It seems carbon fiber is starting to show up everywhere in cars to cut weight, with wheels being one of the latest examples. There are already some aftermarket carbon-fiber wheels available, but now ...

Carbon fiber is the miracle material that made its bones in the automotive scene with McLaren race cars in the early 1980s. Since then, it has found its way into body panels and monocoques for ...

Composite materials have earned their way into cars and trucks, performing a variety of structural and semi-structural functions. Unit volumes, once limited to hundreds per model year, now ...

Featherweight carbon fiber wheels may have stamps of approval from Ford, GM, and Porsche, but large swaths of the automotive world remain unconvinced they have much of a future. Enthusiasts across the ...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa Corporation announced today that it is supplying sustainable aluminum for the wheels on the Audi e-tron GT, the first vehicle to ever use metal from a revolutionary ...

Carbon Revolution’s composite wheel product offerings, with upcoming releases (far right) to be disclosed. Photo Credit, all images: Carbon Revolution According to Carbon Revolution (Geelong, ...

Some engineering challenges are carrying over from internal combustion vehicles to electric cars and trucks. Cutting weight, improving aerodynamic performance and reducing noise are perhaps the three ...

The new GT is shaping up as one of the most exciting supercars of the modern era, so it's no surprise Ford has gone all out to make sure every little piece of the puzzle is up to scratch. Having ...

Lightweight aftermarket wheels are typically made from one of two materials -- aluminum and magnesium. Forged aluminum is a cost-efficient material to build wheels from while being easy to work with - ...

Mavic utilizes its carbon adaptive layup process when manufacturing the Allroad S Carbon wheels. This process enables Mavic ...

The 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse adds new carbon-fiber wheels from Carbon Revolution to the options list. These carbon fiber wheels are 37 percent lighter than their aluminum-alloy counterparts. Ford ...

The N division isn’t messing around. Hyundai‘s relatively new performance arm has been putting out some of the most exciting and affordable performance cars on the market, such as the Kona N, Elantra ...