How To Drive Powerful Rear Wheel Drive Cars

Are you feeling a bit apprehensive about getting behind the wheel of your first powerful rear-wheel drive (RWD) car? Don't worry, I've got you covered! In this video, I'll guide you through everything you need to know to confidently drive and enjoy your RWD car to the fullest.

Topics Covered:

🚗 Overcoming Initial Worries: I'll address common concerns and fears many drivers have when transitioning to a powerful RWD car. Understanding the dynamics of rear-wheel drive is crucial for a smooth start.

⚙️ Traction Control Basics: Learn how traction control can make your driving experience safer and more manageable. I'll explain how traction control systems work and why they're beneficial, especially if you're new to RWD vehicles.

🏁 Advanced Driving Techniques: Discover when and how to turn off traction control for a more exhilarating and fast driving experience. I'll show you the ropes on how to safely push your car to its limits.

💡 Mastering Slides: I'll teach you the fundamentals of controlling slides and managing the power of your RWD car, so you can drive with confidence and skill. Knowing how to handle oversteer and understeer is key to mastering rear-wheel drive cars.

Whether you're a novice or looking to sharpen your driving skills, this video is packed with practical tips and expert advice to help you become a master of your powerful RWD car

00:00 Things to think about
01:30 Traction control ON
05:30 Traction control OFF
11:58 Conclusions

[JKiowa]

“I don’t know what i’m doing and i didn’t die, which is quite nice 😊 “

-Mick 2024

[antazur]

Me enjoying the video while driving a 100hp fwd

[illuminate]

10:51
**explains dangerous thing that can happen when driving**
"I shall demonstrate"
this is the most english thing I've seen and I love it.

[SatanDotExe]

Another thing to keep in mind is that no traction control system can save you if you're really stupid, especially in bad conditions.

[johnyaction]

I REALLY appreciate you staying on your lane as that is my biggest pet peeve, if people want to drive spirited then STAY IN YOUR LANE. Awesome video dude and nice to see a BMW driver indicating ;).

[Sir-Prizse]

It's really hard to kick out the rear of an stock MX-5, because modern UHP tyres have become extremely good and the 110 horses aren't enough to brake traction. The most "dangerous" thing you can do in an MX-5 is to abruptly take your foot off the gas when cornering fast.

[zolloz]

Amazing video. I wish I seen this last year. Exactly a year ago I got an M4 Comp for the weekend and that was one of my first experiences in an RWD based car. I felt really confident in MDM mode so I switched off every aid and went for it. It was all good for an hour but as you just said, it caught me off guard for a second and the back end broke loose out of a roundabout. I ended up in a wheat field. I didnt have enough experience and these advices are amazing for that. Thanks for the video mate.

[xandygameryt]

For some reason my mind can't process him driving in the left lanes because my brain is used to see me driving in the right lanes because of my country. Its a interesting feeling tbh.

[ItsCDB]

When I got my M235i I was incredibly surprised with how good traction control was... So much so I thought there was no way DSC off mode was much worse. Safe to say I was wrong 😂 lucky no problems and now I keep traction on at all times

[askevl]

I'm so glad this video randomly came up on my feed, just bought a manual 617HP supercharged E90 M3 after owning a 230 HP automatic E46.... And it's my first time ever driving manual...

[LordBookss]

This is all very nice and useful, and I'm going to start applying it immediately to my Toyota Corolla daily driving. Thanks, mate!

[edygkkstm]

Bro, cool clip and the best thing about this video is at the end when you said go and practice, that's actually the most important bit ..take you rwd to track and practice as much as you can until you are confident and then all the fear goes away and you're in control..I got a 2014 Shelby GT500 and if you don't drive easy and practice until you can drive the way you want disaster can easily happen..mine for ex tc is just cutting the power off completely and if you don't know what's going on the majority will panick and lose control, with tc off the advanced tc is still on but (at least in mine ) if you keep the tc button pressed for.7-8.seconds it wil disable everything so it will be just you and the V8, that's where the true skill comes in play that you'll have to train for if you want to be a badass rwd..best of all to you and everyone and drive safe .

[SuperMegaWoofer]

Kick down is super terrifying in the auto G87. With TSC off and auto you could very easily send it off the road. Any ‘fast driving’ you have to keep it in sequential.

[bearymos]

*watching his info about traction control knowing damn well my 87 supra with 450hp+ will not have any sort of concept of traction control*

felt that it should be known it is not being bought this way. I bought it when almost completely stock a couple years ago and learned manual with it and am now rebuilding for more power. happy I learned when it only had 240 odd hp cause I gained valuable experience that would have been a deathly scenario with 400+ and no air bags

[martinstyblo]

"I shall demonstrate"😁 Yes, such occasions do teach us to be better gentle on the throttle and fully alert, even if the traction control does its best (learned myself this with 5.7 Hemi that has much more torque than the little V6). All your points shown and commented are truly spot on, very good to watch! Many thanks for this video

[LOLAifyable]

What I love about my 2020 BRZ, is that it has allegedly 200HP, dyno - 30 :)
So when the backend steps a bit you giggle rather than screaming for dear life, a good platform to learn how RWD behavs

[hilly]

My first rwd car was a GT86, such a fun car and safe due lack of power couldn't imagine what it would be like with more power 😂

[YKL_]

I also had a 460hp rwd manual as well. Shit was fun

[lehoff]

My mx5 was awesome for slides at under the speed limit. So fun and controllable.

[jasonmcenroy]

Just ordered a manual M3.. my first manual car! Super excited. Although my current daily is a huracan evo RWD, so I’m not overly concerned about handling the power 😜 Thanks for the video!