[aidenn0]

"Drift" is another term for understeer which is when the rear-end of the car loses traction in a turn. It tends to be easier to induce (accidentally or on purpose) in a rear-wheel-drive car.

I should note that my ~2005 MY Ford Focus would absolutely understeer if you enter a turn too fast without applying power.

[kube-system]

Oversteer is when the rear end loses traction. Understeer is when the front end loses traction.

[aidenn0]

holy shit I wrote it exactly backwards. I didn't have my coffee this morning.

[eckza]

Are you lifting right before you start to turn in? That'll do it, because lifting off the throttle abruptly will shift weight to the front, which will unweight the rear; and sometimes that little weight transfer is all it takes to break the back end out a bit. (Used to do this regularly in a Taurus that I had the pleasure of driving for a few months.)

[kube-system]

Yeah, the first gen focus is pretty easy to induce lift-off oversteer in. The rear end weighs nothing and the suspension sits strangely high.

[eckza]

> Lift-off oversteer

was on the tip of my tongue. Thank you!