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Automotive News Europe, June, 2005 by Meiners, Jens
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Byline: Jens Meiners
Audi will offer carbon ceramic brakes on its A8 upper-premium sedan starting next month. That makes Audi the fourth automaker after Porsche, Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz to offer this high-performance option.
Ceramic braking discs are much lighter than regular brakes - about 5 kilograms per wheel in the Audi A8, compared with 10kg for regular metal discs. They do not rust and typically last about four times as long as conventional steel brakes. Audi claims 300,000 kilometers under standard braking conditions.
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