"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Randy Pobst is probably one of the coolest, nicest guys on TV or Youtube from the world of cars these days. He is a genuine car guy and doesn’t mind sharing his long years of experience with his ...

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 ...

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 ...

When a car’s rear wheels lose traction and slide out, it’s a phenomenon called oversteer. While many drivers and publications blame a car’s design for sudden, uncontrollable oversteer—often using the ...

The McLaren 720S and the Porsche 911 GT2 RS have been keeping aficionados on their toes for quite a while now and it seems this won't stop anytime soon. In fact, the latest encounter of the two ...