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I've never seen a cross wind that will actually screech my tires sideways causing me to correct. The oversteer/understeer characteristics of a street vehicle are determined by the weight distribution and wheel alignment. 99% of new cars are front engine because all that weight at the front causes the front to break away first so the car ploughs when the driver panics and slams the breaks and cranks the wheel. It is easier to survive a front-on collision, that is why they do this.
I went for a few ride-alongs in a friends MR2 at autocross and he was always battling oversteer becaues the rear end has more sideways momentum in a turn making it more likely to break traction.
As for the original topic, you could make one hell of a sleek frontal shape, top, bottom and sides if there were no ducts there for cooling or intake. A RR car definately has more aero friendly potential. I can't think of a high-speed supercar with the engine up front.
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