Sentences with phrase «oversteer on a trailing throttle»

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Immediately you're aware that the car is set up right on the edge of what's acceptable in something road - legal: with the tyres warm, I trailed the throttle a little mid-corner to see what the effect would be, and the car snapped straight into oversteer.

This was then confirmed by some large oversteer on soaking wet tarmac; after turning into a corner at a very moderate speed, with a little bit of trail braking, the demonstrator was able to apply lots of throttle in second gear and the Cayenne drifted sideways.

Raw power and speed aren't new for modern Corvettes; true, the C5 and C6 were capable corner dicers, as well as drag racers, but could leave even the most experienced drivers» hairs standing on end near the limit, exhibiting a frightful tendency toward trailing - throttle oversteer.

Although the Outback is a safe handling unit on bitumen or dirt, oversteer could be provoked on a trailing throttle.

Changing Drive Select to «Dynamic» upped the car's dynamic potential, reducing understeer after late braking, or even inducing a slight oversteer bias on a trailing throttle.