Understeer Definition

ŭndər-stîr
understeers
verb
To turn less sharply than the operator would expect. Used of vehicles, especially automobiles.
American Heritage

The action of a car when it does not follow the desired curve while cornering. Tyre slip of the front wheels.

Wiktionary
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noun
The tendency of a motor vehicle, esp. a race car, to have its front tires slide outward on a turn.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Understeer

Noun

Singular:
understeer
Plural:
understeers

Origin of Understeer

Understeer Sentence Examples

  • On a proper track, the first time you experience REAL understeer, you slide off onto the gravel.

  • We had massive understeer which caused us to be around four-tenths us slower than we went earlier in the day.

  • We changed the car far the second session to try and reduce the understeer but actually went too far.

  • But then the tires would go off, and I'd get understeer which meant I couldn't stay in the faster low line.

  • More adjustments to the car to try and cure the understeer and back out for the final run.

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