Jalopnik: Burnout

Watch a Falcon from down under do a very purple burnout

Tom Joslin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:30:00 EST

If you want to make yourself stand out in a sea of awesome burnouts, bolting a set of purple tires onto your 1972 Ford Falcon XA is a pretty awesome way to do it. That's exactly what Australian Gary Myers did at last week's Summernats held in Canberra. More »

Does This Insane Burnout Merit A Lifetime Ban?

Wes Siler — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:00:00 EST

It's easy to assume that this epic burnout to end all epic burnouts was what got an infamous burnout king banned from one of Australia's biggest car shows, but the reality is hidden somewhere behind the field of tiresmoke. More »

Watch a firetruck lay down a massive smokey burnout

Raphael Orlove — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:00:00 EST

This doesn't seem to be an active firetruck, so we salute this hoon for buying our six-year-old dream machine and then doing a burnout in it. More »

Burnout Crash for iOS lets you touch the carnage

Evan Narcisse — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:30:00 EDT

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Released as a downloadable for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live, Burnout Crash took the popular destructive mode from the racing series and spun it out into a pinball-style explosion orgy. Now EA's rolling out a portable version of Crash for iPad, iPad 2 and iPhone 4. You'll get finger-friendly automotive action and Autolog social networking for challenges, leaderboards and more. Burnout Crash on iOS comes out this holiday season. More »

Dodge Charger frees rubber from tire bondage

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:00:00 EDT

If you can't see a car 20 seconds into a burnout you know the burnout is being completed with most excellent rightness. Or, as Chris Harris so eloquently expressed: "because muscle car." More »

Watch a Chrysler get curb stomped

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:00:00 EDT

It's kind of amazing to watch how the spinning front tires of a early-1990s Chrysler New Yorker cause a rapid increase in volume and release of energy, also known as an explosion. Naturally, they're spinning on a curb. Cheating you say? More »

SRT10 Ram does a Central Texas-style burnout

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:00:00 EDT

I'm not sure where exactly this Dodge Ram SRT10's depleting its rubber, but the lazy style of the rolling burnout reminds me of what people often refer to as a Central Texas Turn (or a Luckenbach Left). More »

Morgan demonstrates donut-ripping power of its 3 Wheeler

Justin Hyde — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:30:00 EDT

As British sports car maker Morgan's revived, Harley-powered 3 Wheeler nears production, Morgan has given us this demonstration of what you can do in a parking lot with 110 hp moving just 1,100 lbs. Will every version come with goggles? More »

Aussie racers declare victory over burnout ban

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:00:00 EDT

When the V8 Supercar officials tried to ban post-race burnouts, the racers protested with burnouts of their own. Now the sport's backing down. Winning drivers can do burnouts if done in "a safe and responsible manner." More »

Best burnout ever… with a Tracker

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:00:00 EDT

Life is all about the caveats, and while this isn't the best burnout-meets-donuts ever, it is almost certainly the best set done by someone in a Geo/Chevy Tracker. Bonus points for the snorkel, public road, and video editing. Someone please prove us wrong. More »

How not to do a burnout, the sequel

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:00:00 EDT

The Houston Cars and Coffee event has had to move twice because of asshats in cars wrecking them as they leave. This moron in a Pontiac GTO's trying to make it a third move. More »

"Jungle Jim" burnouts

Tom Joslin — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:30:00 EDT

Long before John Force, "Jungle Jim" Lieberman won over crowds and gained a following with his huge burnouts and drag strip showmanship. Jungle Jim built a large fan base with his theatrics and wild rides down the drag strip. This picture was taken in April of 1976, a little over a year before he died in an off track car accident. More »

Post traffic stop “burnout” and resulting enraged police officer caught on video

Tom Joslin — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:00:00 EDT

Who knew doing a "burnout" (term used very loosely) after being pulled over was a bad idea? Next time you are tempted to hoon during a 200 foot drive across a parking lot post traffic stop you might want to keep this footage, taken at a car meet in Anaheim, Ca, in mind. Otherwise, you too could end up with an officer of the law threatening to "stomp your ass" like this genius. More »

Angry Woman Rams Her Camaro Into Police Car

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:30:00 EST

The woman driving this Camaro convertible's not happy with being detained and attempts to push the police car behind her away. It doesn't work and she ends up in handcuffs, but not before pulling off a spectacular reverse burnout. Update! More »

Fiery Honda Civic Burnout FAIL

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:00:00 EST

What's the difference between an epic fiery burnout and a failure of a fiery burnout? Having someone around with a fire extinguisher instead of a can of Four Loko. More »

One Of The 30 Ferrari FXXs Doing Donuts

Tom Joslin — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 12:30:00 EST

It isn't a stretch to think that Ferrari keeps an iron grip around all 30 of the Ferrari FXX's partially to prevent videos like the one you see here. That thought makes this video even better. (H/t Lysol(No Homo)) More »

A Fiery Burnout So Epic It's Apocalyptic

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:30:00 EST

Forget every burnout you've ever seen. Every donut. Nothing tops this blown methanol ute blasting fire from its tires. See, first you think it's awesome, and then a fire crew comes. And then it gets even more awesome. More »

Bad Drivers Are Killing Cars & Coffee

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:30:00 EST

Cars & Coffee events give the guy with the GLHS a chance to hang with Gallardos in a judgment free zone, but someone is deserving of judgment: the assclown in the Viper trying to ruin it for all of us. More »

Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon: First Burnout

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:30:00 EST

We can't tell you how the Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon drives until Monday morning at 12:01 am. But, we can show you what it looks like when you murder the Michelin Man's children as he sadistically dances on. More »

Burnout! Burnout! That Was Not A Burnout...

Ms. Motor — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:30:00 EDT

A little piece of advice to this obvious Mensa member: If you don't know how to do a burnout, I suggest you practice off-camera before having your two-faced friend film you. (Hat tip to dezcori!) More »

Smoke On The Asphalt, Fire In The Charger

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:30:00 EDT

If you're ever feeling un-American or you start to wonder what it's all about, just look at this picture and remember: Sometimes, we do things very right. Even the Europeans recognize it. [via FunctionAndForm] More »

Yes, A Yugo Can Do Gnarly Burnouts

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:30:00 EDT

The biggest engine Yugo ever offered possessed 65HP. This one probably has significantly less but it managed nearly three minutes of burnout time before cording and blowing both tires. We're loving the open-differential one-wheel-peels too. More »

Aussies Charge Lewis Hamilton For Epic Burnout

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Melbourne authorities are charging F1 star Lewis Hamilton with "intentionally losing control of a vehicle," the coolest sounding crime ever, because of an epic burnout he did in front of fans before the Australian Grand Prix. More »

Lexus Marketing Photoshop FAIL

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:15:00 EDT

Every automaker enhances their official images in Adobe Photoshop, often adding billowing smoke clouds to burnouts. Just like Lexus did here. Hilariously, they forgot a key detail. Lexus, here's a hint: Who's driving? [Lexus.ca via TheCarLounge] More »

The 20 Greatest Car Video Games

John Krewson — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:10:00 EDT

Our real-life cars are great, but we can't usually use them to catch funky crooks or evil spies, and we can't race them in Formula One — or in 2560 or 1967. Luckily, there's video games! Here's our twenty favorites. More »

VIDEO: First 2010 Shelby GT500 Burnout!

Wes Siler — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:00:00 EDT

We can't show you our review of the 540 HP 2010 Shelby GT500 until midnight, but we can show you the first burnout video right now. Bonus: it's in reverse! More »

2010 Ford Mustang Burnout: Time To Smoke Some SS

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Remember the 2010 Chevy Camaro burnout? Well, Vaughn and his 2010 Ford Mustang would like to cloud that memory in a bleach-scented fog of tire smoke and testosterone. More »

2010 Chevy Camaro: First Burnout Video!

Ray Wert — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:00:00 EDT

We can't reveal our first drive impressions of the 2010 Chevy Camaro until Friday. But they sure as hell can't stop us from showing this exclusive first baby-Bumblebee-of-a-burnout caught on video. More »

What Is A Hoon? Ask This T-Shirt

Andrew Didorosi — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:40:00 EST

We've thrown around the term "hoon" liberally. Now, thanks to this t-shirt, we've got an easy definition. More »

ROUSH Propane-Powered F-150: First Drive

Andrew Didorosi — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:30:00 EST

Our gratuitous burnout ripping the tires to shreds demonstrates this ROUSH F-150 burns petroleum-based rubber. However, this very special pickup doesn't fuel up with pedestrian dinosaur juices like gas or diesel. Instead, it's powered fully by propane, the same thing powering a backyard grill.

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Can the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V Do Burnouts?

Wes Siler — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:20:00 EDT

We can’t actually answer this question until September 24 at 12:01 AM, so you’ll just have to check out the gallery after the jump and judge for yourself. Our review of the 556 HP, 551 LB-FT, 191mph, 0-60 in 3.9 second 2009 Cadillac CTS-V will go live then. And, before you ask, no, just like the 2009 Corvette ZR1 burnout, this wasn’t me. This time, it was one of our commenters. More »

Woodward Isn't The Best Place For A Turbo Buick Burnout

Mark Arnold — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EDT

This guy in his Buick Grand National at the Woodward Dream Cruise clearly hasn't seen our How To Do A Burnout video. If he had, he would've known to pick a better location — one where he wouldn't get in trouble. Then again, maybe that friendly person in the uniform was just giving him kudos. Either way, he seems to have the rest of the steps down pretty well. More »

How To Do A Burnout With An Automatic Transmission, Rear-Wheel Drive Vehicle

Mark Arnold — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Of course you know how to do a burnout. We all talk a big game when it comes to hoonage, but as we get ready for the Woodward Dream Cruise this weekend, we're sure there's got to be someone out there who might appreciate a simple instructional video. For this lesson, we'll be showing you how to do a burnout with a rear-wheel-drive, automatic transmission vehicle.
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2009 Corvette ZR1 Turns Rear Wheels Entirely Into Smoke!

Mark Arnold — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:15:00 EDT

Last night we showed you a little tease of our upcoming review of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 coming Wednesday, August 20th at 12:01 AM. Well, we decided not to tease you too much with thoughts of the ZR1s staggering 638 HP 6.2-liter LS9 engine. Without further ado, here's two awesome, all-American, Godzilla-intimidating rolling burnouts on the huge Milford skidpad. But we're assuming you'll still be hungry for more. And we've delivered. While others may give you a whole crapload of crappy pictures, below the jump we have three of the most amazing shots we've yet seen of the ZR1. Enjoy. More »

Slow-Motion Burnout Video Captures Essence Of Hoonage

Mark Arnold — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:40:00 EDT

This run-of-the-mill burnout wouldn't be anything particularly special to see in person, but the magic of slow-motion video (with a Smashing good soundtrack) has managed to capture the essence of a burnout in a dramatic way. We haven't been so deeply moved by an act of simple hoonage since we saw archived footage of dragsters in 1000 frames-per-second, circa 1969. The owner claims this Mustang is supercharged and runs the quarter-mile in the 10s, but we don't really care, as the video itself somewhat eclipses the subject. Check it out after the jump. More »

Billetproof Burnout Contest, Yee Haw!

Mark Arnold — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDT

All right boys, you know the rules: Chain up your axle to this here block of cee-ment, spray it all down with water, and roast them tahhrs. Whoe're makes the most smoke wins! Can you think of a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon in America? Didn't think so. More »

Swedish Hoons Hold Crazy Illegal Burnout Contest

Mark Arnold — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:40:00 EDT

If you thought the Swedish limo drifting was awesome, you're really gonna like this. It's an annual illegal burnout competition held in Stockholm, and the contestants don't hold anything back. Ripping tires to shreds? That's nothing. Pour down some gasoline and bring on the flames! More »

Scotland Tackles Drunk Driving with In-Game Advertising

Travis Hudson — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:45:00 EST

Scotland officials are taking a different route to tackle the drunk-driving Scots. Rather than more checkpoints, better public transportation or other options, they will be dumping nearly $20,000 into video game advertising. More »

Hoon of the Day: Rev, Taurus SHO, Rev!

Murilee Martin — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:30:00 EST

When you have a Ford Taurus SHO you don't love any more and you're feeling hoonic, what do you do? Well, you could take advantage of that screamin' Yamaha V6 and do a jump that will be spoken of in hushed tones for generations to come... or you could just stand on the throttle and do a front-wheel burnout until the engine goes kaboom. These hoons appear to have taken the latter approach. Simple, yet effective. More »

Always Go All The Way With Your Smoky Burnouts

Ray Wert — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:30:00 EST