Burnouts!

[Luxus]

Random thought but can you do a burnout in a Rivian? I know they have more than enough HP/torque to do so but can you disable the traction control so you can do it?

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[2kwik4u]

They're all AWD with no option to disable back to just RWD (or FWD if that's your thing). You could probably chain one down and disable traction control and get after it. Lot of effort though.

Personally, I lost interest in burnouts when my S10 pickup that was a burnout machine, put down 98hp to the wheels. It was at that point I realized it was expensive, and didn't really prove anything worthwhile. You do you though eh?

 

[godfodder0901]

Random thought but can you do a burnout in a Rivian? I know they have more than enough HP/torque to do so but can you disable the traction control so you can do it?

No.

 

[Luxus]

A four wheel rolling burnout would be the way to go. Not sure why you would want to chain anything down. That would be a good way to break stuff. There are things called line locks that would do the same thing safely. But as mentioned, with AWD a 4 wheel burnout is the way to go.

Are burnouts dumb? Yes. Are they fun? Also yes. But is it any dumber than the spinning in a circle thing Rivian showed off a while back?

 

[2kwik4u]

No.

I'm digging these one word answers.

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[Zoidz]

A full burnout? Probably not. I have chirped the tires a few times when pulling out fast onto a highway. The acceleration, weight transfer and sometimes road dirt "get ahead" of the traction control. This is not me, but here's a video of what I mean.

 

[2kwik4u]

A four wheel rolling burnout would be the way to go. Not sure why you would want to chain anything down.

You need 2k+ HP to do a rolling burnout in something that weighs 7k+lbs with modern tires. These trucks are strong, they aren't THAT strong.

Your expectations aren't aligned with reality here.

 

[MountainBikeDude]

A four wheel rolling burnout would be the way to go. Not sure why you would want to chain anything down. That would be a good way to break stuff. There are things called line locks that would do the same thing safely. But as mentioned, with AWD a 4 wheel burnout is the way to go.

Are burnouts dumb? Yes. Are they fun? Also yes. But is it any dumber than the spinning in a circle thing Rivian showed off a while back?

You can technically do it with Soft Sand mode, but I would get it as low as possible before you give it the beans and burn all 4 of your tires in the process.

 

[McLovin]

They're all AWD with no option to disable back to just RWD (or FWD if that's your thing). You could probably chain one down and disable traction control and get after it. Lot of effort though.

Personally, I lost interest in burnouts when my S10 pickup that was a burnout machine, put down 98hp to the wheels. It was at that point I realized it was expensive, and didn't really prove anything worthwhile. You do you though eh?

My first few cars ('86 Plymouth Turismo, '89 & '92 Acura Integras) were FWD. If I popped the clutch, I could maybe get a little "chirp", but that was about it. Also, I could only do donuts in reverse. Kinda lame...

 

[2kwik4u]

My first few cars ('86 Plymouth Turismo, '89 & '92 Acura Integras) were FWD. If I popped the clutch, I could maybe get a little "chirp", but that was about it. Also, I could only do donuts in reverse. Kinda lame...

Cafeteria trays under the rear wheels with the eBrake on. Hilarity will ensue.

 

[McLovin]

Cafeteria trays under the rear wheels with the eBrake on. Hilarity will ensue.

I am so grateful YouTube didn't exist in the mid-late 80s. I definitely would have done something stupid like that. I mean...if you're dumb enough to tie a rope to the back of your friend's bike and have him pull you on a skateboard down the street (with no helmet, pads, etc...), then strapping trays to your rear tires & pulling the emergency brake is a no-brainer!

 

[Luxus]

You need 2k+ HP to do a rolling burnout in something that weighs 7k+lbs with modern tires. These trucks are strong, they aren't THAT strong.

Your expectations aren't aligned with reality here.

Seems the answer is you can't really do a burnout in a Rivian due to the computer controls not allowing you to. At least not easily anyway. Which is fine, I was just curious.

But if you are telling me the Rivian is incapable of doing it (assuming the computer allowed it) we are going to have to agree to disagree. How exactly did you come to the conclusion that a 7k+ lb vehicle requires over 2000 HP to break the tires loose? I mean there is some minimum level of power required but that much? That number is far from accurate.

I am confident the Rivian could do burnouts, even the dual motor which I test drove. If you have ever just floored your Rivian on dry asphalt, you probably heard some chirping as you took off. That noise is your tires trying to break loose. The only reason they don't is the computer modulating the torque to keep that from happening.

 

[mikehmb]

A four wheel rolling burnout would be the way to go. Not sure why you would want to chain anything down. That would be a good way to break stuff. There are things called line locks that would do the same thing safely. But as mentioned, with AWD a 4 wheel burnout is the way to go.

Are burnouts dumb? Yes. Are they fun? Also yes. But is it any dumber than the spinning in a circle thing Rivian showed off a while back?

Burnouts are dumb, and dumb is fun.

Ergo, burnouts are fun.

You can kinda do them, depending on config and tires. Though I'm not sure you'll be "laying down 11s" like in a solid-axle posi with 600hp rwd muscle car.

You have several hoonigan settings to play with. Highly recommend playing around with them in a controlled environment devoid of humans, animals, cars, and obstacles. On private property - preferably your own.

I've had it in regular AP mode with traction control set to mild, and it's gotten loose on me. Happened on 21s, 22s, and 20s - and with the 20s, AT and AS.

Technique, nannies-off, and bravery. Steer through the fear. Godspeed. Etc.

 

[Mellowyellow]

Burnouts are dumb, and dumb is fun.

Ergo, burnouts are fun.

You can kinda do them, depending on config and tires. Though I'm not sure you'll be "laying down 11s" like in a solid-axle posi with 600hp rwd muscle car.

You have several hoonigan settings to play with. Highly recommend playing around with them in a controlled environment devoid of humans, animals, cars, and obstacles. On private property - preferably your own.

I've had it in regular AP mode with traction control set to mild, and it's gotten loose on me. Happened on 21s, 22s, and 20s - and with the 20s, AT and AS.

Technique, nannies-off, and bravery. Steer through the fear. Godspeed. Etc.

This is the way.

 

[2kwik4u]

Seems the answer is you can't really do a burnout in a Rivian due to the computer controls not allowing you to. At least not easily anyway. Which is fine, I was just curious.

But if you are telling me the Rivian is incapable of doing it (assuming the computer allowed it) we are going to have to agree to disagree. How exactly did you come to the conclusion that a 7k+ lb vehicle requires over 2000 HP to break the tires loose? I mean there is some minimum level of power required but that much? That number is far from accurate.

I am confident the Rivian could do burnouts, even the dual motor which I test drove. If you have ever just floored your Rivian on dry asphalt, you probably heard some chirping as you took off. That noise is your tires trying to break loose. The only reason they don't is the computer modulating the torque to keep that from happening.

OK.....I was speaking in Hyperbole, I didn't do an rigorous calculations. Sure 2k hp is wrong, but cheese and MF'ing rice, it's more than 1k. I know that from being around high powered AWD vehicles the entirety of my conscious existence. I've driven 9 second AWD vehicles that didn't have traction control and couldn't do a standing burnout. Who effing knows what the number is, but it's more than a Rivian has. Hell we have a video, in this thread, of what it takes to get a Rivian to break traction on pavement, and it barely shows signs of smoke from the tires.

If you want to get the tires to spin on pavement, you're going to have to chain the truck to something big and heavy to keep it in place, otherwise it's going to rocket itself into the next county. BTW, that next county line is also hyperbole in case you didn't catch it.

I drive a dual motor, daily. It WILL NOT turn the tires over from a dead stop. Period; I've tried. Traction control fully off, on wet pavement it won't do it. This isn't an "agree to disagree" position I'm taking here.

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