It has always been true that if you increase the horsepower on your car, you need to increase the braking capabilities at the same time to be able to stop what you have started. For many years, the ...

Have you ever pressed the brake pedal in your car and felt as if it's no longer as responsive as you know it should be? Let's say you're going down a mountain pass, and you realize your car is now ...

If you're a car enthusiast who loves driving fast then you're likely familiar with the phenomenon of brake fade, but it's something that can happen to regular drivers, too. Have you ever gone for a ...

There can be nothing more terrifying than hitting the brakes in an emergency, only to find you have no brakes. The truth is, most drivers think their brakes are ‘fine’ until they find out otherwise.

The trucks used for this test were off-the-shelf Freightliner Cascadias with the company’s standard brake offerings. There was nothing special about the brakes used in the test. Due to the transfer of ...

Welcome to the first installment of Garage 101 on SlashGear – Our weekend car tips & tricks for automotive techies. If you are an automotive enthusiast and want to learn to drive your car in a ...

About ten years ago, I got to learn what brake fade on a big bike can feel like. I was on the ferociously fast GSX-S1000 naked and on my fifth or so lap around the Kari Motor Speedway. The layout in ...