XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Audi A5 8T (2007-2016)

The A5 8T carries most of its mass ahead of the front axle. In 2.0 TFSI form the nose is already ahead of the wheels, and in quattro spec the driveline hardware compounds that forward bias further. Audi’s standard front brake package handles spirited B-road driving with competence, but deeper into a track-day schedule at Oulton Park or Cadwell the thermal margin shrinks and pedal confidence follows.

This XYZ Racing front brake kit addresses the shortfall directly. It is a front-axle upgrade: a matched pair of left and right front calipers with two-piece floating discs, three pad compounds so the specification can track how the car is actually used, and a full range of caliper finishes for a build thought through from the ground up.

What this brake kit does for your 2007-2016 Audi A5 8T

The two-piece floating discs reduce rotating and unsprung mass at the front corners without cutting the available friction surface. On the A5 8T’s front-biased layout, that weight saving means the suspension tracks more faithfully through the braking zone, and on a chassis where the nose is already working hard, composure under heavy braking is not a given. The hollow-vane disc design sheds heat faster than a solid casting between stops, and braided lines hold the pedal firm where rubber hoses would swell.

Three pad compounds give genuine flexibility. Street is the quiet, low-dust road default for daily driving and the occasional press-on run. Sport bridges daily use and track-day use with more bite and heat range, no pad swap needed between sessions. Racing is the track compound for cars where sustained braking at high temperature is the priority. Calipers are hollow-bodied as standard, with a Hollow Racing upgrade for serious track use, rated to 1000C, no dust cover, two-year warranty.

About the Front Brake Kit

The two-piece floating disc removes mass from the rotating assembly while preserving the full friction contact between pad and disc, and the hollow-vane internal geometry moves air through the rotor body for faster heat rejection. Against a conventional solid or vented replacement, the design cuts unsprung weight at each front corner, which on the A5 8T’s nose-heavy chassis reduces the inertia the suspension fights through the braking arc. Pad selection spans three grades: Street for a car used predominantly on road, Sport where a broad operating temperature window matters across mixed use, and Racing for A5 8Ts run on circuit as their primary purpose. Discs come in drilled or slotted face at the same price, with optional two-tone centre bells in five anodized colours or titanium at checkout. Included caliper colours are Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black at no extra cost, with a Custom Color in any Pantone for £150 and premium polished-forged (Titanium, Polished Gold, Polished Silver) and candy finishes (Teal, Blue, Red, Orange) also available.

Fitment for the Audi A5 8T (2007-2016)

This kit covers the Audi A5 8T across the full 2007 to 2016 production span, in both front-wheel-drive and quattro drivetrain configurations. The 8T code identifies the first-generation Coupe body; buyers with an A5 Cabriolet (8F) or A5 Sportback should confirm variant fitment before ordering.

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Select your pad compound, disc style and caliper colour when you order, and build your A5 8T’s front brakes to the level the car requires.