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I did once watch an older Smart understeer and ping into a kerb in Edinburgh on a cobbled road during a typical summer day (i.e. lashing with rain ) and wondered about the narrow front tyres.
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Once I hit a rough patch of asphalt while accelerating through a left turn from a stop. My front tires came loose and the car jumped to the right. Technically, i don't think this can be described as understeer because the tires have actually left the pavement but it is something that people who run sidewall max psi in tiny rear-engine plastic cars need to be prepared for. In my Smart, for instance, when travelling without a passenger, I try to carry heavier cargo on the floor in front of the passenger seat because anything placed behind the seats is pretty much carried exclusively by the rear wheels, offsetting the car's balance.