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Mon 18 Jul, 2011 01:49 am
'The SLK has excellent bite in the front tires, massive braking, surprising lateral grip, and when you open the throttle to kick out the rear end coming out of a hairpin,' Mr. Neil says, 'the car will oblige safely and progressively.'
here comes the sentece thay baffles me,
when you open the throttle to kick out the rear end coming out of a hairpin, the car will oblige safely and progressively.
“coming out of a hairpin” means “just after a "U" style turn on the road, am I right?
What puzzles me is the phrase "kick out the rear end". Who can explain it for me?
Many thanks!
@Nancy88,
It refers to the dynamics of the vehicle in a turn. It's quite a complicated subject, but apparently in this vehicle, opening the throttle while completing the turn will bring the back wheels out, rather like the phenomenon known as understeer.
"Kicking out the rear end" refers to the rear wheels sliding outwards in a turn. This phenomenon is referred to as oversteer. Understeer ocurrs when the front end (i.e. The front wheels) slides out in a turn.
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