Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 22:34:02 +0200 From: "JP Roberts" <1234nospamo.com> Subject: Re: Cost of repair Audi BMW Saab...(crossposting)
"fbloogyudsr" <fbloogyudsrnospamnk.com> escribiÛ en el mensaje news:10acblqhm5qk17anospam.supernews.com... > "Imad Al-Ghouleh" <ighoulnospamox.mcgill.ca> wrote > > i never understood trailing throttle oversteer. also when does > > understeer happen. > > The subject was touched on in "Re: How much does an OEM e46 M3 hood weigh??" > Think of it in the context of how much weight is on the rear wheels > (or front wheels). When you lift your foot from the throttle, what > happens: you are no longer causing a weight transfer to the rear > of the car. If the lessened weight causes the rear tires to lose > their grip *while the tires have a lateral load* (ie, you're in a > turn), the rear will slip and the rear of the car will rotate towards > the outside of the turn, resulting in oversteer (the car turns more > than you've turned the wheel.) In the case of an M3, it is more the to the point mentioning that oversteer is generally the result of applying a generous amount of HP on the rear wheels at the beginning of a turn (ESP off), applying steering correction and then carry on modulating with the accelerator pedal and steering as the need demands.
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