understeer

noun

Etymology

From under- + steer.

The condition in which the front wheels of a car fail to follow the desired curve while…
The condition in which the front wheels of a car fail to follow the desired curve while cornering, instead following more of a straight-line trajectory, losing a degree of traction, and so slipping off the required line.
The action of a car when it does not follow the desired curve while cornering. Tyre slip…
The action of a car when it does not follow the desired curve while cornering. Tyre slip of the front wheels.

No curated loop yet for understeer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA