Exploding Rotors: why you do not drill

[illuminaudi at attbi.com]

In European Car, they say the 2004 A8 L 4.2 quattro has ventilated discs.
Perhaps they are slotted, which would be better than drilled.  Maybe they
decided aginst them.  Here's the online version of the article:

http://www.europeancarweb.com/firstlook/0307ec_audia8quattro/

-Matt
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> At 10:26 PM 06/20/2003 +0000, illuminaudi at attbi.com wrote:
> >The new A8 is supposed to come with drilled rotors from the
> >factory.  Hopefully
> >they aren't Zimmerman (or team door handle) rotors, it would be a shame to
> >lose
> >Howard Stern... :)
> The new A8L I looked at in the local dealer's lot the other day had solid
> rotors.  The fronts are huge, but then, so are the wheels:  19 inches.  The
> rear rotors are larger than the fronts on my G60-clad 200q20v.
>