The thin and light weight Gorilla Glass that is found on many kinds of smart phones is being used by Ford on their new Ford GTs. They are going to replace the standard windshield glass with a three-layer hybrid windshield consisting of Gorilla Glass, annealed glass and a sound deadening thermoplastic interlayer. It will also be used for the vehicle’s rear engine cover. It is 30% lighter than regular windshield glass.
According to Ford,” The windshield consists of automotive-grade Gorilla Glass as the inner layer and annealed soda lime glass as the outer layer, sandwiched around noise-absorbing thermoplastic adhesive. Ford says the window laminate is 25 to 50 percent thinner than traditional laminate.”