oversteer
noun
over·steer ˈō-vər-ˌstir 
: the tendency of an automobile to steer into a sharper turn than the driver intends sometimes with a thrusting of the rear to the outside
also : the action or an instance of oversteer
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The lesser car's active differential pushes torque to the outside wheel during enthusiastic cornering, producing an entertaining sense of impending oversteer even short of the point at which the rear tires actually run out of grip. 
Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 11 May 2022 And oversteer never feels more than an indelicate throttle-prod away, especially on damp roads and with modest tires. Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 31 May 2022 Traditional rear-wheel drive driving dynamics, which allow oversteer to be effortless induced with the accelerator pedal, are also more natural for a driving enthusiast. Michael Harley, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 The quickest lap came on the third session, and the by-then scrubbed-up tires contributed to a startling amount of turn-in oversteer that robbed some time. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2022 The stability control also has a more permissive Sport function, which allows significant power oversteer before intervening. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 14 Mar. 2022 Excessive oversteer aside, this all-wheel-drive 2 has a friendly rear-drive feel that doesn't require you to get on the power early to cancel understeer as in the TLX Type S. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2022 In Comfort mode, there's simply an invisible guardrail preventing power oversteer. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 19 Dec. 2021 Choosing between torque steer and oversteer is an easy decision. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 29 Nov. 2021 See More
Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 11 May 2022 And oversteer never feels more than an indelicate throttle-prod away, especially on damp roads and with modest tires. Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 31 May 2022 Traditional rear-wheel drive driving dynamics, which allow oversteer to be effortless induced with the accelerator pedal, are also more natural for a driving enthusiast. Michael Harley, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 The quickest lap came on the third session, and the by-then scrubbed-up tires contributed to a startling amount of turn-in oversteer that robbed some time. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2022 The stability control also has a more permissive Sport function, which allows significant power oversteer before intervening. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 14 Mar. 2022 Excessive oversteer aside, this all-wheel-drive 2 has a friendly rear-drive feel that doesn't require you to get on the power early to cancel understeer as in the TLX Type S. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2022 In Comfort mode, there's simply an invisible guardrail preventing power oversteer. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 19 Dec. 2021 Choosing between torque steer and oversteer is an easy decision. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 29 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1936, in the meaning defined above