Consider that most the acceleration you can possibly exert is the friction between your tires and the road. Consider that your brakes are almost always powerfu

Consider that most the acceleration you can possibly exert is the friction between your tires and the road. Consider that your brakes are almost always powerful enough to hit that max (and more -- you can induce a skid). Consider that your engine sometimes is powerful enough to hit that max, but it usually isn't, especially at high speed. Consider some advice from my driver's ed teacher long ago: "Some folks may have 4 wheel drive, but everybody has 4 wheel stop." So we have two vehicles duking it out high speed (where braking power >> acceleration power already). It's probably no contest. But at worst, it's a high mass minivan with 4 wheels saying "stop" in a friction-with-the-pavement contest with a medium mass pickup with (probably) 2 wheels saying "go". The minivan should win handily. Even if the pickup has it floored the whole time.