When you exceed the limits in a turn and "lift" the throttle or "brake" to slow down (common thing to do in front-wheeled drive and front-engine rear-wheeled cars) the mid-engined car will be prone to the "snap-oversteer." The snap-oversteer can be controlled with lots of practice and behind the wheel time.

Does the Toyota MR2 have snap oversteer?

Cars with both their engines and driven wheels in the back are famously prone to snap oversteer. Especially, as you can see from this video, the Toyota MR2. The affordable yet beloved mid-engined sports car known as “Mr. ... So instead of a cringe-inducing, car-totaling disaster, we're left with a learning experience.

What is snap oversteer MR2?

Lift-off oversteer (also known as snap-oversteer, trailing-throttle oversteer, throttle off oversteer, or lift-throttle oversteer) is a form of oversteer in automobiles that occurs while cornering when closing the throttle causes a deceleration, causing the vertical load on the tires to shift from the rear to the front ...