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Explanations of car driving terms

 
 
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Old 08-02-11, 06:28 PM
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Default Explanations of car driving terms

Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you.
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