understeer

under- +‎ steer

understeer (plural understeers)

1. The condition in which the front wheels of a car fail to follow the desired curve while cornering, instead following more of a straight-line trajectory, losing a degree of traction, and so slipping off the required line.

• oversteer

understeer (third-person singular simple present understeers, present participle understeering, simple past and past participle understeered)

1. The action of a car when it does not follow the desired curve while cornering. Tyre slip of the front wheels.

• oversteer