Drift and Power Slide Mode for a Vehicle

A vehicle comprising:

• a pair of front wheels;
• a pair of rear wheels;
• at least one torque machine;
• and
• a controller in communication with the at least one torque machine and configured to perform operations comprising
• during operation of the vehicle in a normal driving mode:
• receiving a turning angle indication indicating a turn of the front wheels of the vehicle in one of a left direction or a right direction by a turning angle relative to a first direction of travel of the vehicle;
• and
• determining that a magnitude of the turning angle satisfies a threshold turn angle;
• and
• based on determining that the magnitude of the turning angle satisfies the threshold turn angle, operating the vehicle in a drift mode by:
• determining that an inner rear wheel comprises one of the left rear wheel or the right rear wheel;
• determining that an outer rear wheel comprises the other one of the left rear wheel or the right rear wheel;
• and
• commanding the at least one torque machine to provide forward torque to the inner rear wheel without providing any forward torque to the outer rear wheel of the vehicle.