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Car and Driver
9 hours ago
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
Brembo Brakes, Coming to a Mountain Bike Near You
Italian brake maker Brembo launches its first brake system for professional mountain biking. The 11-time men's downhill champion Specialized Bicycles Gravity Team will showcase the new setup during the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup race in Val di Sole, Italy. The MTB brake kit includes a 9-mm master cylinder, a four-piston caliper, and a triple-adjust lever. Haven't you heard? There's a MotoGP race in Italy this weekend. They're racing at Mugello. According to Brembo analytics, MotoGP riders will slow from 182 to 52 mph into Turn 1, in just 4.7 seconds, as their carbon disc brakes reach temperatures as high as 932 degrees in just that first corner. But today Brembo—supplier of brake calipers, master cylinders, discs, pads, and fluid for motorsports teams in Formula 1, IMSA, WRC, NASCAR, and many others—announced they're peddling technology in a different wheeled sport. It's just introduced a new brake system for professional mountain biking. Brembo Brembo Austin Irwin Technical Editor Austin Irwin has worked for Car and Driver for over 10 years in various roles. He's steadily worked his way from an entry-level data entry position into driving vehicles for photography and video, and is now reviewing and testing cars. What will he do next? Who knows, but he better be fast.
Times
09-05-2025
- General
- Times
British Airways plane caught fire after pilot ‘confused left and right'
The brakes of a British Airways aircraft caught fire after a pilot confused left and right during take-off at Gatwick, an investigation has concluded. The main runway was closed for 50 minutes after the incident at 11.20am on June 28, 2024, causing the cancellation of 23 flights and the diversion of 16. The Boeing 777 was heading for Vancouver with 334 passengers and 13 crew. During take-off, the co-pilot 'unintentionally' pulled his left hand back on the thrust lever, reducing the power output, when he should have taken his hand away, the report said. At the same time, he should have been preparing to pull back on the control column with his right hand. His actions resembled a manoeuvre to abort a take-off or landing,
Motor 1
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- Motor 1
2026 Corvette ZR1 Gets Optional 10-Piston Brake Calipers
The 2026 Chevrolet Corvette is here, bringing a host of welcome updates and a new 1,064-horsepower ZR1 trim level. The biggest change, undoubtedly, is the comprehensive interior revamp, which discards the controversial "button wall" for a more traditional layout. But there's another change worth talking about: the optional 10-piston brake calipers. Buried in Chevy's announcement outlining the 2026 Corvette's features is a note about the optional ZTK Track Performance package for the ZR1, talking about the brakes. In addition to the stiffer suspension and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2R tires, the package adds a set of humongous 10-piston brake calipers up front, and six-piston calipers in the rear, sourced from Alcon. Photo by: Chevrolet Naturally, the rotors are carbon-ceramic all around. They, along with the calipers, are the largest ever offered on a production Corvette, according to Chevy. The hasn't released measurements for the discs, though it's easy to imagine they're more sizable than the rotors paired to the six-piston front, four-piston rear calipers found on the standard ZR1. Securing the 10-piston brake caliper setup for your ZR1 won't be cheap. The ZTK package is $1,500, but to have it, you also have to option the ZR1 Carbon Fiber Aero package, an additional $8,495. That means you'll have to drop an extra 10 grand for the big brake kit. In the grand scheme of 1,000-horsepower supercars, that's still a relatively good deal. Even with those two aforementioned packages, the ZR1 comes in at under $190,000—not affordable, but way less expensive than the comparable Ferrari or Lamborghini. The Corvette remains a giant-killer. Chevy isn't the first brand to slap 10-piston calipers on its performance cars. Audi, Bentley, and Porsche use 10-piston brakes with carbon-ceramic rotors on their heavy hitters, like the RS6 Avant , the Continental GT Speed , and the 911 Turbo S . More on the ZR1 The C8 Corvette Has a New Color: Green Buying a Corvette ZR1? Be Prepared to Keep It for a Year Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
