According to British government statistics, 60% of road-traffic particles below 10 microns do not come from the combustion, but from the gradual breakdown of tyres, brake pads and roads.

Back in September 2023, Mercedes announced that its compact lineup would include the successors of the CLA, CLA Shooting Brake, GLA, and GLB, but not those of the A-Class and B-Class models.

The defect is a granular one, but potentially catastrophic. Mercedes says it has identified brake hoses on the front axle that could leak over time, particularly in hot and humid climates.

This resulted in the motor industry designing new brake pad linings, including non-asbestos organic (NAO) pads commonly used in vehicles today. We compared the harmfulness of dust from the wear of ...

The system works by forcing the brake pads against the rotating brake disc when a remote-controlled actuator is engaged – the driver's actual braking request is sent to the brake-by-wire system ...

My brake discs and pads only lasted 24,000 miles. Is this acceptable wear and tear on a brand new car? My 2019 Skoda Kodiaq is at 24,000 miles and I've had to replace both the front brake discs and ...

GO DEEPER “I don’t wear shin pads,” Olise told a fan who tried to gift him a pair recently, although the PSG incident may have been a one-off, with the 23-year-old usually spotted wearing ...

GM has issued a preliminary service bulletin for several vehicle models across three of its core brands, which may be affected by a problem with premature brake pad wear reported by owners ...

The 2019 through 2024 Chevy Silverado, 2021 through 2024 Chevy Tahoe, and 2021 through 2024 Chevy Suburban are included in a GM preliminary service bulletin relating to premature brake pad wear ...

Whereas in a traditional disc braking system you have pads that squeeze a singular disc to stop the car, Mercedes’s “in-drive brakes” would instead have two brake discs squeezing a spinning ...

In the simplest terms, nearly every modern car on the planet uses disk brakes: a rotor attached to a hub with a caliper with brake pads fixed ... that's entirely different. Mercedes-Benz has ...

Water cooling could be used to ensure the brakes don’t get too hot. Mercedes-Benz is looking to ... A circular brake pad is mated to the driveshaft, and two discs would clamp against it.