Responsiveness and feedback from the steering system is clear and precise, with
an increased steering gear ratio that helps to compound the IONIQ's sporty and responsive feel while reinforcing the car's «fun to drive» character.
The system's variable
steering ratio is enabled by its
steering rack, which utilizes progressively wider
gear spacing so, as the wheel is moved farther off center, the
steering ratio is effectively
increased, providing for both easy maneuverability in parking and city street maneuvers and outstanding calmness and stability when traveling at freeway speeds The
steering ratio is variable with an on - center
ratio of 15.13:1 and final off - center
ratio (at full lock) of 11.95:1, with a total of 2.23 turns lock - to - lock (compared to 2.73 on the previous - generation RDX).