I did a long road trip and I noticed that I could catch some cars in sharp turns, even though they were trying, to go fast. They would then floor it on the flat parts, but I would always catch up to them in the corners.  
  P.S. I have a 2007 dodge ram 1500 manual  
  - one car was a Kia Forte
  - the other was a Honda Civic
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Can trucks corner better then some cars?