List of carbon fiber monocoque cars explained

This is a list of production cars with carbon-fiber monocoque cell design.

Carbon-fiber monocoque design has been commonly used in racing cars since the 1980s, like Formula racing and Le Mans series prototypes. The first production car with carbon-fiber monocoque design was the MCA Centenaire. Now many modern sports cars have carbon-fiber monocoque cells, and some big car manufacturers have also started applying the same in passenger cars like the BMW i3.^[1]

Eligible cars

For the purposes of this list, a production car is defined as a vehicle that:

1. has a carbon-fiber monocoque/tub.
2. is constructed principally for retail sale to consumers, for their personal use, to transport people on public roads. No commercial or industrial vehicles are eligible.
3. is available for commercial sale to the public.
4. is manufactured by a manufacturer whose WMI number is shown on the VIN, including vehicles that are modified by either professional tuners or others that result in a VIN with a WMI number in their name. (For example, if a Porsche-based car is remanufactured by RUF and has RUF's WMI W09, it is eligible; but if it has Porsche's WMI, WP0, it is not eligible.)
5. is street-legal in its intended markets, having fulfilled the homologation tests or inspections required under the law of either the United States of America, the European Union, or Japan to be granted this status.
6. is sold in more than one national market.

List

Model	Manufacturer	Nation	Year of production	Class	Engine	Induction	Electric motor
Centenaire	MCA		1990				-
MC20	Maserati		2020	Sports car	3L V6	Twin-Turbo
	Alfa Romeo		2013				-
Stradale	Dallara		2017	Sports car	2.3L I4	Turbo	-
	Jaguar		1990			-	-
	Bugatti		1991				-
	Mercedes-Benz		2003				-
	Ascari		2003		5.0L V8 (BMW)	-	-
	Aston Martin		2009			-	-
	BMW		2013		0.647L I2 (REx models)	-	125 kW
	BMW		2013				98 kW
	Bugatti		2005				-
	Bugatti		2016				-
	Ford		2017				-
	Koenigsegg		2002		4.7L V8 (Ford)		-
	Koenigsegg		2004		4.6L V8 (based on Ford)		-
	Koenigsegg		2005				-
	Koenigsegg		2011				-
	Koenigsegg		2015				340 kW (160+180)
	Ferrari		1995			-	-
	Ferrari		2002			-	-
	Ferrari		2013			-	120 kW (KERS)
	Lamborghini		2011			-	-
Countach	Lamborghini		2022	Sports car	6.5L V12	Hybrid	48V 34CV
	Lexus		2010			-	-
	McLaren		1992		6.1L V12 (BMW)	-	-
	McLaren		2011				-
	McLaren		2013				131 kW
	McLaren		2014				-
	McLaren		2016				-
570S^[2]	McLaren		2016				-
	McLaren		2016				-
	McLaren		2017				-
	McLaren		2017	Sports car			-
765LT	McLaren		2020	Sports car	4.0L V8	Twin-turbo
	Mercedes-Benz		1998			-
	Pagani		1999		6.0~7.3L V12 (Mercedes-Benz)	-	-
	Pagani		2011		6.0 V12 (Mercedes-Benz)		-
	Pagani		2022		6.0 V12 (Mercedes-Benz)		-
	Porsche		2004			-	-
	Porsche		2013			-	205 kW
	Murtaya		2006–2012		2.0L B4 (Subaru)		-
SCX^[3]	Agile		2021–				-

Notes and References

1. Web site: BMW i3 pioneers use of carbon fiber in mass-produced cars. 14 November 2013.
2. Web site: 2016 McLaren 570S Dissected: Powertrain, Chassis, Design, and More! - Feature. 25 May 2015. 2016-08-29.
3. Web site: Models - Agile Automotive. 3 September 2020 . 2022-05-19.