boojiking

After a long drive about 50 miles there is a burning smell like brake pads overheating or the smell you get from a manual clutch slipping. Not sure if anyone else has noticed this. My car has about 200 miles
1 LT base model NNP exhaust.

pauly1119

I would think its pretty normal for such a new car.

JDSC8VETTE

This is normal on a new car. You will also experience this on a well broken in Corvette when run hard.

c54u

Check for signs of any leaks under the car.

Bikerjulio

They do it when new. Gradually gets better. After I drove home for the first time I had to look around the engine bay to see if anything was on fire. At 3000 km there's still some smell when hot.

progtp

Mine smelled like something was burning and had some smoke coming off of the engine for about the first 300Km's. I believe it was just the brand new exhaust. Its totally gone now.

bad mooofooo

Yep, totally normal. Things like grease on the outside of the engine or smeared on the exhaust gets burned up.

I'll note this is also really prevalent on the new Mazda's I buy.

bartruff1

That is the clutch slipping..............

GTUnit

Its normal. All the films and coatings left over from manufacturing are burning off the hot parts. It will take 2 weeks of driving for the smells to go away.

RapidC84B

Totally normal... it's all the glue in the chassis heat cycling. It's very strong for a few days and goes away after 1,000 to 1,500 miles.

davelv

Just make sure the Z51 cooling plastic funnels are not installed. They could be plugged. Some dealers mistakingly installed them before delivery.

Bikerjulio

Perhaps I'm just sensitive, but even after almost 6 months there's still a distinctive hot engine aroma that comes off mine.

Ragtop 99

Are you describing the brake cooling ducts? The front ducts are to be installed at delivery. The bottom portion of the rear ducts are not installed except as part of track prep. That's done for ground clearance.

In any case, they would not be the cause of odors out of the ordinary.

jcp911s

Mann.... I'd take a shower if I was you.... Jus' Sayin'

andrewmorras

I think it's okay; you don't have to worry. If you are very worried about this, you can give the car to the service for diagnostics; the specialists will tell you for sure if there are any problems. However, I, like other people on this forum, think that everything is fine. If this smell bothers you or you are too sensitive to it, you can use in the salon, as this tool removes such specific odors well. I use it myself when my wife smokes in the car, and I am happy with how fast it works. I hope my comment will help you, good luck

raycer

I had the same smell at similar mileage. Smelled like brakes or clutch. Went away .

davelv

21 HTC Z51 with 7200 miles. Never have got any hot burnt smell. Do get glue smell inside when not used for a few days.

frankjr

Had that for the first few hundred miles, wasn't concerned because it happens with new cars and seems to be gone now.

Foosh

A lot of manufacturers use rust preventatives like Cosmoline on various parts, which creates a distinct smell when burning off. BMWs built overseas were notorious for the burn-off smell.

Bluehinder

Love that smell. Like catnip.