Comments on: World’s First One-Piece, 100% Carbon Fiber Wheels

By: Dr-materials

Dr-materials — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:14:26 +0000

These are possible, this exploratory effort by a marketing engineering partnership is nothing more than a test of interest. these wheels are renderings of wheels, (computer generated).
The first image shows these with tires the second shows the same arrangement without tires from the inside of the wheels, notice they are floating.

Nanotubes are not uncommon and only increase toughness. I am sure these are still made like many carbon product are, the nano content does not mean these are grown in a petri dish or made in an underground weapons lab. I don’t imagine these will use Roswellian technology but one never knows what marketing crap get spewed out in trying to boggle minds of innocent consumers. Full petrochemical composite wheels were pioneered bu Michelin in the late 1960’s. Fiber reinforced resins not unlike a few other current makers. True the carbon fibers are higher performance than glass fibers used in 1960’s, but the process is only slightly improved.

Anyway marketing hype and a buck will buy you a cup of coffee. While trusting marketing hype might buy you crap.

Dr Materials

By: Will

Will — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:22:21 +0000

Toyota Supra
Most def

By: Alexander

Alexander — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:27:34 +0000

YOU ARE NOT THE FIRST, STOP ADVERTISING AS SUCH

http://www.importfactor.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/weds-carbon-fiber-wheels-complete.jpg

By: Alexander

Alexander — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:21:38 +0000

WEDSPORT DID THIS ALREADY

so much for "worlds first"

By: Kill Joy DOD

Kill Joy DOD — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:52:48 +0000

I bet they'd be great on a Neon SRT-4!!! Drift racers would probably love them too!! They'd be gold for any ricer car, now that I really think about it!!!

By: Jax Rhapsody

Jax Rhapsody — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:57:55 +0000

Be nice to have those for my Roxanne. Maybe they should put a set on a super car and a set on a old pickup truck and see how they hold up. Put the car on a few tracks, put the truck in town and off road.

By: Simo

Simo — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:56:24 +0000

Fantastic looking and, whilst not the first, will bring some competition into the world of premium light-weight wheels... Hopefully bringing the price down to non-supercar pricing. Better grip on rough roads, quicker acceleration, reduced fuel consumption, reduced braking distance! Great!

By: MirageExoticesOnline

MirageExoticesOnline — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:07:52 +0000

This will probably be on the Enzo's next big brother, The wheels look very "Ferrari" if you know where Im going...

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:27:52 +0000

These are very impressive. Being based on carbon nanotubes they will be stronger than previously contructed wheels using CF weave. CF nanotubes conduct heat very well. Also, the chemical bonding of CF nanotubes is stronger than the carbon bonds within diamond.

CF nanotubes are also the strongest, stiffest material known today:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_nanotube#Properties

The PhD's are taking wheel construction to an atomic level, much beyond the previous weave lay-up that I'm used to doing. Amazing.

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:01:11 +0000

Those look hot!