Back in the days, drifting was a form of art, a way to measure a driver’s reflexes and mastery of his vehicle. The techniques were sometimes teached between drivers, and were practiced on desert roads at night.
Now however, drifting has become a marketing tool: every single sports car commercial has includes some, and certain vehicles—like the Ford Focus RS—even has a dedicated Drift Mode, where you simply need to push a button then floor the accelerator; the computer will then calculate the exact power needed to keep the car sliding at an angle.
Seems like even the Germans won’t be spared by this trend; during an interview with Autocar, AMG’s director Tobias Moers said that not only would the upcoming E 63 get all-wheel drive as standard—it's already standard here, but the rest of the world still got a RWD variant—but we also learned that this car would have a Drift Mode. Now, if wealthy drivers want to slide their 600-horsepower car around, they don’t need an ounce of talent; they only have to push a button and the car will drift on command.
Welcome to the future.
