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Most of the high end drift cars have a rachetless handbrake lever that is longer and located closer to the driver than a normal car.

hydraulic handbrake.. gods gift to destroying tires instead of using the whole cable handbrake setup (which some cars still retain) the hydraulic handbrake plums into the brake lines of the car, giving you a LOT more clamping force on the rear calipers (or drums..)

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Please find a vid that shows a FF drift through a series of complex bends WITHOUT ever using the handbrake and I will change my view

does it have to be tarmac? lol

while i do agree with you that fwd drifting isnt actually drifting, its still kinda fun and you dont need a handbrake, a good LSD and 45 psi in the back tires will hang the back out most convincingly if you go into a corner and play the steering/gas game properly.. if your very rough on the car, and have enough speed, you can keep the back end out for a bit also... the car isnt very balanced to drive with that much air in the back tires tho, ive seen many guys loose rims because of that

newbie (first post dont kill me) but i figure i should add my opinion to this thread.. note, i only have the demo (until after the next autoX, i cant afford to spend any money on games)

lfs is the one car game ive found so far that somewhat accurately shows what will happen to a car in a situation.. go from the loose to tarmac, with loose tires, most people think you'd get a lot of grip, but the dirt on your tires actually makes you loose a lot of traction, lfs simulates that well, low speed transitions feel decent, and for kicks, my lfs car is tuned to be as close to my real autoX car as possible, and i can definately see similaritys in the handling of the cars, neutral(ish) handling that will go straight into oversteer if u are hard on the gas pedal, kicking the clutch feels similar in the game, high speed braking feels about right..

if you guys want to try and verify my findings, just search online for your cars curb weight, suspension setup, engine hp output ect. and try to match it in the game, its funny how the game is able to somewhat replicate your real car.

i still think the back end of the rwd comes out too easy but overall i definately have no complaints about lfs's realism.. its a game for crying out loud !!