Oversteer
Oversteer,
in an automobile, occurs when the rear tires experience a
loss of traction during a corner, causing the rear of the
vehicle to head towards the outside of the corner. A more
technically correct definition of oversteer is that the slip
angle of the rear tires has exceeded that of the front tires.
Rear wheel drive cars are generally more prone to oversteer,
in particular when applying power in a tight corner. Oversteer
in front wheel drive cars can be induced by braking or lifting
off the accelerator mid corner, this shifts weight to the
front of the car and therefore reduces traction on the rear
wheels causing 'lift-off-oversteer'. Lift off oversteer can
usually be corrected by applying more power, reversing the
weight shift and returning traction to the rear wheels.
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