In the past, brakes were just brakes — you pressed the pedal and your vehicle slowed down. But as more cars come equipped with electric motors – hybrids or completely battery-powered – the big deal is ...

Many of the larger vehicles on our roads have one intriguing thing in common: They can make sudden, loud, gas-escaping hissing noises. These noises, admittedly, have made this writer jump -- on more ...

In any automotive braking system, the linchpin factor is pressure. When you press on the brake pedal in your car, for instance, pressurized brake fluid is distributed to the pistons in wheels, which ...

In the closing laps of the Bahrain Grand Prix, both Mercedes W06s suffered near-simultaneous brake-by-wire failures, the cause of which was mainly attributed to set-up changes to the cars of Lewis ...

The technology, known as hydraulic brake-by-wire, removes the mechanical link between the brake system and the brake pedal. The system works by forcing the brake pads against the rotating brake disc ...

Mercedes In-Drive system mounts the brakes to the electric motor In-Drive is a friction-based braking system Mercedes has In-Drive in active testing, hasn't given a timeline for production ...

Brake dust is not only ugly, but it can also cause damage to your car's wheels. Here are the best ways to keep brake dust at ...

Subaru’s Symmetrical AWD uses a balanced, low-mounted layout and clever brake-based torque vectoring for better grip and ...