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Old Nov 15, 2002 | 08:09 AM
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For starters, we will be dealing mainly with FWD cars, this being a Honda enthusiast site, and the vast majority of Hondas being FWD. The inherent handling of a stock Honda is that they oversteer, badly. This is due to a high percentage of the weight being over the nose, which is to say that the rear tires don't normally have enough grip to force the front tires in the directions they are pointed. The other inherent handling trait is that Hondas exhibit lift-throttle oversteer, which again deals with the heavy amount of weight being over the nose, and the ability of the engine to slow the front wheels without affecting rear wheel momentum; result, the rear tries to pass the front. So what do we end up with? A car that doesn't want to turn in, but as soon as you lift off the throttle, tries to swap ends on you.
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