Electric Vehicles?

[j_garcia]

Front brakes are around 70% of braking, but these are heavy cars. Drums are generally much heavier too, which does not help stopping distance.

I have 2 piece rotors on my STI; it drops unsprung weight at each corner by about 10 lbs per corner. Increased the cost, but they last longer as well.

 

[haraldo]

I got a BMW 730D with serious brembo disc brake all around ... I decided one day to test what the to max from 60mph, well ...... it was completely havoc, everything flying around, INSANE
the brake are so insane I don´t even know where to start .....

My opinion is that when VW apply dum brakes on their cars now they compromise security of drivers and pedestrians!

Worst caee, VW bring in old tech, maybe there will be a fatality because of VW cost savings

For me, clear NO.GO for VW anytime
Well, VW is ion the verge of going bankrupt too

 

[j_garcia]

I upgraded from Brembos to my AP Racing ones Most other cars feel like their brakes are lousy to me lol.

BMW definitely has some excellent OEM brakes. I was impressed by the brakes on a friend's M4.

 

[Matt34]

You don't 100% rely on the brakes with an EV now as you have regenerative braking that utilizes the motors, but that doesn't mean any modern car should have drum brakes. It has been a decades since I owned a car with drum brakes.

One thing that caught me off guard when I bought my brand new 2017 Tacoma was that they were still putting drum brakes on them.