mr vs fr drivetrains

[atlantian]

Sorry about my misunderstanding.

On the topic of front weighted cars and sliding, what about that feeling that the car gives away and keeps spinning through the drift when you have a front heavy car? I presume the likes and dislikes depends on style.

I remember, when sliding in a rear wheel drive car, I tend to slam the brakes very fast to make the car dip, then flick the wheel one way(about 3/4 of a wheel turn) to aim your turn into the sand dune and then turning the other way quickly. I let the car's inertia do most of the work, rarely do I have to input a lot of throttle.

[eomund240]

What are you talking about?

First, any car is capable of doing what you just said, infact, RR and MR cars are more notorious for it than FR's.

The 'manuver' you're talking about is commonly known as an inertia drift. Fine and dandy, but you can't continue the slide. Without throttle input you will slow down, bite traction and straighten out.

Sounds to me like you were doing it in the dirt, which while the same concepts, is a whole different ball game to drifting on tarmac.

Besides, technique wasn't what we were talking about in the first place.

[atlantian]

I get that you would overcook a slide in a mid engine or rear engined car because of inertia, but with the wheel barely spinning in an "inertia drift" as you call it, it would behave rather normally. I start to input power when I need to extend the slide more to reach the corner exit, but I can hold one just fine, I haven't actually driven a car on dirt before.

But when I try to swing the car around in a front weighted car, it will not stop to rotate as I lift off the throttle. That is where I get that feeling that the car is kind of "giving away".

[eomund240]

Out of curiosity, what cars are you doing this in.

[atlantian]

Ford Mustang and BMW 5 series.