Glossary / General

weight transfer

17 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

When you speed up or slow down, the car’s weight moves from front to back or vice versa. This shift changes how much grip each tire has, which can make the car turn more or less easily.

Technical Definition

Weight transfer is the shift of a vehicle’s center of gravity from one axle to another during acceleration, braking, or cornering. It affects traction and handling by changing how much load each tire carries.

Hear It Discussed

"Viewers were given the opportunity to witness weight transfer as it happened. Choices made not as written claims, but as a visible proof of cause and effect."
S2 Ep5: Inside Japan's Exclusive Outlaw Race Club Past Gas 45:39

"...but the weight transfer movements are very accentuated, which is also very fun. Uh, when you like rip through the gears at full throttle..."
Crew, RUF Rodeo, and Parker's HUGE Win The Smoking Tire 40:28

"Normally you accelerate cars to this flat, but it just did a little rise. And I thought, that reminds me of being in the next J-12, which is great."
We’ve driven the new Jaguar! | The Car Podcast #84 The Car Podcast with Chris Harris & Friends 27:03