Oversteered FWD

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Hello there,

I just have a simple question. I was driving a FWD Nissan and i was in mid corner, maybe the road or tires weren't grippy enough and i started oversteering. To be honest, it was my first oversteer experience in real life especially in a FWD car. Thanks to god and racing simulators i counter steered and saved it. But the question here, if i had a little more angle would the car flip over? What's the worse that could happen? I'm just asking to be aware next time.
 
I get my Focus ST to snap oversteer all the time mid corner but thats because I purposely lift off the gas. Are you sure you didnt let off the gas?
 
mhammam1
Hello there,

I just have a simple question. I was driving a FWD Nissan and i was in mid corner, maybe the road or tires weren't grippy enough and i started oversteering. To be honest, it was my first oversteer experience in real life especially in a FWD car. Thanks to god and racing simulators i counter steered and saved it. But the question here, if i had a little more angle would the car flip over? What's the worse that could happen? I'm just asking to be aware next time.
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Modern cars don't normally flip over unless they hit an obstruction such as a kerb. That is however quite likely if you spin out on a public road - better to save it for the track!
 
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Modern cars don't normally flip over unless they hit an obstruction such as a kerb. That is however quite likely if you spin out on a public road - better to save it for the track!
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Yea, i wouldn't actually do such a thing on a public road. The car was old that it didn't have any kind of TC or ESC, although the car wasn't mine and i don't usually drive with traction control off. I was so lucky that i was alert and didn't spin out.
 
mhammam1
Hello there,

I just have a simple question. I was driving a FWD Nissan and i was in mid corner, maybe the road or tires weren't grippy enough and i started oversteering. To be honest, it was my first oversteer experience in real life especially in a FWD car. Thanks to god and racing simulators i counter steered and saved it. But the question here, if i had a little more angle would the car flip over? What's the worse that could happen? I'm just asking to be aware next time.
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Wet, icy, or snowy road? Bald tires in the back with grippy ones up front?

As others have said you're probably not going to roll it just from sliding on asphalt, but it depends on the car a little. If it's a tall vehicle (like an SUV or van or something) you might manage it. If it's a car I'd say there's almost no chance unless you hit something. I've seen someone (my good buddy) slide and roll his car on a public street but it was because he managed to straddle a guard rail as it was ramping up out of the ground and so the guard rail lifted a portion of the car enough to cause it to roll. I think that car did 3 complete rolls down a hill before it stopped (everyone was ok aside from a cut on the head from hitting the side window). I was in the car behind.

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mhammam1
Hello there,

I just have a simple question. I was driving a FWD Nissan and i was in mid corner, maybe the road or tires weren't grippy enough and i started oversteering. To be honest, it was my first oversteer experience in real life especially in a FWD car. Thanks to god and racing simulators i counter steered and saved it. But the question here, if i had a little more angle would the car flip over? What's the worse that could happen? I'm just asking to be aware next time.
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Coming off the throttle mid-corner could do that, depending on the type of car. Bald or under inflated tyres at the rear could maybe do that. Poorly aligned rear suspension or front geometry could perhaps do that. Hitting a wet/icy/oily patch of road could certainly allow you to do that. Applying more throttle is the best way to counter oversteer in a FWD car. Counter-steering is fine as long as you have enough road to do so safely and there's no oncoming traffic.
 
TheCracker
Coming off the throttle mid-corner could do that, depending on the type of car. Bald or under inflated tyres at the rear could maybe do that. Poorly aligned rear suspension or front geometry could perhaps do that. Hitting a wet/icy/oily patch of road could certainly allow you to do that. Applying more throttle is the best way to counter oversteer in a FWD car. Counter-steering is fine as long as you have enough road to do so safely and there's no oncoming traffic.
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I could tell that the tires were so poor, i think they were expired. FYI, it wasn't my car. Also, i noticed that there was a problem with the rear shock absorbers. And nope, i didn't let off the throttle mid corner, i know it would cause the car to loose balance.
 
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