Originally Posted by XkrazyAsianX

I think there is a misconception about the number of pots on a brake and the braking power. The only advantages of having a 6 pot brakes is that it helps distribute the power evenly along the brake pad which helps even the wear, and that it plays better in heat. Brakes that have a larger diameter rotors or have more track oriented pads would have no problem out stopping these guys even with less pot.

Originally Posted by wombatsauce

Awesome, no one said everyone had to agree with me. I personally do not like floating calipers, and I personally feel that sort of gear has no place on a car of the caliber of what BMW's try to be. Yes, their brakes have been at least adequate in most of the BMW's that I have driven. My last track car had 6pot Tar.Ox calipers and 14" rotors - I am nutty about brakes.

Also, one of the major bones picked on the new M3 from Automobile mag was the crappy brakes....................

My R32 has floating calipers and those brakes with stock pads will put my face through the windshield. I don't mind floating calipers on my Golf. Anyway I forgot that my 2002 had 2 piston front calipers...

Originally Posted by wombatsauce

Awesome, no one said everyone had to agree with me. I personally do not like floating calipers, and I personally feel that sort of gear has no place on a car of the caliber of what BMW's try to be. Yes, their brakes have been at least adequate in most of the BMW's that I have driven. My last track car had 6pot Tar.Ox calipers and 14" rotors - I am nutty about brakes.

Also, one of the major bones picked on the new M3 from Automobile mag was the crappy brakes....................

My R32 has floating calipers and those brakes with stock pads will put my face through the windshield. I don't mind floating calipers on my Golf. Anyway I forgot that my 2002 had 2 piston front calipers...

Originally Posted by Dong Homez

This car is kind of scary to me. I've seen alot of 325 and 328 drivers thinking they're Michael Schumacher. Driving like complete jackasses just because they're cool and in an entry level BMW. The 135 will now allow these drivers to afford a really powerful car. That attitude plus a twin turbo inline six is a recipe for disaster.

Originally Posted by slow04wrx

I agree with this. They are so easy to drive at the limit (older slower ones).....now that ppl have some power bad stuff will happen.

Originally Posted by jewpac42

Yah, its not like anything like that happened when the STi and EVO came out.

Originally Posted by VRT Gump

I am confused by this because I watched a video that showed the BMW M3 stopping from 60 - 0 in 100ft which they said was the best they had ever seen.

To me that is not bad brakes.

Originally Posted by jewpac42

The E90/92 M3 has only 2 pots in the front, and will out break a 135 with your alleged "superior" brakes all day long, even at the track.

I dont know what automobile magazine was smoking, but the M3 brakes are far superior.

Originally Posted by jewpac42

The E90/92 M3 has only 2 pots in the front, and will out break a 135 with your alleged "superior" brakes all day long, even at the track.

I dont know what automobile magazine was smoking, but the M3 brakes are far superior.

Originally Posted by wombatsauce

Chillax, pal. Have you driven the new M3? If not, please don't give me your impression of the brakes. Also - please note that there is nothing you can do with this little text window that will make me prefer floating calipers over proper calipers. That should be just as fine with you as it is with me.

Is it really that big of a deal that I mentioned that I like the fact that they finally fitted non-floating calipers? Does that need to inspire an argument regarding every car that stops well with floating calipers?

Originally Posted by shagginwagon

It wasn't just Automobile magazine. Autocar.co.uk did a comparison of the new M3 vs. 911 GT3 vs. Nissan GTR a coupla months ago. Each car did one out-lap and then a timed flyer lap. During the M3's timed lap, the driver blew through the brakes and went off track (and it was his personal car, so I presume little, if any, bias here). 2 laps = brake failure?

Watch it for yourself (brake failure at 5:40).

Originally Posted by jewpac42

How about instead of comparing it to two cars that are both going to be in the 100K neighrborhood, lets compare it to other cars with a similar price tag.