Carbon fiber has been used in race cars and high-end road cars for decades, but the lightweight material is still considered too expensive for mainstream cars, though that may change soon. Nissan is ...

European regulators might drop the ban hammer on carbon fiber due to health and environmental concerns. Lawmakers are floating the idea of adding it to the list of banned hazardous materials, which ...

The first stop for the carbon weaves that Brembo sources from Japan and the United States is the Needler. It's a mechanical press covered in a horrifying number of needles. I've been a Type 1 diabetic ...

New legislation may change how the supercars and sports cars are made. For decades, some of the world’s elite race cars and premium sports cars have used an even lighter material than aluminium: ...

The MP4/1’s carbon-­fiber chassis looked much like an aluminum one painted black, but midway through the season a string of two podiums and a win proved the difference. Establishing the precise ...

Update, 11:45am EDT, 4/15/2025: The European Parliament has told Motor1 Italia that carbon fiber will be removed from the amendment that would have placed it on the list of unhealthy materials in ...

BMW‘s carbon fiber roof parts will soon be replaced with plant fiber. When the BMW M4 GT4 hits the Nürburgring for its next 24-hour race, it’ll be race-testing the same flax-based natural fiber ...

The lightness and strength of carbon fiber have made it a near-ubiquitous means of reducing the weight of new cars, especially heavier, battery-laden electric vehicles. However, the European Union ...

The European Union won’t be banning carbon fiber in cars after all. A day after rumors rocketed around the internet suggesting Europe was considering a ban on the lightweight material, a report on ...

Dymag Wheels has announced a partnership with Hyundai to produce carbon hybrid wheels for their line of N performance cars. The wheels would have a carbon fiber outer rim and a metallic centerpiece, ...

You might have noticed that car wheels have gotten pretty large over the last few years. Designers love putting hefty wheels on cars, particularly big trucks and SUVs, because they help make big ...