[CalypsoL]

This material is a brilliant invention which is becoming increasingly popular. But what’s so great about carbon fibre? In what ways can this material help the auto industry? Apart from being lightweight and strong, carbon fibre offers benefits for boosting efficiency and performance. Don’t forget that a lightweight automobile tends to get much better fuel mileage simply because they can make use of a less powerful engine – in other words, reducing a car’s weight can deliver major benefits for fuel economy. Furthermore, carbon fibre allows a structure that is safe and also has good driving dynamics. more

[walidzohair]

Here are 9 reasons we love carbon fibres and why they are favoured by design engineers for manufacturing supercars:

[andyc]

When the carbon composite is manufactured with the vacuum method rather than the manual roller and brush method, long service life of the carbon composite is ensured. Again, carbon fibre has corrosion resistance – which offers another long-term advantage compared to aluminium or steel. [links]

[kat]

Like aluminium, carbon fibre is a material with resistance to high temperatures. However, in some cases, carbon fibre offers no resistance to high temperatures due to the use of improper materials or improper baking. Only the right materials may be used – the right materials are costly and knowledge of how to harden in a furnace at high temperature is required. [links]

[wiskathecat]

It’s true, the engine in the R8 is slightly down on power when compared to the Gallardo which puts out 550 horsepower. However it is exactly the same physical engine as the Gallardo, and Audi have slightly de-tuned it.

[da2ce7]

For a start, Audi have done something that not many supercars have done. They have included child seat anchors. So if you ever needed to do an emergency school run you can. here

[Necrathex]

I owned one, and daily drove one for eight years so can confirm that it is a great car to live with.

[Minsc]

You could go with a Porsche 911, however these are much more common on the roads, and therefor less exclusive.

[hebrew15]

Hybrid and electric supercars are also great testbeds for how this tech will work in extreme conditions making for more effective powertrains in future road cars. All those incremental improvements in the running gear add up and your sedan today is far more efficient than a comparable model from 20-years ago. Some of that improvement comes from lessons learned in supercar development. here

[britschler]

The need for efficient braking performance in extreme situations is paramount in racing and vital in a fast road car. The disc brake may not have debuted on a supercar since that term didn't come into use until much later, but it is in cars like the fastest 1950's Jaguars and Triumphs that the system was truly put to the test.

[silverkknd]

In the past, the vast majority of supercars tended to have rock-hard suspensions that were brilliant on smooth surfaces but would knock your spine out of alignment on real-world roads. Yet in recent years, supercars like the latest McLarens can offer a ride as good as most family sedans while still being able to corner and respond like a thoroughbred sports car. more

[unsolicited]

Issues, like eliminating brake squeal and optimizing braking performance in a variety of conditions, are partly due to the development work put into the braking system by supercar manufacturers. Carbon Ceramic brakes are the next technology that will be filtering down to the mainstream market, offering a longer life, consistent braking performance, and a lower weight; the kinks of this set up have slowly been ironed out in supercars. more

[Bit-coin]

Supercars seem rather illogical in today's speed-limited, over-regulated, nanny-state environment. Yet there are more of them about than ever before. Established manufacturers are expanding their ranges and niche supercar manufacturers are popping up practically daily. So, if they are too fast, too loud and too impractical for public roads, what is the point of them anyway? Aside from the irrational desire to own one there are a number of practical reasons that they exist too.

[diven]

This clip will be relevant for teaching Design and Technology, materials.

[david345]

Students could also research other products that are made from composites, explaining the reasons why they have been used for each example.

[tashlan]

ANDY SYLVESTER-THORNE: So, we have three different areas of this system. We have the preform loading section, which is what you can see behind me. We have the transfer system, which will then take the tool from this area into the press.' here

[williambruss112]

What does it take to design a supercar? [links]

[tomkfischer]

NARRATOR: 'All the new road cars start life like this, a carbon fibre tub.'

[bdimych]

NEIL TRUNDLE: This is MP4/1, the first carbon chassis Formula 1 car ever made, this is an old friend of the family.