A burnout is pretty easy to do, but it's a lot easier with a line-lock. A line-lock allows you to lock the front brakes independently of the rear brakes, so the car stays put while the tires smolder.

The electric version of the new Dodge Charger fails one of the most basic muscle-car tests: It can’t do a burnout. It’s not available with a line lock feature, and whether it would ever get one was ...

Many of the pictures Dodge published to promote the now-departed Challenger showed the big coupe surrounded by the smoke of its own rear tires. Its replacement, the Charger, is available with electric ...