Not exact matches
The game also has sponsored race parts for detailed car tuning and modifications to handling physics, along with five play
modes that cover underground and sanctioned
drift racing and the sport's variety of speed and style -
driven competition.
The next M5 is also expected to be the first all - wheel -
drive sedan for BMW's performance division, but the system will likely be modified similar to its key rival, the Mercedes - AMG E63 S, which has a
drift mode and can send all of its power exclusively to the rear wheels when the right
mode is selected.
With 350 hp and 350 lb - ft of torque from its 2.3 - liter turbocharged four - cylinder, a highly advanced torque - vectoring all - wheel
drive system, freaking
drift mode, launch control, and a standard six - speed manual transmission, the drooling is becoming a serious problem.
As previously mentioned, power is delivered to the road via the 4Matic + all - wheel -
drive system, which is mated to a nine - speed MCT Speedshift gearbox and also offers a
drift mode.
Mercedes» latest 9G AMG Speedshift transmission is fitted along with its latest 4Matic + all - wheel -
drive system as per the E63, but without the E63S's
drift mode option.
If you're a Ford Focus, naturally you want to be an RS: sizzling 350 - horse 2.3 - liter turbo four, all - wheel
drive with dynamic torque vectoring, 19 - inch forged - alloy wheels, the bragging rights of a standard
Drift mode, and the breathless attention of everyone from auto journalists to such rivals as the Volkswagen Golf R and the Subaru WRX STi.
A run down the 2016 Ford Focus RS's spec sheet reveals a car that our enthusiast judges should love: a punchy, turbocharged four - cylinder engine that makes 350 horsepower and 350 lb - ft of torque; performance - tuned all - wheel -
drive handling; a six - speed, honest - to - goodness manual gearbox; and a button that puts the car's stability control into
Drift mode.
A 2016 Ford Focus RS press release from earlier this year describes the various
drive modes — Normal, Sport, Track, and
Drift — and refers to a separate button for adjusting the shocks but offered no further detail.
Frank van Meel, CEO of BMW's M division, recently told evo that BMW doesn't like to call the rear -
drive only
mode in the new M5 a «
drift mode».
The Ford Focus RS will sit atop the Focus lineup, with considerably more power and performance than the 252 - hp, front - wheel -
drive Focus ST.. Its advanced all - wheel -
drive system uses a Dynamic Torque Vectoring function to make for sharp handling, and the car includes four different
drive modes — normal, sport, track, and our favorite,
drift mode.
It's more rear - biased than ever and can only ever send 30 percent of torque to the front wheels, but they haven't gone down the route recently chosen by AMG for the E63 and BMW for the next M5 of creating a rear -
drive only «
drift»
mode.
Longest - lasting of the Focus RS models and the most technically advanced, with sophisticated four - wheel
drive and much - ballyhooed
Drift mode.
Turn on the RACE
drive mode and, with ESP shut off and the transmission in manual, you can enable
Drift Mode with the paddles.
The six - cylinder car does without the V8's «speedshift multi-clutch» gearbox, without its special four - link front axle, with a different steering system, and without the «
drift mode» facilitated by the E 63's clever four - wheel
drive system.
The 316bhp, four - wheel
drive hot hatch monster used its new «
Drift»
mode to full advantage up the hillclimb, while Ford's latest generation of iconic muscle car was a hit with enthusiasts.
Updated 02/10/2016: Ford dropped a series of new videos in which it highlights Focus RS» four
driving modes: Normal, Sport, Track and
Drift.
For experienced drivers seeking serious thrills, the M5 can be switched into a rear -
drive - only
mode so
drifts and burnouts can ensue.
The feature that enthusiasts will perhaps be the most excited about is the new «
drift mode,» an industry first, which will be one of the four selectable
driving modes available on the hatch.
Boasting 600kW, the AMG GT Concept also makes use of a clever new all - wheel
drive system dubbed 4MATIC +, which was first seen in the imminent new E 63 AMG — a vehicle that also offers a
drift mode, so it'll be interesting to see if the GT sedan can get up to the same tomfoolery.
In the E 63 S 4MATIC +, there's even a
drift mode, which changes the configuration to rear - wheel
drive.
The new Ford Focus RS is also the first - ever global model for Ford and features advanced performance technologies like all - wheel
drive with Dynamic Torque Vectoring and the industry - first
drift mode (we'll get into that in a bit) Let's get the fun part out of the way.
The RS will feature sport, track and
drift modes, in addition to the normal / default
driving mode.
Selectable
drive modes (Normal, Sport, Track and
Drift) allow the driver to switch between normal and sport settings for damper stiffness, exhaust note, stability control, engine responsiveness and steering feel.
In the E 63 S 4MATIC +, there's a
drift mode that can be activated in the «Race»
drive program, but the ESP needs to be deactivated and the transmission needs to in manual
mode.
The X5 M and X6 M luxury SUVs already had all - wheel
drive, of course, but the M5's version of the xDrive system has the great distinction of offering a two - wheel
drive mode that will be the joy of
driving purists and
drift enthusiasts alike.
In this
mode the braking intervention to counter oversteer or understeer, as well as the accompanying reduction in engine torque, allows a higher dynamic threshold and, for instance, corresponding
drift angles — which means that the driver of the C63 AMG benefits from considerably more active
driving pleasure.
The rear - biased system provides a handling balance of neutral that borders on oversteer, and has a trick «
drift mode» that disengages the front
drive shafts entirely to route all power to the rear tires — or rather what's left of them.
The hard - core edge to the transmissions continues with a launch control function, dubbed Race - Start by AMG, and a
Drift mode that takes advantage of the rear - biased nature of the all - wheel
drive system.
However, to quell the discontent, AMG has introduced a «
drift mode» which
drives only the rear wheels under specific circumstances.
There are four
drive modes of Normal, Sport, Track, and
Drift.
Drift Mode can be activated in the «RACE»
drive program using the shift paddles, provided that ESP ® is deactivated and the transmission is in manual
mode.
Designed to add to the
driving experience rather than govern it, the torque vectoring system has three settings: off, agile and
drift mode.
The vehicle also gets a «
Drift»
mode as standard and guess what that does to the E63, it turns the sedan into a «purely rear - wheel
drive» car which means fun is guaranteed.
-- Mercedes AMG E63 S 4Matic + priced at Rs. 1.5 crores — Rivals the BMW M5 — Gets a 603 HP 4.0 - litre V8 motor —
Drift mode makes the AMG E63 S 4Matic + a completely rear - wheel
drive car
Sport
mode supports particularly sporty
driving, facilitating steering and control when
drifting.
Sports
mode facilitates particularly sporty
driving, facilitating steering and control when
drifting.
Four selectable
driving modes include normal, sport, track and
drift, which modifies torque distribution to «help achieve controlled oversteer» — what we call a sweet, smoky
drift.
The latest (above) is an explanation of the car's
driving modes - including the infamous
Drift Mode - by Ben Collins.
In fact, the E 63 S can be
driven like a pure rear - wheel
drive vehicle as well in the
Drift mode.
And it wasn't just the impressive power that made headlines — the four - wheel
drive system was a first for the Focus RS, not to mention the
drift mode that has the ability to turn a decent driver into a hooligan.
Switch the DSC off though, and you have the option of 2WD
mode — pure, unadulterated rear - wheel
drive for all the smoky
drifts you can dream of.
The new Ford Focus RS is also the first - ever global model for Ford and features advanced performance technologies like all - wheel
drive with Dynamic Torque Vectoring and the industry - first
drift mode (we'll get into that in a bit)
The system parallels the release of a
drift mode function in Ford's new Focus RS, itself a four - wheel
drive performance car that uses a twinster clutch pack and clever differential to perform long, lurid slides.
The «Race»
drive program and the deactivation of the ESP, with the transmission in the manual
mode,
drifting is still possible.
RWD tragics should not feel left out, as selecting «Race» in the four -
mode AMG Dynamic Select program of the E 63 S decouples front - wheel
drive and allows what AMG calls «
drift mode».
The high - performance road car introduces advanced performance technologies, and is the first Ford RS equipped with selectable
drive modes — including
drift mode and launch control.
The LSD works seamlessly with the RS's other performance goodies including the four - wheel
drive, Dynamic Torque Vectoring and Torque Vectoring Control — and even
drift mode.
The new Ford Focus RS has been something of a hit, with more than 4,600 sold in the UK thanks to its 345bhp, four - wheel
drive, torque vectoring,
drift mode and appealing -LSB-...]
I like the
drift mode for those that want a 100 % rear
drive, and you have the standard 31/69 split.
On the AMG E 62 S, the same all - wheel
drive setup earns a
drift mode, which turns the car into a rear - wheel -
drive vehicle.