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Originally Posted by Ohio Enthusiast
These cars are certainly tail happy. I moved to my BRZ from a Focus ST and it's hilariously fun to get the tail out a little in slow tight corners or feel the push of the rear end in a fast sweeper. Both of these require active driver control - you need to be aggressive on the gas pedal to get there.
If you drive the car at a reasonable speed for the road and don't mash the gas you won't have to worry about unexpected oversteer. For me, the beauty of the Twins is that they are controllable, allowing you to approach RWD driving dynamics at your own pace and at your comfort level.
If you drive a Twin like a regular car you won't need to worry about oversteering or drifting, but as you grow more confident, comfortable and interested it will allow you to explore that, unlike FWD or most AWD cars.
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Yes the twins are amazing at giving you all the feedback you need. You really have to apply a lot of throttle in a corner to get oversteer, and if you leave traction control on it will keep you from spinning. Sport mode on the older cars and Track mode on the newer cars allows more slip before traction control kicks in, but it still saves you. The limited slip differential is great at keeping power down also. Plus there isn’t much torque there anyway. [emoji28]
Even with the stock all season tires there is plenty of grip, and if you get better tires there is even more grip.
So basically I think the twins are better at grip than drifting, in stock form anyway.
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