Safety is the top priority of most, if not of all, car manufacturers in the automobile industry. This is primarily due to the fact that in recent years, the statistics of road accidents have drastically increased and more often or not, reports cite faulty car brake systems as a major cause of such misfortunes. Keeping this fact in mind, leading names in the industry, like the U.S. division of Japanese auto giant Honda for its luxury cars-Acura-has started to upgrade the functionality of their braking systems. Modifications were made and the technology was further developed. Studies about balance braking, anti-skid braking, dual disc braking and many other technological breakthroughs were all incorporated in the new brake system design.
However, while modifications were implemented, the same old principle of efficiency is still very much at work in the system. Every part and accessory must perform well, even under the most demanding conditions. After all, Acura uses top-grade components in the construction and design of the braking system not only to ensure ideal road performance is achieved but to guarantee driving safety.
The is one the many Acura components the clearly manifest the company's insistence on offering its consumer public with parts that ensure performance and security. Mounted on the firewall directly behind the master cylinder, the brake booster takes the engine vacuum via a rubber hose that runs from the intake manifold and uses that vacuum to amplify the pressure one puts on the pedal. A light footstep on the pedal brakes is translated by the brake booster into pressure that's significantly enough to bear on the brake master cylinder. The last ensures that the car can stop quickly.
The design of the Acura brake booster is specifically engineered to provide maximum braking capacity. Power for the booster comes from the engine vacuum. When one steps on the brake pedal, the valve in the diaphragm closes, separating the two chambers while another valve opens in order to allow air into the chamber, on the brake pedal side. Being one of the few manufacturers that takes the issue of consumer safety to heart, one can be sure that Acura's efficient braking delivers.
