A passenger car has a weight of 4520 lb and a wheelbase of 10.5 ft. The ratio of the distance between the center of gravity of the vehicle and front axle to the wheelbase is 0.45. The cornering stiffness of each of the front tires is 8750 lb/rad and that of the rear tires is 8600lb/rad.
i) Determine if the vehicle is oversteered or understeer.
ii) Based on the answer to question. i) find the characteristics speed or the critical speed of the vehicle.
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