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Life Saving Brakes

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scaesare

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Mar 14, 2013
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The braking system on my Model S saved a life Monday night... that of the little bunny that darted across the road.

I have to say, those massive Brembo calipers and ginormous discs can haul the 5,000+ lbs of car and passengers to a halt impressively quickly.

Yet another design point emphasizing safety and performance rather than "econobox" thinking.
 
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I had to brake hard the other day for the first time and my mouth fell open at how fast it stopped. The anti locks didn't even kick in so I even had some more stopping power left unless I manually took it to its limit, which I doubt.
 
Nice work scaesare. I saved a Virginia deer a few months back. Actually I guess I saved a deer and a call to the insurance company!


Ooh.. good on you. They come out in force around here this time of year, don't they? Nice to have the stopping power, _IF_ you see them in time...

A biddy of mine just hit one in his not-very-old Audi A5 a few weeks back. :(