Eau de Rubber...

[FAPTurbo]

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=119336

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — Get ready to burn some lavender.

In one of the stranger tech stories of the year, Kumho Tire USA says it has developed the world's first scented tire.

The tire is targeted at female buyers who drive such vehicles as the Chrysler Sebring, Ford Taurus, Honda Accord, Subaru Outback and Toyota Camry, the company said.

The punsters at Kumho say the aromatic tire is the "fruition" of more than a year's worth of research and development to deliver "an alluring aroma tire that replaces the normal 'black rubber' smell with heat-resistant oils in the scent of lavender, and in later versions, neroli [orange] and jasmine."

The lavender-smelling ESCTA DX tire will be sold through Discount Tire outlets and TireRack.com in three sizes and priced from $119-$138.

What this means to you: The possibilities are endless. We can't wait to burn chocolate.

[FAPTurbo]

I can't wait until they introduce "dough frying' scent!

[Cory Wolfe]

[Paolino]

I'm sorry, but I'm not going to be able to use office talk here.

WHAT THE f@#k IS THE POINT OF THIS?! This is the most pointless invention EVER.

[NOS2006]

This would make you want to burn out.. I love it!

You know how you burn out and your entire car smells like burning rubber? Imagine next time you eat Mexican food.. time for a little burn out!

[FAPTurbo]

I find it VERY strange that the thought of a scented tire crossed some engineers mind.

[ToniCipriani]

Aren't they the ones who made colour burnout tires?

[Sixty8panther]

Tires have always been scented. They smell like tires. That's what

tires are supposed to smell like. I'm thinking now that they given

us the lavender scented tire they'll make a special pill for Toyota &

Honda executives, you swallow the pill before you go to the

crapper and it makes your feces smell like roses.

[capriceman]

If they made reefer scented tires and it Cost $420 for a set I would buy them tommarow.

Imagine Burning out in alley and call the cops saying that theres a bunch of white smoke that smells like Marijuana coming from a alley.