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Akebono brakes but if it did, they got a horrible write up based on their
2009 Lightning Lap:But what made the Z the least track-worthy car we’ve ever tested at
Lightning Lap were its brakes. A glance at the wheels reveals some
impressive hardware—a four-piston setup in front and two-piston
calipers clamping the rear rotors. The Virginia track has two major
braking events, and both require the Z’s brakes to withstand
deceleration from about 130 mph down to 40 mph. In every other car
we’ve tested at VIR, brake fade emerges gradually: Longer pedal travel
and extra effort required to slow for a corner serve as warnings that
the brakes are getting too hot. But in the Z, with no warning, the
brakes went from fully effective to missing in action in a single,
disastrous stop from 130 mph. The pedal collapsed to the floor, and
what remained of the braking power was only able to slow the car at a
rate very much like stopping on snow. Fortunately, no one was injured
when the brakeless missile introduced itself to a retaining wall so
enthusiastically that it had to be removed using heavy equipment.
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