
More Powerful 2018 Mustang EcoBoost Makes Tire Smoke a Button-Press Away
Nothing puts a smile on your face like creating a big puffy cloud of tire smoke. It's the exhilarating feeling of being inside a powerful sports car, defying the friction of the road, hearing the roar of the engine and squeal of rubber, and—frankly—doing something you've only seen in movies.
Tire burnout is done by pro drag racers before every run to clean and heat up the tires, ensuring the best traction for their high-speed launches. To accomplish this consistently, most serious race cars have an electronic line-lock feature, which holds the brakes on the front…