Glossary
Understeer
When understeering the car, the car turns less than you turn the steering wheel as the front tires lose grip. Most commonly, front-wheel drive cars suffer from understeer compared to rear-wheel drive cars.
Here are some common causes of understeer:
- The tires that sit at the front of the car are mud or aquaplane.
- The front tires are worn.
- The car is front heavy.
- You brake too hard so that the tires lock up in cars without ABS brakes.
- Too much throttle so that the front tires spin loose.
- Attached caravan or trailer with high ball pressure, for heavily loaded trailer.
