This is the second article of a three-part TBR Technical Corner article by Antonio Perez, Emissions and R&D Engineer, Powertrain Department at Applus IDIADA on brake dust emissions during real-world driving. Here is the link to Part 1 Road transport…
Source: Sportscar Vintage Racing Association announcement ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Extreme Coatings has joined the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association’s (SVRA) expanding partner family as its “Official Thermal Coatings & Brake Rotors Company.” Extreme’s Braxe product line of brake rotors is…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Luckily, the snowstorm came on the last day I had the 2021 Lexus IS 350 F Sport AWD so I was able to enjoy the buttoned-down, exhilarating character of this luxury compact sport sedan without worrying about…
Source: The following is excerpted from a design, products and applications post on Nexen Group’s NexSafe industrial brakes receiving functional safety certification. VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minn. – Nexen Group, Inc. now offers three of its brakes products with functional safety certification…
The following is excerpted from an article by Vlad Radu posted on autoevolution on the design and engineering which is behind the Porsche Surface Coated Brakes (PSCB). BUCHAREST – The Zuffenhausen-based sports and luxury car manufacturer likes to do things…
Source: Brembo announcement DETROIT – Brembo, the world leader and acknowledged innovator of brake technology, is the stopping partner of choice for the new 2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing. The new performance sedans will employ Brembo lightweight technology…
CHATHAM, Mass. – I was Heading East on U.S. Route 6 and thanks to the standard ProPILOT Assist the 2021 INFINITI QX50 Autograph AWD mid-size sport utility was doing most of the work. It kept a safe distance from the…
Source: ZF announcement Auburn Hills, Mich. – ZF announced the availability of three new – including WABCO EasyFitTM Automatic Slack Adjusters – aftermarket solutions for commercial vehicles during the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) ’21 virtual conference. This is the…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Volvo spent decades building a reputation in the U.S. for solid, safe, boring cars, especially station wagons, filled with “smart,” upscale suburbanites, but with vehicles like the 2021 Volvo V90 T6 AWD Cross Country boring no longer…
Source: The following is the second part of a two part TBR Technical Corner article written by Dr. Raj Shah, a Director at Koehler Instrument Company, Kora Farokhzadeh, Ph.D., an application scientist at Bruker Nano Surfaces, Tribology, Stylus and Optical…
CHATHAM, Mass. – While shooting the lead photo for this post, I was approached by a guy who got out of a very clean, late-model Toyota Tundra. “How do you like the Tundra?” was his first words followed immediately by,…
Source: AP Racing announcement COVENTRY, U.K. – AP Racing, a world-renowned brake and clutch supplier, has been chosen by TOCA and the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) to supply critical performance components for an additional six years. All racecars on…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Toyota brings seven basic sport utility/crossover utility vehicles (SUV/CUV) to the most competitive segment of the automotive market, ranging from the subcompact C-HR to the large Sequoia. Right in the middle, offering a set of features aimed…
Source: The article excerpted here is from a post by Green Car Congress analyzing Volkswagen’s engineering decision to allow the new ID.4 electric vehicle to coast when the driver releases the accelerator (much like a gasoline-engined vehicle), a product of…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Chrysler introduced the modern minivan as a 1984 model and during the four decades since has continuously improved, refined and perfected the genre, culminating in the new for 2021 Pinnacle version of the Chrysler Pacifica. Actually, Fiat…
Source: Driven post MACQUARIE PARK, Australia – South Korean car maker Hyundai has recalled the Kona Electric for the second time in as many months, this time to update the software to remedy a braking system issue. Owners of the…
Source: PAGID Racing announcement TROY, Mich. – PAGID Racing and Mazda Motorsports have been working together successfully in the U.S. for many years. The most recent example is the annual shootout for the Mazda scholarships to compete in the 2021…
Source: AP Racing announcement COVENTRY, U.K. – AP Racing, a world-renowned brake and clutch manufacturer, has announced an agreement to supply its forged aluminum mono-bloc Radi-CAL™ six-piston front and four-piston rear calipers to the all-new Hennessey Performance Venom F5 hypercar.…
Source: Bendix announcement ELYRIA, Ohio – When Bendix Aviation Company and Westinghouse Air Brake established the Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Company in 1930, the internal-combustion-engine truck itself was barely 35 years old. Ninety years after that merger established the origins…
Source: The following is excerpted from Ronan Glon’s post on AutoBlog about the upcoming California and (state of) Washington laws which ban brake pads which have a copper component. The law, which goes into affect Jan. 1, 2021, just weeks…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The name maybe familiar, but everything else about the uniquely styled 2021 Toyota Venza mid-size sport utility/crossover vehicle (SUV/CUV) is new. All three variants of the Venza range share the Toyota Hybrid System II powertrain, all-wheel drive…
Source: Continental announcement AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Leveraging technology building blocks from its parent companies Nexteer Automotive and Continental, CNXMotion announces Brake-to-Steer (BtS) – a technology that provides driver safety through an additional layer of directional control for highly automated…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The Subaru WRX is a performance car; a performance car inspired by the World Rally Championship- (WRC) dominating Subaru racers and produced for the street since 1992 for the world’s automotive enthusiasts. The original WRX was a…
Source: The following is excerpted from a Road Racing World & Motorcycle Technology post about the revised Kawasaki motorcycle incorporating Brembo brakes. TOKYO – Kawasaki’s flagship model of the Z line of naked motorcycles just got better as the 2021…
Source: The following is excerpted from a review of mountain bike disc brakes by Andy McCandlish posted on bikeradar.com. Looking for new brakes for your mountain bike? Our list of the best mountain bike disc brakes has put 10 popular…