Tue Jun 30, 2015 9:16 pm by UltimateBMWfan
Trackpaduser is right, but Automation is also right. If you slow down from the same speed, the same amount of energy will be transferred to the brakes regardless of the amount of friction or surface area the brake pads/shoes have. However, a possible cause for the brake fade to go up could be that Automation also takes into account heat dissipation. Let's say you make a car stop from 100km/h to 0km/h in 50 meters vs 100km/h to 0km/h in 500 meters. The same amount of energy has been transferred to the brakes, but the 500 meter brakes have had time to cool. In a closed system however, the brakes would be at the same temperature.
To sum it up, if braking from the same speed to 0, the same amount of energy will be transferred to the brakes. However, the increased amount of time it takes for an inferior brake to stop could mean that it cools down more efficiently, meaning less brake fade.