Drifting The M50

hotrod182 · 03-11-2023, 01:12 AM

Saw this video. Almost made me laugh to think BMW would actually put out a video like this for the i4 M50!

techwhiz1 · 03-11-2023, 02:56 AM

Yeah, I picked mine up today and I won't be drifting a car that I paid 90 large for.

hotrod182 · 03-11-2023, 02:38 PM

I wonder if this is a European feature. I turned DSC off last night, but didn't get a disclaimer screen. It still seemed to bite too good to drift. Wow, you finally got your car? Happy for you!

deutsch100 · 03-13-2023, 11:17 PM

WOW, shocked BMW would do a video showing something like this!!

sth519 · 03-27-2023, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by deutsch100

WOW, shocked BMW would do a video showing something like this!!

Why? Nice to see that BMW is trying to carry some of their sporty and "driving pleasure" DNA into the electric age. Apart from Porsche, nobody else really seems to do it.

kindofblue · 03-27-2023, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by hotrod182

Saw this video. Almost made me laugh to think BMW would actually put out a video like this for the i4 M50!

I did a bit of drifting on an autocross course during a BMW Car Control Clinic in my i4 40eDrive. Drifting with a RWD is, I think, easier to do than with an AWD. And it is so much fun especially knowing you're not going to hurt anything (other than maybe a small orange cone or two).

I learned to drift when I learned to drive at age 16 in the snow with a RWD car ('56 Ford Fairlane) in an empty mall parking lot after dark when the mall was closed.

Here's a video of a BMW breaking a drifting record in a BMW M5 ICE. They went at it for so long they had another car come along while they continued drifting to give it more fuel (manually).

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hotrod182 . 788 Rep 3,972 Posts Drives: 2023 i4 M50 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Drifting The M50 Saw this video. Almost made me laugh to think BMW would actually put out a video like this for the i4 M50! __________________ 2011 Alpine 335d M-Sport 12.34 @ 110.48mph 2019 i3s Terra, 2008 Black 335i Sedan. 11.11@ 129.47 mph 2008 Monaco Blue JB3 2.0 335i Coupe. 11.33 @ 132.77 mph, 60-130mph: 6.95 seconds 2023 i4 M50 11.48 @ 121.56mph, 3.43 0-60 (dragy)
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hotrod182 . 788 Rep 3,972 Posts Drives: 2023 i4 M50 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: California iTrader: (0)	I wonder if this is a European feature. I turned DSC off last night, but didn't get a disclaimer screen. It still seemed to bite too good to drift. Wow, you finally got your car? Happy for you! __________________ 2011 Alpine 335d M-Sport 12.34 @ 110.48mph 2019 i3s Terra, 2008 Black 335i Sedan. 11.11@ 129.47 mph 2008 Monaco Blue JB3 2.0 335i Coupe. 11.33 @ 132.77 mph, 60-130mph: 6.95 seconds 2023 i4 M50 11.48 @ 121.56mph, 3.43 0-60 (dragy)
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deutsch100 Colonel 3897 Rep 2,367 Posts Drives: i7 60, XM, M3 Comp, 911 GTS Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Calabasas, CA iTrader: (0)	WOW, shocked BMW would do a video showing something like this!!
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