Originally Posted by Veloce
Passing gear.
On low powered cars we used to call it "super noise" as the car would downshift and the engine would rev hight, but nothing else happened. However, on the Crossfire...
My 82 Mark Cross "K" convertible had a four banger with 90 HP at the crank. 15 went to the AC so when I passed or needed extra ooomph I would push the AC button to the off position. We called it the "Turbo boost" giggling everytime we said it.
Most underpowered car I ever owned including my '65 VW bug.
roadster with a stick