[martieg]

I watched a documentary in Discovery about drifting (I knew next to nothing about it before watching this documentary). Very cool.

Looks like those cars required a lot of tuning before having the ideal drifting machine. It was a about a GTO vs several japanese champions.

What about the E90 - have you guys tried drifting in it?

[visor]

Gonna be quite difficult without an LSD, imo...

[13307]

Difficult....I think impossible without LSD, and even then the power to weight ratio is a bit on the bad side to drift this thing, unless of course you put some tiny tires on the back! Besides, I was always taught that the point of racing was to keep as much traction as possible! Although it is important to learn how to control loss of traction too.

[rrandyy]

Originally Posted by lecatrache

have you guys tried drifting in it?

Only when I parallel park

[martieg]

Originally Posted by visor

Gonna be quite difficult without an LSD, imo...

Do you know if comparable cars (Lexus, Infiniti, Mercedes, Audi ...) are coming with LSD? I haven't heard about it. Probably the RS4...

[ward]

the lack of HP in some models, with sticky widish tires can make this difficult

[sstarch1]

With the 335i, and traction/stability off, its not hard to have the car slide around a sharp corner or a round-about.

[visor]

Originally Posted by lecatrache

Do you know if comparable cars (Lexus, Infiniti, Mercedes, Audi ...) are coming with LSD? I haven't heard about it. Probably the RS4...

I believe the G35 and IS350 have LSD's...

[Yvette]

even Civic SI have LSD

[ehhhwik]

drifting in the wet easier maybe??

[BMW F22]

if I were you I would get a beater car and drift in it.

[FirstClass]

Don't drift an e92. If you want to drift get a 350z and tune it. Same cost as an e92, 10x better at drifting.

[Two Sheds]

Originally Posted by rrandyy

Only when I parallel park

you mean like this

[SROC3]

Originally Posted by Two Sheds

you mean like this

Exactly..... I was just about to paste that link

[Joop!]

Originally Posted by lecatrache

Do you know if comparable cars (Lexus, Infiniti, Mercedes, Audi ...) are coming with LSD? I haven't heard about it. Probably the RS4...

The RS4 is a four wheeldrive car. It's definitely not suitable for drifting.

Drifting with a E90 (or what else BMW or RWD-car you drive) isn't that much difficult with or without LSD, It needs some practise, and the car does need some power. The only downside of having a car without a LSD that you will burn your tires much faster, so you have less fun with one set of tires.

[shifter335]

I don't know about the e90, but i used to be able to with my e46 330i, so you should be able to
it can be done with either a manual of a automatic, only difference is that you pop the clutch with a manual and it works better than on a auto
i live, basically on the side of a mountain, so had lotsa downhill turns to play with. pretty much all you have to do is when your approaching a turn, slightly turn away from the turn and then cut back towards it hard right before the turn, take your foot off the accelerator as well, and hold your steering wheel in place, then immediately after you enter into the turn and you car starts turning, floor the accelerator. your front wheels should stay pointed towards the turn, while you back wheels slide out. and voila you drift around the corner, just remember to quickly counter steer after you come out of the corner
it doesnt work as well with our cars as with a japanese car, and why would we want to? drifting was just something invented, imo, because their cars couldnt hold onto a corner or go around a corner as fast as german sports cars, and since they kept on losing control if they tried going fast around the corner, why not make it into something "meant" to be done? drifting makes you go around a corner a slower, it just takes attention away from how the car can't possibly go fast around a corner

[Joop!]

The 30 best driftcars (according to www.driftclub.nl):

• Alfa Romeo 75 (turbo or Savali V6 please)
• Alfa Romeo 6
• BMW (everything but 315 / 316 en 518)
• Chevrolet Camaro (find one first!)
• Ferrari
• Ford Escort RS2000 (the best with RWD)
• Ford Sierra (difficult, you'll manage with worn rear tires)
• Ford Mustang (take some extra gas with you!)
• Lamborghini (power not a problem!)
• Lexus IS200
• Lotus (all models)
• Maserati 3200 GT (definitely!)
• Mercedes 190E 2.3-16V (without traction contole)
• Mitsubishi Lancer EVO (all models)
• Nissan 350Z (easy)
• Nissan 200SX13 (durable drifting with Japanese technic)
• Opel Ascona (cupmodel, but they're rare)
• Opel Manta 400 (the big one only)
• Opel Omega (better: Lotus Omega or the 3000-24v)
• Porsche (all models, also fast in a straight line!)
• Renault Clio V6 (or his elder brother: the R5 turbo)
• Renault A310 (or equal)
• Rover 3500 (better: TWR-version)
• Skoda Favorit (groupe B version of the old days...)
• Simca Rally 2 & 3 (with a bag of sand above the front axle please...)
• Subaru Impreza (40% front, 60% rear, if possible)
• Toyota Corolla AE86 Sports Coupe (65% LSD!)
• Toyota Supra (where are you find those?)
• Toyota MR2 (is capable of a lot more than you think!)
• Volvo V360 (for entrepreneurs)

[Driv3r]

you DO NOT need power for drifting......actually this car is awesome for drifting, its not done often for the fact that tires cost an arm and a leg...with enough entry speed this car is a lot of fun for drifting....but this car is not meant for that, take it on a high speed course (nurburgring), thats where it really shines from the rest of the pack

[Dave_3]

Originally Posted by brummelenj

The 30 best driftcars (according to www.driftclub.nl):

• Ford Escort RS2000 (the best with RWD)

I wholeheartedly agree

D.

[Buffalo_Bush]

Originally Posted by 13307

Difficult....I think impossible without LSD, and even then the power to weight ratio is a bit on the bad side to drift this thing, unless of course you put some tiny tires on the back! Besides, I was always taught that the point of racing was to keep as much traction as possible! Although it is important to learn how to control loss of traction too.

most drift courses are set up so when you break traction and slide around/through cones/corners it would be faster than breaking and going through with complete control and traction.

[just4kickz]

this aint no fast n' furiouss! loll! *sings the fast n' furious song*

[kylebryson]

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