Ceramic brakes are widely considered the best brakes money can buy. Compared to other types of brakes, ceramic brakes not only have greater stopping power, but they also don’t experience brake fade after repetitive use, which is typical among lower quality brakes.
Once reserved for premium makes and models, Car Parts Trenton says the partnership will create carbon ceramic brakes for the masses, including passenger cars and commercial trucks. Ultimately, the partnership will yield lower manufacturing costs according to Used Cars Utah, which then translate into lower costs for the consumer.
Brembo is the leading name in brakes and performance. Brembo supplies a slew of performance and luxury car makers such as Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche, and Bentley just to name a few. While catering to these brands has been good for Brembo, Toyota Auto Parts Online believes that offering lower cost brakes will open new doors as the brake manufacturer will supply not just high-end automakers, but also high-volume automakers.
Carbon ceramic brakes for the masses are now attainable thanks to a new manufacturing process. These new, less costly processes will no doubt expand Brembo’s business, but a Salines auto body shop says it will also make this important safety feature more affordable for the average driver.
Volvo Dives into Plug-in Hybrid Technology
Volvo has been struggling amid slumping global sales, but that hasn’t stopped the automaker from diving into research and development. One such as product of its R&D efforts is a new plug-in hybrid that will be due by 2012. Volvo has committed itself to producing a high mileage diesel-electric plug-in hybrid, but it has yet to confirm its plans to sell the vehicle in the U.S.Lexus ES Still Critical to Luxury Brand Lineup
As one Lexus’ most popular models, there will be plenty of drivers that will be happy to see a revamped Lexus ES 350 coming to showrooms later this month. While it may not be a full redesign, the updating certainly brings needed enhancements.Euro Civic Type-R Teases U.S. Consumers
In the U.S., Honda is mostly known for producing somewhat conservative, economical cars. However, the image of Honda outside of the States is far more performance oriented. This is attributed to a range of models that can be had overseas, but remain unavailable here.