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Are the PUP brakes made by Brembo?
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The Munro video confirmed that they are Brembo. 4:46 on this video.
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empiredown
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I had Brembo brakes on my Hellcat and I thought the braking was pretty special. I am waiting delivery of the MY-LR so I'm guessing the braking will be significantly diminished compared to the Performance?
empiredown
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If your doing it "right", you're not going to be braking very much, but using the motors to regenerate. I've noticed no real deficiencies in the standard brakes... And in the end, until you fade your brakes through prolonged heating, it's the tires that matter more in how the car stops.
Don't get me wrong, I've paid insane money for brakes in another car. But it's the kind of car that insane money matters in, imo.
Good luck!
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Don't get me wrong, I've paid insane money for brakes in another car. But it's the kind of car that insane money matters in, imo.
Good luck!
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True that you shouldn't need to use the brakes that much. Actually one reason I wish I had the Brembo's on the Y I ordered (LR) is that you will not need to replace the rotors unlike a car like my Hellcat that needed an expensive brake job every couple of years.
i think for the S, even non performance model uses Brembo. Wonder if it's the same for the Y?
That would be nice I did a quick search on Google and didn't find out. If I find more, I'll post.
Is there any source for this? This question (in relation to they Y specifically) was the reason for my post - are the performance brakes different from those on the non-performance, or just painted red....
They are indeed different, especially in the rear, although I do believe at least the fronts on the MY non PUP are still Brembo, just a different product, less "performance" oriented model. If you want to know more about the differences just search for the Model 3 regular vs PUP brakes, they are the exact same minus the fact we don't get 2-piece rotors. The PUP apparently gets the same rotors on both versions, except they are 1mm wider up front on the PUP (according to the manual)
It's all for show on the Y or even something like the Hellcat unless you are doing a HPDE. Even if we had generic sliding calipers, the tires would still over power the tires when stopping.
It's even more for show on a Tesla as the pads would need to operate at lower temperatures since a lot of regen braking is introduced. That's such a big problem that the pads start to rot out from moisture which is typically not a problem due to heat from braking, but electric cars like the Y don't generate enough. If you drive in road salt or a lot of rain, expect to replace the pads well before the are worn.
It's even more for show on a Tesla as the pads would need to operate at lower temperatures since a lot of regen braking is introduced. That's such a big problem that the pads start to rot out from moisture which is typically not a problem due to heat from braking, but electric cars like the Y don't generate enough. If you drive in road salt or a lot of rain, expect to replace the pads well before the are worn.
BobbyD1
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Can confirm the LR AWD Y brakes are made by Brembo. Whether they are the same as the PUP minus paint, I couldn't tell you.
Interesting, Brembos are usually made in Italy and that's been stamped on the ones on past performance vehicles that I've owned.
From what I understand, the ones from Mexico have been more of the ones for show and not really meant for performance. Probably why Tesla can easily afford to put them on their entire line up.
From what I understand, the ones from Mexico have been more of the ones for show and not really meant for performance. Probably why Tesla can easily afford to put them on their entire line up.
BobbyD1
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