understeer
noun
un·der·steer
ˈən-dər-ˌstir 
: the tendency of an automobile to turn less sharply than the driver intends
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On track, the handling was very neutral around most of the corners, with some understeer through the very slow turn 2.
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Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
Here, the full output launched the Rally hard enough to press me back in the seat and elicit some grins, but the all-wheel-drive system still exhibited a serious tendency toward understeer.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Some understeer has been engineered into the independent double-wishbone suspension, and the NSX is not prone to tail-out antics.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
The combination helps to increase lateral grip and reduce understeer, necessary considerations given the Nevera R’s performance aspirations.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
Here, the full output launched the Rally hard enough to press me back in the seat and elicit some grins, but the all-wheel-drive system still exhibited a serious tendency toward understeer.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Some understeer has been engineered into the independent double-wishbone suspension, and the NSX is not prone to tail-out antics.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
The combination helps to increase lateral grip and reduce understeer, necessary considerations given the Nevera R’s performance aspirations.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Understeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understeer. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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