Carbon Fiber
Ford And Dow Team To Develop Low Cost Carbon Fiber
Shaving pounds off of new vehicles is essential to meeting upcoming fuel economy standards, and the best way to reduce weight without compromising strength is via the use of advanced materials. Carbon fiber, for example, is both light and incredibly strong; the downside to carbon fiber is that...
Luxury Gets Light: BMW Takes Stake In Carbon Fiber Maker SGL
BMW today announced it has taken a 15.16 percent stake in SGL Carbon SE, a leading manufacturer of carbon fiber and carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). This move should... November 18, 2011 by Nelson Ireson 1
Others Embrace Carbon Fiber, But Ferrari Sticking With Aluminum
According to the supercar gospel scripted by Lamborghini and McLaren, “thou shalt use carbon fiber in thine automobiles.” Ferrari, on the other hand, is going... November 9, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
Ferrari's Future Cars Staying Aluminum, Not Carbon Fiber
The battle of lightweight materials is becoming one of many players. Companies like Mazda are striving to cut down weight with clever use of high-strength steels. Lotus has... November 9, 2011 by Antony Ingram
Lightweight Carbon Fiber Mercedes-Benz E-Class In The Works?
Carbon fiber and other composites are the darling wunder-materials of the auto world. Exotic brands like Lamborghini and McLaren have committed to using the stuff to save... October 29, 2011 by Chris Weiss
Lamborghini Offers The Latest In Carbon Fiber... Luggage
Are you looking for a Lamborghini you can use everyday? One that, while not inexpensive, doesn’t cost the equivalent of a three bedroom house and can be parked almost... September 1, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
Lamborghini Aventador Rolling Chassis: 2011 Pebble Beach Concours
The new wave of super-performance sports cars is going carbon fiber monocoque, including the McLaren MP4-12C and, of course, the Lamborghini Aventador. The result, as seen in... August 21, 2011 by Nelson Ireson
Flake Supercar Has Carbon "Fur" Airbrakes, D-Shaped Wheels
List of materials commonly associated with supercar construction: Carbon fiber, aluminum, fur, titanium, gold... Hang on, fur? Sounds ludicrous, but automotive designer Da... August 10, 2011 by Antony Ingram
More Carbon Fiber Parts In BMW Cars From 2013
BMW is aiming to become of the first manufacturers to begin high-volume production of carbon fiber car parts. The first part-carbon cars could be seen as soon as 2013. The... July 13, 2011 by Antony Ingram
New Manufacturing Process Makes Carbon Fiber Less Costly
As materials go, carbon fiber has an ideal blend of high strength and low weight. Until recently, it’s also had an astronomically high price tag, thanks in part to the... July 11, 2011 by Kurt Ernst
Scuderia Ferrari Carbon Chrono Watch Goes On Sale
We’ve seen plenty of luxurious watches here at MotorAuthority and while most of these are priced at a level few mortals can afford, sometimes we come across some cool... July 4, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1
Mercedes AMG Fan? Get Accessories With 'High Tech Qualities'
The world of automotive branded merchandise impresses and amuses in equal measure. For every sleek Porsche Design fountain pen, there's a Ferrari teddy bear to redress the... July 1, 2011 by Antony Ingram 1
BMW M3 CRT (Carbon Racing Technology) Mega-Gallery
BMW used a special M Night event in Germany to reveal its new M3 Carbon Racing Technology (CRT) sedan just days before the 2011 Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race, which... June 27, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
Video: F1 Designer Murray Fights Crime With New Batmobile
Whether cartoonish or sinister, the Batmobile is one comic-inspired vehicle that never fails to cause a reaction. From the 1960s Batman TV series which used a modified... June 16, 2011 by Antony Ingram
Audi Wins Le Mans 2011, R18 TDI Withstands Huge Crashes
Audi Sport has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the La Sarthe circuit in Northern France in one of the closest races in many years, but were it not for the strength and safety... June 12, 2011 by Antony Ingram
Germany’s Rotary Super Cars Working On Four-Rotor Predator GT
Remember the awesome four-rotor Mazda 787B race car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans 20 years ago and is now set to run the famous French circuit during a demonstration ahead... June 7, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 3
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