Originally Posted by Chaa006

As far as I know, this insanity has not yet reached the U.K., but I have experienced a similar phenomenon in my SAAB 9000 on the odd occasion when I ask it for excessive turbo boost : a safety override cuts in, and the engine goes dead for about one second. A horrible sensation if you are trying to join a fast-moving motorway and need to get up to full cruising speed in a hurry ...