oversteer
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈoʊvərˌstɪr/
- Specialized
- Effective racing techniques often include managing oversteer to maintain better control through corners.
Examples
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Power at the rear is normally not going to recover you in this situation, but the driver of this Escort MkII put in a stunning performance to pull the car back around after an extreme oversteer moment.
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That way, you could go into a deliberate oversteer and corner much more sharply than before.
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Then it understeers in the slow corners and oversteers the fast.
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Being a mid-engined RWD car, this is also the side you're most likely to damage if you snap oversteer.
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There was nothing wrong with the Corvair except Nader, the man who didn't understand the difference between understeer, oversteer, and his own backside.
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Many drivers struggle with oversteer when trying to make sharp turns at high speeds.
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The instructor explained that oversteer occurs when the rear wheels lose traction, causing the car to slide.
Antonyms
- Specialized
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8.9
A vehicle turns less sharply than the driver wants when the front wheels lose grip
How Stable
- Specialized
- Specialized
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8.9
- Specialized
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8.2
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7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word oversteer comes from the parts over- meaning 'too much' and steer meaning 'to turn or guide', so it describes when a car turns too sharply and the back of the car loses grip and swings or slides outward.