This Nasty Nurburgring Spin Demonstrates The Toyota MR2's Dark Side

With rear-wheel drive and its engine in the middle, the Toyota MR2 can catch even an experienced driver out through corners… and this time it ended badly

Matt Kimberley

15 Oct 2018

The third-generation Toyota MR2 was mocked at the time of its launch for being a bit limp compared to more powerful sports cars. With 138bhp from a 1.8-litre four-pot mounted behind the two seats it wasn’t especially fast, true, but boy could it teach a person about handling.

All rear-drive, mid-engined cars can be a handful beyond the limit, and the MR2 is no exception. It just dished out another painful lesson to one enthusiastic driver on the Nurburgring Nordschleife. As the left-hand drive roadster swings into view, already travelling at speed and with the spin already beginning, we get the impression that this was a panic/lift-off oversteer moment.

This Nasty Nurburgring Spin Demonstrates The Toyota MR2's Dark Side

The driver manages to keep it out of the barriers with his foot hard on the brake, but as the momentum swings the car around to face rearwards, now back on the circuit, he keeps his foot on the brake instead of lifting off and letting the car regain grip and steering control.

With all hope of a save quickly vanishing, the poor MR2’s bum kisses the barrier hard enough to smash the rear lights and no doubt crack the rear bumper. It’s seen driving away from the scene, but we hope he owned up to what he’d done. If he didn’t, he’s in even more bother, because he left his rear number plate behind.

Source: Autoevolution

Comments

DUDE FCKİNG STOP!!!!!

S N À P O V E R S T E E R

but look at it! its innocent little face shows so much delight in being taken to the track!

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I don’t see the car at fault, to me it looks more like a driver mistake. The car approaches that bent way too fast and unsettled.

i thought that was called the mr-s

A lot of short wheelbase cars tend to have snap oversteer. They are mainly proof that driving big and fast cars well does not mean your a talented driver. Someone could have more driving expertise than you or anyone else just by driving something like an MR-2, CR-X, or even a Clio (let alone a Turbo 5 in regards to Renault). Physics in the car world is a fun thing!