Sports car the BAC Mono has equipped the wheel arches of graphene Bashny.Net

The British company Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) has become the first automaker in the world, used to make body panels material graphene. For Mono sports car was made the rear wheel arch. The premiere of the car took place at the festival "Science in the city" in Manchester.





Body parts are made in conjunction with the company Haydale Composite Solutions. The details of graphene is thinner, lighter and stronger carbon fiber. They allow approximately 20 percent reduction in vehicle weight, while being 200 times stronger than steel.





In BAC decided to try the introduction of graphene that is on the wheel arches due to the size and complexity of the part. The company wanted to see how difficult will be the process of production of such elements, suitable material for widespread use in cars and how it will behave in real life.

At the moment, the production of graphene is still expensive, so the widespread use of such parts is unlikely.





Single sports car the BAC Mono is equipped with a 310-horsepower four-cylinder engine of 2.5 liters and a six-speed sequential gearbox. The weight of the model is 580 pounds. On dispersal to "hundreds" car spends 2.8 seconds. The maximum speed of 273 kilometers per hour. published

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Source: motor.ru/news/2016/08/01/monographene/