Your being lied to about horsepower in drifting.

More power does not make drifting easier.

In fact, it usually makes it harder to learn.

High horsepower exaggerates every mistake that you make. Small throttle inputs can cause big changes in angle, making the car feel unpredictable.

Lower horsepower forces you to focus on fundamentals like weight transfer, throttle control, and maintaining momentum.

That’s how drifting started in Japan. Drivers used lower power cars and relied solely on technique, not speed and grip.

When you learn on a lower horsepower setup, your inputs become cleaner and more precise.

Then when you move to a higher power car, everything feels easier.