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Originally Posted by GrantedTaken
In the curves, it sure is. See formula.
While faster and heavier cars are braking, BRZ can still be on the gas.
Not many cars can take turns at the speed of a BRZ.
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If you're really wanting to analyze the formula, this car is probably less of a "momentum" car than many others. As stated, momentum is mass*velocity. This car has less mass than many of the other cars out there, and would only be able to have high momentum by compensating for that lower mass by having a higher velocity (and relative to other cars, there's nothing particularly special about how fast it goes).
What this car offers is better control and handling that allows a higher velocity trough turns. Since the momentum vector will always be pointing in the direction of the car's velocity, having a super high going into momentum in turns is actually probably less desirable (which is why you brake when going into a turn). In general, momentum is going to be fighting against a car turning, since the velocity (and therefore momentum) vector will be point out of the turn and into disaster for most of the turn until the car comes out of the turn. So it would seem the car is better at sticking to the ground and
fighting the momentum to give the driver the ability to get through the turn quicker.