understeer
/ˈʌndərˌstɪr/
verb
- (Of a vehicle) to have a tendency to turn less sharply than intended, with the front wheels sliding outward.
- Racing drivers adjust their technique to avoid understeering through corners.
- If the car starts to understeer, gently lift your foot off the gas pedal.
- The sedan tends to understeer when entering a curve too quickly.
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noun
- A tendency of a vehicle to turn less sharply than the driver intends, causing the front wheels to slide toward the outside of a curve.
- The car's understeer made it difficult to take the tight corner at high speed.
- Understeer can be corrected by reducing speed or easing off the accelerator.
- Many front-wheel-drive cars are designed with slight understeer for safety.
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