Thats not oversteer... Its the lame open diff causing the inside tire to spin/smoke. Oversteer would be if BOTH rear tires slid. Both tires -would have- slid there if he had a limited slip diff.
oh dear. you know less than the 2 posters that are correctly trying to explain what's happening. Yes LSD is not needed on moderate speed tracks. And yes only the inner tire is smoking, not the outer one which, being more heavily loaded would smoke worse in an oversteer condition. I know because I drive this car. And "top test driver"? Or magazine writer? There's a huuuuuge difference.
I wasn't trying to explain anything or suggesting I knew anything, just thought the post was negative...it's a great car and I am a Lotus fan. Sorry I am not intelligent enough for you and that you feel the need to posta reply.
In this type of competition they do not tend to run high speed (100mph +) corners and therefore the increase in understeer on this type of corner which you get with an LSD is of little negative consequence to them and they therefore are better off with an LSD.
In our experience an Elise or Exige equipped with an LSD is at a disadvantage to one without an LSD on a typical European race track. On top of that the LSD bluntens the steering feel and repsonse of the car which we don't like.
The Elise was always designed from the outset to work without an LSD. We have recently started to offer an LSD as an option on the Toyota engined cars, primarily in response to market demand from the Autocross enthusists in the USA, who need one to be competitive when accelerating away at full throttle from very slow, tight corners in first or second gear.
oversteer = steering is VERY sensitve and the car is harder to drive .. the back of the car very easy loses grip
understeer = steering is not that sensitive, the car is easy to drive. that means if u try to make a left turn for example .. the car goes straight even if the wheels show to the left.
oversteering is pretty easy to control with a 4wd car, just push the throttle if back loses grip and the car stabilizes itself
i have a loutus exige at home lol
helopeaplee 1 year ago
Thats not oversteer... Its the lame open diff causing the inside tire to spin/smoke. Oversteer would be if BOTH rear tires slid. Both tires -would have- slid there if he had a limited slip diff.
jeffgooloolie 3 years ago
oh dear...u know more than one of the top test drivers...
ukeuro23 3 years ago
@ukeuro23
oh dear. you know less than the 2 posters that are correctly trying to explain what's happening. Yes LSD is not needed on moderate speed tracks. And yes only the inner tire is smoking, not the outer one which, being more heavily loaded would smoke worse in an oversteer condition. I know because I drive this car. And "top test driver"? Or magazine writer? There's a huuuuuge difference.
wd1000 2 years ago
I wasn't trying to explain anything or suggesting I knew anything, just thought the post was negative...it's a great car and I am a Lotus fan. Sorry I am not intelligent enough for you and that you feel the need to posta reply.
ukeuro23 2 years ago
In this type of competition they do not tend to run high speed (100mph +) corners and therefore the increase in understeer on this type of corner which you get with an LSD is of little negative consequence to them and they therefore are better off with an LSD.
In our experience an Elise or Exige equipped with an LSD is at a disadvantage to one without an LSD on a typical European race track. On top of that the LSD bluntens the steering feel and repsonse of the car which we don't like.
edshift 3 years ago
@edshift I have this exact car. It came with open diff, and i installed a LSD. I can tell you from experience that LSD does not increase understeer.
jeffgooloolie 1 year ago
From a respected UK Lotus Tuner:
The Elise was always designed from the outset to work without an LSD. We have recently started to offer an LSD as an option on the Toyota engined cars, primarily in response to market demand from the Autocross enthusists in the USA, who need one to be competitive when accelerating away at full throttle from very slow, tight corners in first or second gear.
edshift 3 years ago
Ahahahaha... what about the steering wheels?? It seems they are turned in the opposite direction....
IallertU 3 years ago
you're a retard. Get off the couch with your need for speed games and get behind the wheel of a real car.
abejeffries 2 years ago 2
it does have a limited slip. The back end kicked out entirely. It is a drift.
chaunster 2 years ago
steering wheel is on the wrong side!!! see mine :)
lukianp 4 years ago
I took a few laps that day as a passenger with Matt - simply unreal. Sideways may not be the fastest way around the track, but it was the most fun!!!
serebo1 4 years ago
Hey 4Dcardriver - The camera was mounted on a Lotus Exige.
CARPIXTV 4 years ago
I would love to know what the camera was mounted on???
4Dcardriver 4 years ago
This how we remember the difference:-
Understeer - Car goes through the hedge forward.
Oversteer - car goes through the hedge backwards.
CARPIXTV 5 years ago
What exactly are oversteer and understeer?
surrealbear 5 years ago
oversteer = steering is VERY sensitve and the car is harder to drive .. the back of the car very easy loses grip
understeer = steering is not that sensitive, the car is easy to drive. that means if u try to make a left turn for example .. the car goes straight even if the wheels show to the left.
oversteering is pretty easy to control with a 4wd car, just push the throttle if back loses grip and the car stabilizes itself
have to say my english is horrible ;)
s0rc1 5 years ago
For a good driver like him, yes, that is just a little bit of oversteer.
ManuelCarrillo3 5 years ago