Can a Jaguar XKR-S be drifted while blindfolded?

Jaguar Forums Editor · 2012-12-27 23:58:03

Filed under: Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Videos (http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/), Jaguar (http://www.autoblog.com/category/jaguar/), Humor (http://www.autoblog.com/category/humor/) https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=28882&dateline=1356652683 (https://www.jaguarforums.com/2012/12/27/can-a-jaguar-xkr-s-be-drifted-while-blindfolded/#continued) Bring together a 550-horsepower Jaguar XKR-S (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/xkr-s/) and a rain-soaked skidpad, and it's almost impossible to not end up in a sideways drift (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/drifting/)... accidental or on purpose. With that in mind, the gang over at Autocar got a hold of the monstrous XKR-S for the latest installment of "Will it Drift?," only they raised the stakes a little by attempting the feat with a blindfolded driver We've driven the XKR-S a number of times here at Autoblog (including a First Drive (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/23/2012-jaguar-xkr-s-first-drive-review/), Review (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/07/2012-jaguar-xkr-s-review/) and Quick Spin (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/07/2012-jaguar-xkr-s-convertible-quick-spin-review/)), so we weren't at all surprised to learn that blind drifting in the car is possible. But what is remarkable is the ease at which it happened. This, of course, can be credited as much to the car as to the driver, Steve Sutcliffe. Check out the impressive video for yourself, which is posted after the jump (https://www.jaguarforums.com/2012/12/27/can-a-jaguar-xkr-s-be-drifted-while-blindfolded/#continued).Continue reading Can a Jaguar XKR-S be drifted while blindfolded? (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/27/can-a-jaguar-xkr-s-be-drifted-while-blindfolded/) Can a Jaguar XKR-S be drifted while blindfolded? (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/27/can-a-jaguar-xkr-s-be-drifted-while-blindfolded/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (https://www.jaguarforums.com/rss-term-of-use/). Permalink (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/27/can-a-jaguar-xkr-s-be-drifted-while-blindfolded/) | Email this (http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20412209/) | Comments (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/27/can-a-jaguar-xkr-s-be-drifted-while-blindfolded/#comments) More... (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/27/can-a-jaguar-xkr-s-be-drifted-while-blindfolded/)

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Dec 27, 2012 | 05:58 PM

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Can a Jaguar XKR-S be drifted while blindfolded?

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Bring together a 550-horsepower Jaguar XKR-S and a rain-soaked skidpad, and it's almost impossible to not end up in a sideways drift... accidental or on purpose. With that in mind, the gang over at Autocar got a hold of the monstrous XKR-S for the latest installment of "Will it Drift?," only they raised the stakes a little by attempting the feat with a blindfolded driver

We've driven the XKR-S a number of times here at Autoblog (including a First Drive, Review and Quick Spin), so we weren't at all surprised to learn that blind drifting in the car is possible. But what is remarkable is the ease at which it happened. This, of course, can be credited as much to the car as to the driver, Steve Sutcliffe. Check out the impressive video for yourself, which is posted after the jump.Continue reading Can a Jaguar XKR-S be drifted while blindfolded?

Can a Jaguar XKR-S be drifted while blindfolded? originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 27, 2012 | 07:57 PM

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Anything can be drifted! TOP GEAR in America used Tanner Foust to drift an RV and a Bus, drifted everything, just takes aclamation and practice with the vehicle. Most new DSC/ABS/ECS cars are easier with systems off. Even 4X4s are drifted in Rallying.