You search out the tires' cornering limits first and then punch the throttle. Even on slick surfaces, you'll have to be deliberate in your inputs and know what you're doing to slide the Golf R sideways in a fit of opposite-lock glory. The Golf R drifts, but it's not as simple as cranking the wheel and matting the accelerator. The stability control automatically switches to its more lenient ESC Sport setting, which helps meter torque to sustain a drift, but you can also run with the safety nets and helpers fully disabled for a greater challenge.
You start the party in the Golf by pressing the R button on the steering wheel to activate Race mode, then select Drift mode on the center touchscreen. From the behind the wheel, however, that difference is subtle. The Golf R runs the same gear ratio at each axle, so it can only send a maximum of 50 percent of the engine's torque rearward. That makes it possible for the rear tires to get more torque than the front tires-an uncommon feat in a transverse-engine vehicle. The Focus RS's rear axle was geared to spin the rear wheels faster than the fronts. There's one key difference between the Focus RS (which also had a Drift mode) and the Golf R. In the most extreme cases-say, when you activate Drift mode and stomp the throttle with the steering wheel turned-the car sends all of the torque to one side of the rear axle to help the car rotate. By varying the pressure in the clutchpacks, the Golf R's dynamics computer can shuffle the torque distribution between the right- and left-rear wheels. Each rear half shaft is connected to the driveshaft with a dedicated clutchpack that determines how much torque each wheel receives. These rear-drive units are becoming common in transverse-engine, all-wheel-drive vehicles of every shape and size, from the Chevrolet Trailblazer to the dearly departed Ford Focus RS. VW's new all-wheel-drive system is still called 4Motion, but it trades the outgoing model's Haldex clutchpack for a rear end with two clutches. 2022 VW Golf R Has 315 HP, AWD with a Drift Mode.2022 Volkswagen Golf R Evolves the Species.
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