Audi TT #1 in braking test...quote, "impeccable." Know that some of you don't like the brakes at
08-16-2000, 09:11 AM
#1
Audi TT #1 in braking test...quote, "impeccable." Know that some of you don't like the brakes at
100 mph, but the results of this test make me feel good:
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Copyright 2000 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday Mail Ltd.
Daily Record
August 16, 2000, Wednesday
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 16
LENGTH: 736 words
HEADLINE: NOT GETTING THE BRAKES? THAT'LL BE THE DAEWOO;
KOREAN CAR IS TOP OF THE FLOPS ON STOPS
BODY:
A CAR made by Korean giant Daewoo has been branded the worst when it comes
to stopping in an emergency.
In a survey of 50 top-selling cars in Britain, the pounds 7295 Daewoo Matiz
took more than 75 feet to come to a halt from just 40 miles per hour.
It was nearly 25 feet more than the best car in the top of the stops test,
the Audi TT.
Cars' braking distances were measured in a week of gruelling safety tests at
the Transport Research Laboratory in Crowthorne, Berkshire. Braking was measured
on dry and wet roads using sophisticated radar equipment to find the distance
required for each car to stop from 40mph in tests organised by Auto Express
magazine.
Bottom of the braking league came the Daewoo Matiz 800 SE, whose braking
distance deteriorated badly with prolonged use.
According to the experts, the brakes faded and then the rear wheels started
to lock before the front ones.
In wet conditions the results were even worse, the Matiz needing the best
part of 30 feet more than a VW Polo, the leader in its super-mini class. The
Matix emerged not only bottom of the super-minis, but last in the entire
assessment.
Daewoo said ABS did not come as standard on the Matiz, but could be fitted
for an extra pounds 395.
Second worst for braking was the pounds 12,725 Peugeot 206 DT HDI which took
73.1 feet to stop from 40mph, nearly 12 feet more than a similar test last year.
Auto Express said the car had a very light brake pedal "combined with brakes
that locked up too easily, making the driver's job of providing brake pressure
difficult."
Third worst in the test was the pounds 7450 Vauxhall Agila 1.2 16v which
took 66.9 feet to make a successful emergency stop from 40mph.
Testers remarked: "The new Vauxhall fared the worst among the vehicles
equipped with anti-locking brakes.
"The braking system generally felt crude and unrefined - a far cry from the
civilised systems most cars in this group have."
In contrast, the pounds 29,000 Audi TT took 51.4 feet to come to a stop,
with experts describing its braking as "impeccable".
Auto Express said: "When subjected to repeated heavy braking, the Audi
slowed quickly and safely. A superb performance.
"According to the Highway Code, a car should travel from 70mph to 0mph in 75
feet. The Audi knocked nearly 20 feet off that figure." Second best of the 50
cars tested was the pounds 62,840 Mercedes E55 which took 52 feet to come to a
halt from 40mph.
Auto Express said: "You get what you pay for. At nearly pounds 63,000, we
would have been upset if this Mercedes had not performed well.
"The car braked quicker than a Porsche after both had been repeatedly braked
in the wet and dry."
Third best was the pounds 23,000 Lexus IS200 which took 53 feet to stop,
with deceleration dubbed "fantastic", while the pounds 18,495 Toyota MR2 was in
fourth position coming to an emergency stop in less than 54 feet.
Auto Express said: "It's often difficult to estimate how well - or badly -
your car will perform in an emergency ... until it's too late.
"We found the difference between the best and the worst was shocking.
"Our results show that a big-selling car without anti-locking brakes is at a
huge disadvantage."
The research also found that people carriers popular with families were low
down the braking chart.
While the Nissan Tino could brake from 40mph to 0mph in 56 feet, the Renault
Scenic could only do it 62.1 feet.
Big off-road vehicles had mixed results when it came to stopping in an
emergency.
The Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee came top of the 4x4 list at 56.1 feet,
while the Toyota Land Cruiser came bottom at 66.8 feet, a difference of more
than 12 feet.
THE 10 BEST
1 Audi TT
2 Mercedes E55
3 Lexus IS200
4 Toyota MR2
5 Porsche Boxster
6 VW Bora
7 VW Polo
8 BMW 323i
9 Saab 9-5
10 Ford Fiesta
THE 10 WORST
41 Fiat Punto
42 Fiat Multipla
43 Renault Scenic
44 Skoda Fabia
45 Kia Shuma
46 Land Rover Discovery
47 Toyota Land Cruiser
48 Vauxhall Agila
49 Peugeot 206
50 Daewoo Matiz
AUDI TT braking distance at 40 mph 51.4 feet
Mercedes e55 braking distance at 40 mph 52 feet
Lexus is200 braking distance at 40 mph 53 feet
Vauxhall Agila braking distance at 40 mph 66.9 feet
Peugeot 206 braking distance at 40 mph 73.1 feet
Daewoo Matiz braking distance at 40 mph 75 feet
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOAD-DATE: August 16, 2000
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Copyright 2000 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday Mail Ltd.
Daily Record
August 16, 2000, Wednesday
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 16
LENGTH: 736 words
HEADLINE: NOT GETTING THE BRAKES? THAT'LL BE THE DAEWOO;
KOREAN CAR IS TOP OF THE FLOPS ON STOPS
BODY:
A CAR made by Korean giant Daewoo has been branded the worst when it comes
to stopping in an emergency.
In a survey of 50 top-selling cars in Britain, the pounds 7295 Daewoo Matiz
took more than 75 feet to come to a halt from just 40 miles per hour.
It was nearly 25 feet more than the best car in the top of the stops test,
the Audi TT.
Cars' braking distances were measured in a week of gruelling safety tests at
the Transport Research Laboratory in Crowthorne, Berkshire. Braking was measured
on dry and wet roads using sophisticated radar equipment to find the distance
required for each car to stop from 40mph in tests organised by Auto Express
magazine.
Bottom of the braking league came the Daewoo Matiz 800 SE, whose braking
distance deteriorated badly with prolonged use.
According to the experts, the brakes faded and then the rear wheels started
to lock before the front ones.
In wet conditions the results were even worse, the Matiz needing the best
part of 30 feet more than a VW Polo, the leader in its super-mini class. The
Matix emerged not only bottom of the super-minis, but last in the entire
assessment.
Daewoo said ABS did not come as standard on the Matiz, but could be fitted
for an extra pounds 395.
Second worst for braking was the pounds 12,725 Peugeot 206 DT HDI which took
73.1 feet to stop from 40mph, nearly 12 feet more than a similar test last year.
Auto Express said the car had a very light brake pedal "combined with brakes
that locked up too easily, making the driver's job of providing brake pressure
difficult."
Third worst in the test was the pounds 7450 Vauxhall Agila 1.2 16v which
took 66.9 feet to make a successful emergency stop from 40mph.
Testers remarked: "The new Vauxhall fared the worst among the vehicles
equipped with anti-locking brakes.
"The braking system generally felt crude and unrefined - a far cry from the
civilised systems most cars in this group have."
In contrast, the pounds 29,000 Audi TT took 51.4 feet to come to a stop,
with experts describing its braking as "impeccable".
Auto Express said: "When subjected to repeated heavy braking, the Audi
slowed quickly and safely. A superb performance.
"According to the Highway Code, a car should travel from 70mph to 0mph in 75
feet. The Audi knocked nearly 20 feet off that figure." Second best of the 50
cars tested was the pounds 62,840 Mercedes E55 which took 52 feet to come to a
halt from 40mph.
Auto Express said: "You get what you pay for. At nearly pounds 63,000, we
would have been upset if this Mercedes had not performed well.
"The car braked quicker than a Porsche after both had been repeatedly braked
in the wet and dry."
Third best was the pounds 23,000 Lexus IS200 which took 53 feet to stop,
with deceleration dubbed "fantastic", while the pounds 18,495 Toyota MR2 was in
fourth position coming to an emergency stop in less than 54 feet.
Auto Express said: "It's often difficult to estimate how well - or badly -
your car will perform in an emergency ... until it's too late.
"We found the difference between the best and the worst was shocking.
"Our results show that a big-selling car without anti-locking brakes is at a
huge disadvantage."
The research also found that people carriers popular with families were low
down the braking chart.
While the Nissan Tino could brake from 40mph to 0mph in 56 feet, the Renault
Scenic could only do it 62.1 feet.
Big off-road vehicles had mixed results when it came to stopping in an
emergency.
The Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee came top of the 4x4 list at 56.1 feet,
while the Toyota Land Cruiser came bottom at 66.8 feet, a difference of more
than 12 feet.
THE 10 BEST
1 Audi TT
2 Mercedes E55
3 Lexus IS200
4 Toyota MR2
5 Porsche Boxster
6 VW Bora
7 VW Polo
8 BMW 323i
9 Saab 9-5
10 Ford Fiesta
THE 10 WORST
41 Fiat Punto
42 Fiat Multipla
43 Renault Scenic
44 Skoda Fabia
45 Kia Shuma
46 Land Rover Discovery
47 Toyota Land Cruiser
48 Vauxhall Agila
49 Peugeot 206
50 Daewoo Matiz
AUDI TT braking distance at 40 mph 51.4 feet
Mercedes e55 braking distance at 40 mph 52 feet
Lexus is200 braking distance at 40 mph 53 feet
Vauxhall Agila braking distance at 40 mph 66.9 feet
Peugeot 206 braking distance at 40 mph 73.1 feet
Daewoo Matiz braking distance at 40 mph 75 feet
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LOAD-DATE: August 16, 2000
08-16-2000, 09:22 AM
#3
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no wonder so many are rear-ending us. we can stop shorter. (furitively glancing in rear view mirror
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08-16-2000, 09:25 AM
#4
AWESOME! Makes me think there was something wrong with LarryTT's brakes only person I heard complain
was him! And they said they tested repeatedly which means the stock setup held up against fade.
08-16-2000, 09:26 AM
#5
This is quite a possibility. As I've said before, at least once a night on the way home in traffic,
I hit the red warning light button on the dash. Sounds crazy, but it really gets people's attention behind you and gets them to slow up much more quickly than they would otherwise. It's become a habit for me now; don't even think about it. As soon as I see they've acknowledged and are slowing down, I pop it off.
08-16-2000, 09:28 AM
#7
When I changed pads to EBCs the braking became even better and my comment was...
I now very worried about getting rear ended since the car can easily outbrake 99% of the vehicles on the road...Yikes! Now it looks like 99.5%<p><img SRC="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/AudiWorldPics/2000/annapolissig.jpg" BORDER=0>
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