The Mercedes Benz has been a performance car since the first car exited from the assembly line as one of Daimler AG’s line of cars in the 1920’s. The company began out to Germany, now, Mercedes Benz is an international company with parts of the vehicle being manufactured and installed worldwide. With such growth comes technological advances as can be evidenced in the inclusion of Carbon Fibre Mercedes parts. These light weight super strong parts are evolutionary in their composition and performance.
The invention of carbon fibre made it possible for race cars to be built out of lighter weight materials rendering them better able to round corners and make precision moves on a moment’s notice. Performance car makers like Mercedes Benz have long used the race car industry as a benchmark for the latest new development for their far more heavily produced vehicles.
Carbon fibre was invented in 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio and later in 1963 in England its full potential was discovered and utilized. This fiber is sometimes referred to as graphite fiber. It has been considered a potential replacement for steel. It is lightweight, stiff, and extraordinarily strong and very akin to steel’s qualities except for being lightweight. Steel can be very heavy.
The manufacturing industries are hoping to make the inclusion of carbon fibre parts, the first step toward reducing passenger car weights by up to 50%. The use of carbon fibre will also increase the number of miles a car can travel with each gallon of fuel. before carbon fibre is made into Mercedes Benz’ parts the fibre production involves stretching, raising the temperature to the point of oxidation, and finished by carbonization at exceedingly high temperatures which vaporizes much of the product leaving only the strongest elements behind.
Mercedes Benz parts include the steering wheel, the rear bumper diffuser, the front grille frame, the trunk lid spoiler, center panel cover, side skirts, mirror caps, and the gear shift knob, plus a whole lot more. Carbon Fibre Mercedes are common parts making up the vehicles. These parts are a part of the Mercedes Benz GLC Class.
Officially, Mercedes joins the other European and Canadian high performance car makers in the industry with carbon fibre parts built into their automobiles: Audi, BMW, and Tesla. In the future, these same car makers may expand the use of carbon fibre to include more of the chassis and the car’s exterior.
