A Peek Behind the Wheel and Engine of Volkswagen’s Electric Bus Volkswagen’s “gateway to the future” is actually an electrified blast from the past. Unveiled at the Las Vegas CES, VW’s Budd-e Concept is a futuristic take on the company’s iconic hippie microbuses of the...
Yep, you might pay $175,000 for a Porsche only to end up with squeaky brakes. If it has carbon ceramic brakes — a special high-performance option that replaces the common steel rotors and metallic pads with special cast rotors – you’ll end up with noisy brakes before too long. That’s because the noise is considered secondary to the stopping power. This makes sense if you are driving a racing machine. Hitting the nightclub? Not so much. It’s a good reason to skip the ceramic braking option. You’ll get great performance if you’re not racing, and you won’t have to worry about them wearing out too quick. Trust us. Ceramic brakes are not cheap to replace.
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