Top Drifting Cars?

[SeanDean]

Aw man lol at some of the stuff being listed. Mikespeed is almost dead on, but to be completely serious;

You need to ask a few questions and then qualify which cars are suited to the task.

Obviously any drift car needs to be RWD, but what's important in drifting?

In order of importance:
1-Angle
2-Staying sideways
3-Speed


Angle requires steering angle.

Staying sideways= controllability and power to maintain a drift...
So this one means BALANCE AND POWER/TORQUE DELIVERY

Speed requires a car with handling(this means drivability and feedback, not skidpad numbers)





Well very few cars actually meet all three of these requirements.

Most of the polular drift cars only meet 2

The biggest exceptions I can think of are the E46 M3 and E39 M5. Too bad most of us cant afford those cars and noone really wants to take their own out and beat on it.

So based on the above, here is my list of the best drift cars and their strengths. These are all cars I have driven by the way. And I would have listed a few Benzes except for them being automatic only....

E46 M3 has great angle, great power, and great handling

E39 M5 has great angle, great power and good handling.

240sx has great angle, low power, good handling.

FD RX7 has ok angle, good power, and great handling.

Miata has decent angle, ok power, great handling.

E34 BMW has good angle, ok power, and good handling.

E30 BMW's have good angle, ok power, and ok-good handling

E36 BMW's have good angle, ok power, and good handling

79-2005 Mustangs have good angle, ok-good power and ok handling.

Viper has low angle, great power, ok-good handling

FC RX7 has low angle, ok power and good handling

Corvettes have low angle, good-great power, and good-great handling.

Remember that these are just stock setups. Almost any of these cars can be modified to fix the shortcomings.

Also notice that I rank steering angle as very important. Maybe not all judges would agree with me, but generally you can do more impressive looking drifting when you have more steering angle, and especially do very fast and very sideways transitions. Transitions can be a real bitch in a car that has little steering angle... very easy to spin.

-Sean

[mikespeed95]

Aw man lol at some of the stuff being listed. Mikespeed is almost dead on, but to be completely serious;

You need to ask a few questions and then qualify which cars are suited to the task.

Obviously any drift car needs to be RWD, but what's important in drifting?

In order of importance:
1-Angle
2-Staying sideways
3-Speed


Angle requires steering angle.

Staying sideways= controllability and power to maintain a drift...
So this one means BALANCE AND POWER/TORQUE DELIVERY

Speed requires a car with handling(this means drivability and feedback, not skidpad numbers)





Well very few cars actually meet all three of these requirements.

Most of the polular drift cars only meet 2

The biggest exceptions I can think of are the E46 M3 and E39 M5. Too bad most of us cant afford those cars and noone really wants to take their own out and beat on it.

So based on the above, here is my list of the best drift cars and their strengths. These are all cars I have driven by the way. And I would have listed a few Benzes except for them being automatic only....

E46 M3 has great angle, great power, and great handling

E39 M5 has great angle, great power and good handling.

240sx has great angle, low power, good handling.

FD RX7 has ok angle, good power, and great handling.

Miata has decent angle, ok power, great handling.

E34 BMW has good angle, ok power, and good handling.

E30 BMW's have good angle, ok power, and ok-good handling

E36 BMW's have good angle, ok power, and good handling

79-2005 Mustangs have good angle, ok-good power and ok handling.

Viper has low angle, great power, ok-good handling

FC RX7 has low angle, ok power and good handling

Corvettes have low angle, good-great power, and good-great handling.

Remember that these are just stock setups. Almost any of these cars can be modified to fix the shortcomings.

Also notice that I rank steering angle as very important. Maybe not all judges would agree with me, but generally you can do more impressive looking drifting when you have more steering angle, and especially do very fast and very sideways transitions. Transitions can be a real bitch in a car that has little steering angle... very easy to spin.

-Sean

mustangs are boop.

[AE86 Dorifto]

Aw man lol at some of the stuff being listed. Mikespeed is almost dead on, but to be completely serious;

You need to ask a few questions and then qualify which cars are suited to the task.

Obviously any drift car needs to be RWD, but what's important in drifting?

In order of importance:
1-Angle
2-Staying sideways
3-Speed


Angle requires steering angle.

Staying sideways= controllability and power to maintain a drift...
So this one means BALANCE AND POWER/TORQUE DELIVERY

Speed requires a car with handling(this means drivability and feedback, not skidpad numbers)





Well very few cars actually meet all three of these requirements.

Most of the polular drift cars only meet 2

The biggest exceptions I can think of are the E46 M3 and E39 M5. Too bad most of us cant afford those cars and noone really wants to take their own out and beat on it.

So based on the above, here is my list of the best drift cars and their strengths. These are all cars I have driven by the way. And I would have listed a few Benzes except for them being automatic only....

E46 M3 has great angle, great power, and great handling

E39 M5 has great angle, great power and good handling.

240sx has great angle, low power, good handling.

FD RX7 has ok angle, good power, and great handling.

Miata has decent angle, ok power, great handling.

E34 BMW has good angle, ok power, and good handling.

E30 BMW's have good angle, ok power, and ok-good handling

E36 BMW's have good angle, ok power, and good handling

79-2005 Mustangs have good angle, ok-good power and ok handling.

Viper has low angle, great power, ok-good handling

FC RX7 has low angle, ok power and good handling

Corvettes have low angle, good-great power, and good-great handling.

Remember that these are just stock setups. Almost any of these cars can be modified to fix the shortcomings.

Also notice that I rank steering angle as very important. Maybe not all judges would agree with me, but generally you can do more impressive looking drifting when you have more steering angle, and especially do very fast and very sideways transitions. Transitions can be a real bitch in a car that has little steering angle... very easy to spin.

-Sean

You're talking stock aren't you? And if so, wtf is with the e30 having even "ok power"? Don't get me wrong, the e30 is one of my favorite cars ever, but stock the power is shit. Unless you're just going out and having a little bit of fun. They are torquey lil bastards for just going to the back of a warehouse but not competition.

In my opinion it's the driver not the car. I mean come on. Alex Pfeiffer (driver of the RSR s2000) recently entered the Formula D amatuer-pro competition with a bone stock AE86. He said the car was the worst peice of shit he had ever driven deeming it "undrivable". Guess what? He whooped everybody's ass. The best drift car you ask? AE86. Maybe it won't win competitions. So why call it the best drift car? The feel. The response.The willingness of the car to rev up to redline. Just the overall fun. Why drift if you're not having fun? Just my .

P.S. I know I'm gonna get flamed for this so I'll just tell you ahead of time. I'm not some guy that watched initial D and Said "OMG ThAt is t3h BestZorz Car 3v0r!!!11!1!!" I played with the car on Gran Turismo and decided I wanted one. About a year after I discovered initial D. I didn't think the car was badass because it was in an anime, I thought the anime was badass because the car I dreamed of having was in it after about a year of some friends thinking I was retarded for my dream car being a 1986 Corolla.

[down_shift]

I'm not some guy that watched initial D and Said "OMG ThAt is t3h BestZorz Car 3v0r!!!11!1!!" I played with the car on Gran Turismo and decided I wanted one.

classic!

[Ran]

I didn't think the car was badass because it was in an anime, I thought the anime was badass because the car I dreamed of having was in it after about a year of some friends thinking I was retarded for my dream car being a 1986 Corolla.

lol, I remember seeing the first couple episodes of 4th stage with the Miata. I thought that was cool as hell since I had my own Miata at the time. Oh well...


Also, who put FC as a good drift car? Unless you making gobs of power, I discourage it. The car in base form (unless a Turbo-II) has no power and even less torque. By the time you even get to a moderate speed you're at the first corner. The car simply doesn't have the torque to keep the wheels spinning and the angle up.

For a beginner, try something like a 240SX (classic everybodyhasone-drifter car) or maybe an older Mustang GT (Foxbody is popular).

[VegetaRules]

Thanks again for all the input fellas. Again, I'm not trying to start drifting( well no time soon lol ) My friend just wondered, & I wondered as well, & I knew you brilliant IA guys would know.


I was a tad surprised noone had ever asked this particular question tho. But if I were to " drift" I would like to do it in a non-popular car. Tho I'm not drifting in it, I have decided to get myself a 04-06 GTO, so I'm going to sell or trade in my ricer Celica in January.lol

As another guy put it " if you want to boost your Celica to make it faster, here's how......Buy a faster car.lol". ....Vegeta

[DrivenMind]

As another guy put it " if you want to boost your Celica to make it faster, here's how......Buy a faster car.lol". ....Vegeta

eh... fuck him. A good buddy of mine just boosted his Celica GT-S, and it's plenty quick. Don't let other people make up your mind for you, just do your research and decide if your car fits your budget, and your driving style.

[GTScoob]

eh... fuck him. A good buddy of mine just boosted his Celica GT-S, and it's plenty quick. Don't let other people make up your mind for you, just do your research and decide if your car fits your budget, and your driving style.

I know a guy who boosted one, blew the motor, put another built motor in, and even that one blew up. I think somewhere in between he might have even blown up a third motor.

[VegetaRules]

Well 1st to the noob talking bout my Celica. Please read my initial post, this wasn't a thread created for me to learn to drift. The thread was to honestly get a opinion on top drifting cars, as it was a question posed to me.

Now I have had a change of plans, I am keeping the Celica, & boosting it, & I do know what I can do to it, & basically where the HP Boost ends.lol The fiancee' just informed me tonight that I will have a project Supra on, or before my B-day.

So I'll just make them both fast and knockout one of my dream cars to own. Again thanks to all the people who contributed some great info on this question/topic. .....Vegeta

[Kalifornia087]

Also, who put FC as a good drift car? Unless you making gobs of power, I discourage it.


or maybe an older Mustang GT (Foxbody is popular).

Wrong! The FC is actually a good platform. I love mine to death. It's a really well balanced car that has lots of aftermarket.

As for Fox bodies.... Two words. Snap Oversteer. They're manageable, but harder than most...

Sorry Nate, Had to!

-Austin

[BTLFED]

As for Fox bodies.... Two words. Snap Oversteer.

Actually, that's what I was thinking too.