I always hate when people call the Plaid's brakes trash, because that is absolutely not true. When you use it for its intended purpose (not track driving, repeated hard stops), they actually have a very good stopping distance. The only reason people say the stock Plaid brakes are bad is because they fade with track use and they "feel" like the brakes are bad since the car accelerates harder than it decelerates (which is very rare, or it used to be). The same goes for the Air which I consider a grand tourer car vs a dedicated sports car (think of an Aston DB vs an Aston Vantage).