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List of carbon fiber monocoque cars

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

Carbon-fiber monocoque design is commonly used in racing cars since 1980's, 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]

Eligible cars

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

  1. Has to have a carbon-fiber monocoque/tub.
  2. 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. available for commercial sale to the public
  4. 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. street-legal in its intended markets, having fulfilled the homologation tests or inspections required under either a) United States of America, b) European Union law, or (c) Japan) to be granted this status
  6. sold in more than one national market.

List

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Model Manufacturer Nation Year of production Class Engine Induction Electric motor
Centenaire MCA Monaco 1990 Sports car 4L V12 Twin-Turbo -
MC20 Maserati Italy 2020 Sports car 3L V6 Twin-Turbo
4C Alfa Romeo Italy 2013 Sports car 1.75L I4 Turbo -
Stradale Dallara Italy 2017 Sports car 2.3L I4 Turbo -
XJR-15 Jaguar United Kingdom 1990 Sports car 6.0L V12 - -
EB110 Bugatti Italy 1991 Sports car 3.5L V12 Quad-turbo -
SLR McLaren Mercedes-Benz Germany 2003 Sports car 5.4L V8 Supercharger -
KZ1 Ascari United Kingdom 2003 Sports car 5.0L V8 (BMW) - -
One-77 Aston Martin United Kingdom 2009 Sports car 7.3L V12 - -
i3 BMW Germany 2013 City car 0.647L I2 (REx models) - 125kW
i8 BMW Germany 2013 Sports car 1.5L I3 Turbo 98kW
Veyron Bugatti France 2005 Sports car 8.0L W16 Quad-turbo -
Chiron Bugatti France 2016 Sports car 8.0L W16 Quad-turbo -
GT Ford United States 2017 Sports car 3.5L V6 Twin-turbo -
CC8S Koenigsegg Sweden 2002 Sports car 4.7L V8 (Ford) Supercharger -
CCR Koenigsegg Sweden 2004 Sports car 4.6L V8 (based on Ford) Twin-turbo -
CCX Koenigsegg Sweden 2005 Sports car 4.7~4.8L V8 Twin-supercharger -
Agera Koenigsegg Sweden 2011 Sports car 5.0L V8 Twin-turbo -
Regera Koenigsegg Sweden 2015 Sports car 5.0L V8 Twin-turbo 340kW (160+180)
F50 Ferrari Italy 1995 Sports car 4.7L V12 - -
Enzo Ferrari Italy 2002 Sports car 6.0L V12 - -
LaFerrari Ferrari Italy 2013 Sports car 6.3L V12 - 120kW (KERS)
Aventador Lamborghini Italy 2011 Sports car 6.5L V12 - -
Countach Lamborghini Italy 2022 Sports car 6.5L V12 Hybrid 48V 34CV
LFA Lexus Japan 2010 Sports car 4.8L V10 - -
F1 McLaren United Kingdom 1992 Sports car 6.1L V12 (BMW) - -
12C McLaren United Kingdom 2011 Sports car 3.8L V8 Twin-turbo -
P1 McLaren United Kingdom 2013 Sports car 3.8L V8 Twin-turbo 131kW
650S McLaren United Kingdom 2014 Sports car 3.8L V8 Twin-turbo -
675LT McLaren United Kingdom 2016 Sports car 3.8L V8 Twin-turbo -
570S[2] McLaren United Kingdom 2016 Sports car 3.8L V8 Twin-turbo -
570 GT McLaren United Kingdom 2016 Sports car 3.8L V8 Twin-turbo -
720S McLaren United Kingdom 2017 Sports car 4.0L V8 Twin-turbo -
Senna McLaren United Kingdom 2017 Sports car 4.0L V8 Twin-turbo -
765LT McLaren United Kingdom 2020 Sports car 4.0L V8 Twin-turbo
CLK-GTR Mercedes-Benz Germany 1998 Sports car 6.0L V12 -
Zonda Pagani Italy 1999 Sports car 6.0~7.3L V12 (Mercedes-Benz) - -
Huayra Pagani Italy 2011 Sports car 6.0 V12 (Mercedes-Benz) Twin-turbo -
Utopia Pagani Italy 2022 Sports car 6.0 V12 (Mercedes-Benz) Twin-turbo -
Carrera GT Porsche Germany 2004 Sports car 5.7L V10 - -
918 Spyder Porsche Germany 2013 Sports car 4.6L V8 - 205kW
Murtaya Murtaya United Kingdom 2006-2012 Kit car 2.0L B4 (Subaru) Turbo -
SCX[3] Agile Denmark 2021- Sports car 2.0L I4 Turbo -

References

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  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.