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Originally Posted by Red Bread
That's just a cosmetic 3k weave. Most modern carbon isn't made from that old layup and companies tend to just add a thin 3k layer on top of actual carbon fiber to provide the look people are expecting.
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It almost looks like a non-crimp carbon configuration. [Edit. looked again. its definitely non-crimp]
BMW formed a partnership with SGL carbon to do a lot of their carbon work. Traditional carbon is woven like the picture quoted previously, but the overlaps actually create weak points in the fabric where it is "crimped". Non-crimp is just straight fibers that are stitched together horizontally. This configuration also lets resin flow more easily through the fabric when in a closed vacuum mold. Result is a lighter composite with more carbon, less resin. Meaning less weight and more strength.
That is going to be one weird car to detail. Imagine trying to wax over the rear wheels of that thing.