There have been many recent advancements in brake system technology, with plenty more yet to come. These advancements will provide fresh challenges to aftermarket repair shops. A generation or two ago, the buzz in the brake world was the shift from drum to disc technology. But innovation didn’t stop there. Brake technology has continued to evolve, through passive, active, integrated and...
Disc Brake Pad Technology Helps Your Brake System Pull Out All the Stops. Disc brake pads are to brakes what a camshaft is to an engine. Where a cam is critical for defining an engine’s power potential, brake pads are vital for successfully and repeatedly decelerating a vehicle. Experienced hot rodders know there are a ton of variables when it...
The system would alert drivers even if they couldn't actually see the car ahead, preventing pileups. Say you're taking a romantic, winding drive through the mountains. The car in front of you at some point might disappear around a corner. It might also encounter a family of adorable baby quail scurrying across the road just beyond the bend, and decide...
The brakes are one of the most important pieces of safety equipment on a vehicle. Not surprisingly, braking is an exciting area for development within the automotive industry with a number of technologies competing to improve safety and overall efficiency. "New brake systems and the electrification of all auxiliary drives in the vehicle will make the conventional brake systems obsolete...
Safe braking EVs and hybrid vehicles use regenerative braking, which utilizes the motor to convert the kinetic energy during deceleration into electrical energy. With energy regeneration, an EV is able to run on less electricity and a hybrid vehicle on less fuel. The EDIB (Electric Driven Intelligent Brake) allows and controls optimization of the regenerative brake and regular friction brake...
DBC Posi-Carbon Brakes Pads – Semi Metallic, Ceramic, or Extended Wear DBC Posi-Carbon Brake Pads speaks for itself. The “Posi” in DBC Posi-Carbon brake pads means these pads are positive mold. What the heck is positive mold? Positive mold (Image #1 below) is a Original Equipment Manufacture process in making an OEM brake pad. DBC Posi-Carbon Positive Mold Process DBC...
Squeaky brakes can occur for many reasons. Most brake pads are designed to start making noise when they are worn down to the last 25%. This squeaky or squealing noise can be an indicator that it is time to have your brakes inspected and possibly replaced. Brake noise can occur for other reasons than worn out pads, however. Squeaky...
With the number of different types of brake pads on the market it can be helpful to have a guide that explains the materials used. Each style has benefits and preferred applications. Regular duty cars and trucks do not need the same type of performance from brake pads as heavy duty vehicles require. Performance vehicles and European models also...
Riding on the most capable suspension not currently exploring Mars—and decorated inside like Balmoral Castle’s library—the Range Rover is refined, serene, and elegant. The Supercharged model’s V-8 is fortified to 510 hp, fed to an eight-speed automatic transmission and a four-wheel-drive system that features more adjustments than a chiropractor. If the standard-wheelbase model isn’t enough, a long-wheelbase version with an...
Like Rodney Dangerfield, Karl Benz gets no respect. The highly regarded inventor of the automobile, the man who put the Benz in Mercedes-Benz, is no longer associated with the German company’s highest-performing machines—all vehicles formerly marketed as Mercedes-Benz AMGs are now simply known as Mercedes-AMGs. Meanwhile, the company’s most luxurious cars bear the Mercedes-Maybach label. It’s not just AMG products...
