Stinger Brembo Rotors Tech Tidbit

[Ty Davis]

I was doing a little research and found a little info on the Brembo rotors that Kia is using on the front and rear of the Stinger GT models.

These rotors incorporate Brembos “PVT Vented Disc” design.
Basically, the cooling vanes molded into the rotors have a special unique design that increases rotor cooling by a claimed 40%. This directly lowers disc/pad/and tire temps during spirited braking. This leads to less fade, wear, and degradation of braking performance due to heat.

I have posted a couple of pics above so you can see how it looks and works for yourself.
If you are looking for budget rotors, this may not be of importance to you.
However, there are a lot of “premium” rotors that cost nearly as much or the same as the Brembos, but have conventional vents/vanes instead. In other words, the same money for what seems to be a lesser rotor.

A front set of Brembo rotors cost about $310 at the dealership (just for the rotors).
These Kia Brembo rotors can be found online for about $210 + shipping.
Aftermarket front rotors are often around $200 too, but won’t have the better Brembo design.

Hopefully, this info helps us make a more informed purchase when it comes to replacement rotors.


Following this post, I’ll post a pic of what most conventional rotors looks like inside.

 

[Ty Davis]

Ignore the fact that this rotor has been severely abused, with its front surface completely worn off.
I use this picture only because it shows the design of what most aftermarket rotors look like inside.
According to Brembo, those straight cooling vents are much less efficient than the Pyramid type cooling vanes in the Kia/Brembo rotors in the original post.

 

[Helo58]

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Ignore the fact that this rotor has been severely abused, with its front surface completely worn off.
I use this picture only because it shows the design of what most aftermarket rotors look like inside.
According to Brembo, those straight cooling vents are much less efficient than the Pyramid type cooling vanes in the Kia/Brembo rotors in the original post.

I have heard of slotted brakes, but that is ridiculous. Haha!

 

[robz32]

They've been using the same design since the Genesis coupe.
That is not new for the Stinger.

 

[Callum]

I wonder if our rotors are a "standard" Brembo spec and we can fit other vehicle manufacture rotors to it.

Or if this is a one off, only fits the Stinger

 

[Ty Davis]

I have heard of slotted brakes, but that is ridiculous. Haha!

Lol! This car, no doubt, belongs to the type of person who drives a car in any condition as long as it runs and moves.

 

[Ty Davis]

I wonder if our rotors are a "standard" Brembo spec and we can fit other vehicle manufacture rotors to it.

Or if this is a one off, only fits the Stinger

The Brembo part #’s associated with our rotors only list the Stinger in the Brembo parts database.
But as long as the rotor diameter and height of hub hat are the same, and the thickness of the pad surface area are close, any rotor will fit and work. There are multiple BMW rotors that are the right size, front and rear, but they won’t fit because the bolt pattern holes are different.

 

[Helo58]

Lol! This car, no doubt, belongs to the type of person who drives a car in any condition as long as it runs and moves.

Good find on this BTW! Many were speculating that the Stinger GT rotors were of a Kia design. This establishes that the rotors, pads, and calipers are all a Brembo design.

 

[Ty Davis]

They've been using the same design since the Genesis coupe.
That is not new for the Stinger.

Not new at all. This has been commonplace at Brembo for a while now.
However, many people are unaware of this design and think a rotor is just a rotor.

 

[Manaz]

DBA have a very similar internal design on their vented brakes - they call it "kangaroo paw ventilation".

Kangaroo Paw Ventilation

They have done so for a long time - this video is from 2011...

 

[Ty Davis]

DBA have a very similar internal design on their vented brakes - they call it "kangaroo paw ventilation".

Kangaroo Paw Ventilation

They have done so for a long time - this video is from 2011...

Thanks for this vid and info. I think this is something I will look for in any future rotors that I use on any of my vehicles, particularly in the front application.

 

[Helo58]

Link to the OPs information...
Pads and Discs for KIA STINGER (CK) 3.3 T-GDi

 

[Manaz]

Link to the OPs information...
Pads and Discs for KIA STINGER (CK) 3.3 T-GDi

Interesting that they don't list pads...

 

[Ty Davis]

Interesting that they don't list pads...

I thought the same thing.
It makes me feel as if KIA chose to have a specific pad compound made for the Stinger and did not use an existing Brembo pad.

It would explain why the STI, Lancer Evo, CTS, Camaro, Mustang and all of the other vehicles with pads that can be directly swapped into the Stinger don’t experience the same vibrations from deposits on the rotors that plague our platform.

It’s also possible Kia has some kind of agreement with Brembo that keeps this proprietary compound out of the parts catalog at Brembo.

 

[Helo58]

I thought the same thing.
It makes me feel as if KIA chose to have a specific pad compound made for the Stinger and did not use an existing Brembo pad.

It would explain why the STI, Lancer Evo, CTS, Camaro, Mustang and all of the other vehicles with pads that can be directly swapped into the Stinger don’t experience the same vibrations from deposits on the rotors that plague our platform.

It’s also possible Kia has some kind of agreement with Brembo that keeps this proprietary compound out of the parts catalog at Brembo.

I am not sure where I read it, but I think that the pads are Ferrado pads for/by Brembo.