What's a Burnout?
A burnout (also known as a peel out or power brake) is the practice of keeping a vehicle stationary (or close to) and spinning its wheels, causing the tires to heat up and smoke due to friction. Technically the tire is not burning and the smoke is primarily a vapor (similar to steam). A tire that is set on fire will burn with a thick black smoke but that is rarely the result of a "burnout".
The Beast...
The 2013 BMW M6 Coupe is an interesting beast. It does its best to comply with its owner’s mood. If needed, it can be a quiet, sophisticated, and comfortable highway or boulevard cruiser. But, if the driver is in a naughty mood, the M6 is happy to oblige. This was just the case on this sunny but chilly February day in Colorado. With air temperature hovering around 35F the mighty 560 horsepower twin turbo in this BMW was struggling to put al of its power to the ground effectively.
It’s difficult not to have fun with the BMW M6. When life gives you this car on a cold day, make a burnout? Here is what happens when traction control is turned off and you simply push the accelerator.
Some specs:
Power is delivered by a 560-horsepower twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 engine, mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. This allows the M6 Coupe to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in only 4.2 seconds. The V-8 is also more tractable and more powerful than the high-revving V-10 used in the previous M6—no wonder this potent powerplant can also be found under the hood of the latest M5 sports sedan.
The new model has trimmed carbon-dioxide emissions and its overall appetite for fuel by approximately 30 percent, according to BMW. That improvement is relative, especially when you consider the last M6 could only muster 18 mpg on the highway. Still, credit BMW for pushing engine performance as much as economy gains.
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