One reason that today's vehicles are the safest in history is that, since 1968, all vehicles come equipped with dual brake systems to ensure that if one set of brakes fails, the other set can still ...

Your car brakes are an absolutely crucial part of your car’s performance. That’s why we’re always harping on you to get routine brake service, replace parts that need replacing, and to not ignore the ...

What is a disc brake system? How can one be faster without adding more ponies to the engine? One way is to make your car lighter. Having a higher power-to-weight ratio will make your car faster since ...

Bosch has just completed testing its new new brake-by-wire technology on public roads. The Bosch development team traveled more than 2,050 miles (3,300 km) across several climate zones to reach the ...

The brake system is one of the most important systems in a car. Unfortunately, most people think that most brake pads are interchangeable or don’t understand the differences between the pads at all.

Brake pads are consumables that are vital to the braking system. Just like brake fluid, they are often overlooked, and the consequences can be disastrous. The brake pads have the role of gripping the ...

Typical, medium-duty, hydraulic brake system with front discs (red circuit) and rear drums (green circuit). Boost, or assist (blue circuit), is provided by an engine-driven pump, although the power ...

Up until now, you've spent your money one of two ways: to make your whip faster than anybody ever thought it ought to be or to impress your homies at car shows with things like hard-to-get ...

The process works because liquids are incompressible, and the density remains almost unchanged even during pressure and temperature rises. However, the fluid must retain its properties at all ...

Bleeding your brakes, or changing the old fluid and getting out the air, can be a long, dirty, and difficult process. If you’re doing it the old fashioned way, you probably need to find a friend who ...

Being the hopeless hot rodders we are it's only natural that we all like going fast. But, as much fun as we may have doing so, at one point or another we're gonna have to slow down or even stop. So, ...

Not even new brake pads can save you from the dreaded soft brake pedal. Maybe you noticed that you still have to press your brake pedal far into the floorboard to stop even after swapping out your ...