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Updated: Oakley Design Bugatti Veyron, a Tuner Veyron SS Conversion: Loudest W16
Updated: Oakley Design Bugatti Veyron, a Tuner Veyron SS Conversion: Loudest W16

10 Feb 2016, 03:27 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Imagine a Veyron owner who wanted a Super Sport and turned to a tuner for that. Now stop imagining and check out this project

 
TVR Confirms Carbon Fiber Specification for New Sports Car
TVR Confirms Carbon Fiber Specification for New Sports Car

25 Jan 2016, 13:05 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / TVR confirms its first-ever, full-production carbon fiber structure on its all-new sports car, utilizing revolutionary techniques developed by Gordon Murray

 
900 HP Dodge Challenger Hellcat Blows Its Carbon Fiber Driveshaft to Pieces While Drag Racing
900 HP Dodge Challenger Hellcat Blows Its Carbon Fiber Driveshaft to Pieces While Drag Racing

20 Jan 2016, 07:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This Dodge Challenger Hellcat has managed to shave over one second off its factory quarter mile time, but the journey hasn't exactly been a walk in the park

 
Porsche 911 Turbo Gets Carbon Fiber Body from Topcar, Costs More than Half a Boxster
Porsche 911 Turbo Gets Carbon Fiber Body from Topcar, Costs More than Half a Boxster

19 Jan 2016, 02:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Russian aftermarket developer Topcar has been building Porsche carbon fiber widebody kits for a few years now, but this is something else

 
New Audi RS3 Gets Carbon Fiber and Alcantara Interior from Neidfaktor
New Audi RS3 Gets Carbon Fiber and Alcantara Interior from Neidfaktor

9 Dec 2015, 10:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The hot-hatch is not what you'd call a cheap car. However, a German company has stripped its interior and replaced everything with carbon fiber and Alcantara

 
Porsche 918 Spyder Without Paint, 1 of 2, for Sale at $2 Million
Porsche 918 Spyder Without Paint, 1 of 2, for Sale at $2 Million

8 Dec 2015, 13:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While visible carbon fiber is not among this Porsche’s assets, sheer speed was the aim behind the configuration chosen here

 
Vitesse AuDessus Makes the Shiny New Ferrari F12tdf Even Shinier, and Lighter
Vitesse AuDessus Makes the Shiny New Ferrari F12tdf Even Shinier, and Lighter

1 Dec 2015, 16:10 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Vitesse AuDessus Louboutin Limited Edition Bare Carbon Fiber Package is the long name of an exclusive tuning option for a very exclusive car

 
Pagani Zonda Revolucion Sets Nurburgring Record for Track Cars. Here’s What the 6:30 Time Means
Pagani Zonda Revolucion Sets Nurburgring Record for Track Cars. Here’s What the 6:30 Time Means

13 Nov 2015, 17:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 6:30 lap time of the Zonda Revolucion doesn’t just make it the fastest non-street-legal car on the ‘Ring. Here’s what other accolades this time brings

 
Hummingbird Is the World’s Lightest Folding Bike
Hummingbird Is the World’s Lightest Folding Bike

11 Nov 2015, 13:08 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / On average, two cats weigh about 7 kgs. This new folding bike made of carbon fiber allegedly weighs half a kilogram less

 
Yamaha Sports Ride Is Just the Beginning, iStream Carbon Will Bring Lightweight to the Masses
Yamaha Sports Ride Is Just the Beginning, iStream Carbon Will Bring Lightweight to the Masses

29 Oct 2015, 15:23 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Carbon fiber is the future in automotive industry - no secret about that - but Gordon Murray figured out a way of making it more accessible to everyone

 
Yamaha Sports Ride Concept Has Carbon Fiber Chassis Made by McLaren F1 Designer
Yamaha Sports Ride Concept Has Carbon Fiber Chassis Made by McLaren F1 Designer

28 Oct 2015, 10:00 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While you might expect Yamaha to come up with an ultra-light car, their carbon fiber chassis is quite a surprise and its results are impresive

 
Porsche Cayenne Turbo Gets Topcar Vantage Treatment in Gold
Porsche Cayenne Turbo Gets Topcar Vantage Treatment in Gold

21 Oct 2015, 11:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This is the third time we've seen the 2015 Porsche Cayenne Vantage by TopCar, but it's got 600 horsepower this time around

 
Fully Stripped Bugatti Veyron Prepares for Carbon Panels and 1,600 HP Tuning by Oakley Design
Fully Stripped Bugatti Veyron Prepares for Carbon Panels and 1,600 HP Tuning by Oakley Design

28 Sep 2015, 17:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Tired of seeing the now-aging Veyron getting its posterior kicked by Koenigseggs and tuned rides? It won't happen to this Bugatti

 
Forgiato Makes a Carbon Fiber Cigar Case
Forgiato Makes a Carbon Fiber Cigar Case

11 Sep 2015, 13:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Does carbon fiber keep the flavour in or is this just a way to reduce the weight and act cool in front of your supercar friends

 
These Could Be the Carbon Fiber Exterior Upgrades Your Tesla Model S Needs
These Could Be the Carbon Fiber Exterior Upgrades Your Tesla Model S Needs

7 Aug 2015, 14:51 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / If the Tesla Model S looks a bit dull to you, maybe you don't need to change it for a new car but tweak its styling a bit

 
Aileron Is a Skateboard Made from Recycled Carbon Fiber
Aileron Is a Skateboard Made from Recycled Carbon Fiber

6 Aug 2015, 17:56 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / There may be a lot of skateboards allegedly made of carbon fiber, but this one seems to be using the left overs from the rocket industry

 
These One-Piece Carbon Fiber Rims from Vitesse AuDessus Are the Treat Your Supercar Deserves
These One-Piece Carbon Fiber Rims from Vitesse AuDessus Are the Treat Your Supercar Deserves

28 Jul 2015, 08:26 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / American bespoke carbon fiber atelier Vitesse AuDessus launched a line of one-piece, full carbon fiber wheels destined for supercar use

 
Lamborghini Aventador SV Roadster Fully Revealed in Spyshots, Sub-7m Nurburgring Time Rumored
Lamborghini Aventador SV Roadster Fully Revealed in Spyshots, Sub-7m Nurburgring Time Rumored

25 Jul 2015, 18:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Despite an 110 lbs (49.8 kg) weight disadvantage compared to the coupe, the Aventador SV Roadster is expected to offer similar performance

 
Carbon Fiber Wheels Are the 2016 Shelby GT350R Mustang's Party Piece
Carbon Fiber Wheels Are the 2016 Shelby GT350R Mustang's Party Piece

13 Jul 2015, 08:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A common misconception of carbon fiber is that while it’s strong, it’s also a brittle material. Not when it comes to the carbon fiber wheels of this car though

 
ASPEC Maserati Ghibli Carbon Fiber Kit from China Packs Aggression
ASPEC Maserati Ghibli Carbon Fiber Kit from China Packs Aggression

29 Jun 2015, 15:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We've never heard of ASPEC before, but they did a wonderful job tuning the Maserati Ghibli by adding carbon fiber parts