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The best Forza Horizon 6 drift cars are practically impossible to drive in a straight line but perfect for going sideways down weaving mountain roads. You'll need one of them if you're to score maximum points for the many Drift Zones across Japan – and pretend you're in Initial D. But having the best drift car in FH6 isn't going to make you a pro drifter as it's a skill that requires a lot of practice, so I've laid out some drifting tips, as well as the best cars for driving sideways below.
Best Forza Horizon 6 drift cars
These are some of the best drift cars in Forza Horizon 6:
- Any Formula Drift car
- DeBerti Toyota Tacoma TRD 'The Performance Truck'
- Lotus Evija Forza Edition
- Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX Forza Edition
While the above cars are certainly some great choices for drifting, even without any upgrades, there are plenty of cars that can be tuned for drifting. To start, you want something with rear-wheel drive (look for RWD when looking at cars).
Then you can take it to a Horizon Festival site and look through the 'Upgrades & Tuning' menu. Go to 'Find Tuning Setups', then apply 'Drift' as one of the search keywords. Hopefully another Forza Horizon 6 player has already made a drift-worthy tune setup for your car of choice, which you can then install and then take your car to some Drift Zones.
If you want to manually upgrade your car, there are plenty of drift-compatible part, such as drift tyres and differentials, and some cars even have drift-focused body kit presets you can apply. Additionally, you should also increase your car's torque as much as possible as this will help with drifting – aim for around 800-1,000Nm at minimum.
How to drift in Forza Horizon 6 and drifting tips
Drifting in Forza Horizon 6 is a skill that takes a lot of practice to get use to as it's all about intuitive reactions to keep an out-of-control car under control during a turn – try the Drift Club Story if you're a beginner!
To quickly cover the basics, you can initiate a drift by briefly steering your car sharply in one direction and then sometimes tapping the brakes to get the car sliding. From then on, it's all about being gentle with the throttle, e-brake, and steering to keep your car going sideways, ideally for as long as possible if you want to score highly in Drift Zones around the map.
With that in mind, here are some tips to help you master drifting and earn three stars in all the Drift Zones:
- Check your assists: If you're struggling with drifting, it may be that your Forza Horizon 6 assists are preventing you from doing so. Make sure you have control over your steering and braking, otherwise drifting will be incredibly difficult.
- Feather the throttle to avoid spinning out: A crucial aspect of a successful drift is finding the throttle sweet spot where you're going just fast enough to keep your momentum through the corner while not so fast that you overshoot the corner or the car suddenly snaps and spins out. If your car gets a bit twitchy, ease off the throttle to course correct. You can then get back on the throttle to carry on the drift if possible.
- Use steering and your e-brake to adjust the drift angle: For shallow corners, you need to steer a little in the opposite direction of your initial turn to keep the car sideways without changing direction all that much. For sharper turns, you want to steer in the same direction as your initial turn, and if that isn't enough, a little tap of the e-brake can sharpen the angle even more. And for some turns, you may need to use a combination of both methods to maintain a drift.
- Drift Zones accumulate points based on drift speed and duration: To maximize your points in Drift Zones and get three stars, you need to focus on performing long continuous drifts rather than lots of short ones. The point counter increases noticeably faster the longer you drift and the faster you're going while drifting.
- Use the right drift car for the right terrain: Drift Zones in Forza Horizon 6 are split between normal roads and dirt tracks, each with their own properties. I've found that larger, heavier cars are better for dirt drifting as their weight and the rough terrain seem to naturally stabilize the car during a drift, letting you score big points. For example, from the above list, the Lotus Evija is terrible on dirt, while the bulky DeBerti Toyota Tacoma is much better suited to off-road drifting.
- You can drift in a straight line: When driving down a straight section of a Drift Zone, you can keep scoring points by steering your car left and right until you reach a corner. If you're in the right car, just turning will be enough to start a small drift, and you can chain these together to bump up your score a little between long drifts.
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