[ltc8k6]

Backfiring is a rarity on any reasonably modern car...

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Good point.

[pepsionice]

I’ve gone back through various news media reports....no one ever notes the year or model of the car they were driving. I’m in agreement....it’s extremely rare that a backfire occurs with any modern car. Also, it’s rare that when a cop turns on his siren or lights....that someone keeps driving....at a high rate of speed.

[CGASMIA68]

same thought 1st time i heard this....I don’t think you can make anything 20 yrs or newer do it.
Used to be fun in the 60’s with my 49 Plymouth

[Mr. K]

I can’t think of the last time i heard a modern car backfire

[RobinOfKingston]

Don't know what the car was, but, within the last couple day I read that the passenger couldn't escape because her door was held shut by a C-clamp, "reasonably modern car..." may not be a good descriptor of their conveyance.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Does the OLD trick of driving by, flipping the ignition switch of, then back on while rolling still work on modern cars? It used to bake a really loud bang 45 years ago.

[moehoward]

"Backfiring is a rarity on any reasonably modern car…"

Indeed it is. And any car running poorly enough to backfire will likely not be able to engage a "dangerous high-speed chase".