01 Porsche GT3 RS sticker badge
A 992 GT3 RS weighs 1,525kg - 165kg more than the original 996 GT3 RS, which did without stuff like active aero, DRS and adaptive suspension. Still, in a sop to lightweighting you'll find no enamel badge at the end of the bonnet: the Stuttgart crest is replaced by a lacquered sticker.
02 Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 pedals
One of the delightful lightweight details on Gordon Murray's T.50 is the spindly pedal setup. By using the sharpened edges as the anti-slip surface, Gordon managed to shave 300g from the mass of the pedals in his iconic McLaren F1, which were already works of titanium art.
03 Honda NSX Type R gear gaiter
Honda's engineers turned to weight saving to up the performance of the most extreme NSX. One measure was to replace the leather gear gaiter with a sort of chainmail technomesh. You wouldn't want to mash crumbs into it, but Honda would rather you didn't eat in it anyway.
04 Alpine A110 rear brake caliper
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