The Popper is a tiny rear-engine city car in the mould of a classic Fiat 500 or 600. The engine hangs behind the rear axle, so the weight sits over the tail (roughly 40/60) and the whole car weighs only 500–600 kg. That layout gives it its signature: pendulum-style lift-off oversteer. It is a technical-track toy — delightful through tight, twisty stuff and hopeless down a straight.
How it drives
The tail is the story. With the engine’s mass behind the rear wheels, the back of the car wants to swing wide — and it does so most sharply the instant you lift off the throttle mid-corner. Snap off the power and the pendulum swings; the Popper rotates fast and will keep going if you don’t catch it. The skill is smoothness: avoid abrupt mid-corner lifts, keep your inputs progressive, and let the rotation help you point the nose rather than spin the car.
Power is scarce — a torque-poor little twin — so pace comes from momentum, not muscle. Gear it short, keep it in the powerband, and carry corner speed rather than trying to accelerate out of mistakes. It is quick and darty exactly where a heavy car is lost: hairpins, chicanes and tight, rhythmic sections.
In a pack the Popper is fragile and easily shoved — it is tiny and light, so any solid contact sends it flying. It wins by being somewhere the big cars can’t follow, not by trading hits.