Burnouts!

[Patrick87]

I wonder how much (if any) "Drift Mode" biases the power to the rear? The Gen 2 RAD tuner could make it happen, I'm sure.

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[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

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?

Why? you hate the stock tires that much? jk

 

[Tim-in-CA]

Given how fricken expensive tires are nowadays, burnouts don't make any sense are you are burning $$$$ in the process!!

 

[madhat]

Given how fricken expensive tires are nowadays, burnouts don't make any sense are you are burning $$$$ in the process!!

We drive Rivians. We've got money-pool-vaults Scrooge McDuck style in plurality. If we don't melt tires, who will keep the tire companies running?

 

[Honey]

I did a burnout by adjusting the rad tuner

 

[Zoidz]

We drive Rivians. We've got money-pool-vaults Scrooge McDuck style in plurality. If we don't melt tires, who will keep the tire companies running?

 

[Donald Stanfield]

Burnouts no, powerslides yes. I can do that at will in my tri.

 

[Mousetrap]

When new in May through at least July of '22, my quad R1T (because that was the only model/option at the time) on 21s would do a standing burnout with all 4 tires when I'd launch in sport mode. It would leave tire tracks on the pavement from all 4 tires! At some point, they "adjusted" the traction control and it doesn't do that anymore, it just pulls very hard.

Totally unrelated, my stock Pirellis only got 13k miles. I can't explain it

 

[R1Thor]

Put the right tires on and be in the right place and you can spin all 4. I swear officer, I didn't do it intentionally, I was just trying to merge into traffic!!

 

[Luxus]

When new in May through at least July of '22, my quad R1T (because that was the only model/option at the time) on 21s would do a standing burnout with all 4 tires when I'd launch in sport mode. It would leave tire tracks on the pavement from all 4 tires! At some point, they "adjusted" the traction control and it doesn't do that anymore, it just pulls very hard.

Totally unrelated, my stock Pirellis only got 13k miles. I can't explain it

See THAT'S what I'm talking about. So they can do a burnout, it's just the computer has been programmed to not allow tire slip.

 

[Luxus]

Good for you for getting that high school diploma!

 

[Mathme]

I've always wondered the point in burnouts as they literally strip the rubber off of an expensive tire, and also exponentially increase the odds of breaking something.

Hard pass for me.

 

[Biturbowned]

A little standing on the water + sport mode should do the trick

edit: allegedly

 

[Luxus]

I got to say I don't get the visceral reaction to the thought of doing a burnout. You'd think I said I like to beat puppies with a baseball bat for a hobby. IMHO it is fairly harmless if done responsibly. If you don't want to do one, then don't do it. If someone wants to do one in their own vehicle, I don't see the problem.

For the record when I get my Rivian and if it were easy to do, I would do it once just to see what it could do. After that I would probably not do it again if only for the reason (exhaustively pointed out here) it is hard on the tires. Expensive tires which I understand already have a pretty short life as it is.

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