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PLUG-AND-PLAY PERFORMANCE

out cruising on the highway, and a gap opens up for what you think is going to be an easy overtaking manoeuvre. The truck ahead isn’t going fast, and surely the slight hill won’t affect your acceleration too much, right? Halfway through, you’re in the oncoming lane alongside the truck, and suddenly you find your car has got no more power to give. The throttle pedal is flat on the floor, revs are screaming, but you’re just not going to get ahead of the truck

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