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XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Volvo V40 T5 TURBO (P1) (2013-2026)

SKU: XYZ-BRK-BKR-VL-002-REAR

  • IncludesRear axle pair (2 discs + 2 calipers)
  • PositionRear
  • Disc Ø380–421 mm
  • Caliper pots8-pot
  • Lead time10–15 working days

Fits Volvo V40 T5 TURBO (P1) (2013-2026)

Brake pad compound

Street: quiet, low-dust, strong cold bite for road driving. Sport: higher temperature range and more bite for fast road and occasional track. Racing: maximum fade resistance for sustained track use (noisier and dustier cold). Match the pad to how hard you actually brake.

Disc size

Caliper grade

Hollow is the standard caliper: a lighter hollow-body forged caliper with a dust cover and a 5-year warranty. Hollow Racing drops the dust cover for sustained high-temperature use (rated to 1000°C, 2-year warranty) — the track-grade choice.

Caliper colour

Painted colours are included. Polished-forged finishes are mirror-polished forged calipers (Titanium, Gold, Silver); candy colours are a deep, mirror-reflection paint. Both are premium upgrades — fuller detail further down the page.

Painted — includedTell us the exact Pantone (PMS) code you want the calipers painted.Polished forgedCandy
Disc style

Drilled discs (cross-drilled holes) vent gas and water and look aggressive; slotted discs (surface grooves) wipe the pad face clean and resist fade under sustained hard use. Same price — choose on looks or how you drive.

Centre bell

The centre bell is the CNC-machined aluminium hat that joins the disc to the hub. Standard anodized is included; a two-tone bell adds an anodized accent ring in your choice of colour; titanium is the lightest, forged option.

Carbon-ceramic rotor

Carbon-ceramic rotors are a special-order track upgrade: far lighter than steel, fade-resistant at extreme temperatures and extremely long-lived. The price follows the disc size you choose above. The standard two-piece steel rotor is included.

Configured price£3,000.00Inc. VAT

Lead time: 10–15 working days from payment


£3,000.00

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XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Volvo V40 T5 TURBO (P1) (2013-2026) — 380 mm
380 mm

On a front-drive hatch like the V40 T5 (P1), the rear axle does the quieter half of the braking job – and when the standard rear discs start to glaze or fade, the whole car’s balance drifts forward without the driver ever putting a finger on it. The XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit for the Volvo V40 T5 Turbo (P1) exists to keep that rear bite consistent, so the front end isn’t left doing all the work into a hot corner.

This is a rear-axle upgrade aimed at owners running the turbocharged V40 hard on fast road and the occasional track day, where the five-cylinder’s torque and the car’s premium-hatch weight ask more of the brakes than the factory rears were specified to give. It pairs a hollow-vane disc with a fixed caliper to add thermal headroom exactly where a nose-heavy platform tends to run short.

What this brake kit does for your 2013-2026 Volvo V40 T5 Turbo (P1)

The most immediate change is pedal consistency over repeated stops. Because the V40 P1 throws most of its mass forward under braking, the rear contribution is easy to under-spec, and once the standard rears overheat the car starts to feel like it’s leaning entirely on the front pads. A larger, better-ventilated rear setup holds its temperature longer, which keeps brake bias where you set it and stops the rear stepping into ABS prematurely on a trailing throttle. Pad compound choice lets you match the kit to use: the Street and Sport options keep daily manners and fast-road bite civil, while the Racing compound is there for drivers who finish a session wanting more rear stability under hard deceleration. The result is a hatch that settles on corner entry instead of pushing.

About the Hollow Rear Brake Kit

The kit takes its name from its hollow-vane disc, which trims unsprung and rotating mass at the rear axle while keeping a vented face for heat shedding. It is a bolt-on rear-axle package – two-piece floating discs, caliper and pads, supplied as a matched left-and-right pair – rather than a single-component swap, so the geometry and clamping force are matched as a set. The caliper is hollow-cast as standard, with a Hollow Racing upgrade for sustained high-temperature work that drops the dust cover, is rated to 1000C and carries a two-year warranty. Three pad compounds are offered: Street for quiet, low-dust road use, Sport for a firmer everyday bite with more heat range, and Racing for sustained track temperatures. Discs come drilled or slotted at the same price, and braided lines keep the pedal firm under heat. Calipers come finished in Red, Yellow, Gold, Black or Anodized Black at no extra cost, with Custom Color in any Pantone, polished-forged Titanium, Polished Gold or Polished Silver, and candy finishes in Teal, Blue, Red or Orange to order, so the visual through the rear wheels can be specified to taste without affecting the mechanical spec.

Fitment for the Volvo V40 T5 Turbo (P1) (2013-2026)

This kit is built specifically for the V40 T5 Turbo on the P1 platform across the 2013 to 2026 model years. Confirm your car is the turbocharged T5 P1 variant before ordering, and choose your pad compound and caliper colour to suit road or track intent.

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Pick your pad compound and caliper colour using the options above and configure your V40 T5 rear kit when you order.

What’s in the kit

Rear axle kit — supplied as a complete bolt-on assembly.

  • 2×Two-piece floating discs — 380–421 mm: you pick the exact diameter with the "Disc size" option
  • 2×Lightweight aluminium centre bells
  • 2×Forged aluminium calipers — 8-pot
  • 2×High-stiffness mounting brackets
  • 2×Braided stainless steel brake lines
  • 4×High-performance brake pads (1 set)
  • 1×Fitting hardware & tools pack

Parking brake: OE handbrake not retained — a hydraulic handbrake is required.

Choosing your spec

Every kit is built to order around the choices you make above. Here is what each option actually changes, so you can spec yours with confidence.

Brake pads — Street, Sport or Racing

Every kit ships with a full set of high-performance pads; the compound is your call.

Street is the right default for fast-road driving — a strong, progressive cold bite with low noise, low dust and long disc life. Sport raises the working temperature and adds bite and fade resistance for hard road use and the occasional track day, while still behaving on a cold morning. Racing is a track compound built for sustained abuse: huge fade resistance and bite once heat is in it, at the cost of more noise and dust when cold. Match the pad to how hard you actually use the brakes — there is no benefit to a race pad that never gets up to temperature.

Caliper grade — Hollow vs Hollow Racing

Hollow is the standard caliper on every kit: a hollow-body forged caliper, lighter than a solid one, fitted with a dust cover and backed by a 5-year oil-leak warranty. For most fast-road and spirited track use it is all the caliper you need.

Hollow Racing is the track-grade upgrade. It runs the same hollow body but without a dust cover (so there is nothing to melt at sustained high temperature), uses a twin-metal piston that isolates heat travelling from the disc to the oil seal, and is rated to 1000°C. Available 330–356mm (rear). Warranty is 2 years on oil leaks and 10 years on appearance. Built for professional racing and repeated track days.

Hollow Racing caliper

Caliper colour & finish

Painted colours (Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, Anodized Black) are included at no cost. Want an exact match to your car? Custom Color (+£150) paints the calipers to any Pantone code you supply (15–20 day lead time).

Polished Forged finishes are the flagship: a forged caliper given a mirror-polished surface treatment that shifts colour with the viewing angle. Beyond the looks, the polished surface dissipates heat better, resists rust and stands up to the weather. Choose Titanium (neochrome, +£350), Polished Gold (+£300) or Polished Silver (+£250). They look their best paired with a titanium centre bell. Care: clean only with a dilute neutral cleaner or water.

Candy colours (+£200) use a deep candy-paint and polishing process for a mirror-reflection, boutique finish — pick Teal, Blue, Red or Orange (shown below right).

Polished forged caliper finishes
Candy caliper colours

Centre bells

The centre bell is the CNC-machined aluminium hat that joins the disc to the hub. The standard anodized centre bell is included. The Two-tone bell (+£200) adds an anodized accent ring — choose Red, Yellow, Orange, Purple or Silver right here at checkout. The Titanium centre bell (+£500) is a forged titanium bell (bolts not included) that finishes off the polished-forged look.

Two-tone anodized centre bells
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