i4 M50 Drifting

techwhiz1 · 01-06-2022, 05:11 PM

If there was ever a reason why the 20" tires are a thing; this is it. Those 19" tires are probably toast.

spool twice · 01-06-2022, 05:20 PM

wow! you can definitely see some wear on those rear tires on a few of the shots, expecially the sidewall area

She made the drifting look too easy.

techwhiz1 · 01-06-2022, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by spool twice

wow! you can definitely see some wear on those rear tires on a few of the shots, expecially the sidewall area

She made the drifting look too easy.

With greater than 500ft-lbs of instant torque breaking traction to drift should be easy.

But that is a good demonstration of why you need those 20" wide tires if you want performance.

Those were 19 inches she was smoking up.
Don't do that at home?

Nahlem · 01-06-2022, 11:17 PM

There is the options of going for 19" with performance tires or at least i have that option in Sweden, It should be more traction if needed but also the penalty hit to the range is also quite a lot so then you drop from 510 km to 462 km and upgrading to the 20" you drop down to 426 km.

But i will keep my 19" inch none performance tires, i tested the m50 earlier this week and it was on 18" inch nordic winter tyres and it was around -2c outside yet it gripped like a mad man so that is nice.

zilla91 · 01-07-2022, 04:18 AM

Curious that i4 in the video appears to have a charge port at the front

spool twice · 01-07-2022, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by zilla91

Curious that i4 in the video appears to have a charge port at the front

Chinese Market, they have a different style charger there.

Haywood · 01-07-2022, 08:18 AM

So glad I went with the 20" tires.

jpuffmasterpuffpuffpuff69 · 01-07-2022, 01:05 PM

She's having a lot of fun!

I'll be getting the wide 20s. Depending on how much I love the car, I might get some forged wheels to lighten things up a bit. Make go with a square setup and add a wheel arch to the front as well.

I'd really like to see the M60 version, but I bet it's going to be a while.

daswartz · 01-07-2022, 02:29 PM

Nice. Should make my commute that much more entertaining.

Ken7 · 01-08-2022, 11:03 AM

Was there a car in that video?

bavarianride · 01-08-2022, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techwhiz1

If there was ever a reason why the 20" tires are a thing; this is it. Those 19" tires are probably toast.

Translation @2:42 says the driver feels weight at corners, but that is common among EVs. Watching the clip there is virtually no body lean, but the driver gets tossed around a bit.

I am not sure 20" vs. 19" matters in this use case, as both will be toasted anyway.

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