Carbon Lighter: under the skin of the BAC Mono R

A lighter, stronger, more energy-efficient carbonfibre has spawned a very special BAC MonoMaking a lightweight supercar even lighter is challenging, but never more so than when the existing version already weighs only 580kg.
The weight of BAC’s 340bhp Mono R, unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, has been pared back by a further 25kg to a mere 555kg. The weight reduction has been achieved mainly by the addition of graphene to the resin used in the carbonfibre-reinforced plast