Porsche tungsten carbide coated brake rotors

[Jeff V.]

I didn't even know this was a thing. It's pretty cool. Hopefully this spreads into the aftermarket soon.



Also, those brakes are hooooge. They're Akebono too. Not Brembo.

[DCIV]

Hammer sized brakes! Lol. That was really cool, I’m sure it’s patented but will make its way to the aftermarket in some form.


Coop

[vr4]

Saw these a few months ago in one of our tech mags. Looks very interesting. I'm gonna reserve judgement until actual wear performance is proven.

[Jeff V.]

Biggest downside I can see is having to scrap the rotors once the tungsten layer wears off. But since they last 30% longer than regular rotors, that might not be too bad.

[Chris GTO TT]

And the like $5000 parts bill

[Jeff V.]

Well, that's Porsche dealer prices. Aftermarket would be significantly cheaper.

[ChargerX3]

Saw this the other day too. Wonder if there is an easier way to coat rotors with it. That would definitely be worth figuring out.

[vr4]

[quote=""Jeff V.""]Biggest downside I can see is having to scrap the rotors once the tungsten layer wears off. But since they last 30% longer than regular rotors, that might not be too bad.[/quote]

Yes but that's still less time than most cars. Pretty much every German you replace the rotors when you do the pads (pccb do seem to last quite a bit longer. 100k+ miles. Normal life of a Cayenne is about 50k)