why were the brembos discontinued?

 

save money... they added all these new lil things to the 05 and 06's.. so they wanted to keep the cost of the car around the same

 

The cost savings of the Brembos (in the 2003 & 2004 6MT models) contributed to upgrading of the 18" cast wheels to 19" RAYS forged wheels, a revised suspension, larger standard brakes, and a 298HP Rev Up motor for the 6MT version. Also noted is a revised interior which is throughout the G35 lineup.

 

I'd say it was money well spent. I mean, really, how many run of the mill G buyers are going to utilize their Brembos to such an extent that it warrants spending the extra $$ for them? I know, I'm sure that there are quite a few people on this forum who do, but those of us on auto forums (enthusiasts) do NOT represent the majority of owners.

With that being said, Joe Buyer would likely be more impressed and have his ego better satisfied by having bluetooth, more HP, and larger rims than by having a "fringe" performance option that the average person, who said buyer would be trying to impress, would not recognize the value of.

Or maybe I'm just a dumb noOb who's full of it.

 

Brembos are great for the track, but overkill for the street. The new brakes provide great braking, and the pads throw off almost no brake dust. The wheels on my wife's S4 are almost always saturated with brake dust.

 

True, and the fact that most serious performance freaks are going to ditch the brembos for a BBK anyway... I bought my '06 G with miles of intentions to mod it. Anyone in the same boat would be looking at a BBK for theirs too.

 

I have brembos, and I agree with all of the above, that majority of us don't really need the extra braking power brembos provide, and I hope I will never have to use them to the limit, but when I do, I'll be sure glad I had them.
And besides, with all the stares from people, my brembos got more looks than the library got books.

 

I'd want the brembos but only if they didn't have painted calipers. No paint = no paint chips/scratches.