Audi RS6 Avant Does Decent quattro Drift on Wet Skid Pad, But It's no M5

Take this Audi RS6 Avant. It's a spectacular speed machine and undeniably one of German's most desirable cars. It can even drift under the right conditions, but not as well as the gods of Bavarian sideways action.

Several cars have been gathered on what looks like an old German military base or airfield. The concrete has been splashed all over, allowing even a traction monster like the RS6 to lose grip. You need to remember that the standard setup features 275/35 ZR20 tires, but this one doesn't seem to have factory alloys, so the rubber could be even wider.

The best way to describe the drifting characteristics of the RS6 is to compare it to a hippopotamus underwater - it's both more elegant and capable than you'd think. The driver is fully committed to torturing his 4.0-liter V8 by driving it to the rev limiter. However, the RS6 is massive, and the quattro all-wheel drive produces a constant chirping of the front tires.

It must be delightful for the owner to let loose once in a while. For an all-wheel-drive wagon, you can't ask much more than this without getting a drift-specific suspension and a rear-wheel drive conversion.

However, there was once a wagon that could drift endlessly and, we think, sounded even better. Can you guess what we are talking about? That's right; it's the E61 BMW M5 Touring, one of the best M cars of all time. There are literally thousands of E60/E61 drift videos, and we don't have a chance to pick a favorite. But you should get the general idea of what the old M5 wagon was capable of from the second clip below.