Brake Rotor - Meyle or Zimmerman

[TiAgX5]

Originally Posted by JCL

Glad they work for you.

I didn't state those specific rotors are only for appearance. You stated that AMG only made things that gave better performance, or they wouldn't sell them. I countered that by pointing out that they also sell style accessories. Accessories that are just for appearance. QED.

Those particular rotors may be of a larger diameter, I don't know. It would be a reasonable assumption. If they were larger, they could certainly give better performance. If as a result of being larger, they were too heavy, they could also be drilled, and actually optimized to be drilled when the cooling fins were designed, in terms of layout, thickness, thermal fatigue, etc.

But that is completely different than taking a stock sized rotor with a standard vane design and drilling it. Even if you then put an AMG badge on it.

AMG sells steering wheels. Do those steering wheels make their cars corner better?

Ok, I see what you're saying.

AMG worked over/track tested different MB models into vehicles like the E55 Hammer back in the late 80s. MB and AMG were seperate (like RUF is to Porsche to this day). MB purchased AMG about 25 yrs ago and cashed in on AMGs hardcore "form follows function" credo by putting AMG logos on almost every dress up item in their catalog. AMG is still a separate arm of MB and extensivly tests items going on the top of the MB line vehicles (the SRS GT AMG for 1). With MB buying AMG and diluting the name by AMG logoing dress up kits and steering wheels, this does not mean that AMG design/development of items such as brake rotors for the SRS GT AMG are dress-up only.

BMW puts the ///M logo on steering wheels too, by your logic this means ///M division is "dress-up" only with no added performance on the ///M developed/tested vehicles.