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2017 BMW Alpina B7

2017 BMW ALPINA B7 XDRIVE IS A 600-HP, 193-MPH LUXURY SEDAN Trying to pick between buying a sports car and a luxury sedan? Allow BMW tuner Alpina to show you a way to combine those interests into one vehicle. The new 2017 BMW Alpina B7 xDrive turns the 7 Series into an autobahn stormer, with 600 hp, 590 lb-ft […]

Improve Your Jeeps Brake Performance

BRAKING BETTER – IMPROVE YOUR JEEP’S BRAKE PERFORMANCE Improve Your Jeeps Brake Performance. Brakes are an often-overlooked component on Jeeps, but they shouldn’t be. Along with steering, brakes are the most critical component on any vehicle driven on the street. We often upgrade steering systems with hydraulic ram assist and heavy-duty tie rods, but the […]

ZF TRW will introduce Electric Park Brake technology in India

ZF TRW WILL INTRODUCE ELECTRIC PARK BRAKE TECHNOLOGY IN INDIA THROUGH ITS BRAKES INDIA JV. WILL START PRODUCTION IN 2017. ZF TRW, through its joint venture, Brakes India, has announced that it has won the first business award for  its Electric Park Brake (EPB) system in India. Launching with a major global vehicle manufacturer, the […]

Self-Braking Cars Involved in Crashes

SELF-BRAKING CARS ARE INVOLVED IN 40% FEWER REAR-END CRASHES YOU ALL ARE TERRIBLE DRIVERS. PUT COMPUTERS IN CHARGE. Cars that have auto-braking systems get caught up in far fewer rear-end crashes, and that’s no surprise, because rear-enders usually happen when people aren’t paying attention. A new report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) says that […]

Brake failures, transmission issues, and fireworks

WE’RE HALFWAY THROUGH THE 24 HOURS OF DAYTONA WE’VE SEEN BRAKE FAILURES, TRANSMISSION ISSUES, AND FIREWORKS It’s 4 a.m. or so. We’re just a little past the halfway point of the 2016 24-hour Rolex endurance race at Daytona International Speedway. The drivers have been racing for more than 12 hours, and they still have that […]

NRS Hook system

EBC Bасkіng plates get mаdе wіth NRS ѕуѕtеm hooks. Thіѕ раtеntеd process created by NUCAP оf Canada саllеd NRS or thе NUCAP RETENTION SYSTEM buіldѕ thе best раdѕ in the wоrld wіth hіghеr shear ѕtrеngth thаn any раd buіlt аnd EBC аrе the ONLY UK рrоduсеr (and one оf few іn thе wоrld) who uѕе and аrе […]