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Originally Posted by RWebb
McLaren achieved their 75% cost savings via new fabrication techniques
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McLaren also benefited hugely from the manufacturing methods developed from the Porsche Carrera GT project. The same methods are also being used on the Porsche 918
Carbo Tech is the company behind build both the McLaren and Porsche chassis's, they are easily the best in the world. Not bad for what started out as a small Austrian company.
BMW I would say lead the world in high production carbon fibre manufacturing for the general automotive road cars.
As for nano tube technology, I have yet to see this bring any great impovements to the performance of carbon fibre structures. It is more of a sale gimmick than a technology leap.