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Originally Posted by daleks
Different category how? That's kind of my question.  |
AP and Brembo (both owned by the Brembo group, but operated very independently) are at the pinnacle of global motorsports and braking worldwide. Between the two, they practically own
F1 (AP has over 651 wins!) and
NASCAR (87% of the field currently run AP), the two most demanding applications in the world for brakes. OK, you could also say the 24 Heures du Mans is amazingly brutal on brakes, but they own that, too!
They are both chosen as OE equipment on virtually all supercars on planet Earth from
Bugatti Veryon (AP) to
Gumpert Apollo (AP) to
Pagani Zonda R (AP & Brembo), including all offerings from
McLaren (AP),
Porsche (Brembo),
Ferrari (road - Brembo, race - AP & Brembo),
Lamborghini (Brembo),
Lotus (AP) and many, many more. There are two other companies that command respect at the most demanding levels of racing and extreme road vehicles, where the real lessons are learned. S/T, being a much younger company, is not one of those yet. Virtually all motorsports professionals will acknowledge this fact.
I'm not saying their product is no good, but no one can honestly say they are in the same category at this point in time -- never mind the even cheaper knock-off stuff coming from China/Taiwan/India. Of course, much of S/T's equipment originates in the Far East as well. I will say they have done a remarkable job with their marketing program for the time they have been in the industry.
For some, the price point is a determining factor (which is not much lower these days!) and that is fine for them. For those demanding the very best -- just like with everything else -- the choices narrow significantly.
Chris