There's about to be a new name in lightweight, high-performance brakes: Orbis. If the name rings a bell, our 2018 test drive of a Honda Civic Type R had a set of Orbis wheel-hub motors fitted to the ...

Of all the many vehicle parts and systems that allow your car to stop, go, and change direction reliably and with precision, brakes are among the least understood – and most overlooked – critical ...

Are carbon ceramic brakes worth the hype, and do you actually need them? We break down the pros, cons, and hidden costs.

Much to the surprise of some of the more fly-by-night startups we’ve seen come and go over the past few years, building cars is hard. Cars are extremely complex things, with many individual systems ...

Italian company Brembo is well known for its high-end braking systems, which are often used as OEM equipment on premium performance cars and motorcycles. To date, Brembo's mainly focused on mechanical ...

When it comes to performance upgrades, we all want to make the number; if we're talking stopping distances, we want that number to be small. But it's too easy to focus on the end product rather than ...

Part I: The Products and the Front Brake InstallIn 2004 the all-new GTO was brought to American shores from Australia. The nearly 3,800-pound Goat was stopped by two-piston floating calipers clenching ...

Cars generate harmful particles when they burn fuel, when they move, and especially when they brake. This is why the Euro 7 emissions standard, set to come into effect in 2026, mandates strict brake ...