Toray

Gordon Murray may no longer be designing Grand Prix cars or supercars but his work at the forefront of future mobility is no less important. In addition to cars like the T.25 minicar and the electric T.27, Murray's pioneering iStream production process has been used to construct the Teewave AR.1...

Only a few readers may have heard of Japanese carbon fiber expert Toray, but we’re sure most will know the name Gordon Murray, one of the key men responsible for the legendary McLaren F1 supercar. Well, pictured above is the result of a project aimed at building the sports car of the future...

Two leaders in the growing field of lightweight automotive engineering have partnered for the development of a new electric sports car prototype. Called the Teewave AR.1, the carbon fiber infused electric sports car is the creation of the eponymous Gordon Murray Design, whose founder was one of the...

As we first reported back in April of last year, German auto giant Daimler and Japanese carbon specialist Toray will be forming a partnership to speed the development and manufacture of lightweight carbon fiber components for cars. This week the two firms have announced plans to form a joint...

Carbon-fiber is seen by many in the auto industry as one of the most effective ways of reducing vehicle weight and thus improving fuel economy and emissions levels, but the relative expense of the material means that it’s still reserved for only a handful of high-end production cars. BMW has...