What parts of a car are made from carbon fiber?

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  • 12/15/2025
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In previous articles, we mentioned the many advantages and benefits of carbon fiber in the automotive industry. It is a widely used material in cars, especially high-performance sports cars, because it gives them incredible lightness and great strength to withstand accidents at high speeds.

Carbon fiber is also widely used in racing cars for the same purpose, so manufacturers and companies specializing in the manufacture of racing cars use this material extensively to ensure the best performance in terms of acceleration, cornering, and braking.

Carbon fiber has become so important that car companies cannot do without it, whether in the world of racing or in production cars, because a large number of car parts are made from it, and it has become highly reliable.

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Car parts made of carbon fiber

A large number of internal and external car parts are made of carbon, and we will show you the most important of these parts below:

The main structure

Companies specializing in the manufacture of super sports cars or supercars, such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, and McLaren, manufacture their basic monocoque car bodies from carbon fiber, as it is the foundation of the car and the main part on which the rest of the components are placed, so it must be very strong in addition to being lightweight, which is required in this type of car.

Parts inside the engine compartment

The engine compartment contains many parts that are necessary for the car to function. Some companies manufacture many of these parts from carbon fiber in order to reduce weight, dissipate heat, and give the car a beautiful appearance. These parts include engine covers, side engine covers, air intakes, engine support bars, covers for openings containing wires and connections, and several other parts.

 

Read also: Advantages and disadvantages of carbon fiber in cars

 

External parts

Exterior parts are among the most common parts to be made of carbon fiber, in order to enhance aerodynamics, increase downforce, reduce weight, and improve the car's aesthetics. These parts include the front and rear air diffusers, front and rear struts, ventilation grille cover, engine cover, side vent frames, lower sills, wheel arches, the entire roof, and the rear wing.

Interior parts

As for the interior parts, whose primary purpose is aesthetic as well as weight reduction, they consist of the seat backs, handles, some door trim parts, some steering wheel parts, the center console, the dashboard, the ventilation grille frames, buttons, parts of the floor, and several other pieces here and there.

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