Brakes 2

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Dave writes in response to my call for brakes:
>any this thing about brakes.  bmw has only recently been putting decent
brakes
>on their cars.  the only exception to that was the m5.  and those (m5) brakes
>were the ones when went to the m3.  most reviews of the a4 say that the
brakes
>are too twitchy.  s8 anchors on the s4 should mean that the s4 is at least
par
>with the competition (ref car mag).
At least par?  Without question, BMW decisions regarding the braking of the
latest hotshots SET the standard for the rest to follow.  Neat to see that
sharing means the M3 became a better package, right out of the parts
department.  Those wanting to convert to the mighty RS2 brakes (audis
'standard' to date) need to study that microfiche pretty hard.  Not just go to
17in wheels so the rotors fit.  

My first drive of the M3 just absolutely blew my mind on braking power.  Since
and because, Big Red audi conversions have entered my life (and a select few
others).  I never knew that braking was possible before.  Now I do.  And I
give that credit ALL to BMW.  Yup porsche had it all along, but only in the
big leagues.  So BMW set the standard, audi hasn't offered a ketchup yet (you
say until now, I haven't driven that, and it ain't here yet).  My call for
brakes centers around some rather puny G60's that seem to only give 4k's and
Urq's a decent bind.  To take those and put them on the flagship S cars of the
mid 90's was almost criminal (so was offering 944 brakes on the mighty RS2,
but different argument).  These decisions showed that the coaches either
didn't understand the game, or didn't like the cost to play.  So we all pay
for that mediocrity...  To this day.

We don't need to bring up a brake thread on this list.  The last thing they
will contain is accolades.  

Scott Justusson