Slightly OT: what is the last best analog sports car with hydraulic power steering |
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Slightly OT: what is the last best analog sports car with hydraulic power steering |
Tdskip |
Jan 19 2020, 12:37 PM
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Just as a thought exercise – if you had to pick a new – modern sports car that had proper hydraulic, rather than electric, power steering what would it be?
Just walked past about a 7 year old Audi R8, hence the question. I’m sure the last generation Cayman would have be on the short list... |
Maltese Falcon |
Jan 19 2020, 03:51 PM
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Tdskip |
Jan 19 2020, 03:57 PM
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CGT For a second I actually thought you meant this First time I drove my MGB-GT on the 405 where the pavement is grooved I actually thought something was wrong with the car, I just never felt the grooves in the road that so clearly before. @siperhawk996 - just about every BMW 3 series and 911 that I’ve driven after the cut over to electric steering was disappointing. |
Superhawk996 |
Jan 19 2020, 04:12 PM
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Just about every BMW 3 series and 911 that I’ve driven after the cut over to electric steering was disappointing. I'll make an observation on your observation (which I don't disagree with). The days of the Ultimate Driving Machine are over. In both cases, BMW & 911, the demographic has changed. More so with the BMW's. Most drivers of these cars now value light parking efforts over communication or feedback. Most drivers of these cars are now driving these brands for lifestyle purposes, not for driving pleasure and driving dynamics. OEM's are chasing customer satisfaction of their curent customers . . . not their legacy customers that are quickly aging out. Of the OEM's. I still think Porsche has some of the best steering feel out there regardless of which type (old hydraulic vs. modern EPAS). The other thing that has happend in the last 10 years or so is the packing on of pounds and ever increasing size of wheels. 19" and 20" wheels are now very common. Unsprung weight and rotational inertia also have a direct impact on steering feel. |
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