Motoring Discussion > Size of brake pedal	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: movilogo	Replies: 16

New Fri 19 Nov 10 20:40   Size of brake pedal - movilogo

I thought brake pedals, in autos, are wider than their counterpart in manual cars. However, today I was a passenger in Renault Grand Scenic auto, where the brake pedal had same width as of a manual car! Why is so? In that case left foot braking is quite difficult ;) Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 19 Nov 10 21:15   Size of brake pedal - madf

It's Renault.. (They're French you know.. Good at engines for Red Bull, carp at diesel engines) Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 19 Nov 10 23:48   Size of brake pedal - bathtub tom

Cheaper to produce one pedal across the model range? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 20 Nov 10 06:59   Size of brake pedal - MD

The Diesel engine in my Master is fine. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 20 Nov 10 09:15   Size of brake pedal - Zero

very good at diesel engines. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 20 Nov 10 09:30   Size of brake pedal - -

And have been for many years. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 20 Nov 10 10:40   Size of brake pedal - L'escargot

I've tried left foot braking, but decided it wasn't for me. My left foot is accustomed to pressing the clutch pedal straight down, and it has little sensitivity in downward movement. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 20 Nov 10 11:00   Size of brake pedal - -

I like traditional auto's with a brake pedal 2 to 3 times the size of a manual's pedal, something very solid and comforting about them, possibly coming from the days when only substantial cars had auto boxes. Some auto trucks have a silly little brake pedal, and with one paricular make still using a steel floor hinged organ pedal (from the 60's/70's or maybe earlier and should have been left there) set at a position you have to move your right foot some 3 inches forward as well as to the left to get leverage when coming off the throttle. Not a pleasant or secure failsafe set up IMO, but then it's automated gearbox from hell deserves praise as the worse example i've ever driven including it's several second delay. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 20 Nov 10 11:09   Size of brake pedal - Bellboy

ive never seen a standard brake pedal in an auto but then im a renault free zone Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 20 Nov 10 11:34   Size of brake pedal - R.P.

On the subject of organ style pedals, I'm glad to see that BMW have retained their throttle in this style....fits like a sock to your foot, comfortable over a long distance drive. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 20 Nov 10 15:59   Size of brake pedal - L'escargot

>> On the subject of organ style pedals, .............. I don't like floor-hinged organ style pedal. I find that if I keep my heel on the floor at a fixed point, the sole of my shoe has to slide on the surface of the pedal as I press it down because the pivot point for my heel isn't the same as the pivot point of the pedal. Also I found that my ankle joint has to rotate more than with a pendant pedal. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 20 Nov 10 16:16   Size of brake pedal - hawkeye

>> On the subject of organ style pedals, ... Which cars had little rollers on the throttle pedals? (he asked, threatening to derail the thread). ISTR Minis and Minors of long ago had tiny little curved metal pedals the size of a postage stamp. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 20 Nov 10 17:20   Size of brake pedal - R.P.

They did Hawkeye.. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 20 Nov 10 17:25   Size of brake pedal - Skip

"Which cars had little rollers on the throttle pedals? (he asked, threatening to derail the thread)." IIRC it was the P4 "auntie" Rover that was fitted with these. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 20 Nov 10 18:15   Size of brake pedal - Harleyman

>> ISTR Minis and Minors of long ago had tiny little curved metal pedals the size >> of a postage stamp. >> Back on original topic, Mini automatic was one of the few which had "normal" size brake pedal. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 20 Nov 10 18:24   Size of brake pedal - R.P.

Guess that was a cheapskate solution though HM ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 21 Nov 10 10:37   Size of brake pedal - Berisford

but then it's automated gearbox from >> hell deserves praise as the worse example i've ever driven including it's several second delay. >> What vehicle is that then GB? Reply to this message | Report message