Another option would be garage floor tiles.  Peel and stick tiles beautify garages, but can also be used in pretty much any other work areas or shops.  They’re easy to install and custom fit.  They also hide stains and cracks in concrete floors, just like mats.  Garage floor tiles can also be used to protect floors so that they don’t get stained or cracked in the first place, which is, of course, the better idea, but hindsight is always 20/20, right?  I suppose after you’ve already dropped the car onto its axles, oil pan, and transmission pan, the condition of the garage floor is the least of your worries.  Not that I would know anything about that.

Garage floor tiles often have a patterned design that will keep dirt and debris from being tracked into the home, again, much like the garage floor mats.  They also provide cushioning and are very durable.  By the time they’re installed, you’ll have a virtually sealed, non-porous surface on which to work.  There are types of garage floor tiles that have sticky backing so that you simply remove the cover and slap them onto the concrete.  These are better if you’re in a situation where you’ll be turning wheel, as a garage floor mat can bunch up, depending on circumstances.  Interlocking garage floor tiles can also bunch up, but it’s not very likely.  They’re designed to grip the concrete, just like tires.

Burning out on either tiles or mats is not recommended, as you run the risk of losing control of the car, ramming the back of the garage, having the garage collapse on the car (ruining your nice new garage floor, as well as your car), setting the car on fire and alighting the entire garage and any nearby structure into a huge fireball of death.  Boom.  No one likes boom.  Well, some people like boom, but those people are either ballistics experts or in jail.  Or they will be in jail.  It really depends on what they’ve already tried to blow up.