This is how active safety systems work and how they can save you from an accident.

Of all the systems in your car, perhaps the most important to your safety are the brakes. Modern vehicles use hydraulic fluid to transmit pressure from a master cylinder to individual cylinders at ...

Brakes, much like tires, are largely considered an unsexy part of a car. They perform the task of ending the fun; they’re the opposite of the thrill of acceleration and cornering. Any time someone ...

The hardest part of disassembling the brakes is usually removing the drum. Some drums and most backing plates have inspection slots near the bottom (sometimes covered with a rubber plug or a steel ...

View post: GM Still Sells Four Cars For Under $30,000 And One Is The Clear Winner There are a lot of opaque initialisms associated with cars that can be confusing when you see them on a spec sheet or ...

Braking is one of the most demanding and decisive aspects of Formula One performance. While it may not carry the same glamour ...

Few things on a race car are as regularly underappreciated as the brake system. Yes, stock car racing is about going fast, but that's all the way around the track, not just the straightaway. The best ...

Drive-by-wire throttle systems have been around for a while, and steer-by-wire is starting to appear in more cars as well. It's only a matter of time until brake-by-wire makes its way into more common ...