How To Do A DonutEzra Dyer shows us the right way to do a donut. Spin on!https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/a14700/how-to-do-a-donut-the-right-way/Posted by Popular Mechanics on Monday, March 23, 2015
You don't need a Hellcat to spin a donut.
Here, we demonstrate proper donut technique with a 2015 Mazda Miata—all 167 horsepower of it. This Miata has two key ingredients: a manual transmission and a limited-slip differential. The stick shift allows you to bring the revs up and drop the clutch to spin the rear wheels, while the limited-slip ensures that both rear tires break loose (an open diff will tend to simply spin the inside tire, making for a lame donut). Oh, and Miatas have fully defeatable stability control systems. That's important, too.
Now then, let's rip a donut.
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Ezra Dyer is a Car and Driver senior editor and columnist. He's now based in North Carolina but still remembers how to turn right. He owns a 2009 GEM e4 and once drove 206 mph. Those facts are mutually exclusive.
