Absolute Drift

Absolute Drift

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Guide to Cars on Absolute Drift
By Kairu
This is pretty much a guide on all the cars in Absolute Drift. I'll go over the cars origins, what they are like to drive and what they're best at. These are my own opinions, so don't get too triggered. I'm just laying down the basics. The feel of the cars, their strengths, their weaknesses and so forth. Enjoy
   
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1. The Original
Alright, so the first car you receive in the game is The Original, It's based on the classic icon, the Toyota Sprinter Trueno A.K.A "Hachi-Roku" or AE86 for short. Most well know for its role in the Initial D anime it is a classic drifter from the 80's and is rumoured to be the first car to go sideways in history.

It's not a very powerful car, like its real life counterpart. It's gets the job done, you can get from A to B sideways no problem, you'll just get there a slowly. Really though it is a good beginners car, you get upgraded to a new car fairly early on anyway. I would recommend that you use this car until you are confident enough to use a bit of a more powerful car. It handles well like I said before drifts just fine, it will basically teach you how to drift.

So it's a good car, drifts well, is a bit slow but gets the job done.
2. The Super
The Super is based off of the 90's JDM legend the Toyota Supra, widely known for its straight-6 Turbocharged and Twin-Turbocharged engine, the 2JZ-GTE, with it's invincible engine block allowing for heavy engine tuning without straining the engine.

The Super actually has more power than the Missile even though you unlock the Super earlier on. The Super can be pushed hard without it spinning out, but if driven to madly it will bite back. Unlike the Missile, this car has the ability to keep nice long drifts going, it does however struggle to keep it going through hairpins and 90 degree turns, as it's turning angle is a bit too narrow.

I would suggest using this car for getting good mountain run times and on most drift tracks. A powerful car and a powerful drifting machine.
3. The Missile
This car is pretty much a beaten up rustbucket that goes fast and slides great.

The Missile is based off of the Nissan 180SX. The name of this car refers to the term "Drift Missile" in the car world. A Drift Missile is basically a car that has broken or missing bits and pieces, but that can drift well. so really its a car that is built for performance and the exterior is left as is, if a bumber gets cracked it is simply zip-tied or if a headlight is smashed it is removed altogether and continues on pulling some mad skids.

The Missile handles suprisingly well actually, easy to maintain a clean continuous drift. It does lack that needed power to keep long drifts going, but it's really stable. It has more power than The Original but less than every other car, but only by a small margin.

It can be used for mountian runs, but it really is best and Driftkhana's. Fun to drive and easy to use, very stable and is quite fast. It is really good for drift tracks too because of it's wide turning angle, making it easy to take hairpins at a sharp angle without losing control.
4. Das Whip
FOR DAS MOTHERLAND

This car is based off of the BMW M3 E30, a very well know 1980's german sports car and rallying icon. This car was produced to rival Mercedes' 190E Cosworth Evo. The M3 is packing a 2.5L 4 banger and it's not hard to see why Das Whip is such a great car in game.

It is quite powerful, enough to keep long controlled drifts going, leaving you very satisfied when you pull one off just right. The car feels like it is driven by all 4 wheels, even though it isn't. It's ability to be a great car for long drifts means that it is not so good at taking hairpins or 90 degree turns as it's turning angle is narrow, similar to the Super's.

It is a great car though, feels good to drift, lets you hang loose and let it go wild and is very rewarding in the way it exits turns. A brilliant car for Driftkhanas and drift tracks, while even being quite good for most mountain runs.
5. Hooniwagon
The Hooniwagon is based off of the Volvo 200 series of the late 70's. Lots of Eurpeon tuners like to modify these wagons as they actually look quite nice and have great tuning capabilities, with many owners doing engine swaps, with a plethora of powerful modern engine models such as JZ's, RB's and even LS's.

The Hooniwagon is, put simply, a beast. It goes damn fast and can get extremely sideways with it's massive steering capabilities, making it perfect for mountain runs and a few drift tracks. Similar to Das Whip it feels as though it is a 4-wheel-driven car. It looks pretty cool and sounds fantastic, it's a load of fun to drift and is capable of carrying you all the way to the top 50 or better in any event if used correctly.

Amazing car, takes a little bit of getting used to, but is a great drive nonetheless.
6. The Hoonivan

This car scares me tbh, I don't even know where to begin.

So this car was pretty much the creation of some lunatic a mission to make a car with the worlds crasiest power/weight ratio. The vans owner decided to shove a 20B triple rotor into a Daihatsu van the size of a small horse. The owner did achieve the insane power/weight ratio as (according to my calculations) it's about 2hp/kg. The end result was a fire breathing, tire shredding, crowd pleasing monster which releases more CO2 into the atmosphere than an oil fire.

This car is pretty much just a meme mobile, I mean, I've played over 50 hours of this game and even I can't complete a course without spinning out of hitting a wall with this car (I could just be bad though). It is fun as hell to drive though, it's just near impossible to do well with. Unless you're a literal DK or something idk. Just use this car for what it is, a meme. Or just impress you're friends when they see you drifting something that sounds like an F1 car but has the appearance of a van like the drift God you are.
That's it m8, go drift some cars, yeah?
Well that's all the cars explained as much as I thought necessary. These analogies will hopefully help you work out which car you'll be best at using, gave you a good read and was a pleasant way to spend 10-20 mins reading.

Lemme know if I missed anything or if you would like to hear some more stuff about the cars, I'm sure I missed somethings so don't hesitate to consult me :)

Thanks, have fun pulling some skids with the skids, Bye.
11 Comments
Kairu  [author] 18 Apr, 2024 @ 1:41am 
Damn, thanks brother, I can't believe I wrote this nearly 8 years ago in 2016, I haven't played this game in years but I should replay it fr.
Aristech 15 Apr, 2024 @ 9:01pm 
This guide is great, ik it's from 2019, but yea, in my opinion, the best handling car is the hooniwagon, has the perfect balance between speed and grip
🌠C4MPER 28 Aug, 2019 @ 5:45am 
Alright Cheers
Kairu  [author] 28 Aug, 2019 @ 4:17am 
Bruh I haven't looked at this guide let alone played the game in nearly 3 years but judging from what I said in my own guide and what I remember from playing the game the Super is probably the best all-rounder if not Das Whip so I'd recommend using those two for the most part, hope this helps.
🌠C4MPER 28 Aug, 2019 @ 2:11am 
May I ask in your opinion which is the best overall? And which is the best for freeroam mode? I am new to this game,thx
PhantomX 1 Jul, 2017 @ 2:03pm 
Just started to play, and soon unlocked the Super. You were correct with your description, my drifts instantly became longer and a bit easier to controll. Nice guide and thanks for the tips! :rlgizmo:
kelp 20 Mar, 2017 @ 4:52pm 
I didn't even realize the cars handled differently :/

I guess I gotta play this game more
Kairu  [author] 25 Nov, 2016 @ 3:09pm 
Cheers m8, I was wondering what model of van it was
Staris Master 25 Nov, 2016 @ 3:01pm 
The Hoonivan is an early 2000s Daihatsu Hijet to be exact.
Kairu  [author] 14 Sep, 2016 @ 4:20am 
Well for me I just had to drive the cars few a few minutes to get a feel for them.
I drove them round the same corners and through the same tracks to see how each one reacted to certain circumstances and formed my information on that alone.

I would however argue that the Hoonivan is actually the lightest car in the game, since it's formed from a tiny Daihatsu van, and that The Missile has more power that The Original and almost the same as The Super. But is all about opinion in this game since there are no specific stats, but yes I agree it is tricky to give accurate data. But like I said, it's just about feel and opinion, 50+ hours on this game has taught me that much.