Automotive Lightweighting > Carbon Fiber Comes to Performance Wheels > Christopher A. Sawyer
2 — Automotive Lightweighting
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4 2016 Chevy Corvette Z06:
Lightweighting for Greater Performance
It doesn't hurt that there is the highest-performance
production engine GM has ever built under the carbon
fber hood, but lightweighting of the vehicle helps the
Z06 go from 0 to 60 in less than three seconds.
8 Carbon Fiber Comes to Performance Wheels
Carbon Revolution's carbon fber wheels for the Mustang
GT 350R are just the beginning for this Australian company.
Aerospace, heavy trucks and family cars are next.
1 4 Lightweighting a Street-Legal Honda Racing Motorcycle
Honda has been racking up championships in MotoGP for
years. And with the RC213V-S, it has created a lightweight
bike based on a racing motorcycle that is street legal.
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