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Originally Posted by White Shadow
I thought we were talking about RWD cars here. When I said "every car" I was certainly talking about RWD cars. I thought that was understood.
Anyway, my point was simply that understeer or oversteer doesn't happen until you lose traction. So if you're just circling a skid pad at maximum speed without braking traction, then the car will be neutral.  |
RWD, FWD, doesn't matter. Steady-state balance is about suspension tuning. Look at the new FWD Focus ST. From all reports, it's fairly neutral at maximum speed around the skidpad. (Or you can use my old RWD Crown Vic as an example of a RWD car that understeers at that point).
To your second point about needing to break traction, that's pretty obvious isn't it? That's exactly why you bring a car to maximum speed around a skidpad, to see what its handling balance is at that point when it's about to break traction. How it responds to throttle input at that point tells you how balanced it is.