I think the so-called "Smokey Burnout" feature in the M3/4 was dismissed as something made up by Top Gear in an early preview. After a bit I concluded that it's nothing more than what happens to any high HP RWD car when you turn traction control off and mash the pedal to the metal.
Yet, the supposed feature was mentioned more than a few times in the recent spate of reviews emanating from BMW letting the press have a go at their new darlings in Portugal. Did rumor become fact? Or is there such a thing? This recent review had me curious.
http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/cars/b...6#.U4tSOIm9LCQ
(Reviewer loved the cars and their hooligan hearts as well as their fantastic sound btw. Just sayin'.)
Anyway I prayed to the Google God and He delivered this little gem to me.
http://m.autoevolution.com/how-to-ac...out-74777.html
This has me believing that the Smokey Burnout feature is alive and well and indeed exists as an apparent sub-routine of Launch Control. It is engaged by jabbing the accelerator to the floor rather than easing it there as part of the usual Launch Control routine - it seems.
Does anyone have more info on this? So far I have it down as:
1. Turn DTC all the way off.
2. Tranny to the max setting.
4. Foot on brake.
5. Mash pedal.
6. Let er rip.
7. Repeat as desired.
8. Replace tires.