What's The Difference

[John R]

Between understeer and oversteer?

I was thinking aboiut this at work but came to the conclusion that I don't actually have a clue....

[Bibbs]

Understeer - you turn the wheel but go straight on ..

Oversteer - you turn the wheel and the rear end comes round ..

Most FWD cars will understeer .. too fast into a bent and you go straight on .. on a Mid engined car like the MR2 .. it'll do this and then "Snap Oversteer" - where the rear end violently swings round ..

[Nizan]

understeer- common to FF drive cars, you want to turn but the car wont wont folow very willingly, especially at speed.

Oversteer- common to FR or MR cars (and go-Karts :P ) , you turn and the car follows very easly and somtimes gets too eager

[vmail]

Oversteer also happens on FF when the air in the tyres are low