PRESS RELEASE
Stezzano, 5 March 2013

For immediate circulation

Superior design and performance:
Brembo presents the new “Extrema” caliper
Designed especially for a sports car par excellence — the successor to the Ferrari
Enzo — the new “Extrema” Brembo caliper features an innovative design andreduced weight and mechatronics.
Well known as a benchmark setter in the field of brake systems, the name of Brembo has
always been synonymous with performance and innovation: concepts perfectly reflected in
the new brake system designed for the supercar “Made in Maranello”, the successor to theFerrari Enzo, unveiled today at the Geneva Motor Show.
In developing the new “Extrema” caliper, Brembo affirms its DNA as an experimenter andresearcher of solutions that continue to raise the already high standards of the company’sproducts.
Attractive styling and superior performance, provided by innovative design and the use of
mechatronics: the “Extrema” Brembo caliper is designed for high end cars with a strong
sporting vocation. In short, a product designed to meet the demands of an extremely
demanding and continuously evolving market.
Brembo supplies the whole braking system on the new special limited edition of theFerrari. This is the Maranello-based manufacturer’s first car to be fitted with the hybrid HYKERS technology that associates the V12 power unit, delivering up to 800HP, with a120kW electric motor that recovers the energy produced while braking, also thanks to theexperience gained on the F1 tracks with the Ferrari KERS system.

New design, higher performance
The new “Extrema” Brembo caliper has distinctive traits that derives from a moreminimalist approach in design, appearing decidedly more exposed and hollowed out thanits predecessors. An aggressive and innovative look that translates, first and foremost, intoa significant reduction (more than 3 kg) of non-suspended weight and a better feelthrough the pedal, with less power absorbed than hitherto (10% reduction).
The newly designed caliper also improves ventilation, with the result that brake fluid
temperature is reduced by more than 30°C. This aspect of performance has beenverified by thorough-going tests conducted on the Ferrari test track at Fiorano.
Whilst the front wheels have a six piston caliper, and the rear wheels a four piston typeincorporating the electric parking brake, the two calipers are visually identical. Viewed fromthe side, in effect, there is no discernible difference.

The advantages of mechatronics
For the first time, in the new “Extrema” Brembo caliper, the electric parking brake isincorporated directly in the caliper.
Thanks to mechatronics, which enables a close interrelation between different disciplines— mechanics, electronics, IT —, Brembo has produced an electronic control unit andcontrol software that manages the parking brake.
Colours
The new “Extrema” caliper will be available initially in nine colour finishes, eight painted
and one anodized.
Brembo to the fore
The new “Extrema” caliper derives directly from the involvement of Brembo in Formula 1.
 Given the high loads generated by the pressure of the pistons on the pads,
maximum stiffness and minimal deformation are assured by adopting a monobloc
design, in other words the caliper body is machined from a single billet of castaluminium.
 The front calipers are equipped with six pistons specified with dissimilar diameters
to ensure uniform wear on the pads, which otherwise would deteriorate morequickly on the disc entry side.
 The rear calipers have four pistons with dissimilar diameters. The pistons areequipped with heat shims and drilled radially around the circumference engaging
the pad, in order to attenuate the transmission of friction heat to the brake fluid in
the hydraulic system.
 The brake pads are made by Brembo; the fiction material is a mixture of
specifically measured organic elements, guaranteeing the best possible braking
performance with Brembo CCM brake discs, made from a ceramic compound.
 Launched in 2002 on the Ferrari Enzo, Brembo CCM discs weigh over 50% lessthan cast iron discs. This advantage drastically reduces the unsprung weight of thevehicle, which in turn ensures exceptional dynamic behaviour and excellent driving
comfort.
You can download the 3D animation and images of the new “Extrema” caliper from the following ftp:
ftp://217.220.77.66/public/giornalisti
Username => giornalista
Password => 10carta20
About Brembo SpABrembo SpA is the world leader and acknowledged innovator of disc brake technology for automotive vehicles. Brembo
supplies high performance brake systems for the most important manufacturers of cars, commercial vehicles and motorbikes
worldwide, as well as clutches, seats, seat belts and other components for racing. Brembo is also a leader in the racing
sector and has won more than 200 championships. Today the company operates in 16 countries on 3 continents, with 22
production and business sites, and a pool of 7.023 employees, about 10% of whom are engineers and product specialists
active in the R&D. 2012 turnover is € 1.044,6 million (30.09.2012). Brembo is the owner of the Brembo, Breco, Bybre,
Marchesini, and Sabelt brands and operates through the AP Racing brand.
For info:

Monica Michelini – Media Relations Brembo SpA
Tel. +39 035 6052173 – Fax +39 035 6052273
E-mail: press@brembo.it – Web: www.brembo.com
Dagmar Klein – Brembo Media Consultant
Tel. + 49 89 99 600 980 – Fax + 49 89 99 600 979
E-mail: d.klein@bmb-consult.com