Understeer and oversteer: what does it mean? – Sports cars

What is understeer?

Some have identified understeer like "the moment when you hit the tree with the nose of the car."

Almost true, if not for the fact that, fortunately, understeer this does not mean an accident.

Understeer this is when the car does not follow a given trajectory, but seeks expand it... In fact, as you make a turn, the front wheels begin to buckle and the car will tend to slip out.

Causes understeer there are usually two of them: either you entered a turn at too high a speed, or you are turning too much, that is steering wheel more than necessary.

Correct understeer

К счастью, understeer easily Check: when the car begins to extend its trajectory, simply release the accelerator pedal to transfer weight to the front wheels and allow it to regain traction.

If, on the other hand, the angle of rotation is too great - in other words: if you too much steering - then you must perform an action that may seem unnatural: "open" steering (turn the steering wheel on the opposite side of the curve, straighten it) to align the direction of the wheels with the track.