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What can result if you accelerate too hard when driving a front-wheel drive car through a road bend?
- The front of the car can swerve
- Steerability can be reduced
- The rear of the car can swerve
Here is Our AI Assistant's Explanation
When driving a front-wheel drive car, accelerating too hard in a bend can cause the front wheels to lose grip because they have to handle both steering and power delivery. This loss of grip may cause the front of the car to swerve outward from the curve, a situation known as understeer. As a result, the car becomes harder to steer and may not follow the intended path through the bend. The correct answers are that the front of the car can swerve and steerability can be reduced. In contrast, the rear of the car swerving (oversteer) is more typical with rear-wheel drive cars, not front-wheel drive. To prevent this, accelerate smoothly and moderately in curves, especially with front-wheel drive vehicles.