[aerohead]

Originally Posted by equation112

ah yes... understeer is scary. thing is I just dont see why many people buy into the idea that understeer is more forgiving, when the very definition of understeer is the complete and total loss of steering effectiveness. this is doubly bad in a FF type car, where understeer results in both a loss of steering AND propulsion AND over half the braking power simultaneously. suprisingly enough however the solution to both over and understeer is pretty simple: MORE power (ie NOT more brakes, because braking in a curve is likely what caused the problem in the first place. drifting a car during oversteer really isnt hard at all, because you still have the ability to control steering, the majority of the braking and power... matter of fact a car in oversteer is actually nowhere near it's true handling limits, while a car in understeer is far beyond its' limits. what bites people about it is the fact that it this is all somewhat counter-intuitive.

I forgot all about the 911's... yeah their handling is not all that impressive, though the new AWD models have rectified the deficiencies to a great degree.

Low speed understeer is considered an attribute by carmakers for the 99th-percentile motorist.If your driving in oversteer conditions,your driving beyond the weather or posted speed.