Lamborghini expands carbon-fiber footprint

The Sesto Elemento concept at Lamborghini's Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory was made with the forged composite construction technique that is also used to make connecting rods in the engine.

July 06, 2016 05:00 AM

SEATTLE, Washington, USA -- Carbon-fiber body panels or trim pieces on a breathtakingly expensive supercar such as a Lamborghini are nothing new.

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