Glossary / General

understeer

45 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Understeer happens when a car doesn’t turn as much as you expect because the front wheels are sliding instead of gripping the road.

Technical Definition

Understeer is a handling characteristic where the front wheels lose grip, causing the car to turn less than intended.

Hear It Discussed

"we'd balance the car out and then we'd come off the corner just like blending understeer off the exit of a turn"
Live: F1, IndyCar and Le Mans ace Mark Blundell #314 The Intercooler 58:27

"...he just starts, he loses it and then he does like a understeer action and starts going down the mountain..."
We Found NEVER BEFORE SEEN Photos of the Lamborghini Diablo Spike's Car Radio 32:36

"and handling was relentless understeer and I just thought if anyone else had done this,"
The Corvette ZR1X Normalizes 1250 HP — Carmudgeon w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 226 The Carmudgeon Show 17:12