Car control isn’t exactly included in American driver education courses. You’re taught the bare-bones basics, like signaling, lane-changes, acceleration, deceleration, braking, how to turn, and, well, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
For decades, cars like the Honda S2000 and Toyota MR2 have been accused of suffering from "snap oversteer." But according to ...
With winter now firmly upon us, some poor weather is unavoidable. This means drivers are going to have to be on the lookout for hazards such as black ice or standing water, which can cause a sudden ...
More commonly associated with motorsport, both are not restricted to track driving, though, and will at some stage be experienced out in the word. According to MasterDrive CEO Eugene Herbert, the ...
Dash cam footage from the Nebraska State Patrol captured the terrifying moments when a Jeep hit ice, lost control, swerved from side to side and then tumbled off the road into a ditch. "If there was ...