Lamborghini has announced its intentions to build lighter cars, and that means more carbon fiber and carbon composites. The stampeding bull is already deep into the stuff, with the Murcielago replacement swapping out the Murci’s steel frame for one of carbon fiber, and the Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera winning The Biggest Loser due to its CF parts.

Getting ready for the long term and knowing it will need to do more than merely hang carbon parts on its wares, Lamborghini has opened an Advanced Composites Research Center in Sant’ Agata Bolognese. The 30-strong workforce will develop new processes for designing, shaping and producing parts for the “extremely complex carbon-fiber structures” we hope to see on Lamborghinis of the future. …click here to read more

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There are some great dreams. But they’re just dreams – so you think. You’ve dreamt them so many times before. You wake up and say goodbye to them almost as if nothing had happened.

BMW M enthusiasts all over the world have a dream like this: a BMW M, consistently optimised for the race track. Pure M genes. A brilliant partner at the physical limits – away from public roads. Fast and honest. But registered for the best public roads, too. It’s not where you go, but how you get there. Whether a demanding run on the race track or a pleasurable cruise along country roads and motorways. …click here to read more

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Call it an obnoxious purchase, but this is a must have for F1 junkies. Hand-made in England exclusively for Formula 1 by specialist composite technicians and exclusivly available from F1.

The Mouse Pad features a solid polished carbon fibre with inlaid leather mouse area, italian black suede backing, and more importantly it’s embossed in carbon with the F1 Formula 1 logo that has been carbon cured to 120º C at 100 psi. …click here to read more

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WOW! Check out all of that Carbon on this Koenigsegg CCXR. We will bring you more information on the car in the next few days. While you wait, enjoy the view!

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The Lotus Elise weighs just 1896 lbs. That is a very light car and Toyota’s 1.8-liter engine takes it 0-60 under 5 seconds. If you want to get the Elise faster you can either upgrade the engine and go with a fixed roof. You can also improve Elise’s power to weight ratio by making the car even more lighter with use of materials such as Carbon Fiber. …click here to read more

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The Nismo GT-R Club Sport tuning package is now available which includes all the bits and pieces to improve handling, performance and visual appeal of the Nissan R35 GT-R. The kit is currently only available in Japan of which only one of twelve Nismo tuning houses are actually authorized to complete the upgrades. …click here to read more

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