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    TECH: SKIN DEEP

    Dec 10, 2019 3 minutes
    Words Gerard Hughes/Richard Sharp

    For automotive use, carbon fibre was once the preserve of Formula One. Bringing benefits of its ultra low weight and massive strength, it’s a highly specialist material requiring specialist equipment to manipulate. And due to this, it wasn’t cheap.

    This is still true of composite products which contain a large proportion of the wonder material, and we regularly feature cars with carbon fibre panels, wheel arches, seats and trim panels

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