Sentences with phrase «uses carbon fiber»

The design uses carbon fiber because it is lighter than steel and absorbs shock vibrations better.

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This model uses a carbon fiber shell, runs Windows 10 and offers up to 10.5 hours of video playback.

The design also uses a carbon fiber composite radiator housing and strengthened rear fender and hatch areas.

It uses carbon fiber reinforced plastics in the front splitter, the roof and even the rear exhaust pipes are wrapped by it.

Fuel economy is boosted by cylinder deactivation, and Alfa says the engine's all - aluminum construction helps the Quadrifoglio attain a perfect 50/50 weight distribution, on a car that uses a carbon fiber hood to keep the power - to - weight ratio at about six pounds per horsepower.

The first new mid-engine sports car to wear the McLaren nameplate since the all - conquering McLaren F1 (produced from 1992 to 1998), the McLaren MP4 - 12C uses a carbon fiber composite chassis and is powered by a mid-mounted 3.8 - liter twin - turbocharged V8 engine making 592 horsepower and 443 ft. - lbs.

The Spindle grilles are actually pretty similar, though the GS F uses some carbon fiber trim along the bottom.

This version uses carbon fiber trim inside and out, and has no rear seat.

The CTS - V uses carbon fiber body components, Michelin Pilot Super Sport summer tires, and Brembo brakes, and incorporates features like launch control and a Performance Traction Management system.

Eventually, the company is expected to offer a pickup bed that uses carbon fiber.

To save weight, the engine uses carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) for components like the oil tank and air intake system, titanium for its connecting rods, a high - strength, lightweight steel for the crankshaft, and a thin - walled alloy steel / nickel exhaust system.

In terms of weight reduction, the LT uses carbon fiber body panels, less sound deadening material, a fixed polycarbonate («racing plastic») engine cover, Alcantara interior (replacing leather and carpet), a marginally thinner windshield and rear glass, and even a lighter - weight paint coating.

As options, Audi can install a styling package in matt aluminum as well as an engine compartment design package that uses carbon fiber - reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials.

The strut tower brace is new and aluminum, the front grille opening uses a carbon fiber composite (it doesn't even require a beauty cover, which also saves a few pounds).

The Fisker EMotion is based on an all - new design that uses both carbon fiber and aluminum.

The manual gearbox model uses a carbon fiber composite driveshaft to reduce the rotational mass (momentum of inertia) connected to the engine.

The BMW i team uses the carbon fiber technology from BMW M, to move that forward and make the BMW i3 and i8.

A hardcore CSL version is unlikely for the M4 coupe as it already uses a carbon fiber roof, thinner glass, less sound deadening, and lighter seat and wheels.

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.

It goes one step further than the Aventador — which uses a carbon fiber monocoque chassis — by forging things like suspension parts and wheels out of carbon fiber.

Called the Weissach Package, this $ 18,000 option uses carbon fiber for the roof, anti-roll bars, coupling rods, paddle shifters, and steering wheel trim.

In addition to lightweight engine and chassis components, the McLaren 675LT uses carbon fiber for its extended front splitter, door blades, side sills, rear bumper, rear diffuser, and 50 - percent larger (but lighter) Longtail active airbrake.

The i3 uses a carbon fiber monocoque and can come with an onboard gas - engine range extender.

The electrode uses a carbon fiber mat, made by the process of electrospinning shown here.

The fork is produced using carbon fiber with an aluminum steer tube, which hoses vibrations much superior to amalgam and includes quality.

To use carbon fibers, we had to understand the mechanism of contraction of coiled muscles.

Although fiber - reinforced plastics were commercialized in the 1930s and»40s, using carbon fiber wasn't practical until 1963, when researchers at the British Royal Aircraft Establishment discovered a method for producing reliable, high - strength filaments.

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.

BMW is doubling down on the tech, using carbon fiber and aluminum to keep weight at a minimum.

The Polestar 1 is the first Geely - Volvo group product to use a carbon fiber structure, with the material being used for the «major body parts.»

The dashboard of the first SLK Concept car used carbon fiber as its main material which not only made it extremely light, but also gave a modern, no - nonsense look to the interior of the car.

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

The MSO team used carbon fiber inserts on the sill panel as well as on the floor mats.

The interior of the Lamborghini Aventador has been customized by using carbon fiber trims on the door panel and all the way to the instrument cluster.

In addition to the increased in HP, Bentley engineers have also sought to reduced the weight but using carbon fiber body parts, a bare interior with lesser luxury comforts than the normal Continental GTs, light wheels, and so on.

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

However, the Germans also make the best luxury shuttles in the world, and a Russian tuner just improved on perfection by using a carbon fiber body kit.

Toyota even used a carbon fiber - reinforced plastic for the LF - A's chassis construction and body panels, as well as a powerful 552 bhp 4.8 - liter V10 engine.

I reckon they should make all the Prius cars * plug in hybrids; * put bigger battery packs in them to extend the EV only range — anything above 100 miles EV only range seems to overcome a lot of psychological barriers; * put a smaller gas engine in it and a more powerful Electric Motor — Electric Motors have recently become smaller, lighter and more powerful; * use carbon fiber body panels to reduce weight;

BMW says using carbon fiber has helped achieve a low (for an electric car) 2,635 - pound curb weight.

While Maranello loves using carbon fiber on the Italia, DMC further improved upon it.

BMW did not use carbon fiber or aluminum parts to lower the weight over the standard X5 and X6, as it has done with other M cars.

For added stability and performance, the RC F gains wider wheels and tyres, an active rear wing, air vents, cooling ducts and components made using carbon fiber.

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.

Until the Sierra, it was hard to point to a high - volume vehicle that used carbon fiber reinforced plastic in large amounts.

To save weight, Lamborghini is using a carbon fiber and aluminum chassis.

The light weight panels are not limited to the interiors only and many body parts use carbon fiber and composite materials.

The firm used carbon fiber for almost the entire trim, while black Nubuck leather replaces the original upholstery and headliner, giving the car a unique flavor.

The Bamboo Bicycle Club just finished a successful 3D bike printing workshop at the Design Museum, in which the team designed, printed, built, and rode the first ever 3D printed bamboo bike, built using carbon fiber reinforced frame lugs, thanks in part to support from a Kickstarter campaign.