hum... not that ive noticed... ive taken a few hairy turns and the traction control definately didnt kick in at 40 mph... with a manual ... and the right driver... you could drift this car... a little more power would help if you wanta do competition drifting... but normal drifting only takes practice and a great amount of skill... You can power drift this car with the autostick ... but I dont consider that the art of drifting...