In what it calls a premiere in the automotive industry, French hypercar manufacturer Bugatti announced today it has produced the world's first eight piston monobloc brake caliper by means of a 3D ...

Initially designed "to take gentlemen on the hunt with their firearms and dogs", the shooting brake concept has become increasingly popular starting with the 1960s. However, the niche seems to have ...

The European company says the recycled-content aluminum automotive components are being made available globally.

More than one out of every three North American Class 6-8 trucks with air-braked wheel-ends are now equipped with air disc brakes (ADBs), which provide durability and stopping distance advantages over ...

Lightweight materials are only part of the equation when it comes to what makes high-performance braking systems superior to factory equipment. The braking system in many mainstream cars is designed, ...

Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media ...

The disc brake as we know it was first patented in 1902, but it failed to gain acceptance in the U.S. until the early 1960s, when vacuum-assist power brakes made the pedal effort acceptable for the ...

The term "shooting brake" isn't quite as easy to define as it might seem. Historically, it was used to describe any vehicle designed for hunting, but it's been broadened over time to include any ...