Your A to Z of motoring gobbledygook
Understeer
Understeer is loss of front-end traction, so a car will tend to veer wide of the intended line and ploughs straight on (i.e. it under-steers). This is a characteristic of modern front-wheel-drive cars. To correct it, drivers need to gently lift off - a natural reaction, and so most cars are designed to understeer rather than oversteer for safety.



