The large wheels also create the necessary space for installing the BRABUS high-performance brake system with 12-piston aluminum fixed calipers and 380 x 36-mm (15.0 x 1.42 inches) vented and cross-drilled discs in front, and 355 x 28-mm (14.0 x 1.1 inches) discs and six-piston aluminum fixed calipers on the rear axle.

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That includes editors whose job is to "enthusiastically" scorch cars around cones on a test track, brake as hard as possible again and again, and hammer the throttle repeatedly in an attempt to produce top performance figures.

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