Manual owner, yep it behaves likes this, if you slam the brakes with full force. Abs takes over and the car will stop slowly (general tyres take some time to come up temperature).
If you apply a tiny bit less force or apply gradual pressure, it will stop really quickly.
At times the brake is really grabby, you touch the brake pedal and it will brake very aggressively, on down hill I have noticed this behavior.
Other than that brake-wise car is solid.