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 ...

Experienced drivers know that crazy numbers in horsepower and torque alone won't cut it. Sure, a beefy V8 muscle car like the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 can dominate the quarter-mile track like no ...

If you’re a budding enthusiast looking to acquire your first real-wheel drive performance car, you’ve probably encountered the term “snap oversteer.” Another, more accurate term for it might be “skill ...

"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 ...

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 ...

Jonathan loves just about anything with a motor and a steering wheel. As a kid, Jonathan collected any kind of toy car he could lay his hands on, and begged his parents to take him to the monster ...

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 ...

For decades, cars like the Honda S2000 and Toyota MR2 have been accused of suffering from "snap oversteer." But according to ...

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 ...

To start, it's important to state that Audis are not necessarily bad-handling cars. It's true, though, that they sport different handling characteristics compared to other premium German marques — ...