This cars really moves. You can see this car in the C'N'B Intro getting blown off the track by Drugger. Blows everything away with relative ease. Helps in targeting enemy drivers faster and more accurately. When you take enough damage it wears off.
Blocks projectiles most of the time.
It won't blow up an undamaged driver, but you'll seriously hurt him or her. Just reset the game and you'll receive the record time bonus. Note that this trick can work against you, taking away your legitimate record time bonus if you reset on a track with a lower time. Just load the saved game and keep racing. But they needed some help.