32k on my car and I get the smell occasionally too. Glad to hear its not uncommon :tup:

I am in the 7k mile with mine and it varies from burning rubber to burning new car smell depending on how I drive it. I always pass it off as the smell of awesome. According to all the posts I just read I will have an abundance of that for some time to come.

Yes, my Z smells like burning engine oil and rubber. The smell has become less and less as I drive it. My oil level is fine too.

I've had cars that smelled gasket burning too when new. :). Its perfectly normal, I thinks.[/QUOTE]

I get a burning smell when the vent is open and the fan on low,, mostly when stop or in traffic.. So I figure it's coming in from the open exterior ventilation vent, goes away at speed... No matter what though I don't like it, never had another car do this and the dealer just kinda blows it off... They either have no clue or couldn't fix it if they found it. Don't have alot of faith in dealership mechanics. [CO(My Dodge 1500 truck the HEAD DEALER mechanic left the nut off on my steering wheel,,,,, thing came off in my hands,,, that was fun!!)
Cluncking noise when backing up also garners the same response,,, a DUH moment for them,, It's not normal, makes the car sound like it's falling apart, $45,000 for what,,, on my 3rd transmission, windshield,rear light, all replaced, rattle in both doors, shudder when braking that'sintermintent,,,50,000 miles.. Went to the dyno shop and the guy asked me what is all the noise in the tranny,, I told him it's factory installed so you know that car is running...


My old Z's were much better cars...

Hi, I've noticed the smell as well (with only 100 km on the car). Definitely a burnt-rubber like odour. It is intermittent. Based on the other replies, it appears to be normal.

so you hope...



;)

I just got my Z. New, now with 170miles I can confirm the smell reported by the OP. I believe it's related to the engine being in the "break in"/newish period?

I have just over 8,000 miles and i still get this smell here and there. I would say its normal... Smells like dust burnoff or carbon or something. Not rubber or clutch id say...

I got my car a month ago
I am at 1200km. Smell like an exhaust leak or something

should get dat checked. mine had slight burnt oil and exhaust gasket smell very early but went away by the 1k break-in.
my new STI had some exhaust fume smell early on but dat also went away after break in.

come to think of it, my brand new GTI made no smell..besides its new car smell.

inside the cabin you can smell the exhaust?

I know on start-up after my tune as the car warms up it's a bit rich and you can smell gas fumes... yummy.

after the RPM's drop in idle it's fine though.

when I got my stillen exhaust put on I could smell the burning manufacturing oils/residues for a little while.

Part of that "new car smell"