.

He cites the success of using carbon fiber body panels on the Corvette and says it could also be used for structural applications.

Inside things have changed between the original Aventador and this new Superveloce too, for one there is the Carbon Skin material being used on a regular production model for the first time, but also a lot of visible carbon fiber everywhere in the cockpit, from the seats over the central console right up to the foot wells... all very impressive.

For the Aventador Superveloce the emphasis was put on being fast but still relatively easy to drive and additionally to bring the track feeling to the road... visible carbon fiber inside, the use of Carbon Skin upholstery for the interior and some amazing looking seats with again visible carbon fiber... even the infotainment system has become an option to reduce weight as much as possible, but still allow those who would like some more luxury to option out a very nice Superveloce in the eFor the Aventador Superveloce the emphasis was put on being fast but still relatively easy to drive and additionally to bring the track feeling to the road... visible carbon fiber inside, the use of Carbon Skin upholstery for the interior and some amazing looking seats with again visible carbon fiber... even the infotainment system has become an option to reduce weight as much as possible, but still allow those who would like some more luxury to option out a very nice Superveloce in the efor the interior and some amazing looking seats with again visible carbon fiber... even the infotainment system has become an option to reduce weight as much as possible, but still allow those who would like some more luxury to option out a very nice Superveloce in the end.

If 88 laboratory - grown diamonds aren't impressive enough for you then take a look at the Wraith Adamas's starlight headliner which now renders «the molecular structure of carbon as it becomes a diamond» using 1,340 individual fiber optic lights.

At the side we find a new set of lower sills, again in clear carbon fiber but with a small red pinstripe... a detail inspired by the Veneno Rosso naturally, at the front the horizontal styling will increase down force while in front of the rear wheel DMC uses another vertical fin... this not only directs more air onto the rear brakes but it also doubles as a stabilizer for straight line high speed driving.

The carbon fiber and leather is used for some of the trimming, straps and door panels that give its interior a retro - look.

GM plans to use carbon fiber for the beds of its redesigned full - size pickups to improve performance and reduce weight.

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]

Special to the Z06 CE was a carbon fiber hood, marking the first use of this material for a painted exterior panel on a vehicle produced in North America.

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The BMW M3 Coupe gets a carbon fiber roof, while the BMW M3 Convertible uses a retractable hardtop, which means an extra 441 pounds of curb weight for the convertible.

The remaining body panels are formed from lighter - weight sheet molding compound, while a blend of plastic and carbon fiber is used for the underbody panels.

The race - inspired bucket seat for the driver is lowered by 30 mm and uses significant amount of carbon - fiber on the gear knob and center console.

With extensive use of carbon fiber throughout the new Monocage II tub, including windshield surround and the center roof section, weight is down to little more than 2,800 pounds with the same torsional rigidity for the coupe and spider version.

It goes without saying that both doors of the carbon - fiber monocoque open upward — a feature that was first introduced in the now legendary Countach and then used for subsequent V12 models such as Diablo and Murciélago.

The standard Z06 features a front splitter, spats around the front wheel openings, a unique carbon - fiber hood with a larger vent, and the rear spoiler from the Corvette Stingray's Z51 Performance Package An available carbon - fiber aero package - in either black or a visible carbon - fiber finish - adds a carbon fiber front splitter with aviation - style winglets, carbon fiber rocker panels, and a larger rear spoiler with a fixed wickerbill — a small, vertical tab at the edge of the spoiler that significantly increases downforce The available Z07 package add larger winglets to the front splitter, along with an adjustable, see - through center section on the rear spoiler for track use.

Alcantara was used for the headliner and other areas of the interior which unsurprisingly boasts some carbon fiber accents.

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.

Of all mass - production companies, Chevrolet is the leader in carbon fiber use, with the lightweight material used for structural components on the ZR1, including the front fenders, hood, roof, front splitter, rocker panels and floor pans.

The DMC SV front bumper design was inspired by the one of a kind Aventador J with that unique upright while a beautiful side fin was added for increased stability at speed, a large rear wing inspired by the one used on the Murciélago Super Veloce was added and the entire rear section, including the rear bumper and lower diffuser were replaced by DMC parts too... all finished in clear carbon fiber.

Magnesium Roof The roof of the 911 GT3 RS is made of magnesium; carbon fiber is used for the engine and luggage compartment lids, and other components are made of weight saving materials.

The roof of the 911 GT3 RS is made of magnesium; carbon fiber is used for the engine and luggage compartment lids, and other components are made of weight saving materials.

Plasan is the only supplier of carbon fiber body panels for performance and luxury cars made by U.S. manufacturers and uses carbon fibers produced by Toray's U.S. subsidiary to make its Pressure Press molding.