The drift brake uses electronic wizardry to emulate the performance of a hydraulic setup found in professional drift cars.
will be available with an electronic drift brake to make getting sideways easier, Ford said on Sunday.
Ford announced the drift brake at the unveiling of the 2024 Mustang Formula Drift cars built by RTR Vehicles. RTR, started by pro drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr., also helped develop the drift brake. Intended for track use only, the drift brake is designed to emulate the behavior of the hydraulic hand brakes used in drifting competition, according to Ford. The automaker claims it can apply more than three times the braking force of a conventional mechanical parking brake, helping the rear wheels to brake traction and get the Mustang drifting. And it's intended for drivers of all skill levels.
"A novice can use the electronic drift brake to learn drifting and later change the system settings to use in track-only competition," the automaker said in a statement. This isn't the first time Ford has used electronics to enable drifting. It introduced drift mode on the previous
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