Brembo, a leader and acknowledged innovator in brake technology, has announced the addition of Dual Cast and Lightweight two-piece brake discs to its Aftermarket product line-up. 

The exclusive new discs represent another significant step in Brembo’s mission to become a solution provider and they join the company’s existing Floating, Composite and Co-cast collections, to provide customers with a complete choice of twopiece replacement discs for a host of premium vehicles.

Both of the new disc solutions feature the unique technical characteristics of Brembo’s two-piece portfolio, including use of a special cast iron process, lighter-weight hats, pillar or directional venting, plus holes and/or grooves on the braking surface. Together these design solutions guarantee optimum braking performance in all conditions. In addition the new discs allow more precise and stable vehicle dynamics, better pedal feel, and a lighter braking system with added environmental benefits.

Brembo’s new Dual Cast discs comprise 16 unique part numbers for the sportier models of some of the most important car brands on the market. The patented design positions an aluminium hat together with the cast-iron braking surface, to harness the perfect performance of iron with the advantages of lightweight aluminium able to handle high temperatures. The result is up to a 30% lighter disc than an integral one of the same size, allowing a significant reduction in the vehicle’s fuel consumption and emissions. The Dual Cast design also delivers up to 70% better resistance to thermal deformations, ensuring less residual torque and the possibility of vibration.

The Lightweight disc offers 17 first-to market applications for the most exclusive models including the latest generation from Jaguar’s Land Rover. Brembo engineered solutions help to reduce the unsprung mass of the vehicle by reducing the weight on each corner. In addition, these advanced discs combine a steel hat with a high-carbon, cast-iron braking surface, designed to offer maximum pad to disc connectivity for improved driver control. These features achieve a 15% lighter disc compared with the integral counterpart, contributing to improved fuel consumption, lower emissions and better overall vehicle handling.

The two new applications also benefit from Brembo’s extensive experience as a manufacturer of top-quality Original Equipment brake components. Like all the exclusive designs in the company’s two-piece disc family, every Dual Cast and Lightweight component is made in the same factory, on the same assembly line and are subjected to the same rigorous specifications and quality controls as Brembo does for its OE solutions.