Automotive brakes have advanced leaps and bounds over the past century, but the physics behind how they work remains the same: brakes slow a car down by converting a tire's rotational energy into ...

A lot of people don't realize it, but upgrading your braking system with new brake rotors is one of the most crucial adjustments you can make to your vehicle. By doing so, you'll drastically improve ...

It's a little hard to put a date on exactly when cross-drilled brake rotors started to appear, but it was definitely some time in the Sixties. Some of the earliest race cars with them were Porsche's ...

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High-performance cars are far from your average Prius or Civic. These cars aren't typically built to meander through city traffic or simply help you commute to the grocery store. No, these are built ...

When you’re prepping a car for the track, or even window-shopping for street performance parts, one of the first mods your eyes will linger is on cross-drilled brake rotors. Brakes always top the list ...

Brake rotors come in a number of flavors. You often see them vented, drilled, or slotted. Sometimes there's a combination of the three, and it's best to know which works most efficiently for the ...

We've previously discussed the possible pros and cons of cross-drilled brake rotors. The supposed upside of cross-drilling was preventing brake fade by improving gas venting of traditional disc brake ...