XYZ Racing Hollow Front Brake Kit — Mercedes Benz ML 320 BLUETEC W164 (2006-2011)

The W164 ML 320 Bluetec weighs in at roughly 2,150kg, and that 3.0-litre V6 diesel delivers 510Nm from well under 2,000rpm. Those numbers have a direct consequence for the front axle: arriving at a tight hairpin after a fast motorway run or a loaded Alpine descent, the standard front brake package is working at the outer edge of what it was designed to handle. This kit replaces that limiting factor.

The XYZ Racing front big brake kit adds thermal capacity and stopping confidence to the W164, not as a track-only conversion but as a sensible hardware upgrade for a heavy diesel SUV that regularly operates at its braking limits on real roads. It is a matched pair of left and right front calipers and two-piece floating discs, sized to the W164 front hub.

What this brake kit does for your 2006-2011 Mercedes Benz ML 320 BLUETEC W164

The two-piece floating disc at the core of this kit is the reason the upgrade matters. On a vehicle of the ML’s mass, repeated hard stops, whether descending a mountain pass with a caravan behind or braking repeatedly from motorway speed, generate heat that conventional discs struggle to shed cleanly. The floating bell lets the friction ring expand without distorting, the hollow-vane construction increases airflow through the disc, and the reduced rotating mass sharpens the pedal, keeping temperatures in range and reducing fade risk under sustained use.

The three pad compounds let you match the friction material to how the ML 320 actually gets used. Street is the quiet, low-dust road default for mixed driving with occasional loaded descents; Sport raises bite and heat range for harder fast-road work; Racing is the track compound for drivers braking hard from high speed without a cool-down. Disc faces are available drilled or slotted at the same price, presenting through the W164’s generous wheel apertures as subtle or as deliberate as the build requires.

About the Front Brake Kit

This kit takes a different approach to heat management than the uprated solid-disc kits that dominate the aftermarket. The two-piece floating, hollow-vane rotor sheds thermal load faster under the kind of sustained braking that an SUV of this weight generates routinely. The front-fitment focus reflects where the W164’s braking load actually concentrates: 4MATIC sends drive to all four wheels, but with a heavy diesel engine sitting ahead of the front axle, the front discs carry the harder work under emergency stops and prolonged mountain descents. The caliper is hollow-bodied as standard, with an optional Hollow Racing upgrade for hard track use that deletes the dust cover, is rated to 1000C, and carries a two-year warranty. Braided lines firm the pedal, and centre bells can be upgraded to two-tone anodizing in five colours or titanium at checkout. Included painted caliper colours are Red, Yellow, Gold, Black, and Anodized Black at no extra cost, with a Custom Color in any Pantone for an additional 150 pounds, alongside premium polished-forged and candy finishes.

Fitment for the Mercedes Benz ML 320 BLUETEC W164 (2006-2011)

This kit is confirmed for the Mercedes Benz ML 320 Bluetec on the W164 chassis, covering the full 2006 to 2011 production span and supplied as a left-and-right front pair. The front-axle application addresses the W164’s primary braking load point directly. If you are running non-standard wheels, verify caliper clearance before ordering, particularly if you have moved to smaller-than-OEM wheel diameters.

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Choose your pad compound and caliper colour from the options above, then build your kit.