what you think of FR cars?

last SG · 2005-11-09T16:15:51+00:00

yup 4WD is about Grip grip and more grip

FDTurbo SG

Need to be skillful to drive FR cars as they tend to oversteer easily.Any tips from pro drivers to overcome it?

How the hell takumi drift his 86 so f-----kin good! Shocked

Kuali Baba SG

You don't need to be skilful, you just have to get adapted to the weight distribution.

The tendency is not more more than in a FWD car these days and is noticeable only at high speed.

A RWD car won't go into snap oversteer unless you drive it recklessly or there's a sudden loss of traction.

tomsss SG

lots of practice and must have a good “feel” of the car in motion. that’s what most pros would say or something similar. coordination of your hands, foot and mind as well.

Kuali Baba SG

The trick to good drifting is the ability to coax the car into controllable oversteer. The suspension can be tuned to assist this, like in the not-too-distant days of F1 when drivers had different set-ups for qualifying and the race, and in rallying where it's the fastest way to shed speed on loose surfaces.

But please, don't practise it on public roads!

alberteinstein SG

where can I learn drifting, any courses? (Pls, dun give me arcade centres).
Can I use a rio to learn drifting? Will it spoil the car?

SBS9828X SG

1st point! to get a good drift, get a RWD car Laughing

markzz SG

Is a MR car good for Drifting? like Porche and MR2 and MRS Shocked

TwinTurbo_Supra SG

coolblue6699 SG

According to you, everyday there will be a lot of Merc and BMW skidding around?? Unless all go on courses??

In day to day driving, there are not many differences between a FF or FR or MR. The differences come in when you pushed the car to the limit or you drive the car hard. When over the limit, they behave differently too.

Personally I find FR config has a better drive than FF config. Maybe I already used to it, I have more confidence pushing a FR throught a corner.

Mr. Green

tomsss SG

When you mention Porsche, i think you're referring to the Boxster cos currently that s their only MR car they have.... drifting in a Boxster? hehe would like to see one Smile

ditzy SG

Errr, coz takumi is not real? Laughing

nightsky87 SG

Mercs and BMWs too heavy la. Very Happy

But the MR2 and MR-S both oversteer quite easily.

Go buy Keiichi Tsuchiya 'Drift Bible' to get a better feel on drifting. For educational purpose only hor. please 'do not try this at home'

nightsky87 SG

Jay Chou leh? Very Happy

ditzy SG

Drift king keiichi says practice practice practice will make perfect. Laughing In an episode of BMI, he took passenger seat in tommi makinen's wrc subaru in snow, he went like OMFG. You should see how he did the handbrake 180, I was like OMFG too.

ditzy SG

That balding singer doesn't deliver tofu in his spare time leh. Laughing

radiance | mui_wan SG

well uh... iF you do get an FR car...especially when the power of the car's quite decent.. just be very careful i guess.
slippery when wet. lol.

zulu4 SG

i'm not very skillful, i do partake in "spirited driving" and i've yet to experience oversteer or have my car skid while driving in singapore.

for beemers, i don't think there's much to worry about under local driving conditions as the DSC/TSC/CBC are more than adequate in correcting/preventing skids, oversteer, etc. IMO, you'll have to be really unlucky, aggressive or stupid to provoke oversteer with these systems switched on.

i'm sure the other marques with FR cars have equivalent systems as well; we're in the 21st century afterall...

oh, proper tires help too.

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its an anime. in real life that sort of ridiculous drift angles are nigh impossible, and if u do it, u're going to be slower than an elephant stuck in quicksand.

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Only if they all keh kiang n switch off traction control...

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merc not too heavy to oversteer. Trust me, I know. Laughing