An apparatus is provided for suppressing torque steering in a vehicle in
which left/right drive shafts are coupled via outer joints to left/right
front wheels. The drive shafts are connected via inner joints to an
engine and transmission. The height of the inner joints is set 5-20 mm
lower than the height of the outer joints, thus forming tilt angles
between the left/right drive shafts and the center axis through the
left/right wheels and the outer joint. As acceleration of the vehicle
increases, the engine moves upward, thus causing the inner joints to move
as well. This upward movement of the inner joints causes the tilt angle
formed by the drive shafts to decrease. The specific placement of the
inner joints is selected so that the left/right tilt angles reach zero at
a predetermined rate of acceleration, which may be the vehicle's maximum
rate of acceleration.