Sentences with phrase «of oversteer»

I managed induce a bit of oversteer on a couple of on - ramps, but it was easily controlled.

There's a touch more roll than you might expect and even a bit of oversteer on the way out as it's slippery, but you're already immersed and so buzzing that you've forgotten you're not an endurance racer.

The R.S. 16 doesn't have the same degree of oversteer built into it as the rather wild Trophy - R, but this remains an adjustable and playful chassis.

The Vehicle Stability Assist ™ (VSA ®) 12 system helps makes every driver a better driver by using an array of sensors, along with ABS, to reduce the dangers of oversteer or understeer.

There are a lot of curves on this section, along with lane changes necessitated by slow trucks, and in maneuvering we found a decent amount of oversteer with the wheel.

A good seat of the pants feel betrays a bit of oversteer if you toss it past an apex just right.

Once it's taken this mildly tail - led stance you can really get into the torque and find a nice neutral phase mid-corner and a deliciously thrilling wiggle of oversteer as you exit out over the curbs.

I'm sure I was on the cusp of oversteering with almost every pedal stroke.

All the time when we change something, it changes quite a lot in terms of oversteer or understeer and basically not having the pace.

In slow corners it can understeer a bit (it's got a massive great V8 up front after all), but for the most part it's neutral and shifts into small angles of oversteer on corner exit.

The results are predictable: armfuls of oversteer, plenty of speed and a day of action - packed fun.

This robs you of the sensation of feeling instantly at home with the steering's rate of response (particularly if the roads are damp, when there's very little sign from the steering of understeer or the onset of oversteer), and weighting isn't ideal either - what feels just about meaty enough at normal pace doesn't translate into any extra weight when you start loading up the chassis, which can be disconcerting.

There's a little understeer in tighter turns and the tail will lean on the edge of oversteer if you open the taps in faster sweeps.

But for the thieves amongst you, the Flying Spur tends towards understeer but will exit a corner with a hint of oversteer if you get the V8 spinning hard.

This isn't a wholly organic kind of oversteer, though.

Bear in mind too, that the road levels out at the top of the rise on the exit and you can suddenly find yourself with another load of oversteer that you didn't expect.

Turn off the driver aids and the HS is happy to indulge with plenty of oversteer but the body roll and pitch can make it feel slightly scrappy.

In the event of oversteer, the inside wheel receives the boost.

The more relaxed ESP setting is a real help here, subtly trimming away your excesses but allowing the car to still drive out of turns hard and poised on the cusp of oversteer.

The engine actually doesn't feel quite as strong as the official acceleration figures suggest, but again the balance of grip and power is defined sweetly and the 570S exits corners with just a shade of oversteer, smoothed away neatly by the new Dynamic setting for the stability control system.

Mazda's standard traction control just about copes in a straight line, but around corners you'll spend plenty of time correcting amusing but rapid spikes of oversteer even before the stability control intervenes.

The car also feels very secure when cornering at high speeds, with no signs of oversteer thanks to the traction control system.

The suspension and tire package enabled agile, neutral handling with just a touch of oversteer when you needed it and understeer when pushed too hard.

These include countersteering in case of oversteering, corrective steering when braking on road surfaces offering different levels of grip (split - friction braking), mitigation of the extent to which the front - wheel drive influences the steering and compensation of crosswind and road gradients.

With the traction control partially on, this was not that much of an issue as the computer took care of any oversteer before it became a problem.

An immediate downshift from the super-slick transmission was followed by a mild but still immensely enjoyable bit of oversteer coming onto the straight before Turn 3.

Lift off the throttle, and you get a perfectly manageable dose of oversteer.

At Streets, the car suffered from persistent power - on understeer, but Tom Long explained after my session that he and his father dialed out most of the oversteer to prevent journalists at the event from getting into trouble.

The next step on the way to your doctorate of oversteer is triggered by a stab at the DSC button.

However, on the rare occasions that you find the perfect, clear - sighted corner you can kill the mild on - limit understeer with a bootful of power as the Sport traction setting allows the tyres to spin - up just enough to induce a little smudge of oversteer.

On the limit you tend to find some understeer on turn - in, followed by a lovely four - wheel drifting phase mid corner and a little flourish of oversteer on the way out.

Then from the apex to beyond the exit, the throttle helps to direct the nose, the chassis is always on alert to the imminence of oversteer.

However, while there's composure and control to spare, there's something more — a balance that doesn't default into understeer but stays neutral as you lean deeper into the reserves of grip and that prefers a lick of oversteer to a push of understeer.

Lift off in the middle of a tightening bend, and you'll encounter a nudge of oversteer accompanied by the familiar snarl of the stability system.

The resilience of the suspension keeps it beautifully under control through the compression and as you come up out the other side, with the now - unweighted car still turning, you can keep confidently on the throttle and enjoy the flash of oversteer as the rear wheels spin up.

In fact, once you adjust to that steering, the chassis balance is fantastically trustworthy, with mild understeer ebbing into a smidge of oversteer.

After my practice session with the equally mid-engined MGF earlier in the week I'm quickly at home in the F430, so I can just settle down to enjoying the bizarre experience of oversteering a Ferrari through a snowy maze.

Keep opening the throttle and inevitably the rear tyres start to spin - up and the BC exits the turn with just a mild twist of oversteer.

With 90 percent of the engine's torque normally routed to the rear wheels, packed snow was an invitation for long, low - speed bouts of oversteer while waiting for the front wheels to do their part and straighten things out.

With 576bhp and 550 lb ft, the VXR8 has enough power and torque to allow the driver to tighten the line with a carefully metered right foot and a dash of oversteer.

There's tons of oversteer to be had if you want it, but actually the Sportbrake is at its best when it's hooked up and just teetering on the edge of a slide.

Even with everything turned off, you can still stay on top of it if you prepare for a bit of oversteer out of the corners.

Put it into Sport or Corsa mode, and you'll be met with a lowered stance, less body roll, firmer dampers, and a greater degree of oversteer from the active torque vectoring system.

It feels adjustable on the throttle like many European performance cars; give it too much right foot and the rear end will come around quick, but this is the fun — not terrifying — and controllable type of oversteer enthusiast drivers covet.

During the pit stops we adjusted the roll bars a bit to get rid of the oversteer.

Time this just right with a blip of the throttle and if you're brave enough you can incite a manageable burst of oversteer, before the on - demand four - wheel drive diverts power and pulls things back into a nose - first state.

It feels more like the than the Z06 in ride quality and in its lack of oversteer.

Most of the understeer has been dialed out of the A5's chassis, but there's no hope of oversteer.