Or stand hard on the brakes. Most cars maximum braking power easily exceeds their maximum engine power by a case of 3x. If you don't believe me, see how fast

Or stand hard on the brakes. Most cars maximum braking power easily exceeds their maximum engine power by a case of 3x. If you don't believe me, see how fast you can deccelerate your car from 60-0 mph. I bet it is a lot faster than you get get from 0-60. This is particularly so when the car is in top gear and thus the gearing has reduced the torque available to the wheels. All cars are capable of being stopped by their own brakes even at wide open throttle. You just have to stand on them hard and ignore the straining engine noise. The Toyota story was a complete beat up, and incidentally not the first where a totally innocent car has been improperly accused of design problems relating to both incorrect usage and media hype, coupled with greedy lawyers.