Brake bedding sounds like a niche track-day ritual, but it is one of the simplest ways to make everyday stopping safer, ...

Justin Pritchard is a seasoned Sudbury, Ontario-based automotive journalist, producer, and technical writer. With a passion for cars and a talent for storytelling, he's established himself as a ...

When you press on your vehicle's brake pedal, it's brake fluid that does the work. Your leg action moves a plunger in the brake master cylinder that pumps brake fluid through the brake lines and out ...

As of 2025, the once-ubiquitous humble brake drum has practically faded into obscurity, and fade is a familiar word for most people who have ever driven a drum-braked classic car hard on a twisty ...

For nearly three decades, the Toyota Tacoma carried a quirk that baffled plenty of truck fans. While rivals like the Ford Ranger (in 2011) and Chevrolet Colorado (in 2015) bragged about modern ...

The 1987 Honda CRX Si project continues with a lightweight brake upgrade—rear aluminum drums. This modification not only reduces unsprung weight but also improves overall braking performance for the ...

Technology around us is growing at a faster rate than we can say "What's the Wi-Fi password?" However, there are still some things that haven't changed since they were invented and are still in use ...

Brakes locking up without warning? Congratulations, you've just experienced the automotive equivalent of your pants getting caught on a doorknob. One minute you're cruising along, singing off-key to ...

There's surprising old-school technology making a comeback on some of Volkswagen group's most important EV models, headlined by the Audi Q4 E-Tron – drum brakes. The technology's reappearance on a $51 ...

An intriguing theory as to where McLaren’s advantage over the field may stem from has been put forward by a motorsport engineer. With McLaren’s MCL39 enjoying an advantage in tyre life that has rival ...