List of carbon fiber monocoque cars

This is a list of production cars with carbon-fiber monocoque cell design.

Carbon-fiber monocoque design has been commonly used in racing cars since the 1980s, like Formula racing and Le Mans series prototypes. The first production car with carbon-fiber monocoque design was the MCA Centenaire. Now many modern sports cars have carbon-fiber monocoque cells, and some big car manufacturers have also started applying the same in passenger cars like the BMW i3.[1] the Xworks automotive X1 concept was also made in 2004, with a vacuum formed Carbon fibre Monocoque. One of the very first to use actual vacuum process.

Eligible cars

For the purposes of this list, a production car is defined as a vehicle that:

  1. has a carbon-fiber monocoque/tub.
  2. is constructed principally for retail sale to consumers, for their personal use, to transport people on public roads. No commercial or industrial vehicles are eligible.
  3. is available for commercial sale to the public.
  4. is manufactured by a manufacturer whose WMI number is shown on the VIN, including vehicles that are modified by either professional tuners or others that result in a VIN with a WMI number in their name. (For example, if a Porsche-based car is remanufactured by RUF and has RUF's WMI W09, it is eligible; but if it has Porsche's WMI, WP0, it is not eligible.)
  5. is street-legal in its intended markets, having fulfilled the homologation tests or inspections required under the law of either the United States of America, the European Union, or Japan to be granted this status.
  6. is sold in more than one national market.

List

Model Manufacturer Nation First Year of Production Class Engine Induction Electric motor
Centenaire MCA 1990 Sports car 4L V12 Twin-turbo -
MC20 Maserati 2020 Sports car 3L V6 Twin-turbo -
4C Alfa Romeo 2013 Sports car 1.75L I4 Turbo -
Stradale Dallara 2017 Sports car 2.3L I4 Turbo -
XJR-15 Jaguar 1990 Sports car 6.0L V12 - -
EB110 Bugatti 1991 Sports car 3.5L V12 Quad-turbo -
SLR McLaren Mercedes-Benz 2003 Sports car 5.4L V8 Supercharger -
KZ1 Ascari 2003 Sports car 5.0L V8 (BMW) - -
MG XPower SV MG Cars 2003 Sports car 5.0L V8 engine -
One-77 Aston Martin 2009 Sports car 7.3L V12 - -
i3 BMW 2013 City car 0.647L I2 (REx models) - 125 kW
i8 BMW 2013 Sports car 1.5L I3 Turbo 98 kW
Veyron Bugatti 2005 Sports car 8.0L W16 Quad-turbo -
Chiron Bugatti 2016 Sports car 8.0L W16 Quad-turbo -
GT Ford 2017 Sports car 3.5L V6 Twin-turbo -
CC8S Koenigsegg 2002 Sports car 4.7L V8 (Ford) Supercharger -
CCR Koenigsegg 2004 Sports car 4.6L V8 (based on Ford) Twin-turbo -
CCX Koenigsegg 2005 Sports car 4.7~4.8L V8 Twin-Supercharger -
Agera Koenigsegg 2011 Sports car 5.0L V8 Twin-turbo -
Regera Koenigsegg 2015 Sports car 5.0L V8 Twin-turbo 340 kW (160+180)
F50 Ferrari 1995 Sports car 4.7L V12 - -
Enzo Ferrari 2002 Sports car 6.0L V12 - -
LaFerrari Ferrari 2013 Sports car 6.3L V12 - 120 kW (KERS)
Aventador Lamborghini 2011 Sports car 6.5L V12 - -
Countach Lamborghini 2022 Sports car 6.5L V12 - 48V 34CV
LFA Lexus 2010 Sports car 4.8L V10 - -
F1 McLaren 1992 Sports car 6.1L V12 (BMW) - -
12C McLaren 2011 Sports car 3.8L V8 Twin-turbo -
P1 McLaren 2013 Sports car 3.8L V8 Twin-turbo 131 kW
650S McLaren 2014 Sports car 3.8L V8 Twin-turbo -
675LT McLaren 2016 Sports car 3.8L V8 Twin-turbo -
570S[2] McLaren 2016 Sports car 3.8L V8 Twin-turbo -
570 GT McLaren 2016 Sports car 3.8L V8 Twin-turbo -
720S McLaren 2017 Sports car 4.0L V8 Twin-turbo -
Senna McLaren 2017 Sports car 4.0L V8 Twin-turbo -
765LT McLaren 2020 Sports car 4.0L V8 Twin-turbo
CLK-GTR Straßenversion Mercedes-Benz 1998 Sports car 6.0L V12 - -
Zonda Pagani 1999 Sports car 6.0~7.3L V12 (Mercedes-Benz) - -
Huayra Pagani 2011 Sports car 6.0 V12 (Mercedes-Benz) Twin-turbo -
Utopia Pagani 2022 Sports car 6.0 V12 (Mercedes-Benz) Twin-turbo -
911 GT1-98 Straßenversion Porsche 1998 Sports car 3.2L B6 Twin-turbo -
Carrera GT Porsche 2004 Sports car 5.7L V10 - -
918 Spyder Porsche 2013 Sports car 4.6L V8 - 205 kW
Murtaya ALS Sports Cars 2006 Kit car 2.0L B4 (Subaru) Turbo -
SCX[3] Agile 2021 Sports car 2.0L I4 Turbo -

References

  1. ^ "BMW i3 pioneers use of carbon fiber in mass-produced cars". 14 November 2013.
  2. ^ "2016 McLaren 570S Dissected: Powertrain, Chassis, Design, and More! - Feature". 25 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  3. ^ "Models - Agile Automotive". 3 September 2020. Retrieved 2022-05-19.