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Old 02-14-2008, 12:57 PM   #11
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Re: Active Front Steering - Useful ??

Martin, your dad doesn't have it on his X5...?

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Old 02-16-2008, 06:20 PM   #12
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Re: Active Front Steering - Useful ??

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Martin, your dad doesn't have it on his X5...?


Nope... at least i'm 95% sure that no.
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Re: Active Front Steering - Useful ??

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What is your take or your experience with it ?
I learnt to drive on dad's E60 with active steering, and mum's Golf has a similar variable ratio system which I drive now and then.

I wholeheartedly agree that on a smaller car it is unnecessary and kills steering feel; it's unnaturally light and in my mind takes away from the driving experience. Dad enjoys it on the E60 because of the ease of parking and low-speed manoeuvrability but I never enjoyed it for the reasons outlined above.

But for the bigger X6 I'd defintely say go for it as lugging a two-tonne X6 around without it in inner city driving wouldn't be too fun.
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