Brakes, much like tires, are largely considered an unsexy part of a car. They perform the task of ending the fun; they’re the opposite of the thrill of acceleration and cornering. Any time someone ...

Dust thy Neighbor" was part of Volkswagen's print ad campaign for the GTI 16V. The text read something like "...and if you can't beat him in a straight line, there will be ample opportunity in the ...

Work on Project Ron Burgundy, our turbocharged '87 Mustang, is moving along nicely. With Maximum Motorsports' new K-member and suspension installed, we've laid the groundwork to efficiently put the ...

State Administration of Science, Technology & Industry for National Defense has approved Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) Brake Branch to start military technology promotion project with ...

With Project 325's reliability addressed in Part 2, the first performance modification was serious braking ability. Over the last few years, that has gradually come to mean big brakes for most ...

The world’s first commercially-available brake-by-wire systems arrived in early 2002, when DaimlerChrysler launched the latest version of its SL Grand Tourer, writes Anthony Lewis. The system in this ...

With the new rear suspension installed in Project 1955 Chevrolet Revive, the time had come to swap out the old control arms and drum brakes up front. The steering was updated with power steering at ...

Disc brakes resemble hand brakes on a bicycle, where pulling on the brake lever forces a plier-like device to squeeze rubber blocks against the rim of the wheel to stop the car. Drum brakes are a ...