Automotive brakes have advanced leaps and bounds over the past century, but the physics behind how they work remains the same: brakes slow a car down by converting a tire's rotational energy into ...

High-performance cars are far from your average Prius or Civic. These cars aren't typically built to meander through city traffic or simply help you commute to the grocery store. No, these are built ...

Tires are incredibly important, but if you don't want to crash, you also need brakes. And that means more expensive is better, right? Gotta get 'em drilled, slotted and vented, just like your Waffle ...

A lot of people don't realize it, but upgrading your braking system with new brake rotors is one of the most crucial adjustments you can make to your vehicle. By doing so, you'll drastically improve ...

Lightweight materials are only part of the equation when it comes to what makes high-performance braking systems superior to factory equipment. The braking system in many mainstream cars is designed, ...

It's a little hard to put a date on exactly when cross-drilled brake rotors started to appear, but it was definitely some time in the Sixties. Some of the earliest race cars with them were Porsche's ...

When you’re prepping a car for the track, or even window-shopping for street performance parts, one of the first mods your eyes will linger is on cross-drilled brake rotors. Brakes always top the list ...

Our fascination with "go fast" products and "dress up" accessories is driven by the desire to look good, go fast, and stand apart, but at one point or another you'll have to stop it-and by stop I'm ...