Non Japanese Drift Cars

[Genjuro]

As we all know Japanese cars seem to rule the drifting stakes but i wondered what non Japanese cars would people like to have a go at drifting or which ones have potential? I get the impression that BMW's are the next most popular drifters after the Japanese cars.

I would like to try out a TVR Griffith for drifting, i reckon it would go sideways ok although i'm not sure if the suspension would be a bit soft.

[Adam_AE86]

to be fair a 3 series with a straight 6 and lsd is a pretty good contender you just run the risk of looking :ghey:

Can't wait to see someone with a huge Carlton 3000gsi givin it pain !!

But at the end of the day It's a Japan Born Sport for Japanese Cars!!! they are the only ones that look :cool: and all other manafactuars should be banned :rant: :D

[Hates_]

Shame there don't seem to be many modern day drift cars?

[brucy]

Originally posted by Hates_
Shame there don't seem to be many modern day drift cars?

did you not see that aussie Holdon thing on top gear :cool:

[Hates_]

I should have said Japanese drift cars :D

[Nick]

Modern day Jap driftable cars
Lexus IS 200
350Z
RX-8

Euro
3 series with LSD
M3
M5
Z4
Jag S type
AMGs
TVRs

[Hates_]

I still have reservations about the IS200 and 350Z being good drift cars.

The IS200 seems so underpowered (hence the IS300) and doesn't the LSD type braking on the 350Z hinder it as a good drift car?

[Nick]

Edit: wrong thread :rolleyes:

[Genjuro]

Originally posted by Hates_
I still have reservations about the IS200 and 350Z being good drift cars.

The IS200 seems so underpowered (hence the IS300) and doesn't the LSD type braking on the 350Z hinder it as a good drift car?

As far as i know the RS200 is more popular for drifting, its a 4 pot version of the IS200 we have here but with something more like 195bhp. Also i believe there is a supercharger conversion for the IS200 which i have read about somewhere.

You are right about there not being too many appropriate cars these days though, most are way too heavy. I would guess a turbocharged MR-S would be pretty suitable, but we could do with a new modern day 200sx and AE86.

[Nick]

I was talking about the Supercharged version of the IS200. The IS300 only comes in auto in Europe :(

The european version of TRD is TTE. You can find the supercharger kit here

http://www.tte.de

There is also a Yaris Turbo kit that is mental. One of the most fun I have had in a car. 163bhp in a Yaris :eek:

[Jimmyboy]

what about sierra cossies? Saff & whale tail?

[Hates_]

Originally posted by Nick
163bhp in a Yaris :eek: LoL! Sounds like my kind of Yaris... :D :D :D

[Adam_AE86]

please do NOT mention cossies here thankyou :D

[PazzaAE86]

The thing with Japanese cars is the huge amounts of aftermarket parts that you can get for them due to the popularity of Drifting.. I'd guess it'd be damn hard to get some Pillow Ball Uppers and Adjustable Lower Arms for a BMW, nevermind some of the more complicated stuffs..

But from my experiance, TVR Chimaera's are hard to drift. Not because they wont go sideways and such, its just because they are so snappy. The change in direction is very violent and hard to work with. TVR's Suspension guys must of sat around a table thinking of ways to stop the car from oversteering and made the fronts rock hard and the rear soft as hell.. This results in a car that snaps from understeer to oversteer in an instant and id guess catches so many people out on the roads.. :( Fast tho!

Paz

[Tenman]

You could prob. set up a nice MKI or II Scort for drifting quite well... If you could get a pokey enough engine into it a Manta would be pretty good too.

didn't have an LSD on my E36 beemer and I can most definatly say that it would not make a good drift car... the back end would snap out far far far too fast to hang a good drift in fact I span it round 180 quite a few times trying to do just that. even with the live axle that I used to put on it in winter it wasn't stable enough while sideways, only time I really had it going well was in the snow.