The brakes bite right at
the top of the pedal travel to give you fantastic confidence, and we never felt them fade even on the steep way down the mountain from the famous astronomical observatory.
The 650 comes as standard with carbon ceramic discs, but where there used to be a horrible dead feeling at
the top of the pedal travel followed by an abrupt application of pad to disc, there is now superb feelsome progression.
The clutch takeup is also excellent, up near
the top of the pedal travel.
Not exact matches
With no dead
travel at the
top of the
pedal you get immediate bite, and further still, depress the
pedal towards the stop and the brakes won't wilt; ABS intervention is seldom required.
Sixty - two to standstill would, I'm sure, be equally impressive, although if anything the brake
pedal has a little too much bite right at the
top of its
travel.
The gearbox, with its snappy, short - throw shift, is a great partner for the sparkling six, and the brakes, while laughably grumbly (in finest M tradition) and a little over-servoed at the
top - end
of the
pedal travel, stand up well to fast road driving.
The
top portion
of the
pedal travel is where most
of the braking force happens.
On the road, it's not a problem most
of the time as you stay within the
top part
of the
pedal travel, even when driving hard.
Speaking
of which, despite being electrically adjustable, the clutch
pedal has an enormous amount
of travel with a biting point that's right at the
top, making repeated shifting a tiresome process.
The 398 mm front discs lurk massively behind the shockingly spindly wheels and they are some
of the best brakes I have ever tried, progressive and powerful right from the
top of the
pedal's
travel.
Nailing a heel - and - toe downshift is pure joy, particularly as the brakes are solid underfoot, with instant, feelsome bite right at the
top of the
pedal's
travel.
If I was to be picky then I'd want more instantaneous bite right at the
top of the
pedal, but this is typical with a quad - piston set - up and once you've passed through the first inch
of travel the performance is reassuringly effective.
Well, brake feel is an Achilles heel — there's some dead
travel at the
top of the
pedal, where it should be race - car firm — but to be honest you soon adapt to this and just revel in the brilliance
of the chassis.
The five - speed gearbox is incredibly sweet and the
pedals all react just as you want, with the Brembo brakes having strength and depth, and the throttle an incredible response even if you just brush the
top of its
travel.
Interestingly, both Harry Metcalfe and I thought it sounded a little «vintage»; what definitely aren't vintage are the brakes, which feel superbly progressive and strong under your foot all the way from the
top of the
pedal's
travel.
Even the brakes felt more touchy than we'd have liked at the
top of brake
pedal travel.
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