Brembo supplying brakes to BMW

[monkeyboy]

Filed under: Aftermarket, Plants/Manufacturing, BMW
It seems that BMW wants to join the Brembo club, so in an all-too-brief blurb, Reuters is reporting that the Bavarians will begin to equip their vehicles with Italy's famed stoppers. There's no indication about what particular models will be graced with Brembo setups, but in keeping with tradition, expect to find the telltale red calipers behind the wheels of BMW's M-modified models. We can't help but find it coincidental that this news comes mere days after Brembo bought Hayes Lemmerz's North American brake-components division. Apparently the price may officially be right.

[Source: Automotive News - Sub. Req.]

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[Stuart]

Does this mean that there can be no more complaints about BMW's brakes?

 

[Glenn Mc]

About time, their brakes are shit !!!!

Should be some Ceramics available on the X6 when it comes out...

 

[Damon]

A good start, but not necessarily the end of the problems.

My RS6 had Brembo's on it (OEM) and they were awful due lack of heat dissipation. Granted the RS6 is so heavy its not a great example.

So the use of a Brembo caliper isn't going to be the answer alone, they need to use the right caliper, setup properly.

Fingers-crossed that they do.

 

[Cannavar]

I love my Brembos...they stop the tank that is my alfa easily...

...oh, but best of all, they are red!!!!!