Can an MR2 Turbo drift?

All footage recorded on assetto corsa

[@streetoMatt]

For everyone keen to see it in the dry, new vids are up 👍

[@jadan8434]

What is keen?

[@acombo]

@@jadan8434 keen means kinda like "want to or like want to wait"

[@armansharifpour2760]

What keen

[@NijoR873]

these simulators for assetto corsa just get better and better

[@nepzski]

i wonder what his pc specs are

[@veialyyad4816]

Lmao look at Vegetable Studio latest assetto corsa vid the render looks just like this haha

[@NijoR873]

@@veialyyad4816 it looks like this because this is assetto corsa :')

[@phenway8060]

He’s in the meta

[@milanmoraga5486]

Forza 4 never looked so good

[@AleksWorkshop]

Now this has to be the definition on fun

[@aisu8481]

It is, try it! Shitty tires make it even better 😄

[@streetoMatt]

@@aisu8481 Michelin PS4's, in the wet doesn't matter how good they are haha

[@aisu8481]

@@streetoMatt haha that’s what I’m on rn too, the 4S model

[@eod19]

I didn’t see a smile on his face once

[@streetoMatt]

@@eod19 usually have a stern look on my face till I know I haven't crashed lol

[@martincameron5106]

Tried this in my old turbo a week after I got it in 2006 and ended up facing wrong way on roundabout exit In rush hour !!🤣🤣. Well driven mate.

[@streetoMatt]

Cheers mate ☺

[@James-RJM]

@@streetoMatt Pukka driving!

[@br4d101]

I done that so many times when I first got mine then wrote it off after 2 weeks backwards into a tree! Went back to BMWs after that lol

[@solocamo3654]

@@br4d101 Typical BMW driver

[@br4d101]

@@solocamo3654 I like going sideways but snap oversteer in mr2s is lethal especially in the wet! Have written one off, been in another when we hit a wall and had 2 mates killed in another mr2! Thought best to stay clear of them to be honest!

[@anttisatama4372]

Love the steering wheel upgrade. Looks similar to a Ferrari 328 GTS steering wheel from around the same time period so suits the car great!

[@streetoMatt]

Got a video coming out for my guage pods man! Instagram is 3sgtme ☺

[@AINSLEYUTG]

Where did you get that steering

[@Tacojoint]

@@AINSLEYUTG it’s a momo montecarlo. Pretty affordable and feels great highly recommend

[@smoll.miniatures]

Sure nardi made that wheel..

[@andrewkaminskas7721]

@@smoll.miniatures its a standard wheel design from the 80's and 90's, its a momo. nardi is nardi and different spoke pattern

[@AtexPhwin]

Great driving and the interior looks so pristine. you take good care of it.

[@mushlove6933]

I'm sure he does, but fyi mr2 dashes and interiors are actually pretty high quality. Rarely do they ever crack and look bad!

[@streetoMatt]

@@mushlove6933 they're not bad at all, get the odd rattle but can't complain for a 30 year old motor ☺

[@mushlove6933]

@@streetoMatt haha yup! I love that about 2nd gens.

[@notthatbad8844]

yes

[@kaiserkrebs6631]

bro he is so stupid he drives on the wrong side

[@acecardhi]

Ive never had the guts to film myself doing this in my gt mr2. Figured if you had an observer the results would change dramatically. All about the nose in, throttle control on exit. Your roundabouts are massive. Nz ones are tighter and we have to drift upside down ofcorse. 😉

[@pandaview2673]

The UK has tiny ones called mini roundabouts, then they have some huge ones called drift routes.

[@DaftFader]

TBH these are pretty small compared to some UK roundabouts! We have mini ones too ... but a lot of our roundabouts in bigger cities are huge. In some places like Sheffield, Milton Keynes etc. they replaced every crossing with a roundabout tho lol .. these tend to be a bit smaller than average cos there's just so dam many.

[@rcon777]

Some roundabouts in Uk you do 3 man tandem on hah

[@hyltonjorgensen99]

I hate drifting upside-down, I need to keep up the speed or else I'll fall out of the world

[@jaydekkers4436]

really good trothle/car control, props to you mate

[@callumcoyne5850]

Its a mr2 there basically touching the floor super light one the best cars for drifting and with thw turbo on it if the back wnd went to kick out just hit the throttle hard to bring it back there amazing car's

[@GREG_MOTO]

@@callumcoyne5850 Good car, yes. But it is mid engined and has therefore a bad weight distribution for drifting.

[@andrewkaminskas7721]

@@callumcoyne5850MR has horrible weight distribution, many MR cars arent drifted its all FR layouts nissan and toyota. I have rarely seen MR2 drifting at matsuri in Japan

[@xxmatrixflames]

@@callumcoyne5850 no where near the best car for drifting. you got a death wish bud?

[@grahamcrane83]

Having owned a couple of these, I tip my hat to the skill involved here ... maybe not the place to do it, mind you.

[@ArathiBasinFTW]

I had a sw20 when I was 17 and holy shit that car tried to kill me more than I can count. Only once I was able to really counter the oversteer and it felt so badass. Every other time that ass end would snap around faster than you could blink

[@patmartin2730]

It's cause you couldn't drive yet.

[@descent8275]

Yeah, I bet it snaps good when you spin it on dry Asphalt. Learned that the hard Way with my S13. Got around a little in the wet and went to a dry drift session Smacked my head right into the side Window. "Vodka und Bier, auaaaaaaa!

[@Born_Stellar]

@@patmartin2730 nah, MR2's are killers. most mid engine cars as soon as you lose traction in the rear its all over, and the MR2 is deadlier than almost every other mid engine car. its almost like toyota put a front engine, front wheel drive setup in the rear backwards. oh wait thats what they did. 😂

[@patmartin2730]

@@Born_Stellar I mean cause of age lack of experience

[@youngweezy11]

@@Born_Stellar mr2 has to be driven a certain way. Just like old porches could be fast and fun if the driver knew how to drive it. Same way with mr2. Definitely fun. Go watch drift bible to see sw20 fun or chelsea denofa drift an aw11.

[@multipreach2674]

Nice mate, 1 of the most realistic simulators I've ever seen.

[@Daniel-uu8wm]

wdym simulator?

[@multipreach2674]

@@Daniel-uu8wm whatever you do, please don't try this.

[@jayfujiwara9740]

@@multipreach2674 lmao

[@tripclipgt6573]

0:58 now that looked fun, also I love all the windows on that thing! Looks great, getting some natural light flowing.. great driving though!

[@Jannajx5]

I find it more fun to floor my Model S Plaid

[@tripclipgt6573]

@@Jannajx5 thoes teslas are no joke, they are straight fast... but there's things teslas cannot do, and this is one of them

[@Jannajx5]

@@tripclipgt6573 My Chiron can do it if you are brave enough

[@roboticunclephil]

@@Jannajx5 no it can't

[@boywarrick]

@@Jannajx5 Why is a guy with a Model S Plaid and Chiron on a video about MR2 Turbos? I think we have ourselves a little dreamer here lads... stick to your 1 litre Fiesta Ecoboost.

[@slightlyinsaneraf]

takes some serious throttle control to get MR2 controlled in a drift.

[@mantasisganaitis2281]

wet surface plus power mods helps to prevent tank slaps, still very nice car control, beautiful

[@cool1327]

This is just so satisfying man! Sound 10/10 driving skills 10/10 Camera Angle 10/10 ' P E R F E C T'

[@infidel900rr]

As a prior MR2 and E36 M3 owner, I feel like the MR2 was the king of slow speed skids! Every day commuting was a real adventure in that thing.

[@streetoMatt]

Can defo skid at high speed too, just a lot more snappy

[@fender2301]

Is it better than the e36?

[@infidel900rr]

@@streetoMatt And scary!

[@peppers7774]

I just downloaded this mod pack, looks so realistic I love it!

[@lenny6313]

Meh

[@averagebro413]

0:56 we know what happened here

[@TeamEmperor1]

This gave me anxiety. Years ago I remember doing same thing and nearly drifted in to oncoming traffic luckily the car snapped back on its own. I still have no idea how I survived not hitting anything. Sold it soon afterwards. Such beautiful machines the mr2 turbo I’m just not skilled enough to drive it 😂

[@mayssm]

I used to own a supercharged MR2. Before the 1st one second of the video, I already knew the answer was "yes". Hell, that car would drift without me wanting it to. I once did a 180 in a parking lot just by hitting a puddle of water while turning the wheel at like 20 mph.

[@frankz5864]

We’ll done! Those things are renowned for snap oversteering craziness

[@kralekis]

This dude is a total S tier man, look at this quality dude. You gained my respect.

[@lasersharksushi1975]

Really just impressive. Especially the throttle control. I know this is well known, but seriously. Not panic braking and steering, and instead using the acceleration pressure on the rear tires to get out of turns like that is such good handling.

[@laptopcat6673]

Thank goodness this was all filmed in Assetto Corsa. Keeps the people at peace.

[@WinstonSmith1997]

Awesome driving skills! Much respect from one MR2 owner to you. You car is faster. I drive a Aw11 N/A

[@rjpm92]

"What did you get up to today?" "Ah, just drove around"

[@jmracer86]

It's really not that hard to drift an MR2 in the wet. The "snap oversteer" thing is a bit overplayed. Even a Sprinter Van will drift on a wet roundabout. Actually drifting an MR2 at higher speeds with some grip and proper transitions can be a bit tricky though. These cars are incredibly fun to slide around in slippy conditions specially in the snow. Had an AW11 for almost a decade and it was my go to car when it snowed.

[@mr2spyderchronicles287]

That looks just slightly lethal

[@boronat1]

AC teached me that RR cars are really snappy on the front end when drifting, easy to loose it on the front, in this vid it feels the same, grippy rear and no weight on the front

[@Born_Stellar]

and if you do lose traction in the rear, its all over!

[@andrewkaminskas7721]

This is MR platform its called MR-2 for a reason lol porsche is RR the engine is not behind the axle on a Toyota. Yes MR cars have snap over steer on throttle lift

[@mantasisganaitis2281]

The snap actually happens at rear. It is just that driver is late with steering. The MR2 is an extra case because it also has very low polar inertia moment. Also default isn't crazy powerful, so it is harder to keep rears away from hooking up, especially in the dry. TBH AC teaches people things, but not too much.

[@amandajohnson5271]

I can almost taste the liquid horsepower from this drifting. Jokes aside tho this was clean.

[@rhynes07]

Imagine being the car he was drifting behind and just watching that shit in your rear view mirror

[@thebensho]

Didn't know I wanted a T-top MR2 so badly until now. That visibility is sweet

[@looped7979]

Looks harder to control than a classic F-R configuration especially the exit. Thanks !

[@imranjaved1786]

THIS GUY has balls of steel to be drifting in the rain in a mr2 turbo. Literally this guy is a driver!

[@dannyipwn1203]

owned MR2's since my very first car. Im going to tell you this, Drifting MR2's is GREAT in the rain. Recreate this same test in the dry over and over with hot/sticky tires. Towards the end of your slide, after the apex, the tires will randomly grab traction and throw you the OPPOSITE direction youre travelling and usually towards which ever way the steering wheel is pointing (usually counter steered while drifting) as you can imagine it gets pretty dangerous. Between the ages of 18 to about 23 (owned an AE86 and FC3S RX7) i argued how easily the MR2 drifted. and thats simply because i only ever tried sliding in the rain at first. Very Naïve on my part. I messed around in gravel conditions, Wet, and snow. all would have one believe it was easily driftable. it wasnt until summer my college year where real world experiences started to really add up. i was beginning to become cocky and sliding every corner i could. and admittedly in the dry, some better then others. But i started putting myself in spin out scenarios IN TRAFFIC, and nearly totaling my car a number of different times. Ive owned about 5 MK1 AW11, a MK2 SW20, and a MK3 ZW30.

[@streetoMatt]

Can do it in the dry just as well, just more snappy and you're moving much faster. Wet is much easier though

[@andy9665]

I've no idea how you managed to do this, in the rain, in a turbo. My N/A MR2 tried to kill me a few times before eventually being written off after wet tram lines sent me into a building lmao. Great control

[@alessiogiuliociccone3069]

Drifting an MR2, man you’re playing with fire, but I have to admit you’re doing it well

[@thesituation065]

My man has been practicing there ain’t many out there that can drift these platforms well done

[@streetoMatt]

Appreciate it 👌

[@DriftNick]

You are easily impressed lol.

[@thesituation065]

@@DriftNick “ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED “

[@streetoMatt]

@@DriftNick kinda rare to see anyone skid these, not that hard once you've got some practice 👍

[@streetoMatt]

@@thesituation065 😂

[@Luminary2024]

His composure is just epic

[@thomasclewer]

You never see these cars anymore sick to see one on a british channel :D

[@VWGolf1.9TDi]

This is so fucking sick, terrorise those roads dude keep on being a menace you legend

[@CinnamonCanine]

My dude these roads are super close to me! Fellow SW20 owner in the Addington area! Great roundabouts for sideways time!

[@IEatBeezOfficial]

wtf that was like ungodly smooth

[@Kibrisli52]

Is this trinity roundabout? Cops always hide behind those trees! 😂

[@streetoMatt]

Fr, that's where I got 3 points lol, 42 in a 30 whilst getting overtaken lmao. I do loads of checks before I do anything now

[@nelsoncorzo2633]

Mid engine drifts!?! Check out the balls on this guy, how doesn’t your back hurt from carrying them ? Lmao great driving bro 😎💪🏻

[@TheJkghfg]

That's some beautiful car control 👌

[@leon-hx8oz]

Hard car to do that in

[@carldriftcar]

man knows what he is doing, good job 👍👍👍👍

[@driftjz]

Mad skill! Does it have power steering?

[@streetoMatt]

Cheers bro, yeah it does 😁

[@lukestaa1082]

That was legit bro make more like these

[@phillynarrowstraight]

Loving the new AC Mexico track too 😂

[@5p33dy305]

Needs some phonk playing in the background, beyond that, absolutely dope. Clearly someone's taken the drift bible to heart.

[@streetoMatt]

Check my midnight drive vid, you'll enjoy it ☺

[@oltee8196]

This is joke thinking all Sandra's and Keith's getting about seeing this. Surely fed have caught on that's your roundout 😄

[@streetoMatt]

Always careful mate, been caught out a fair few times though haha

[@stonefly514]

In my day ,this would have been asked, Can you drive an MR2 and knit a jumper?

[@dtengineering1]

In the olden days we called that power sliding.

[@isaiahsherman2199]

Damn in a wet street like that, nice man!

[@katomiccomics202]

Dude’s playing FH4 in real life

[@censoredboyyo3590]

brave on that roundabout the amount of police that are normally sitting there when i go by on my bike is unreal

[@jasonboness3871]

Of course, you could drift a mini van in that weather...

[@Born_Stellar]

well a rear wheel drive mini van anyways.

[@boostedmaniac]

Always wanted an MR2 as a kid. Still want one as an adult.

[@ubergeeknz]

Brilliant car for low speed drifting. You quickly learn where the line is, hopefully without inflicting too much damage 🤣 Once you have that respect they're a really fun car. Miss mine.

[@johnosullivan2017]

Yeah - I had a mk2 MR2 back in the 90s. Use to drift on Oxford ring road roundabouts. Very easy to control at low speed...

[@pearpiece97]

Let's hope the Old Bill doesn't see this on their recommended

[@GaragebuiltOriginal]

In the rain everything drifts except for me. Noskillgang.

[@pitbulls4088]

Amazing control thumbs up

[@dvsnz7710]

Yea I drove my brother big turbo MR2 it’s hard with the close wheel base it just tries to go straight or spin haha

[@Synthetic-Chicken]

My old non Turbo MR2 used to kick out without the rain, was pretty sketchy and they've got that point of too far and its spinning right round.

[@inutil6117]

That's exactly what I was expecting watching this. I can't watch it without my head hurting, because these cars just aren't supposed to do this. You'll die.

[@Synthetic-Chicken]

@@inutil6117 I did daily mine for a good year, you do get used to it and learn its points but you do fail to learn it, and these cars end up like a beyblade when they spin out.

[@BoogalooShrymp]

Dude drives that SDUB like a fkn boss. It's a lot harder to do then he makes out!

[@kekoasawyer516]

watched the entire vid before seeing the description and audibly laughing out loud

[@theplaguedoctor142]

this is why I can't wait to get a 350z (mod for AC) rwd in the rain looks like a blast

[@drenchy1011]

imagine this man in a front engine s chassis . I've never seen an mr2 driven like this.. nice!

[@streetoMatt]

Thanks so much, s chassis is the goal

[@7tj637]

Such a clean interior

[@Enerdrew2411]

A local mr2 that likes to skid. Now I'm sad that mines gone.

[@wantapgt]

This car and the S2000 are a couple of the most difficult vehicles to drift due to their extremely low moment of inertia

[@sbowley3964]

That and the fact that their wheelbase is a lot shorter making it harder

[@filkry8832]

Interior looks like greenhouse with all those glass

[@yota8325]

Good times reminds me of sliding my aw11 around before I took it off the road

[@driftofair9691]

This could only be Assetto Corsa because the T-tops didn't leak.

[@ipie13579]

Thanks 🙏. When people tell me about how badly sw20’s handle. i can just send them this instead of giving a 2hr lecture on how to drive rear weight biased cars… we need more like you. 👍

[@madsmc8789]

0:31 Seeing full lock on the wheel lowkey got me scared 😬

[@streetoMatt]

Same 😂, surprised I didn't lose it there

[@icac613]

@0:56 - aaaaaand i'm gonna cut it here xD Damn nice tho :D

[@adamwuest3958]

Nice. Those mr2 can get away from ya real quick if u aren't careful and become super sketchy

[@HumanSimpson]

Awesome man, good control, sounds lovely nice one 👍

[@nivaia2064]

new assetto corsa mods go crazy

[@akmalhakim3461]

Very nice. I loves drifting in wet. Save tires and money but have to be extra careful bcause it slides a bit faster than in dry.

[@CornFedZ06]

My 88' Mazda b2200 would be tossed around upon every rain in the early 2000's.

[@carlmorris8913]

20 years ago will was gods in mx5s

[@sss_jstn]

That force feedback looks pretty serious

[@mantasisganaitis2281]

Its latest DD servo

[@donkeykiller69]

Nice steering control mate👌

[@maxnijhof1417]

smooth like butter

[@danielchan5072]

The interior is older than me but still looks cleaner than most of the cars’ Love it!

[@streetoMatt]

Cheers mate

[@veeb6970]

Got to be careful down trinity roundabout mate! Great drifting! Deffo seen you around the area.

[@streetoMatt]

Seen me spin out a few times then I'd imagine 😉

[@aisu8481]

I do this in my Elise and 987.2 spyder… makes rainy days a blast 🤙🏻

[@roboticunclephil]

CAP

[@aisu8481]

@@roboticunclephil ?

[@roboticunclephil]

@@aisu8481 post a vid then

[@aisu8481]

@@roboticunclephil sounds like a fun idea, I’ll have to take one

[@aisu8481]

@@roboticunclephil kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5bIeXxof9OFrJo Here’s a little one from yesterday, just a col de sac. We also did a roll race (on his channel). If you want to see the Mustang slide, it’s on my channel. Let me know if it shows up, not sure it’s public though

[@car1916]

Was expecting another snap oversteer vid, cool slides man B)

[@mantasisganaitis2281]

*tank slap

[@YegaSRT]

What graphics card you running bro?!!? Quality is insane!!

[@DennyBalance]

Fucking sick ass mr2

[@69bock69]

These are so underrated, loved my one

[@boiwedcat4155]

''All footage recorded on assetto corsa'' XDDDD, that's nice mann

[@phrzy]

wow assetto corsa looks so real

[@eoinmurphy2438]

As a long time mr2 fan and i think im on mr2 no5 now respect 🙏 to your driving . Anything else iv ever owned including big bikes i will push on no problem. Never really tamed an mr2 lin that way😂

[@FastfoodTruck]

My left ear feels violated by 30yo japanese plastics

[@bigchief10uk1]

Thats fucking ace, good effort mate... im planning on making mine into a street and drift car 😉

[@NumNumEntrails]

What if you wanted to snap oversteer, but gingerbeard said "no"

[@streetoMatt]

No soul, no snap oversteer 😂

[@rainey06au]

Hope you saved the replay, some of those slides would have looked sick from TV cam