XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit — Mercedes Benz E CLASS W211 E 280 (2003-2009)

The W211 E-Class carries its mass like the executive express it is. A 3.0-litre E 280 saloon sits comfortably past 1,600kg before passengers and luggage, and its rear brakes were specified for hushed refinement rather than a committed B-road or a loaded estate descending a long gradient. The XYZ Racing Hollow Rear Brake Kit for the Mercedes Benz E CLASS W211 E 280 puts a larger two-piece rear disc and a fixed caliper behind the rear axle, giving that weight somewhere to send its heat.

Rear braking earns its keep on a car this size. It settles the back axle on turn-in and stops the front discs cooking first during repeated hard stops from motorway speed. This kit matches a bigger rear rotor to a stiffer caliper and a choice of pad compound, so an E 280 driven hard on the road or taken to the occasional track day keeps a firm, predictable pedal where the standard rear setup has long since gone soft.

What this brake kit does for your 2003-2009 Mercedes Benz E Class W211 E 280

The gain you feel first is pedal consistency. The greater swept area and the hollow-vane disc shed the heat that fades a standard W211 rear brake after a handful of stops, so the pedal travel stays put. A fixed caliper flexes far less than the factory sliding unit, sharpening initial bite and trimming the dead travel at the top of the stroke. Three pad compounds let you tune the car to its use: Street for quiet daily running, Sport for fast-road heat tolerance and the odd track day, and Racing for sustained circuit sessions where the rear axle takes real punishment. The included caliper colours, from discreet Black to Gold, Red, Yellow or Anodized Black, with a Custom Color in any Pantone shade, let the upgrade read as deliberate behind an open rear wheel.

About the Hollow Rear Brake Kit

This is a bolt-on rear big brake upgrade built around a vented two-piece floating disc with a hollow vane structure that cuts rotating mass and lets gas and heat escape the pad surface more readily. The disc runs inside a multi-piston fixed caliper, which clamps the pad evenly and resists the spread that makes a tired factory caliper feel vague. The caliper is hollow-bodied as standard, with an optional Hollow Racing version for serious track use, rated to 1000C and warranted for two years. Pads come in three compounds, Street, Sport and Racing, so the same hardware suits a refined daily E 280 or a track-leaning build. Caliper finishes span the included Red, Yellow, Gold, Black and Anodized Black, with a Custom Color in any Pantone shade and premium polished-forged or candy finishes available. The kit is supplied as a matched pair, engineered to clear the W211’s rear geometry and work with the car’s existing brake circuit, lifting rear thermal capacity without re-plumbing the whole system.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz E CLASS W211 E 280 (2003-2009)

This kit is specified for the rear axle of the Mercedes Benz E CLASS W211 in E 280 form, covering the 2003 to 2009 model years, and is supplied as a pair of rear calipers and discs. It pairs naturally with a matching front big brake setup or upgrades a car whose rear discs are the weak link. Confirm your exact chassis and trim before ordering.

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Choose your disc style, pad compound and caliper colour above and configure your W211 E 280 rear kit when you order.