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disc brake
noun
: a brake that operates by the action of a frictional material pressed against the sides of a rotating disc by a caliper
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There are disc brakes at both front (220 mm) and rear (190 mm), while dual-channel ABS comes as standard, which can be switched off as well.
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New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2025
With the Cobra Jet’s 710 horsepower V8, 6-speed manual transmission, power rack-and-pinion steering, upgraded suspension, and four-wheel disc brakes, the car is ready and willing to thrill its driver in a track setting, in a way no traditional muscle car ever could.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The rear axle will be fitted with disc brakes with single-piston calipers.
—Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Stopping power is provided by mechanical disc brakes.
—New Atlas, 19 July 2025
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New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2025
With the Cobra Jet’s 710 horsepower V8, 6-speed manual transmission, power rack-and-pinion steering, upgraded suspension, and four-wheel disc brakes, the car is ready and willing to thrill its driver in a track setting, in a way no traditional muscle car ever could.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The rear axle will be fitted with disc brakes with single-piston calipers.
—Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Stopping power is provided by mechanical disc brakes.
—New Atlas, 19 July 2025
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“Disc brake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disc%20brake. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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