Carbon fiber body parts and gas mileage.

I am sure one day very soon all vehicles will have carbon fiber body but I wonder how much better would the MPG be in my tundra if it was all carbon fiber. Here is an interesting article about the new GMC sierra and its carbon fiber bed. https://jalopnik.com/the-2019-gmc-sierra-has-the-worlds-first-carbon-fiber-b-1823434350

 

That view of the GMC from the side looks alot like my 2008 Limited. Nice looking truck.

 

GMC claims the carbon fiber bed saves 62 pounds over the steel version in the standard Sierra and Silverado,

 

Is it just me or are the GMC’s starting to look like Fords?

 

I'm sure an all carbon truck would be pretty light and would save a couple MPGs on the city side of things, but the fact is, trucks are about as aerodynamic as a barn door and not much will change that

 

Looks like a Ridgeline to me.

 

The ubiquitous squared out GM wheel well almost rounded on that Jimmy

 

speaking of aerodynamics imagine what a tundra would look like if we made it aerodynamic, basically it would be ugly as hell but get 75MPG

http://ridermagazine.com/2013/12/20/the-last-vetter-fairing/