Drifting the Lexus ES 350

Posted by Kevin on July 2nd, 2010

In what is only the latest automotive craziness to come out of the Middle East, I bring you the drifting Lexus ES 350:

I don’t even know if you could call that drifting — more like absolute utter madness.

(Totally off-topic, but Starfire Pearl with panoramic glass roof is probably my favorite ever color/option combo.)

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    enthusiast
  • July 2, 2010
I have to agree with you on the color combo. I'm not usually a fan of the ES 350, but for some reason this one looks pretty good and sporty. I had one of these as a service loaner and I have to say the power surprises me. Great engine; I can see why Lotus chose it for the Evora.
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To the average Lexus driver, I'm sure that kind of road behavior must seem MOST unsettling. Better pop a Xanax. ;-)
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    Denali
  • July 2, 2010
I love it! Miami traffic is already horrid & dangerous. But I can hardly wait for tomorrow's daylight to arrive. Wait'll they get a loada me on I-95!
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    Hussam
  • July 2, 2010
hahahahaha this happened in my city "Riyadh" the capital of Saudi Arabia
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    RDS
  • July 2, 2010
I love this car's color scheme , but not the rim . While car + black/panoramic roof is my favorite , but I always prefer white/silver rim rather than black .
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    WorldofLuxury
  • July 2, 2010
Making the Lexus owners proud! We need a recreational space like that here in the US!
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Where have I seen this before??? Oh thats right - the Consumer Reports GX 460. :D
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    emptystreets130
  • July 2, 2010
@WorldofLuxury: We do have a sport here in the States. It's the D1 Grand Prix (D1GP) and Formula D. It's been in Japan for quite some time and is catching on worldwide. and I wouldn't even call this drifting. It hard to explain without showing but in this video, there is no technique or it's not even a control drifting, it just driving crazy causing massive over-steering and doing insane 360 non-stationary drift.
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I see those tail lights in that angle and suddenly wonder where Benz got their E class idea.. >:-(
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    WorldofLuxury
  • July 3, 2010
@emptystreets130: aw come on man. They're having fun. And I saw the IS drifting in Long Beach. I said "recreational", like... recreational swimming, not USA Swim. Btw, I know drifting; I do it in my LS all the times :D Do I have control? Well, I know that I have more control than anyone drifting in a stock Lexus LS 400! But it's the cops and the nearby pedestrians that kill the fun.
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    FreeSpirit
  • July 4, 2010
@LFAaddict: me too the first thing catch my mind
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    Jeppo
  • July 5, 2010
Yes, good very good... ..but, where are the womens?
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    Hussam
  • July 7, 2010
@Jeppo: what do you mean by "where are the womens" ?
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    Jeppo
  • July 7, 2010
@Hussam: I don't see any woman in the video, just that. Usually beautiful cars and beautiful women are accompanied
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Jeppo wrote:@Hussam: I don’t see any woman in the video, just that. Usually beautiful cars and beautiful women are accompanied
Ok, that's an awesome comment.
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    Mido
  • September 6, 2010
hey guys ..., :-):-):-):-) it's in my country , saudi arabia .., ;-) the driver is crazy .. and there are lots of crazy guys " drivers" here in ksa .., plz visit youtube and search about " driftinig in saudi arabia " >> beleive me you'll see what you've never seen before .., :-):-) I liked the video .. I have the same car .. the same color .., it's my best car .., thanx ..,;-)

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