The Buggy is a rear-engined car based on the 1971 VW Beetle, with its flat-four hung out behind the rear axle. That layout — not a mid-engine dune buggy despite the name — puts the weight rearward at roughly 40/60 and gives it a handling character all of its own. It is tiny and light at around 934 kg, with a short wheelbase, so it is darty and quick to rotate. The catch is the pendulum: with the mass behind the rear wheels, the tail wants to swing wide, especially when you lift off the throttle.
How it drives
On tarmac the Buggy turns in eagerly and feels alert, but you have to respect the rear. Lift off mid-corner and the weight over the back axle keeps carrying, swinging the tail out in classic lift-off oversteer — the pendulum effect that defines every rear-engined car. The trick is to avoid abrupt mid-corner lifts and stay smooth on and off the throttle so the tail never gets a reason to start swinging.
On loose surfaces that rotation comes even more freely, which is fun once you trust it but easy to overcook. The engine is torque-light, so you are winning on momentum and line rather than driving out of the rotation on power. Set it up for stability, because the car already supplies more than enough rotation on its own.
In a pack the Buggy is fragile. It is one of the lightest cars here, so contact moves it easily and a solid hit will spin it. This is a nimble momentum car, not a contact winner — use its agility to stay out of trouble rather than trying to trade blows.