the.com/understeer
the car votes to go straight when you asked it to turn.
means a handling condition where the front tires lose grip before the rears, so the car pushes wide of the turn you're steering into.
from engineering term from mid-20th century vehicle dynamics research, formalized as front-end slip angle exceeding rear slip angle mid-corner.
safer defaultmanufacturers tune road cars to understeer, not oversteer
the fixlift off the throttle, don't add more steering lock
front wheel drivenose-heavy engines make understeer nearly unavoidable
nicknameracers call it plowing or pushing
for instance
nascar 'loose vs tight' — tight is american for understeer, drivers radio it constantly
suv rollover era 1990s — automakers deliberately tuned suvs to understeer to prevent flips