Agreed with the brakes being overlooked. Stock/oem setup is really not enough for a 3500lb+ car. The simple/cheap upgrading to drilled and slotted rotors with ceramic pads made a nice difference.
Of course what would really help is larger brakes.
Unfortunately 1.5 years later, the rotors are taking a beating from the pads. Definetly not as good as it was. Oh well.