Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To turn more sharply than the operator would expect. Used of vehicles, especially automobiles.
- noun The tendency of a vehicle to oversteer.
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- noun The
condition in which the rear wheels of a car don't follow the desiredcurve whilecornering , the rear wheels losing a degree oftraction and soskidding off the required line into aspin . - verb to lose the control of one's vehicle in a corner due to rear wheels sliding and not following the front wheels
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hamilton demands a car that is designed and set up to "oversteer" - that is, to encourage the back end to break away as the power is applied in a corner, so that the driver can control it with instant and often spectacular reactions.
Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009
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Gough excels on gliding tracks where she can let the sled run and not have to oversteer, which is what Winterberg offers.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JAMES CHRISTIE 2010
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Gough excels on gliding tracks where she can let the sled run and not have to oversteer, which is what Winterberg offers.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JAMES CHRISTIE 2010
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A Ford representative told us that Curve Control takes ESC “to the next level,” because most ESC systems are targeted at minimizing the risk of oversteer, which is when the vehicle’s rear end slides out.
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A Ford representative told us that Curve Control takes ESC “to the next level,” because most ESC systems are targeted at minimizing the risk of oversteer, which is when the vehicle’s rear end slides out.
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So, I used the e-brake to initiate "oversteer" spins and give the team the more aggressive tire squeals they were looking for.
Autoblog Green 2009
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So, I used the e-brake to initiate "oversteer" spins and give the team the more aggressive tire squeals they were looking for.
Autoblog Green 2009
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Driving an oversteer-biased car at a corner-biased track like Laguna Seca, like we did yesterday, is actually kind of refreshing.
HW Cars: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG WestSide Highway Bound « 2010
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In addition to lots of other go-fast gristle, the WRX STI is equipped with a complex AWD system that includes front and rear limited-slip differentials and an adjustable center differential that basically allows you to dial in increasing levels of power-on oversteer, depending on road and track conditions.
Fanboys in Flight: Subaru Roars In on a Wing Dan Neil 2010
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In the very situation I'm in at Vallelunga—a transient cornering maneuver with some speed, having to peddle the throttle to bring the nose into line—the Murcielago would be all wound up, its out-of-date stability software and AWD system agonizing between understeer and oversteer.
Lambo's Latest Rambo Has a Heart Dan Neil 2011
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