The Differences Between Drifting And Powersliding

People often confuse drifting for powersliding and vice versa, so to debunk the myths, here’s a handy video guide!

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[BigChungustherd]

Drifting is what you think you're doing when you're power sliding

[GermanPerfectionist]

25%: M2 powersliding
25%: M2 drifting
25%: Interior cam
25%: SUN IN YA FACE!

[louisc]

You can powerslide anything as long as you have the balls to do it

[SaberisloveSaberislife]

Pro tip:

Use a cup of water to determine if your drifts were perfect or not.

[adxo]

awd = powerslide
rwd = drift
fwd= wtf

[pavlo.]

hope the cameraman gets paid well for filming those shots

[The_JDM_Dynasty]

Either way both powersliding and drifting are fucking lit!

[neelparmar]

Subaru owners have no idea what any of this is

[Emite]

Shout-out to whoever filmed/edited this video, the result is amazing !

[damianwattimena]

A powerslide is pretty much what you do when you first get your license and you have a car with a open diff, so you powerslide out of your favourite corners at night coming home from work because you're too scared to get sideways before the corner :')

[BondTheOGYT]

Pull the hand brake, and accelerate = Drift
Slam the accelerator into the corner and hope you don't die = Powerslide 😂😂




I'm probably incorrect, I'm waiting to be corrected

[Doggepp]

Since this is a tutorial after all, some additional footage of the footwork and handwork with the e-brake would probably have been better than having him do the same thing 50 times in a row. A lot of people probably dont even know what a clutch kick is. It is a lot easier to learn when you have visual evidence rather than someone just telling you how to do it.

[CaroFDoom]

Here's an accurate statement that answers it quickly:
Drifting is the general term for a slide in a car around a corner. It also refers to a kind of judged motorsport where people drift for show.

A powerslide is a very basic drifting technique in which a RWD or heavily biased 4WD car slides using wheelspin to initiate the drift.

[CarsandEngines]

I will try it tomorrow. Wish me luck lol

[aznarul]

Drifting: Playing with mechanics
Powerslide: Playing with the power

[Fosten]

this is wrong because the "Powerslide" is a known technique also called "Power Over" and is a form of drifting.
Just ask keiichi tsuchiya.

[goracks]

Someone explained to me that true drifting is controlling your car when it's just beyond the limits of grip. Basically racing your car just past the point where your tires are still gripping. Controlling the slip past the limits is drifting. Whereas powersliding relies more on the engine than inertia to induce that same slip.

[unitenotdividemusic]

Car Throttle is the Top Gear that teaches you new things for all types of people and isn't staged. 11/10

[youssefelgiar]

Wanna know what's the easiest vehicle to drift?






A supermarket trolley 😂

[HIXNN]

BMW M2 for sale....one careful owner lol