TA22 for drifting?

[Ryou]

Would anyone tell me if a Toyota Celica 1600GT (TA22) is good enough for drifting? I can drift in it but I'm wondering if the car is as good compared to the JDM cars.

 

[Crumpet]

From attempting to slide this myself, I noticed the car doesn't live up to the ability of a more common car for drifting. The car is good, but in my honest opinion it would lose against a car like... a 240SX for example.....

Any car can drift (Except a 2CV). You have seen me drifting my AE86 right, I'm sure you noticed how the car looks better drifting, and the TA22 tends to lose power and stability on a corner. Also remember, as this is certainly an old car, it's body is supported by light, flexible wheels. I saw the car kind of tilting to the side when drifting, putting so much pressure on a tyre that causes you to slow down, and in common sense, you need speed to hold a good drift.

The car looks great at the Nurburgring, yet what it has in style, it lacks in ability.

 

[Mysterious R]

Insert tuning here. If the car doesn't perform to your standards it can be adjusted for better suiting your style. It should be plenty powerful enough/light enough to tune into a respectable drift car.

 

[LR-SWD-007]

Insert tuning here. If the car doesn't perform to your standards it can be adjusted for better suiting your style. It should be plenty powerful enough/light enough to tune into a respectable drift car.

Can it be drifted yes..Can it keep up with some of the newer drift machines, that's up for debate. Can a VW Karman Ghia be drifted with less than 130 HP, the answer is yes and it's a blast. This car can be adjusted like Mysterious R suggested, it just needs some tweaking here and there. The car weighs practically nothing and if you have at least 150-200 HP that should be enough to get some decent drifts out of it.

 

[Crumpet]

Can it be drifted yes..Can it keep up with some of the newer drift machines, that's up for debate. Can a VW Karman Ghia be drifted with less than 130 HP, the answer is yes and it's a blast. This car can be adjusted like Mysterious R suggested, it just needs some tweaking here and there. The car weighs practically nothing and if you have at least 150-200 HP that should be enough to get some decent drifts out of it.

You feel 150 to 200HP? I always tried 250 to 300HP, as if I start to oversteer in a drift, I can keep it going with some gas!

 

[Ryou]

This is closed. I now have great drift settings for my TA22. The HP is now 229 giving it enough power to drift.