We sometimes use the terms "understeer" and "oversteer" here at Autoweek, mostly when talking about fast cars and their behavior on racetracks. Speed is often a factor in understeer and oversteer, but ...

"Understeer" and "oversteer" and terms we hear and use a lot in the automotive community, and sometimes actually encounter behind the wheel. If you're not completely sure what these words really mean ...

Jonathan loves just about anything with a motor and a steering wheel. As a kid, Jonathan collected any kind of toy car he could lay his hands on, and begged his parents to take him to the monster ...

So, you think an all-wheel-drive system can save you from snap or lift-off oversteer? Many rely on their automobile’s advanced AWD system to keep them out of harm’s way when going track racing, but on ...

What is oversteer? On the premiere episode of The Racing Line, professional racer and host Randy Pobst begins by answering this question behind the wheel of a 2015 BMW M3 sedan. Oversteer means the ...

Racers will know the feeling of powering down a back straight, getting settled for a turn, initiating the turn, and then…nothing. The car continues straight at the same hellish pace, and now you’re ...

Cars with both their engines and driven wheels in the back are famously prone to snap oversteer. Especially, as you can see from this video, the Toyota MR2. The affordable yet beloved mid-engined ...