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Carbon fiber is slowly migrating into the mainstream, with manufacturers like Ford and BMW actively working to bring associated costs down, so that more cars can benefit from the multitude of benefits it offers.
- Aussie-based Carbon Revolution Creates The World’s First One-piece Carbon Fiber Rim
Companies all over the world seem hell-bent on bringing carbon fiber and its weight and strength advantages into the hands of the everyday motorist. After Ford’s display of a prototype CFRP bonnet earlier this week, Australian-based company Carbon...
- Bmw Z4 400hp Custom Build Inspired By Nike's Slingshot Golf Clubs Series
Sometimes inspiration can come from the most unlikely sources. Take MWDesign, for instance. For their latest project based on the BMW Z4 E89 hardtop-roadster with straight-six turbo, the Vancouver-based tuning shop drew their design inspiration from...
- Tokyo '09: Subaru Impreza Wrx Sti A-line With Carbon Roof And... 5-speed Auto
For most enthusiasts, all-interest in the new Impreza WRX STI A-Line Carbon that will premiere at the Tokyo Show is probably lost upon reading the words "5-speed auto" but apparently Subaru figures that there's a crowd out there that's interested...
- Elite Carbon Tunes The Maserati Granturismo
U.S.-based Elite Carbon has released details on a new tuning package it has developed for the Maserati GranTurismo which will be available from around mid-2009. Promising to improve the vehicle's looks as well as its aerodynamics, Elite Carbon's...
- Wald International Presents Bmw M5 Carbon Fiber Bodykit
Japanese tuning specialist Wald International has introduced a tasty carbon fiber outfit for the BMW M5 sedan. The aerodynamic kit consists of a front apron with integrated carbon fiber wings, side skirts, bolt-on carbon fiber air intake pockets, carbon...
Cars
VW Reportedly Developing Carbon Fiber Roof for High-Performance Golf
Carbon fiber is slowly migrating into the mainstream, with manufacturers like Ford and BMW actively working to bring associated costs down, so that more cars can benefit from the multitude of benefits it offers.
Now, according to a report from Edmunds, Volkswagen, which is also working towards the same goal, is currently developing a carbon fiber roof for its high-performance Golf variants, which will lower the car’s center of gravity and reduce its weight by around 18 to 20 pounds (8.2 to 9.1 kilos).
Read more »- Aussie-based Carbon Revolution Creates The World’s First One-piece Carbon Fiber Rim
Companies all over the world seem hell-bent on bringing carbon fiber and its weight and strength advantages into the hands of the everyday motorist. After Ford’s display of a prototype CFRP bonnet earlier this week, Australian-based company Carbon...
- Bmw Z4 400hp Custom Build Inspired By Nike's Slingshot Golf Clubs Series
Sometimes inspiration can come from the most unlikely sources. Take MWDesign, for instance. For their latest project based on the BMW Z4 E89 hardtop-roadster with straight-six turbo, the Vancouver-based tuning shop drew their design inspiration from...
- Tokyo '09: Subaru Impreza Wrx Sti A-line With Carbon Roof And... 5-speed Auto
For most enthusiasts, all-interest in the new Impreza WRX STI A-Line Carbon that will premiere at the Tokyo Show is probably lost upon reading the words "5-speed auto" but apparently Subaru figures that there's a crowd out there that's interested...
- Elite Carbon Tunes The Maserati Granturismo
U.S.-based Elite Carbon has released details on a new tuning package it has developed for the Maserati GranTurismo which will be available from around mid-2009. Promising to improve the vehicle's looks as well as its aerodynamics, Elite Carbon's...
- Wald International Presents Bmw M5 Carbon Fiber Bodykit
Japanese tuning specialist Wald International has introduced a tasty carbon fiber outfit for the BMW M5 sedan. The aerodynamic kit consists of a front apron with integrated carbon fiber wings, side skirts, bolt-on carbon fiber air intake pockets, carbon...