MEYLE Platinum Pads have demonstrated their outstanding performance characteristics in independent tests carried out by German testing agency, Automotive Testing Papenburg GmbH (ATP).

The Platinum pads feature a new friction lining compound that MEYLE says meets the highest requirements and delivers a special quality of comfort. These pads are also free of copper and heavy metals, have outstanding high temperatures performance and offer extremely low levels of noise.  

Automotive Testing Papenburg GmbH (ATP) used three test sequences to examine the behaviour of standard brake pads in direct comparison with MEYLE Platinum Pads. The first test was conducted in two identical Audi Q7 models.  In a braking test on a dry track, the car with the MEYLE brake pads came to a stop faster, thereby gaining crucial metres which could be decisive in dangerous situations.

MEYLE Platinum Pads also performed best in a split test on a simulated, half wet, half snow-covered track. Braking behaviour in extreme situations was tested on the high-speed track as part of the high-speed fade test. For this test, ten braking procedures were carried out in succession with no regeneration time with the result that the brakes reached temperatures far in excess of 650°C. The stable friction coefficient confirmed the MEYLE product's top performance. This series of tests was repeated with small and medium-sized cars and the MEYLE Platinum Pads also achieved the best results in the BMX X1 and VW Golf V. 

MEYLE says its Platinum Pads also offer other benefits, for example meeting high environmental standards. A further benefit is that they are subjected to heat treatment called "scorching" at the end of the production process. This means that the brake pads require a shorter run-in period after installation and can be tested to the limit.

A video of the test has been posted to YouTube: