Drifting

Toyota and Stanford University have been pushing self-driving technology beyond the limits of traction for several years now, and they've now released video of two autonomous cars drifting in tandem, getting very sideways with extreme precision.

Internal combustion engines have still got a few punches left in them. Case in point: Kiwi drifter "Mad Mike" Whiddett has unveiled "the wildest drift car I could think of," built around the world's first 5-rotor Wankel rotary engine.

There are many things we expect from automated vehicle technology, but that list does not include screeching drift mode. That's the benchmark Toyota Research Institute hit in a quest to develop autonomy that can extreme-maneuver out of danger.

Part snowmobile, part sled and part drift kart, the Bobsla gives non-skiers something much more exhilarating to do on ski trips than sit by the lodge fireplace. The all-electric Tyrolean motor sleigh treads, slides and spins its way around the snow.

Apparently, Hyundai Australia has an "underground skunkworks team" – and that team decided to make good on an April Fool's prank to produce this, the iMax N eight-seater "Drift Bus," which will race in the World Time Attack Challenge this weekend.

​For better or worse, you could rarely accuse Segway (now known as Segway-Ninebot) of failing to think outside the box, and the Ninebot Electric Gokart is yet another quirky contraption from the personal transportation company.

A BMW M5 has obliterated the world record for the greatest distance vehicle drift with a ridiculous eight hour, 232.5-mile (374.2 km)​ sideways jaunt​ at the Performance Center skid pad in South Carolina​.

Having teased the world with tantalizing shots of a prototype getting sideways, BMW has officially announced the G30 M5. With almost 600 hp from a twin-turbocharged V8 and switchable all-wheel drive, it has hardware to match the Mercedes-AMG E63 – but is the world ready for an all-wheel drive M5?

The engines have been turned off after another Goodwood Festival of Speed, leaving just a faint fog of tire smoke around the Goodwood Estate in West Sussex. Check out our gallery for a closer look at the pick of the priceless cars on display.

The Toyota Corolla is a favorite among retirees, but it doesn't make a natural base for a race car. Unperturbed, Rockstar Energy has chosen a Corolla iM as the base for its latest Formula D entry. Trips to the pharmacy have never been so smoky.

The McLaren 650S is still fast and handsome but its basic shape and design is rooted in the MP4-12C launched back in 2011, making it a dinosaur compared to its rivals. That's all set to change at the Geneva Motor Show in March, when a new Super Series model launches.

Having moved from a heavily modified Subaru WRX to a tuned up Ford Fiesta, Ken Block jumped into the Hoonicorn Mustang. Now, it's has been given an upgrade, with a brand new twin-turbo engine making 1,400 hp.