Fans of the high-tech material get their money’s worth with BMW M Performance Parts. The fibers themselves are first manufactured at Moses Lake in the US, while the base structure, also known as the semi-finished fiber product or stacks, is produced in Wackersdorf, Germany.Ĭomponents made of visible carbon, with the fabric structure that is so characteristic of this material, are visually fascinating. The carbon fiber reinforced polymer is produced in Germany at the BMW production facilities in Leipzig and Landshut. The BMW iX, too, will benefit from the experience BMW has in carbon fiber. In this electric vehicle the entire car body (➜ Read more: E-mobility around the world) – the passenger cell – is made of carbon fiber. The material is also used in body components for the BMW 7 Series, and was previously in the BMW i8 (➜ Read more: A future classic) and most notably in the BMW i3. This article will primarily focus on the parts in visible carbon fiber. Because every ounce of weight saved counts in motorsports, lightweight construction is one of the basic premises of developing a racing car.Īt BMW, for example, the material is used in roofs for BMW M models (➜ Read more: The history of the BMW M logo and its colors) and in visible carbon fiber structures for BMW M Performance Parts. In car-making, carbon fiber, like many a material before it, has found its way from racing to mass production. That’s why carbon fiber is used in aerospace engineering (➜ Read more: The Vantablack BMW), as well as in the construction of aircraft, boats and bicycles.
Carbon fiber is highly desirable for components that need to be stable AND lightweight, such as for use in automotive engineering.
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