Is It Normal to Smell Burning After Aggressive Driving in an Automatic Transmission Car?

[AveryAnn]

It is normal to smell burning after aggressive driving, and there is no need to worry too much. The main sources of the burning smell are as follows: 1. Overheated clutch plates: This is more likely to occur during frequent acceleration and launch starts. 2. Overheated brake pads: This is more likely to happen during mountain runs, track driving, or handbrake drifting. Both of these components are friction parts, and even if they overheat, it is within the design limits. 3. Tire-related: Another source of the burning smell is the tires, which often occurs during stationary burnouts or power slides. Aggressive driving affects the car similarly to how alcohol affects a person—once or twice is no big deal, but doing it every day and at every meal will harm health over time.