Originally Posted by Kestrel
It does have something to do with the driveline but not the only. The main reason stock FWD cars are associated with understeer is because if you're turning and on throttle, you have both a drive force and a lateral force, so you're asking your front tires to carry more load, and as a result, you tend to lose the front tires before your rear ones, and you get understeer. Of course, you can set up your car such that this isn't a determining factor for understeer.
right the driveline comes into play when you are skilled enough to play with the weight balance. I know I'm not quite there yet :happysad:
Good explanation of FWD and their association with understeering. The only stock FWD that was sold in the US that would oversteer was Lotus Elan but the chassis was tuned that way.