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New Ford Mustang May Have Electronic "Burnout" Button
cartechboy writes "Ford has decided to take the burnout into the 21st century for the new 2015 Mustang. The Mustang's new 'electronic' burnout system is intended to enable perfect burnouts every time, much like launch control has made it easier to accelerate quickly from a stop. So think of every new Mustang with a bright red 'burnout' button. While the details on how the burnout control system will work remain secret, it's possible that a combination of the features used in a typical launch control system, including traction and rev-limiting controls, together with a front brake locking system, could enable Ford to pull together existing technology in a completely new way. So far Ford has no comment."
So I'd be pretty surprised if this were true... and if it is... lol, noobs.
wouldn't be hard to do, if you could lock only the front brakes and accelerate you could easily do a burnout.
You have this low-tech piece of equipment that brakes the non-drive wheels while spinning the drive wheels (called a "line lock"), problem solved. I guess they are going to do that, but with some electronics?
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How about providing a standard transmission and nice heavy duty clutch so you can just kick up the RPMs and dump the clutch? Launch the old fashioned way and forget a push button. Might as well add a voice command to the Sync system to respond to "ENGAGE!" so you can sit back like Capt Picard.
"Press this button to receive citation"
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I guess I'm underwhelmed. I never realized people were that into destroying tires.
Wow, this button is a new low both for Ford and for the Mustang.
Burnouts are for morons in the first place, but If you can't do one without a button you shouldn't even be behind the wheel.
Burnouts are a skill acquired when a Bogan (White trash or whatever) is finally able to purchase a vehicle capable of breaking traction on dry ground. After this qualification they are ready for a doughnut (or Dohhy) usually in a carpark where there are plenty of victi^h^h^h^h^honlookers present to qualify you as a full on dickhead.
Like much automation these days, such a feature would automate the process of becoming a dickhead, allowing many more dickheads because, as you are probably aware, what the world needs is more dickheads.
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I'd call it the "Perfect Ticket button" (tm). If you do that in eyesight of a cop that's what you'll get. Who's kidding who, no one with the minimum testosterone required to buy the car will be saving that button for the track....
Fucktards who don't have a real set of balls need to cruise up and down the avenue in "muscle" cars and oversized station wagons.
This kind of horseshit keeps a lot of companies afloat making money from the insecure.
You need a button for this? For me it's apply the right foot to the floor at any speed. You can do this while stopped as well to make the tires break loose and smoke. It's all about applying more force than the mechanical traction of the tires will allow on the road surface. It seems nowadays these kids need a button for everything. I'm sure if they could wire it into an iPhone or Android app it would be even better.
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Does it have DJ Atomika on the radio?
You are welcome on my lawn.
Wonder how much the tire companies paid Ford to put this in.
Also, if you need a button to do a burnout...
I'd prefer a turbo boost button ala Knight Rider's KITT
(but can only be used once per episode)
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Does it have a Donut Chip also?
Table-ized A.I.
What kind of little bitch are you that needs a burnout button?
Launch control I get. But, if you can't drop the hammer without a special button, you need to stay on the curb.
The above post says it all. There is no need for further comment on this article.
LOL
Step one But a Real "Muscle Car" I recomend Mid to Late 60s Chevrolet, Plymouth or Dodge
Step Two Stomp on the Gass peddle
Step three "Perfict Burnout"
Step four Recive Citation from the police and make make people who injoy classic automobeils look like Duchebags.
Step 5 Pay high replacement price for tires as well as Citation fines.
if it pulls the front wheels off the ground and continues to maintain lane.
All your database are belong to U.S.
In my young days, we used to call this 'striping off'.
As a stressed programmer, I press the "Burnout" button all the time. But it just pops a message saying, "Shouldda been a dentist, like your mom told you."
Table-ized A.I.
Because there's a legal reason to want to keep your wheels spinning while you drive off, it'll be labeled "Snow and Ice". Try driving away on a slippery surface on a slight inclination with a car with traction control. You'll never get anywhere, unless you can disable it.
I was promised a flying car. Where is my flying car?
Burnouts may be showy. But you get better acceleration from a standing start if you DON'T break traction.
What I'd find more useful is a "button" for automatic maximum-traction acceleration (to a presetable speed or until you let off the gas). Think "anti-lock brakes" but in acceleration.
(Though what I'd find FAR more useful is integrating "tow-haul" mode with the speed control.)
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Oh, I thought it was the new Ford Taurus.
Reading the comments I eventually got enough context to track down the Wikipedia entry, which says: "drag racing tires perform better at higher temperatures, and a burnout is the quickest way to raise tire temperature immediately prior to a race. They also clean the tire of any debris and lay down a layer of rubber by the starting line for better traction."
So... is this just for drag racing? Or is there some other point to this?
There is nothing cool about a factory button that shows off for you.
What "skill" and motor head credibility does a big black button give you?
The button should just cause a speaker to blare out "WANKER!" it would have the same effect.
I will create a big green drift button
An incredibly stupid idea that is not only illegal in most states but also an invitation for liability lawsuits and potential accidents... Hoepfully saner heads will prevail and this "feature" will never see the light of day!
I've made some decent bets about whether or not someone can do a donut as well as my 96 Cougar...
Cars with always-on traction control can't do a donut or burnout, no matter how much horsepower they have.
It really pisses them off when you can do a kille,r around-the-front-wheels donut; and they can't even break it loose. :)
One of my coworkers has a newish Mustang with a blower, and it won't but barely squeak the tires. It won't do anything showy, unless you want to go 100mph in a parking lot. :facepalm:
I'm sure that can be fixed with a tune, but it sure is funny to see someone pay that much and be that ripped off, experience-wise. :)
Dude with the Audi was able to do a 4 wheel drive donut; not something I'd seen, but wtf, it's all good. :)
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Completely dumb feature... but who wouldn't actually want it? You might not ever press it. But its there...calling to you... and one drunken night... magic will happen... and automotive landscaping.
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Doing a good burnout requires good driving skill.
Now, all burnouts will be the same, and any idiot will be able to do them.
Thanks for ruining an art, Ford.
By the way, your Fusion is a piece of shit, and I'm really fucking happy we were able to get rid of it before the fucking piece of shit 6F35 transmission fell out of it.
If you can't do a burn out with a Ford Mustang, you should probably go buy yourself a Prius or a Miata instead.
So I can do a "showtime" down the main street during rush hour. I'd like to hit that 25X multiplier and chalk up 30 or 40 million points.
still Fucked On Race Day...
By a Honda and forget about it!
The only reason for doing a burnout is to heat up the tires to make them stickier immediately before a drag race, to reduce the chance of wheelspin when the light goes green.
If the car needs a special electronic feature in order to achieve a burnout, then it doesn't need to perform one in the first place, as the tires won't break loose anyway.
Ford is not simple mined enough to do that. Their lawyers would strangle them. Unsafe acceleration violated traffic laws and God forbid a crash takes place Ford would be wide open to liability.
The question I want to know is will this be an option on my first driverless car? It would be helpful if a button for circle work was also provided.
If you can afford a Mustang GT, and need a button to do a burnout, you're probably a complete wanker who can't actually drive it.
Just sayin'. This is technology to compensate for lack of skill in middle-aged men.
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Tesla already has one.
Have gnu, will travel.
Aren't things like burnouts illegal? I find it hard to believe it won't be a matter of "Press button, receive ticket"
EPA emissions on cars regarding greenhouse gas emissions have to cover all amounts emitted including gasses released from paint, used in the making of plastics and tires. By adding this button they facilitate a way to release smoke and other gasses from the tires into the air.
Ford's shitty Mustang has so little power it needs electronic help with doing a burnout? That's pretty sad considering real men only need a good manual transmission to do real burnouts, and I was doing burnouts in an 87 Tercel hatchback equipped with a shitty 4 cylinder engine, and killing the tires or rims every time. Once I killed the pressure pate, that was fun to replace.
Still waiting on Serviscope_minor to wake up to fucking reality and realize that Jessica Price isn't going to fuck him.
It probably works exactly like a line lock - locks up the front brakes without applying any pressure to the rears. It can be found in pretty much every car built for drag racing in the last 60 years (aftermarket). The only thing that would be innovative is the fact it's done from the factory in a car intended for the street.
Of course at a dead stop, stomp the gas peddle and va va vooom you go.
At 45 to 60 mph, stomp the gas peddle and go "GIVE ME WARP SPEED SCOTTIE". It was an amazing feeling to be slammed down into the seat when this thing came to life and we (the whole family) rocket down the freeway at 120 mph in a few seconds.
If true, and I suspect product liability would make it somewhat dubious, this shows just how bereft of ideas and 'innovation bankrupt' the car industry in the USA (and elsewhere) has become.
Never mind trying to make cars that are lighter, take far less energy and reduce emissions, that's all too hard - "Look here, tyre smoke! Heh-heh-heh-heh". It's the epitome of a use-it-up and wear-it-out mentality.
At least Tesla are pushing in the right direction, albeit still wedded to the idea that a car has to be a giant behemoth to succeed (and that's because Detroit has written the rule book for most of the last century). NO wownder some in the industry are shitting themselves. Look out dinosaurs, the asteroid approaches.
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I did pretty amazing burnouts with a '79 Celica GT (and it was only a 96HP 4-banger), but it had a limited slip diff and none of that safety stuff (TCS,ABS,Airbags and such). People needed to know how to drive in those years...
I've got better things to do tonight than die.
Every time I think the USA cannot reach a lower point the even dive right THROUGH the floor.
You cannot drive, now you cannot even do a proper burnout by yourself. That's goddam awful.
what about us cunts?
According to a Nissan salesman I spoke to, they had a launch button a few years back in its top end car, and as soon as you pushed the button certain warranties were voided. It seemed like a really stupid idea to have a button that could potentially cost you thousands in future repairs, but I'm pretty sure that Nissan didn't mind not covering the car.
It would be interesting to see what MS does with it. Maybe you could use voice control to start it (which wouldn't work until you start swearing at it- a safety feature!), or push 4 or 5 on-screen buttons and then wait until it decides to do it.
Dumbing down everything seems to be the trend these days. Maybe part of the fun of "burnout" is knowing how to do it and do it well.... But today it needs to be "everyone plays", even if you don't know how.
Just what a mustang needed .. a douche button.
Burnouts are illegal? Really? Then can you explain to me why a friend got an "improper start" ticket thrown out--issued for doing a burnout--when he DID NOT do it from a standing start? This was in Attalla, AL. Bet you didn't know that did you asshole.