BMW The Ultimate Driver - J-Turn

What's the tell-tale sign of the Ultimate Driver? And an international spy? According to Matt Mullins, our Chief Driving Instructor, it's the mastery of advanced, on-road maneuvers such as the J-Turn. Also commonly known as a "Rockford" or a "reverse turn," it should not be attempted at home.

[mulderx]

"Don't try it at does it in my Jetta 🤣🤣🤣

[defaulta]

That's exactly why I'm watching this YouTube video on my phone so I can try it from home

[prepareuranus]

seen a post of nailboards on a road.

many of you should know what this means.

Pretty sure a J-turn is relevant in this situation.

[superhuber]

Put gear to reverse. Go full throttle, and quick counter steering wheel to opposite direction and now we can go to your nearest dealer to fix your broken gearbox :D

[mjdozitrt]

I love Matt's videos....I'm totally gonna try this turn when I get to a track!

[SpartanEx]

It would be very difficult to try this at home.

[TonyBasuro]

Nobody knows how to demonstrate Rockfords correctly but this Brinksmanship Artist.
This is the 7th vid I've checked. It's the quick countersteer.

[ryanj]

Find an empty parking lot... do this with your friends. Trust me

[thepilotmaster]

There is a lot more involved than that. If you just do those steps you will just turn into a wall. When doing a J-turn its best to lift off the throttle as soon as the front starts to rotate. This is a good driver though but if you try it, make sure you know all the steps and reasons for each step

[harborfreight]

I've been doing this for years in sticks and automatics. It's rarely done correctly in movies, i.e. never stopping. May I ask a question? With all the safety lock features on an automatic, is that why you didn't flow through it? you needed the wheels not spinning and a foot on the brake to get from R into D?

[glitchthecat]

Do you know what happens if you are IN REVERSE GEAR but your vehicle is moving forward?makes j turn especially difficult in cars with automatic transmission

[johnribeiro]

This was a very poor example of a J turn. The object of which is to complete a turn of 180° without losing much, if any momentum. This car ended up almost stationary before accelerating away. A well executed turn would have the car’s front wheels already pointed at the straight ahead position mid throw as the car sweeps through the 90° position, at this same point the forward gear should be engaged and the throttle applied as soon at it is pointing in the new 180° direction. More practice needed to make it a viable escape option.

[taskforce]

Did you touch the brake when you shifting?

[MK.]

I can execute this smoothly in a manual switching to the BMW 420d automatic .... I had to stop before the gearbox allowed me to switch from R in to D/ S1 or M1

[dramaface]

It’s 2024 and people still haven’t learned that saying “don’t try this at home” means I’m going outside right now and doing it

[duckway]

But what if I wanna try this in case some criminals set a trap on the road and I have to back out ASAP?

[DESIBOY-fenm]

"dont try this at home"

"Puts my BMW back in my closet"

[kevini]

I will try this in an empty parking lot in a rented car 😂

[karanmodhwadia]

Meanwhile Mercedes YouTube account is teaching you how to use Apple carplay

[neowolf]

Cool. But can you do a full 360 spin? 😁