Audi Showcases Lightweight Construction in High-Performance R8 GT
Green Car Congress
MAY 2, 2010
The long rear hatch is made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP)—an advantage of 6.6 in]), which is hand-built at the factory in Györ, Hungary, features a crankcase made of a aluminum-silicon alloy that is both lightweight and very strong. The fixed rear wing is good for an additional 1.2 kilograms (2.65 kilograms (5.73
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