History Main / NitroBoost

* ''VideoGame/CrashTime II'' provides a nitro boost for extra speed. It's available in free roam, but certain missions disable nitro even if the vehicle supports it,

* In another rare non-vehicle example, [VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo-Kazooie]] has the sneakers which speeds up Kazooie's 'Talon Trot' ability for a limited time.

* In ''Disney/TheRescuers'', Luke's "mountain juice" is what gives the swampmobile the power necessary to escape.

* Something similar was used in Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Discworld/TheLastContinent'', which was basically a whole-book AffectionateParody of every single Australian pop culture and folklore trope ever, where Mad (not mad anything, just Mad) feeds his horses a "supercharger" consisting of a special mix of oats and lizard glands which gives them a "big jolt".

-->'''Ork Speed Freak:''' Fastah, fastah! **VROOOOOM!!!**\\

* Somewhat surprisingly for a game all about speed, it wasn't until ''VideoGame/{{Sonic Rush|Series}}'' (released 14 years after the original) that Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog got access to the tension gauge-powered 'Boost' ability. Before that, there were boost pads which remain to this day.

* In the ''Series/MacGyver'' episode "Collision Course", the title character is up against a corrupt stock car racing driver who resorts to using nitrous oxide ([[VehicularSabotage as well as sabotage]]) to fix the race.

* In one episode of ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' the Duke boys put a nitro boost tank in their car in order to compete against the baddie of the week who was cheating even worse.

* In ''[[Film/{{Solo}} Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'', Tobias Beckett injects some drops of unrefined hyperfuel called coaxium in the ''Millennium Falcon'''s engine, which gives the ship enough speed boost to escape the Maw, a cluster of black holes the ''Falcon'' almost got sucked in following an extensive chase.

* ''Film/GoneInSixtySeconds'' features [[CoolCar Eleanor]]'s famous red "GO BABY GO" button.

** ''Film/TwoFastTwoFurious'' has NOS-powered [[EjectionSeat ejection seats]][[note]]The protagonists jury-rig the passenger seat of a car by wiring it to a couple of NOS cylinders. On the push of a button, the valves are opened all the way, pushing the seat sideways at suddenly high speed, and forcing the passenger out of the car. Technically, they could have used any compressed gas cylinder[[/note]].

Modern-day UsefulNotes/FormulaOne uses a greener kind of power-boost mechanism, the Kinetic Energy Recovery System ([=KERS=]), in which the car's kinetic energy is converted into electricity by generators in the wheels whenever the brakes are applied, and is stored in a battery or supercapacitor bank, which is then discharged for a 6.7 second power boost equivalent to about 90 horsepower every lap. Additionally, Formula One also features the 'Drag Reduction System' or [=DRS=] wherein one car close behind another on a straight may open a flap in its rear wing to cut drag in exchange for losing downforce, (which while critical for cornering, is not needed so much on straights,) allowing a speed boost by way of aerodynamics and not mechanical power. The current cars in the Champ Car and [=A1GP=] series also have 'Power to Pass' buttons, perhaps inspired by video games, but these are merely [=ECU=] (engine computer) remaps allowing the engine to [[LimitBreak break computer-regulated performance limits]], and not actually an external power boost.

* The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM-1 GM-1]] injector ('Ha-Ha Gerät'), designed for use in Luftwaffe aircraft. StupidJetpackHitler at its finest. Even funnier as all modern nitrous oxide systems (from NOS, NX and a full panel of other producers) [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome are directly derived from it]].

--> '''K:''' Remember the little red button?
--> '''J:''' Yeah?
--> '''K:''' Push the little red button. And you may want to put on a seatbelt...

* ''Film/GalaxyQuest''
--> '''Sir Alexander Dane:''' You don't hold the turbo down, it's for quick boosts!\\
'''Jason Nesmith:''' Oh, like ''you'' know!

-->'''Hammond:''' [[ContinuityNod Do you remember what happened to the first Stig?]]
-->'''Clarkson:''' He fell off an aircraft carrier.
-->'''Hammond:''' Because?
-->'''Clarkson:''' ...Yeah, we used nitrous.
** The aforementioned [[DroppedABridgeOnHim incident]]? First episode of season 3. And yes, it was because of nitrous causing the car to go too fast.

-->'''Ork Speed Freak''': Fastah, fastah! **VROOOOOM!!!**\\

** In ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' itself, the MASC's size and weight depends on the 'Mech's own tonnage and activation requires a roll of 3+, otherwise the actuators freeze and the 'Mech is rendered immobile. When activated, the 'Mech can run at double it's walking speed (for example, a ''Shadow Cat'' Prime that walks at 68.4 km/h or has 6 movements per turn can run at 129.6 km/h which translates to 13 movements in a single turn with the MASC activated). Each successive use adds two to the number you have to roll while each turn not spent using it reduces that number by two. The uses of such can range from making a 'Mech harder to hit, using HitAndRunTactics or bringing a MightyGlacier into brawling range more easily.

Despite the name, this trope [[TropesAreFlexible not only includes literal Nitro boosts, but things such as rocket or jet boosts]]. See also {{Overdrive}}, SprintShoes.

* In ''[[Film/{{Solo}} Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'', Tobias Beckett injects some drops of unrefined hyperfuel called coaxium in the ''Millennium Falcon'''s engine, which gives the ship enough speed boost to escape the black hole known as the Maw.

** A close relative to nitro boost is water-methanol injection, where water-methanol mixture is injected into the supercharged intake air stream. It will lower the temperature of the intake air, thus decreasing its volume and allowing more air to be charged in. It works as chemical
intercooler.

** A close relative to nitro boost is water-methanol injection, where water-methanol mixture is injected into the supercharged intake air stream. It will lower the temperature of the intake air, thus decreasing its volume and allowing more air to be charged in. It works as chemical intercooler.

* In ''TopGear'' Richard Hammond refused to use nitrous on a car they were upgrading on the grounds that it's dangerous:

** ''Film/TwoFastTwoFurious'' has NOS-powered [[EjectionSeat ejection seats]].