...to general weight saving (fuel economy) and above all, manufacturers' cost savings. You just don't need as big brakes rear as front, so why waste a milli-cent more than necessary on them?
Possible handling advantages are probably secondary...
...to general weight saving (fuel economy) and above all, manufacturers' cost savings. You just don't need as big brakes rear as front, so why waste a milli-cent more than necessary on them? -- Christian R. Conrad Same old username (as above), but now on iki.fi (Yeah, yeah, it redirects to the same old GMail... But just in case I ever want to change.) |
Brand badges don't mean much these days.
- (Another Scott)
- (27)
- Jan. 21, 2018, 11:11:37 AM EST
I dont shop cars by brand anymore
- (boxley)
- (6)
- Jan. 21, 2018, 03:10:36 PM EST
My list
- (drook)
- (5)
- Jan. 21, 2018, 05:02:10 PM EST
Ulp..
- (Ashton)
- (3)
- Jan. 21, 2018, 09:24:07 PM EST
I haven't paid much attention.
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- Jan. 21, 2018, 09:38:11 PM EST
I had a Pontiac Grand Prix once ...
- (drook)
- Jan. 21, 2018, 09:45:26 PM EST
I'll look into that, thanks for the tip
- (drook)
- Jan. 21, 2018, 09:46:45 PM EST
Re: My list
- (pwhysall)
- May 4, 2019, 02:50:27 AM EDT
Been happening for a long time.
- (static)
- (1)
- Jan. 21, 2018, 04:04:28 PM EST
VW: From MAN and Scania via Bugatti, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Audi down to VW, SEAT and Skoda.
-NT
- (CRConrad)
- May 3, 2019, 08:03:45 AM EDT
Yabut.. at least TTAC lends gravitas to the unravelling, eh? :-รพ
- (Ashton)
- (11)
- Jan. 21, 2018, 04:08:42 PM EST
Nice.
- (Another Scott)
- (10)
- Jan. 21, 2018, 09:42:19 PM EST
re "rear drums", as seems to come up in auto-porn, often
- (Ashton)
- (9)
- Jan. 21, 2018, 10:33:07 PM EST
I know about the long-gone "joys" of brake jobs, too!
- (Another Scott)
- (8)
- Jan. 21, 2018, 11:21:04 PM EST
Having done 4-wheel drums, and 3 disks (two front, one rear) on a bike ...
- (drook)
- (2)
- Jan. 22, 2018, 12:35:45 AM EST
Wikipedia has a list of advantages.
- (static)
- (1)
- Jan. 22, 2018, 04:13:05 AM EST
Wikipedia constantly amazes me
-NT
- (drook)
- Jan. 22, 2018, 09:33:54 AM EST
As to mfg. 'strategies':
- (Ashton)
- (4)
- Jan. 22, 2018, 03:48:04 PM EST
I didn't realize until recently that the front brakes do much more work.
- (static)
- (1)
- Jan. 22, 2018, 10:43:01 PM EST
Oh yess..
- (Ashton)
- Jan. 23, 2018, 12:04:56 AM EST
Engineered to not lock the wheels
- (scoenye)
- Jan. 23, 2018, 06:32:24 PM EST
Possible handling advantages are probably secondary...
- (CRConrad)
- May 3, 2019, 07:51:54 AM EDT
That's nothing. Behold the Aston-Martin Cygnet:
- (CRConrad)
- (5)
- May 3, 2019, 07:52:28 AM EDT
I've seen one of those in real life, parked in our neighborhood.
- (Another Scott)
- May 3, 2019, 07:58:59 AM EDT
Wonder what Q branch could do with one of those?...
-NT
- (scoenye)
- May 3, 2019, 07:17:59 PM EDT
That was mad as a box of frogs.
- (pwhysall)
- May 4, 2019, 02:45:30 AM EDT
Now see the [only..] one with a V-8
- (Ashton)
- (1)
- May 12, 2019, 04:15:54 PM EDT
Guess that answers my Q branch question
- (scoenye)
- May 13, 2019, 06:15:14 PM EDT