Composite materials have earned their way into cars and trucks, performing a variety of structural and semi-structural functions. Unit volumes, once limited to hundreds per model year, now ...

Carbon fiber wheels exist because, for the right kind of driver — or automaker — they solve problems aluminum never could. They're light but made of sturdy and durable carbon fibers tightly interlaced ...

Featherweight carbon fiber wheels may have stamps of approval from Ford, GM, and Porsche, but large swaths of the automotive world remain unconvinced they have much of a future. Enthusiasts across the ...

Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...

Bentley this week announced a new wheel design for the Bentayga SUV that makes them the largest carbon-fiber wheels ever fitted to a production car. Developed by Bentley's Mulliner division in ...

After years of rumors, speculation, and spy photos, the 2023 Chevy Corvette Z06 is finally here. While the 670-hp flat-plane V-8 might be the car's main attraction, the Z06 has a ton of other ...

Some automotive engineering challenges are carrying over from internal combustion vehicles to electric cars and trucks. Cutting weight, improving aerodynamic performance and reducing noise are perhaps ...

Porsche has unveiled the first-ever braided carbon fiber wheels for series production, which will be available as an option for the new 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series. While the wheels aren’t the ...

As GM Authority covered way back in June, the upcoming C8 Corvette Z06 may offer an optional set of carbon fiber wheels, drastically reducing unsprung weight for the go-faster track missile. The ...

Chevrolet's decision to offer Carbon Revolution wheels on the C8 Corvette lineup, especially on the Z06 and E-Ray, is about physics first and looks second. While it's obvious Chevrolet knows that ...

Some engineering challenges are carrying over from internal combustion vehicles to electric cars and trucks. Cutting weight, improving aerodynamic performance and reducing noise are perhaps the three ...