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Brembo Releases Brake Kits for 2015 BMW M3 and M4

Brembo has been at the forefront of the aftermarket brake industry for decades. Their products are renowned worldwide for their efficiency, cool looks and performance, almost every manufacturer out there either working with them or using them as reference points.
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On the previous gen M3, the E9x platform, the brakes used to be the weakest link of the entire car, usually fading away after a couple of hard laps around a track. Things seemingly changed on the new models, even the stock brakes being praised in the first reviews we’ve seen. Not to mention the Carbon Ceramic Brakes....

Even so, Brembo decided to offer an alternative to those looking for a bit more stopping power. Their initial offer includes a host of options, from the standard GT caliper kits with steel discs, to the excellent GT-R caliper kits with steel discs, and the new CCM-R carbon disc systems as well with both GT and GT-R calipers.

The GT kit will be using 380x34 mm front discs and 380x28 mm rear discs with Brembo’s trademark floating disc system. The caliper is monoblock and therefore one of the most rigid in the industry, offering great feedback through the pedal.

On the other hand, the upgraded GT-R model brings a higher operating temperature, with calipers machined from a single piece of billet, coming straight from their Formula 1 program. The pistons in this application are also vented.

As for the Carbon Ceramic M discs, they are the top-of the line choice, embedding the best Brembo has to offer. Of course, at a price that is higher than what BMW themselves are asking for their Carbon brakes.

That brings on a question: are these brakes worth the money? On the previous models, it was a known issue that the discs used to fade after a couple of laps, due to various reasons (being a heavier car was one of them) but on these cars, such complaints didn’t exist up until now.

The stock, steel rotors, have been praised by most people and if you’re not tracking your car more than once a month, the Carbon Ceramic option doesn’t really make sense. Then, if you are a track fiend, getting the BMW option (that comes with warranty and all that) would make even more sense than going to Brembo.
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