The difference between understeer and oversteer

[@Not_MissHina]

He is so helpful that he's not just teaching us by using the toy cars, but also demonstrate it with the real cars, what a teacher he is

[@truth.speaker]

What happened? Did he crash into a tree?

[@rigved_rs]

@@truth.speaker ..he slid off a mountain😃

[@truth.speaker]

@@rigved_rs ouch

[@asvalias]

@@truth.speaker he crashed TWICE!

[@marconapoleone376]

@@rigved_rs is he alive?

[@MiqroMaiqel]

I have been seing lots of videos about oversteering and understeering, full 30 minute documentaries but this 28 second video explained to me more than any other video ever.

[@michaelzomsuv3631]

If only he had a roll cage. "now the second driver comes, understeers into a tree, anddd he's fine, because he got a roll cage"

[@DaveMcIroy]

Oversteer is when the car spins, understeer is when it doesn't turn. What's the big deal?

[@巻木トリスタン]

@@DaveMcIroy i dont know mate but answering a 7 years comments seems kinda pointless

[@DaveMcIroy]

@@巻木トリスタン, then what are you doing here?

[@SorryNoDonutsBro]

@@DaveMcIroy probably because your comment is new and just shy of 24 hours ago since being posted. Difference is OP is either long gone or has long since forgotten about this account but you'll definitely see the reply. You're questioning a 7 year old commenter, other dude is questioning a barely day old commenter. Makes sense?

[@grapeness2220]

Short, simple, straight to the point. Perfect

[@seanpazdera6407]

Just like the car lol

[@ProjectEurobeat]

Much like Richard Hammond

[@BacsPet96]

*straight to the tree.

[@NikA-wr6px]

@@BacsPet96 was about to comment that haha

[@sitramaybe]

More like straight to heaven

[@stephanecorriveau6982]

The fact that he used a model of a front wheel drive car for understeer and a rear wheel drive for oversteer is a nice touch.

[@jmerridew124]

Top Gear was awesome like that. It was just car nerds car nerding.

[@user-lb4kg9ti6k]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmOvkqWsepeDfMUsi=YZz5T7rnZFTHGEPK part 2

[@stopthecap101]

@@muhammadabdan-oo2vinot the right emoji dumbass

[@streaxgamer5617]

so ? @@muhammadabdan-oo2vi

[@kgt8742]

​@@muhammadabdan-oo2vinice face reveal

[@wiltmarlonelao]

For the longest time, I was embarrassed to admit that I didn’t quite understand understeer and oversteer. But after watching this 28 second video, I am more than confident to explain this to anyone who asks me.

[@13Gangland]

It's not rocket science. Understeering happens when hitting a quick turn at fast speeds and can't turn on time due to your velocity, which happens alot with FWD. Oversteering is when you turn too hard on that same quick turn, except your backend goes flying off instead of your front-end.

[@ThePerson-dg6bq]

@@13Gangland i'm very sure he was doing a joke

[@bearmarco1944]

@@13Gangland C'mon, it's not rocket surgery.

[@minimaster0328]

​@@bearmarco1944brain science?

[@MwilS-rm7mj]

100​@@13Gangland

[@DigiNeko]

thanks for the tutorial, now I’m able to pull a perfect drift

[@romzimus893]

***Smashes into tree***

[@armydeltaspygunsmith3132]

** he hit a nuke when he hit the tree **

[@Colin-kh6kp]

Mine was ALMOST perfect, then I went to jail but it wasn’t bad for a first attempt.

[@derpynerdy6294]

you’re DEAD

[@thatguywhopointsathimself8292]

@@Colin-kh6kp So what did you hit?

[@EpicVoiceShitposting]

I love how a crowd gathered to watch this man play with a toy car

[@jwalster9412]

"broom broom, red car go brrrr"

[@shahtayyib]

And then it was broadcasted on live television. Love Britain.

[@hands-ongaming7180]

And everyone there looked serious xD

[@alexanderswistak1778]

Richard explaining crashing to me

[@LHCB6]

A toy semi/lorry/LKW helped me understand backing with a trailer a lot better.

[@jishanaich674]

That map was upto Richard Hammond scale

[@aamirparvez4609]

fr we gotta appreciate Hammond for crashing his car and risking his life just for a demonstration

[@irfanshaik1302]

@John Doe bruh....u do know that "John Doe" is a very typical, widely used placeholder/example name 😐. Could've done better with the name

[@foxprazision1695]

@John Doe your father's finally here?! I'm so happy he came back for you!

[@MavenEssence]

I like that two dogs having a nice time next to road

[@theparanoidandroid3583]

🤣

[@dinosatay]

I think thats a dog and a cat

[@ariannasv22]

That fireman pointing at them like "ayo wtf"

[@vinson_2710]

What the dog doin

[@davewebster5120]

We'll never have another show like this. Perfection. You'll notice he was playing with the BMW correctly because he didn't use its signals to indicate a turn, like all BMW drivers.

[@leirahsing6119]

That's hilarious ha ha aha

[@MerkhVision]

-.- Toy cars don’t _have_ usable turn signals! You’ll really take any excuse to use that old joke even when it doesn’t make sense?

[@rowbot5555]

​@@MerkhVisionfound the BMW driver

[@roku6722]

@@rowbot5555 ong

[@urbz6712]

people In trucks never use them. They should make all trucks that are not for business, illegal on the street.

[@s.baldrick3807]

It's taken me this long to realise that he used a FWD to demonstrate understeer and a RWD to demonstrate oversteer

[@c.zasazd4480]

The attention to detail, I expect nothing less from top gear

[@asliceofloaf1984]

The only way they could have made it any better is if they used an MR2 for the oversteer demonstration

[@JukoYT]

@@asliceofloaf1984 they could have demonstrated dnap oversteer with it

[@j0wt0ng]

And how long is "this long"!

[@panzermorph]

@@j0wt0ng 12 years probably

[@THESONICSPEEDDEMON]

I like how Richard was just accepting the fact that you’re not going to survive the crash no matter what

[@iepvienredstoneHuy007]

Always anticipated the worse so when good does happen, you notice it and do appreciate it

[@ilanlaham6911]

Well those cars he used to demonstrate don't have airbags and they're already a bit tight to get into in the first place, imagine crashing inside one of those

[@blue7081]

@@ilanlaham6911 Yes but remember that Clarkson proved these cars can handle crashes much better than the big ones

[@premo8564]

@@ilanlaham6911 spent too much time contemplating why you would think an early 2000s focus and e46 wouldnt have airbags lol. good joke

[@Maximus20778]

@@ilanlaham6911 an focus and an e46 has airbags what are you on?

[@carcrazyguysa4059]

Im glad he used the appropriate BMW and Ford Focus to explain each 😄

[@igoresque]

almost as if he knows a thing or two about cars

[@bigbalticbox]

@@igoresque But Hammond is a scientist. Scientists know nothing about vehicular devices. Clearly it was just a lucky guess

[@justarandomonlineperson8094]

i think it bcuz ford focus is fwd, and old bmw is mostly rwd?

[@anaussie213]

@@justarandomonlineperson8094 yep I had a 2006 3 series and loved kicking the back out movie car chase style.

[@kaksspl]

@@igoresque Yeah. Maybe he should do some car related work. Like, Idk, present a car show?

[@teamtoby0552]

My brother was caught in a car accident, he had an oversteer but somewhat survived unscathed. He laughed about it because this episode reminds him of his accident.

[@무메이관찰일지]

He laughed because he didn’t see the tree he crashed into

[@williamsusanto8082]

Still, could be worse.

[@Dan-1031]

The audience being there with him makes this moment that much better

[@brandonxing9546]

Just can't argue with that kind of logic.

[@GrumpyIan]

Oh I'm sure christains will find a way to say that god chooses if the car over steers or under steers.

[@somedudedelespagne]

@@franco-k2l Probably a woke guy...

[@lukewood2662]

@@GrumpyIan oh look, the guy who says christians are stupid but can't write "christians" properly

[@DomP001]

@@somedudedelespagne Friendly reminder not to reply to something a year old. Thank you for understanding.

[@somedudedelespagne]

@@DomP001 I mean, physics don't really age, do they?

[@MitsuZer0G]

Walter Röhrl once said: Understeer is when you see the tree, oversteer is when you hear the tree.

[@blueheart9873]

At least in both cases you *feel* the tree

[@rizkidary837]

Then you become a tree

[@ZolaMagic25]

Dead wood

[@k.r.99]

Naturally it was Hammond. He was the one to present so many great documentaries in the last years like about Shinkansen development and train technology, weather, differect structures, scientific projects. I really enjoyed them all.

[@mogakasamwel1672]

My best was science of stupid.

[@jcon2060]

@@mogakasamwel1672 that was my childhood. And also a show about engineering.

[@farhanatashiga3721]

Sorry to burst your bubble but those came after this particular episode of top gear as you can identify from his hairstyles

[@k.r.99]

@@farhanatashiga3721 i understand your point and i could've figure that out myself. My actual point was, that among them, it is HIM who was the type of person, who explains the science behind stuff. He just had the right personality, the personality of a documentary presenter or some like that.

[@FaithRox]

He's also an expert in crashing.

[@pythonboi5816]

I love the attention to detail changes the car to a BMW

[@JokinglyHazard-1]

You guys forgot about the dog… 0:16 bro wth 🤦‍♂️

[@Kenny-leader]

That dog was fucking a cat.

[@gg911-k6c]

bro I saw I was 💀

[@darylcastillo1439]

Talk about a rear-ending, eh? EH?

[@zye.]

must've been Clarkson

[@angelinadash2396]

"oversteer is best" well, he's technically correct, with oversteer, the back of the car gets impacted first, reducing the amount of direct impact on the driver themself XD. In theory, in a non-fatal crash, oversteer d result in less physical injury

[@patrikjansen7831]

But there is usually very little crumple zone at the pack of a car so the impact would be much harder

[@angelinadash2396]

@@patrikjansen7831 I just looked that up, and that's false. Crumple zones are usually in BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK AREAS OF THE CAR.

[@marek4882]

or you can have the impact on the side of the car which is the most dangerous

[@Ryan-bw9to]

Oversteer is better because if the car is still drivable it saves the slight inconvenience of having to back out of where you crashed.

[@marek4882]

@@Ryan-bw9to nope, understeer is usually much easier to correct whereas oversteer with unexperienced drivers ends with a spin

[@domestos72]

look at these dogs, they're having such a good times

[@polandballrbx9954]

Black one was a cat lol

[@domestos72]

@@polandballrbx9954 i don't care

[@polandballrbx9954]

@@domestos72 could have said nicely

[@domestos72]

@@polandballrbx9954 could

[@domestos72]

why

[@dominus6224]

Actually, oversteer is the best in this scenario because the back hits the tree. Therefore there is much more “break zone” between you and the tree. Also, oversteer causes you to be pushed in your seat whereas understear causes you to slam forward.

[@allenginesgofan101iambeing4]

That's actually correct

[@marksukhovsky7917]

🤓

[@wassey5066]

@@marksukhovsky7917 least sane youtube commenter

[@millionelectricvolts6117]

@@wassey5066

[@SniperOnSunday]

I think steering the right amount is best

[@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002]

Got to love Richard Hammond. Short, simple, and straight to the point. Just like the video.

[@TheRyndiculous]

Richard Hammond! What a legend that man is. I absolutely love all three of them and their antics, Jeremy and Cpt. Slow included 😂

[@QuackaDDUCK]

Normal documentaries: So before we understand oversteering and understeering we must understand a car and after we understand a car we must understand what steering is. Richard Hammond: Yeah both are bad and you die but one is better because you don’t see what you die by.

[@jwalster9412]

Understeer is usually a result of not knowing the car, and oversteer can be the same, but if you understand the car then your probably doing it on purpose.

[@paulwaltersheherfeministvl521]

whyd you have to go and make things so complicated? i see the way youre acting like youre somebody else. gets me frustrated. simply admit that i am the funniest and greatest and sm*rtest and coolest and strongest yout*ber of all time! admit it, dear las

[@stakuga0519]

And before we understand what a car is we must understand the wheel

[@hrishikeshpatil6962]

That frame-by-frame sequence of both phenomena makes all the difference.

[@THE1gameaddict]

Did anyone else see 2 toy dogs getting it on in the background of the set up

[@ronnydevlaming3023]

haha didn't see it

[@WhiteCamry]

@ 0:08

[@MrWolfSnack]

It's a dog and a cat. lol

[@ImNotKnown_512]

its not even the background tho lol i want dem little cars especially dat beamer

[@marcusf875]

...

[@lenjan5111]

I have seen all episodes of top gear multiple Times,but i still cant get enough of those clips.

[@Carsa-is6vb]

Short, simple, straight to the point. Like Hammond.

[@superpacocaalado7215]

I like that the dog is having a good time during the explanation.

[@abhi.dx2345]

Short, simple, straight to the point. Saved lots of my time

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

Drive a Jaguar: You're going to be covered in a cloud of steam and oil before you can possibly hit a tree :D Failing in style and comfort...

[@Jackkipper_]

Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag

[@elnyoutube123]

At least you'll have time to admire all the priceless paintings in the back seat.

[@РоманБекиров-с4м]

@@elnyoutube123 which was, of course, borrowed, not stolen.

[@maxtuner5762]

Nah mate,that's a WRX STI😄

[@maxtuner5762]

@John Doe wait,what😂😂😂

[@oonmm]

What an intuitive way to explain it! This is what everyone should use to force their explanation onto people online imo!

[@reap23]

The cut to Jeremy at the end is the cherry on top of this already perfect video.

[@TomatoTomato911]

Understeer: Kiss the wall. Oversteer: Kiss the wall, with style.

[@theraiden9631]

Understeer: Raping frontal Oversteer: Raping, with flirting.

[@coolcat-nq4mj]

0:08 why is nobody talking about those dogs hidden in plain sight having a fun time?

[@elass4710]

Dude, they are just doing some exercises WTH !!

[@victoriaregina8344]

Because nobody cares

[@eagaming28]

@@victoriaregina8344Bruh

[@SimulatedGoat]

​​@@victoriaregina8344 YOU DONT CARE 2 DOGS ARE COPULATING? WHAT ARE YOU, NORMAL?

[@DeltaDanner]

I’m glad they were able to bring on such an experienced crash expert

[@nobbyfirefly57]

Thought he looked younger, this was back in 2010. Thanks algorithm.

[@Olivrrrrrrrrr]

I get recommended this 14 yrs later.it was so helpful.

[@quandledingleiv6082]

*"It's better to die happily rather than dying horrified"* - SUN TZU (PROBABLY)

[@theseageek]

Hammond not only did the demonstration with toy cars, but he also showed us with real ones.

[@kacywatson6314]

Richard is amazing he explained it in the best possible way and the most realistic way because he was also calm about death and it was magical.

[@HeisenbergFam]

That's how all videos should be: no BS, pure education

[@user-yo8ab1ys9e]

These three men will forever be the gods of motor vehicle entertainment for me.

[@Noober57]

As a dead person I can confirm oversteer is good if you are in an MR2

[@vishaljosealukka4258]

Man, i miss this top gear. Nowadays top gear is trying so hard to make people laugh

[@Nickoboss29]

Watch The Grand Tour...

[@Ahxmde]

@@Nickoboss29 agreed

[@kjsworld2]

This guy did a Ryosuke Takahashi speech in the matter of seconds..... What a legend

[@sooryan_1018]

Wym Hammond isnt the real life Ryosuke lol

[@kjsworld2]

@@sooryan_1018 ik but this sounds like something that he would say, but very simplified in a humorous way

[@profzzero]

Enough with the Initial D references, because he paid for the whole plot so he's gonna use the whole plot

[@Wimpletonts7792]

Important Note: When you're racing over a cliff edge, it's important to slow down after the finish line

[@Lex_en_vrai]

I love that he chose the BMW for the oversteer

[@tbmr11]

Thanks man, great tutorial. Will try out both versions tomorrow 👍🏼

[@lorddoberman]

*I remember watching this as a kid and just laughing so hard at this that I felt nauseous, man... great memories*

[@theone4821]

Better explanation than most teachers could provide.

[@Kirby666.]

My favorite part is the fact he isn’t in a corner. He’s just in the middle of a room.

[@AbhimanyuSK.]

You know its a banger when the video is a decade old and length is under a minute

[@joydeepsharma1]

This 28 second v8deo has got more information than a 30 minute full documentary. Let's also appreciate the fact that Hammond used a FWD vehicle for Understeer & a Rear Wheel Drive BMW for Oversteer demonstration. What a precision thinking from a video that's 12 years old 🥰

[@armichevieradeniz]

Were there FWD Ford Focus versions?

[@MacTechG4]

He’s right, you know ;) Some Say he’s smaller than he appears to be, and he’s physically unable to drive a supercar without crashing in an amusing way... All we know is, he’s called Richard Hammond!

[@paulwaltersheherfeministvl521]

i was a boy. they were 138 girls. can i make it any more obvious? thats right, i had a crazy dream last night. HAHAHAHAHA!!! im the funniest youtube star ever. youre welcome for laughing dear mac

[@BigguBosu117]

I like how the big dog stops his friend from crossing the road at the moment a car is passing by.

[@jwalster9412]

Totally not a sis thing going on.

[@The_Dweazel]

This was the best show that ever graced a screen

[@rrrohan2288]

the tree doesnt kill you the sudden stopping does

[@ariannasv22]

Erm

[@Jake_Peralta]

Ah yes. Things that can't live without eachother, BMW and a tree

[@13thvarebel16]

I would think oversteering is preferable to understeering, because: a) Easier to compensate for oversteering b) Driver is better protected from rear impact than front (This is a gross oversimplification).

[@WitchettyMan]

Understeering leads to you heading straight to a wall, hitting it full force and most likely death or grave injury. Oversteering leads to a uncomfortable and scary experience, a minor crash or maybe just a slight inconvenience.

[@jwalster9412]

It's good in most cases, but with cars like, the bolide, in beamng drive, it can be very very unpredictable. But in most cars oversteer is usually predictable.

[@peterrenn6341]

Most manufacturers design in some understeer (you’ve got to have one or the other at the limit) because yer average driver instinctively backs off the throttle when it starts to happen and that usually helps. Of course if you’re in a 2.7 RS 911 it’ll go into snap oversteer and kill you but hey, that’s what “iconic” means isn’t it?

[@Kanak_Bodkhe]

That's what we call a straight and simple explaination

[@Gamerxyz_755]

And then this is recomended after 13 years

[@NanobanaKinako]

Aluminium Barriers: I'm here for a reason.

[@WhiteCourtain]

lmao the dogs in the back 😂

[@robinbennett1686]

I'm so glad they got the expert on car crashes to explain this, I don't think May or Clarkson have the same experience.

[@CayenneGT]

0:07 Okay is everybody going to ignore the dogs mating in the park?

[@Siren_Titan_the_bro_is_lagging]

Thanks for the tutorial, now i can drift my tank(T28/T95 super heavy tank)

[@finnmcool2]

And now, in our science corner, our horrific accident correspondent, Richard Hammond.

[@davidmunteanu2387]

basically understeer you lose the front, oversteer you lose the back

[@212Skittle9]

Man I love Top Gear, it was a masterpiece

[@Diedrich92]

oversteer is also more fun

[@yungspicez]

It’s scary

[@Spyker8921]

@@yungspicez Less scary than understeer

[@BandJ-YT]

"and.. You die" "Oversteer is best because you don't see the tree that kills you"

[@ashernotheis76]

“Oh no! Anyway…” -me after I die from oversteering

[@rte3y838]

the shortest and most useful explanation

[@Hvorgandr]

0:08 that dog and cat got me there.

[@hide9964]

Understeer: the front wheels loose traction of the road which causes it to slide. Oversteer: the back wheels lose traction which causes it to slide but when your turning the the front goes sideways but because the back wheels don’t have traction it just continues on sliding.

[@CallMeConCon]

Not just that but you have to worry about the dogs screwing on the sidewalk

[@jwalster9412]

Get a mustang, it can do both in the same turn.

[@arjun_edits143]

Thanks alot, have been watching alot of documentaries and wasn't able to grab it... 😊💞✨

[@RuanAntunes7]

And that clip right there is enough proof as to why this version of Top Gear was legendary

[@PutinIsKing]

Understeer and oversteer arent bad, are dangereous, with perfect over/understeer settings you can make every car turn at its maximum potential, Understeer gives you more secure handling and Oversteer push the turning of the car at its maximum. You need them two to make the perfect handling.

[@igoresque]

AWD

[@JLML92]

@@igoresque misconception

[@c3meilleurevoituredumonde]

DRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFT

[@nationalgeo2191]

@@igoresque I think on a track rwd is undoubtedly the best option. Maybe one day they’ll engineer some awd system that mainly keeps only the rear wheels moving but engages the front too at certain times to help with hard cornering if you were close to slipping the back wheels. Idk. All I know is fwd is not nearly as good because the front wheels are doing too much all at the same time. While the back wheels, which literally do nothing, are still doing nothing. That’s why rwd is the best because the back wheels are responsible for spinning which is all they do anyways, and the front wheels are responsible for turning, which is all they really should be doing on a track. I love some awd rally cars though. Real beauts

[@igoresque]

@@nationalgeo2191 lamborghini murcielago? 30 front/ 70 rear split plus viscous coupling when rear slips

[@sparrowlt]

Yeah, Paul Walker sadly found the third way to meet a tree... and he died.

[@apache1234657]

he wasn't driving

[@MrWolfSnack]

apache1234657 Jesus was.

[@Ardonn]

Lame.

[@sparrowlt]

@@Ardonn yes

[@benjaminzer]

The trees disliked the video. They feel offended.

[@DothFrmBBL]

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[@Kyla8132]

Truly couldn't have been any more concise and engaging than that.

[@colbyandbrennen3543]

When Top Gear is teaching you concepts quicker than any educational video

[@Jo-Wilbe-Dina]

Did I just learned something more valuable on a video in my recommendations from 13 years ago than I have ever learned anything valuable in school in less than 30 seconds?

[@10MinutesVideos]

Now oversteer is best because you can't see the tree that kills you This quote is how i learned the difference between oversteer and understeer

[@vectorcam5833]

Fully expected Hammond to start drifting the toy bmw

[@juanatethejetdryer7580]

Are we not gonna talk about how there are two toy dogs dominating on each other in the background?

[@ShadowPhoenixMaximus]

Ah playmobil, I remember collecting those as a kid

[@pandepanda31]

This hits differently when you realise Hammond is in more crashes than Jeremy and James

[@dewanhassan7320]

I miss when top gear was actually informative about cars and giving us real reviews what the average person could afford and look out for.

[@parthsalat]

Did anyone notice what the 2 dogs are doing near the road

[@tothemoon992]

Helped me understand initial d more

[@Ziyan.]

"And you died..." Crowd: Laugh*

[@sprthrwwychnnl73]

“Understeer is when you can see what you’re about to hit. Oversteer is when you can only hear and feel it.” -Some Rally Driver

[@alvaroquintanilla7406]

I actually did know someone that died who was racing and oversteered and hit a tree that’s crazy r.i.p camper

[@pitbever1172]

Did anyone noticed the two dogs on the carpet?

[@extremebro3557]

0:06 Those background, or foreground dogs are in a funny position

[@H3aven-i8k]

This guy is a legend for teaching us for 30 seconds rather than the "6:00" minutes video.