Radio-controlled (RC) drift cars are electric or nitro model cars that are strong in popularity due to the rise from the underground Tokyo Drift Car scene which exploded around the world into a major motorsport as well as the extreme popularity of electric and nitro RC Cars.

Today RC drift cars come in several sizes. RC drift cars can be electric or nitro-powered. Electric models are by far the most accessible and best for beginners, being less expensive and easier to maintain than the others. Manufactures have introduced many RC drift cars that can be driven right out of the box (referred to as RTR “Ready To Run”), requiring no assembling, require less maintenance and can run almost anywhere. Nitro powered (short for nitromethane) RC Drift Cars are more powerful and faster than electric RC Drift Cars, but require more maintenance, cleaning, level of expertise to set them up. They also are much louder and this factor (along with the smoke they generate) decreases the amount of places where you can run them without disturbing others.

In the RC Drift Car world, 4WD (four wheel driven) RC cars with high-turn, high-torque electric motors or Nitro powered motors utilizing hard compound slick tires make the best RC Drift Cars. (You can drift with a 2WD, but 4WD is easier.

Additionally, there are many modifications and hop-ups available to upgrade almost any RC Drift Car. As you will see from  browsing our site, there is a plethora of RC drift cars for sale and tons of parts and upgrades available for them as well!