Has anyone experienced this Toyota problem?

[Triple J]

wow, those Roush mustang brakes suck.

I think 540 hp had something to do with it.  


I also haven't heard of any Prius incidents here in Seattle...and we might just have the highest per capita ownership of smugmobiles in the world...they're friggin' everywhere, fuglifying our streets.

[acalles]

I think 540 hp had something to do with it.  


I also haven't heard of any Prius incidents here in Seattle...and we might just have the highest per capita ownership of smugmobiles in the world...they're friggin' everywhere, fuglifying our streets.

the 70-0 stop distance with no throttle, for a performance model sucked. supposed high performance car got beat by the G37 convertible, not the coupe which would be lighter, but the convertible.

[Triple J]

the 70-0 stop distance with no throttle, for a performance model sucked. supposed high performance car got beat by the G37 convertible, not the coupe which would be lighter, but the convertible.

ah...I thought you were talking about the 900' distance. 

[acalles]

ah...I thought you were talking about the 900' distance. 

no, but that was a bit excessive  although commendable (for not fading away), but a 500+ hp car should have some monster brakes.. most performance cars are in the 150 ft range for that speed.

[duccarlos]

That Mustang is super heavy. Even though convertibles tend to be slightly heavier than the normal models to compensate for the lack of roof, I think the Mustang outweighs the G37 by quite a large margin. But I do agree that a "performance" car should have massive brakes to stop it quicker.

[Speedbag]

Maybe they did the Roush full throttle test immediately after all the other tests, and saw some horrendous brake fade.

You'd think that car would brake much better. Either it had OEM brakes or they weren't broken in properly (or both).

[acalles]

That Mustang is super heavy. Even though convertibles tend to be slightly heavier than the normal models to compensate for the lack of roof, I think the Mustang outweighs the G37 by quite a large margin. But I do agree that a "performance" car should have massive brakes to stop it quicker.

quick googling.

453 lbs heavier then coupe, thats a lot, its 4130 lbs total.

mustang curb weight 3700lbs.

the mustang brakes must really suck, probably stock GT brakes.

[duccarlos]

Yeah, that really sucks. I guess Roush only make their cars to go fast, not necessarily to stop fast or even turn.

[Ddan]

This is braking under full throttle, right?  What does it do under normal braking?

[duccarlos]

It shows that in the chart as well.

[Ddan]

So it stops essentially as well as the G37, and way better than the Camry under normal braking.  It would seem to be more of a horsepower thing than lousy brakes.

[Popeye the Sailor]

More info on the idiot o' the week.

http://jalopnik.com/5491101/did-bankrupt-runaway-prius-driver-fake-unintended-acceleration

[Howie]

The poor braking performance on the Roush Mustang could be due to many reasons.  More than likely, brake balance was poor, causing the ABS to kick in prematurely or the linings were glazed, changing the coefficient of friction or a combination of both.  The incredibly long stopping distance from 100 with the go pedal down to the floor was probably extreme brake fade. 

[ducatiz]

More info on the idiot o' the week.

http://jalopnik.com/5491101/did-bankrupt-runaway-prius-driver-fake-unintended-acceleration

RUH ROH!

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[acalles]

Ohh man, that guy is in some trouble now!

I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up in jail over this. wtf was the guy thinking?