But the 570GT features softer springs, a slightly
slower steering ratio, street - focused brakes, increased sound insulation, and less aggressive tires.
Not exact matches
The CR - V's electric power
steering is far too overboosted to let road feel through to the wheel, and its
ratio (16.7:1) is, by a wide margin, the
slowest of the group.
The optional Active
Steering has fine feel and feedback at high speed, when the
ratio is
slower for stability.
While the V - 10 beams us effortlessly past
slower traffic, four - wheel drive is redistributing the torque with surgical precision, the variable -
ratio steering keeps carving out the most pragmatic flight path, the suspension successfully deals with deep craters and sharp ridges, and the brakes reel us in from the brink time after time.
A new, variable -
ratio electromechanical power
steering system adapts the amount of assistance to vehicle speed, more help while going
slow, less at a good clip.
Honda also pulled a reverse with the
steering, quickening the
ratio after
slowing it previously.
The Accent's
steering is a bit heavier, and the
slow ratio matches my expectations for a car in this class.
The
steering uses a
slow ratio and is lazy to self - correct, giving the feeling of a land - yacht - size luxury car.
The car is a supreme highway cruiser, but for a performance car it has too much body roll on curvy roads, and the
steering feels a bit
slow on initial turn - in — even though Ford quickened the
ratio to 15:1 this year from last year's 17:1
ratio.
Manual
steering is even worse with its
slow 24:1
ratio.
Steering assistance, feedback, and steering ratio are all adjustable, offering light feel in slow - moving traffic, and less assistance at high
Steering assistance, feedback, and
steering ratio are all adjustable, offering light feel in slow - moving traffic, and less assistance at high
steering ratio are all adjustable, offering light feel in
slow - moving traffic, and less assistance at high speeds.
A lift / offroad mode can lift the suspension when needed, and dynamic
steering will offer a variable
steering ratio that changes based on the vehicle's speed, offering more nimble maneuverability at
slower speeds.
The
steering itself has a variable
ratio; it's
slower just around straight ahead, quickening as you wind lock on, a common and neat trick to combine high - speed stability with a feeling of agility at lower speeds.
The Dual Pinion, Variable
Ratio Electric Power
Steering on the all - new 2019 RDX allows you to get a lighter, deft feel at
slow speeds, but also a sense of stability at higher speeds.
Variable -
ratio steering uses a
slower ratio around the center position for improved precision at speed, and a faster
ratio when additional
steering lock is applied to increase agility on winding roads.
Some judges felt the
steering ratio was a little
slow, which equated to more
steering input when cruising down the highway.
At
steering angles near center (for example, when driving straight ahead), the
ratio is
slower, providing maximum vehicle stability for highway speeds and straight - aways.