At a steering angle of just 5 degrees, the ratio starts to increase extremely rapidly and
the steering feels much more direct.
Its front axle responds instantaneously to steering inputs — incidentally
the steering feels much more direct and communicative here than it does in the standard car — and it holds a line with real resilience and barely a trace of understeer.
The electric power
steering feels much like the old hydraulic system but is still a little light at highway speeds.
The steering feels much more natural the faster you go, the ride smooths out and the hefty gearbox throw and deliberate brake action match the epic delivery of that mammoth V8.
The steering felt much quicker and more responsive than before, with good weighting and enough feel for both on - and off - road maneuvers.
Not exact matches
Other than that try to
steer clear of scales as
much as you can, as they are usually associated with a
feeling of frustration.
I tend to
steer clear of satchels because of their boxy
feel and that they simply can't fit as
much as they look like they could, but this bag is different.
Writer / director Burr
Steers (Charlie St. Cloud, 17 Again) attempts to plow through so
much of the original work, speeches and settings that everything
feels rushed.
Steering remains a little light and vague, and clutch takeup is slightly spongy, but overall, the manual version of the hottest TL
feels like a
much sharper beast.
The Porsche, meanwhile,
feels much more alert and agile with purer
steering and a more responsive front axle.
Steering feel didn't seem to change all that
much when switching modes, but no matter — it is well weighted and you never
feel as though you're waiting for the wheels to turn in as the electric power system starts doing its thing.
Steering feel is still under development — at the time of our drive, the 18 - inch wheel and tire package offered
much better feedback and
feel than the 19 - inch setup — but we can say this: At its best, the Camaro's rack - and - pinion setup offers little to no kickback, decent (if not spectacular)
feel, and a respectable amount of self - centering effort.
Steering feel remains a little on the light / vague side, and clutch takeup is a little mushy, but on a whole, the manual version of the hottest TL
feels like a different,
much sharper car.
There's not
much steering feel but the rate of response and weighting are both consistent, so you can place the car accurately — until tyre squeal sets in, quickly followed by persistent understeer.
It doesn't grip as hard, its front wheels don't bite into the road with quite as
much eagerness — nor send as
much information to the
steering wheel rim — and its rear axle doesn't
feel quite as inclined to aid with direction changes.
Arguably, the biggest break from the past may be how the car
feels: the sport suspension isn't as harsh as before, nor does the new power
steering design provide as
much feedback as previous models.
Then I realize why the
steering effort
feels so
much lighter than ever before.
Also, corrections I make to the
steering while turning cause the truck to turn
much sharper than I
feel a vehicle should.
The
steering feels a little more incisive, too; how
much of that is down to the roof and how
much due to the reduction in unsprung mass, it's hard to say.
The low - speed heft to the
steering is gone, you're past the dreadfully stiff first few millimetres of throttle pedal travel (it initially
feels more like a clutch) and the engine spins away busily but with so
much in reserve.
And despite the seemingly ingrained SLR problems — awful brake
feel, dead - yet - darty
steering and spine - drilling ride (on our car's optional 19in rims at any rate)-- it's a
much more likable
steer than the coupe.
However, I loved my car - so
much that I replaced it with another one (the facelifted car, which did not look as coherent, but had some effective mechanical changes that made a significant difference to the
steering feel, handling and refinement).
The
steering is fast (but nothing like as responsive as the Merc's) and light, and again you don't get
much feel.
You need your wits about you, but crude underpinnings or not, the
steering is ultra-direct and quicker reacting than the
much - lauded M3's, with plenty of
feel from the front end and strong resistance to understeer.
The upgraded
steering system
feels so
much more natural and engaging, loading up progressively as you build speed, versus the comparatively inert and distant standard rack.
To the second point, though the Turbo is hardly in Mazdaspeed 3 territory when it comes to torque
steer, there's still a definite
feeling that there's not
much traction to spare when you nail the throttle at low speeds.
The 200's fat - rimmed, leather - wrapped
steering wheel (part of the $ 895 convenience group)
felt great,
much nicer than the Accord's grained plastic wheel, and the Chrysler
steered confidently through rolling hill country.
On gently flowing German backroads, the S7 changes directions with the
feel of a
much smaller and lighter car thanks to the impressive grip and the nicely calibrated electric power
steering.
There's not
much steering feel through the oddly large rim, but it's quick and accurate without resorting to Mini-like hyperactivity about the straight - ahead.
The revised
steering is
much heavier than I remember, especially at idle and low speed, but it's also less jumpy and more linear in its response, so you
feel much more connected to this SLR than the standard car.
The geometry changes have wrought
much more
steering weight and
feel, there's less understeer and less ride comfort.
The S5's front end is
much livelier, and
steering feel is more natural and more communicative of both the road surface and the build / fall of grip levels.
The
steering is hydraulically power - assisted, and the weighting again
feels so well - judged that you never question whether there's too
much or too little assistance.
The ride is composed and comfortable, though the electric power
steering — never a Hyundai strong suit — lacks
much road
feel.
Light - effort
steering contributes to the Leaf's nimble and lively
feel on city streets, but the system doesn't provide
much feedback.
What counts is the vastly improved gearbox that fires home upshifts with a great crack of ignition cut, the superbly detailed
steering feel thanks to a faster rack and front suspension that shares
much of the P1's architecture, and a balance that allows the driver to tune and dictate to the LT on their own terms.
Steering feel exists but is essentially nondescriptive; it just imparts a sense of weight rather than any idea of how
much grip remains as the tires build toward the adhesion limit.
It doesn't help the C43
feel like a performance car but, even when being ham - fisted with the
steering, the Merc has so
much grip that it resolutely follows your inputs, really increasing your confidence in the car.
There's not
much steering feel or weight but the chassis slices, transferring momentum from entry, through apex to exit with minimal fuss.
The brakes don't have
much feel, and the
steering is somewhat vague, but ride quality is very high and it tracks totally straight on the highway.»
This started before the
steering wheel was locked, I locked it because I forgot what a locked
steering wheel
feels like and wasn't thinking too
much.
The old C63 had lovely
steering, so it's a shame to find this system
feels so
much less natural.
As the
steering in both the Spider and the Coupe both
feel the same, and it's what completely dominates the experience, there isn't
much that separates the two.
The 2014 Highlander makes extensive use of soft - touch materials — which look and
feel much more upscale — and it has a new three - spoke
steering wheel and a classier, more informative gauge cluster.
Even the previously deeply hateful Dynamic
Steering works very well in this environment and
feels much more natural than ever before.
Oddly, the
steering on another FWD model we drove later in the day
felt much more responsive to driver inputs.
The only real dynamic letdown is the light
steering, which lacks on - center
feel and doesn't communicate
much of anything through the oversized
steering wheel.
The
steering is firm but
feel is pretty
much non-existent and the brakes, in particular,
feel lifeless and even weak.
Not surprisingly, the Z4 sDrive35i's
steering feel and precision, body control, and ride quality were pretty
much above reproach.
The chassis changes are pretty
much entirely successful, giving keener front - end responses, better -
feeling steering and a degree of throttle steerability that really does make this
feel like a junior C63.