03-28-2011, 01:38 PM
G.Irish Wrote:Yeah it seems like a lot of these DBW cars really suck for anyone who cares about driving. Does it vary by model with BMW (like 335is vs 325i)?
Yea it certainly isn't helpful, I have yet to see any particular write up explaining what the logic is to the pedal.
Evan Wrote:Im not sure if they had the sport package. Ive never driven an e46 so I cant compare. I wouldnt say the handling was bad, its just didnt impress me for the "ultimate driving machine". the steering felt a little vauge. do the new bmws use electric power steering?
its possible that I drove auction junk, and Im still holding judgement on the car because I still love the way they look and they should be good cars, but even if the cars I drove were flukes, at the very least it says to me that the cars arent consistent and you have to make sure you get a "good one"
The later E90's have widely switched to electric steering which is a big complaint of a lot of folks out there (complete loss of feedback). They called it Active Steering control which used an interesting method of changing gear ratio depending on how fast you're going. I think this may have been an option but I'm not sure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Steering
Really, it's one thing to want to eek out as much power and economy from the engine, but it shouldn't be at the cost of tactile feel.