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Old 02-05-2019, 10:55 AM   #15
rumatt
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Glad you're loving the car!!! I hope they fix the brake issue though.

I'm reading up on it and found this article.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/car...brake-by-wire/
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A conventional braking system can go from zero braking force to full lock in 300 milliseconds, while Alfa’s IBS can accomplish the feat in 100 milliseconds thanks to the brake booster. This translates into shorter stopping distances in an emergency brake application.
200 milliseconds? At 60 mph that is admittedly 17.2 feet, so I guess that's significant. But compared to the the human's overall reaction time it's so tiny.

Oh, and in other news, every time I see the name of your car I think of this. Now you do too.

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