We took a little road trip over to Manhattan to check out the NY Auto Show to see what kind of vehicles we could find that featured some sort of carbon fiber on or in it. We surely didn’t catch everything, but we found a surprisingly good amount. Sit back, relax, and check out the below pics to see what we saw. You can check out our gallery on Flickr to see the high resolution pictures of everything below.
SLR 722 GT
This $1.4 million racecar features a plethora of carbon fiber. Most notably we can see the front lip and the large rear spoiler.
Stile Bertone Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 11
This BAT concept done by Stile Bertone features carbon fiber wheels with an interesting design:
SLR 722
This special edition SLR features a carbon fiber bottom lip. You’ll notice it’s the same as the GT version above, which wasn’t changed.
Mercedes SL65 AMG
The new Mercedes SL65 AMG is one bad machine. At about $200,000, a biturbo V12, 604hp and 738 lb-ft tq, it also hauls ass. On top of that, Mercedes has utilized a ton of carbon fiber in its styling.  Here we can see it being used in the front lip:
Here’s a closeup shot:
It also features a full carbon fiber rear diffuser, giving the back a really sporty/agressive stance:
This model featured a small carbon fiber trunk spoiler that had a dry/matte look which looks amazing:
Even the interior was done in carbon fiber, again utilizing that dry carbon/matte look:
Nice carbon fiber accents in the door:
BMW M6
The BMW M6 is a great car, with just the touch of a button it opens up an extra 100hp, giving the beast 500 ponies. It also features carbon fiber all over the interior:
BMW 135i
Even the entry level BMW 135i can feature a ton of carbon fiber. The model on the floor had the rear spoiler rear diffuser. The carbon fiber and white paint job really set each other off. After all said and done, it basically had as much CF as the $200k SL65 AMG!
Chrysler 200C Concept
While we couldn’t go in the car, we happened to catch a little CF goodness on the seat in the Chrysler 200C concept. The chance that it ever makes it to production with carbon? I wouldn’t bet on it.
V10 Audi R8
Audi had their V10 version of their R8, with carbon fiber side panel. The red/carbon work really well (hell, we love any color and carbon fiber):
Chevy Volt
The world is really excited for the upcoming Chevy Volt (as long as their financing issues work out). It’s going to be the first plug-in hybrid that’s priced so that the average consumer can afford it. The concept we saw at the show actually had a carbon fiber side skirt:
Scion xBt
For as small as Scion’s are, who would have ever though they would turn their xB into a pickup truck? Feast your eyes on this:
Check out all that carbon fiber in the back:
Confederate Motorcycles: Confederate Wraith
This bike from Confederate was just full of carbon fiber:
It will be interesting to come back to this post a couple years down the line and see how much more/less carbon fiber is being used in vehicles. I’m going to predict that we’ll start to see it more basic cars as the cost of carbon fiber comes down and becomes more mainstream. If there are any vehicles that you want more information on, just post a comment below and I’d be happy to provide you with some links.