An industry source said, “We recently ran a test involving two Audi A6 prototypes. One was fitted with conventional disc brakes, the other with the latest development of wedge brakes. In exercises that involved the cars braking from 62mph, the prototype with the wedge brakes regularly required less than half the distance to come to a complete standstill than the prototype with the standard brakes. The difference is nothing short of amazing.”
I also found that on
www.speedtv.com
A very reputable source.
AND
It saves weight, and frees up room in the engine compartment about 22liters, where the Brake master cylinder/resovoir reside. It will also obliterate ABS as we know it.
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