Carbon fiber in the automotive industry

While carbon fiber is widely used for many components of modern race cars and motorcycles, it is also used in many of today’s high performance street cars (and motorcycles) to help reduce the weight of the vehicles therefore increasing their performance. Below are several pictures of street legal cars (and a motorcycle) that all make extensive use of carbon fiber in their construction for things such as body panels, brakes (Ferrari), and chassis elements.

To see pictures of some modern cars that use carbon fiber, click here