Porsche Becomes The First Automaker To Use Gorilla Glass In Production Vehicles

Porsche announced Monday that it will be the first automaker to use 'Gorilla Glass,' panes of which will separate the insides of the new 911 GT3 RS from the outside.

'Gorilla Glass' is a common name for thin-film glass, which is a composite found commonly on mobile devices and televisions. It's made with a thin pane of glass, chemically treated so that its fine imperfections—visible only under an electron microscope—are partially filled in, boosting compressive strength, flexibility, and resistance to scratches and chips. Porsche's engineers used a similar material in the rear pane of the 918 Spyder Weissach, and now, the GT3 RS will use thin-film glass to cut weight from its rear and rear side windows.

bw5011 - 8/13/2018 2:22:05 PM

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Gorilla Glass is not chip or scratch resistant. They must not have ever dropped a cell phone or table that uses it.

scenicbyway12 - 8/13/2018 3:16:32 PM

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"Porsche Becomes The First Automaker To Use Gorilla Glass In Production Vehicles"

Well, not so much, The BMW has had Gorilla Glass since it started production:

https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a10689/bmw-i8-gorilla-glass/

scenicbyway12 - 8/13/2018 3:34:34 PM

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he BMW has had Gorilla Glass since it started production of the i8

Rats

atc98092 - 8/13/2018 5:54:11 PM

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I had Gorilla Glass on my previous Nokia phone. That glass took a beating and only showed any kind of mark after I accidentally dropped it face down in my garage a kicked it across the floor. Yes, I didn't mean to do that. Better than an iPhone that if you breathe on it wrong the glass shatters.

MDarringer - 8/13/2018 6:51:24 PM

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Yawn-inducing development.

TomM - 8/13/2018 7:58:20 PM

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With all of the stress put on weight reduction of cars for better performance as well as mileage - Glass is one place where they could save some weight by not having to use double-pane glass to reduce noise. So - this MIGHT be a good thing - if it works. The Cadillac Omega platform - of the CT6 - which is very lightweight for its size - is one step ahead in weight reduction allowing the car to handle much better than a car 1/2 ton heavier - and still use smaller more efficient engines and still have good performance. Like it or not - this is the wave of the future - and even the future TVR is touting its lightweight as an advantage.