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Carbon fiber is up to five times as strong as steel, twice as stiff, and one-third the weight, which is why it has been widely used in aerospace applications and in the construction of racing cars.
- Watch How The Alfa Romeo 4c Is Born And Built At Maserati’s Modena Plant
Following yesterday’s details about the manufacturing process of the Alfa Romeo 4C sportscar, the Italian brand released a video that shows how the vehicle is actually built, and it's a pretty interesting process to watch. Starting with the...
- Spy Shots: Porsche 918 Spyder Snagged Topless, Plus Full-specs, Turns The 'ring In Under 7:22
Only a few days after Porsche released an official set of images of the pre-production 918 Spyder, our spies sent in new photos of the plug-in hybrid supercar, this time testing with its top down. The new crown jewel of the Porsche lineup features a...
- Hit The Slopes In Style With Audi Carbon Ski
If you're looking to add some style to your winter-time outdoor activities, you may want to take a look at these cool skis from Audi. Initially designed and developed as a concept study at the Audi Concept Design Munich, the Carbon Ski is now heading...
- Bmw And Sgl Team Up For Washington-based Carbon Fiber Plant
BMW (holding a 49% stake) and SGL (holding 51%) have joined forces to create SGL Automotive Carbon Fiber LLC, which will be located in Moses Lake, Washington. The joint venture will build a $100 million "state-of-the-art carbon fiber manufacturing...
- Fesler-moss Introduces Competition Package For 2010 Camaro
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Ford Shows Prototype CFRP Bonnet, Wants to Introduce Carbon Fiber to Mass Production Cars
Carbon fiber is up to five times as strong as steel, twice as stiff, and one-third the weight, which is why it has been widely used in aerospace applications and in the construction of racing cars.
Production models make use of this material as well; that is, if you consider a McLaren MP4-12C, a Pagani Huayra or a Ferrari Enzo a regular “production car". Carbon fiber is very expensive and takes a lot of time to produce, but those companies can afford to price their products accordingly.
The problem is that, so far, no manufacturer or supplier has managed to reduce its cost to a level that would make it suitable for regular, mass production vehicles.
Read more »- Watch How The Alfa Romeo 4c Is Born And Built At Maserati’s Modena Plant
Following yesterday’s details about the manufacturing process of the Alfa Romeo 4C sportscar, the Italian brand released a video that shows how the vehicle is actually built, and it's a pretty interesting process to watch. Starting with the...
- Spy Shots: Porsche 918 Spyder Snagged Topless, Plus Full-specs, Turns The 'ring In Under 7:22
Only a few days after Porsche released an official set of images of the pre-production 918 Spyder, our spies sent in new photos of the plug-in hybrid supercar, this time testing with its top down. The new crown jewel of the Porsche lineup features a...
- Hit The Slopes In Style With Audi Carbon Ski
If you're looking to add some style to your winter-time outdoor activities, you may want to take a look at these cool skis from Audi. Initially designed and developed as a concept study at the Audi Concept Design Munich, the Carbon Ski is now heading...
- Bmw And Sgl Team Up For Washington-based Carbon Fiber Plant
BMW (holding a 49% stake) and SGL (holding 51%) have joined forces to create SGL Automotive Carbon Fiber LLC, which will be located in Moses Lake, Washington. The joint venture will build a $100 million "state-of-the-art carbon fiber manufacturing...
- Fesler-moss Introduces Competition Package For 2010 Camaro
Jon Moss, the former director of GM's specialty vehicles division and Chris Fesler, owner of the muscle-car tuning firm Fesler Built, have joined forces to create a series of special packages for the new 2010 Chevy Camaro. The Competition package...