Track exercises, such as emergency braking and steering, and regaining control of a vehicle after sliding off road, were based on real-world scenarios. But the truly delightful part was the performance of the Grand Prix GT cars. They were year 2000 models, essentially the same as a 2001 Grand Prix GT I'd driven recently. The driver education cars had a few modifications, such as the instructor's brake pedal on the front passenger's side. Also, the training cars were equipped with an anti-lock brake disabling device for threshold braking exercises.
Threshold braking is important because braking involves more than stopping.
The goal is to avoid collision, which means maintaining some traction, which means retaining the ability to steer around an obstacle. Threshold braking uses enough brake pressure to slow the forward motion of a vehicle without locking its wheels and losing steering. Anti-locks, through electronic modulation of braking pressure, do this automatically. But teenagers and other new drivers often are given old vehicles that lack anti-locks. So, good threshold braking skills are necessary.