A common misnomer. It is as strong as steel pound for pound, in other words, a whole lot of carbon is equal to a small amount of steel.
yeah. it’s really annoying when people think a 1/8 slab of cf is stronger then steel of the same dimensions…
I’d like to see ANYONE design a street legal supercar that can perform like the Enzo but not come apart when you slam it into a solid cement wall at 160+. Hell, my truck is built like a tank and I’m pretty sure if I could ever get it up to 160 it too would be in several pieces after hitting a solid wall at that speed.
Is it? :mad:
carbon fiber has more specific tensile strength than steel (STS: tensile strength divided by weight on unit volume). it’s also corrosion resistant, a good thing in a $600k car. IIRC the car is CF sandwiched over aluminum honeycomb.
the big advantage to using it in automotive apps is strength and weight savings. no car is “designed” to break up like that, but it’s just too much shear force that killed it.
rskrause is thinking of a “monoccque” (one-piece) shell. at least I hope he is 
A-10 ground-attack aircraft have a titanium “bathtub” in which the pilot sits to protect him from ground fire, it’s a similar concept in that it is designed to take impacts and keep the person breathing.
So, You’re saying that enzo drivers are safe from bullets?
someone tell fiddy cent.
better yet, dont.
Brings back memories of an argument that I had (on the barf maybe) where idiots could not comprehend that wood is stronger than aluminum in bending based on weight.
wouldn’t want to test it…
no, c/f isn’t bullet proof, unlike fiddy. :eek:
twas sarcasm…
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wood is weak and aluminum is super steel.
not THAT kind of wood…
I never said that, period.
Where is the detailed report on this accident? I wanna read it. Anyone else notice the can (beer?) at the bottom of the first pic? An Enzo seems like a beast of a car to handle when you’re sober. Gimme details!
ooohh i didnt notice that, good find
but it might jsut be random litter on the side of the road though