vehicle however the increased drag immediately following a brake negatively affects the fuel economy of the vehicle and can decrease the life cycle of the brake pads fig1 is a chart 100 illustrating the amount of drag the vertical axis 110 experienced by a vehicle in units of newton meters nm relative to the speed the horizontal axis 120 of a vehicle time in seconds s after six different applications of the brakes in units of kilopascals kpa as seen in fig1 a brake application with a force of ten thousand kpa causes roughly seven times more drag on the rotors than an application with a force of five hundred kpa furthermore as seen in fig1 the drag on the rotors and thus the position of the brake pad within the brake caliper takes longer to return to a nominal value and position when the brake force is higher fig2 is a block diagram of a vehicle 200 including a braking system 210 for reducing transient brake caliper drag in accordance with an embodiment the vehicle 200 includes an axle 220 coupled to at least one tire 230 the vehicle further includes at least one rotor 240 coupled to the axle 220 while the braking system 210 is illustrated as being configured around tire 230 on one axle 220 the braking system 210 may be coupled to any number of axles in the vehicle 200 and around any number of tires 230 the vehicle further includes a brake caliper 250 the brake caliper 250 includes a brake pad 252 and a system 254 for actuating.