Your article is 25 years old. The physics remain the same but tech marches on and you have to know car details.
As you say- the physics don't change- so not sure the age of the article has anything to do with anything.
Which part of it is no longer factually/scientifically accurate do you think?
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Since we know that the stock car can reach 60 mph in 4.5 seconds the tyre grip must be at least 0.9 G, and actually a fair bit more because the 0 - 60 time is power limited. Then remember that the car has to be engineered to stop according to its maximum speed and gross weight, and to accommodate speedster types who might get in trouble if the rotors or pads overheat.
As evidenced from folks who've taken model Ses on the track, stock tesla brakes are absolutely not designed for speedster types who overheat rotors and pads.
That simply doesn't happen in normal street driving where you're likely to make more than ONE hard panic stop at time.
Likewise- weight isn't an issue.
As long as the brakes can lock up the wheels (or engage ABS might be a better way to put it)- which basically
all factory brakes have been able to do on all western production cars for decades now- bigger brakes do
literally nothing to improve braking distance.
If you'd like I can quote you Brembo, Stoptech, Motor Trend, Car and Driver, and tons of other industry sources telling you the same thing.
Hell- I did. The guy whose article I linked literally writes books and teaches SAE master classes on brake system design (as well as doing brake design engineering for Stoptech, Ford, and others).
The brakes don't stop the car- the tires do.
