The type of braking system found in today's cars.

The types of braking systems found in today's cars are divided into five main categories according to their characteristics and highlights:

1.Dish Brake (Frenos de Disco)

It is the most popular system for the front pair of wheels of a typical car.

• Feature: Use the Rotor with the wheel and a Caliper with the brake pad to squeeze the plate to create friction.

• Pros: * Cooling: Do better than the drum brake system because it is in direct contact with air.

• Lightweight: Helps reduce weight under the spring, improves suspension response

• Note: It is often used in the front wheels as it is the most burdened part of stopping the car.

2.Brake Drum (Frenos de Tambor)

A traditional braking system that is still in use today.

• Operation Characteristics: It looks like a screw. On the brake, the brake shoes are removed to push against the inner wall of the drum.

• Highlights:

• Low cost: easier to manufacture and maintain

• Good performance at low speed: Provides good stopping force while the car is not running very fast.

• Note: Mainly found on the rear wheels of economy cars, or some pickup trucks.

3.ABS Brake (Frenos ABS)

It stands for Anti-lock Braking System, which is actually not a "kind of brake" but a "safety reinforcement system."

• Functional characteristics: Use wheel speed sensors. If the brake is suddenly stepped, the system will "let the brake handle and release" several times a second.

• Highlights:

• Anti-lock: Keeps the car from slipping, losing balance

• Controls: Allows the driver to still break the steering wheel, dodge obstacles while stepping on the brakes at full force.

• Note: It is considered the standard Active Safety system in modern cars.

4.Vented Dish Brake (Frenos de Disco Ventilado)

It's an upgrade from a conventional plate brake for higher performance.

• Functional characteristics: The brake plate has a gap in the middle between the two plates, so that wind flows through it to help cool from the inside.

• Highlights:

• Maximum cooling: Reduce the likelihood of "brake Fed" symptoms (brakes are absent due to excessive heat accumulation)

• Durability: Reduces metal texture fatigue when in heavy use

• Note: Popular for use in high-performance cars, sports cars or heavy-weight cars.

5.Retardant Brake Reuse Power (Frenos Regenerativos)

Key Technology in Electric Vehicles (EV) and Hybrid Vehicles (Hybrid)

• Operating characteristics: When the accelerator pedal or the brake pedal, the electric motor acts as a generator (Generator), creating resistance to slow the vehicle.

• Highlights:

• Energy Recovery: Turning kinetic energy from motion back into electrical energy to storage in batteries

• Increase driving distance: Allows the car to run longer per charge

• Note: It often operates in parallel with the normal plate braking system for maximum safety in abrupt stops.

In a nutshell: If you focus on cost-effectiveness, the rear wheels are usually Tambor, if you focus on performance, the front wheels are Disco, if it's a strong car, Disco Ventilado, and if it's an electric car, you get a Regenerativos system to save energy.