To me good steering feedback is when I can feel the tyres through the wheel. I want to feel the grip of the tyres as I corner, the behaviour of the tyres and to feel the imperfections of the road underneath me.
The F25 X3 has none of this and I found it unstable at highway speeds as the steering was too light.
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‘Steering feel’ is the communication of tyre forces and vehicle dynamic states to the driver, via the steering wheel.
It is quite distinct from the vehicle’s response to steering inputs but many people confuse the two. For example, the perceived accuracy of a vehicle’s steering – the tendency of the vehicle to follow the driver’s chosen path – is influenced more by the vehicle’s response, determined by many factors, than by the precision of the steering. From the vehicle manufacturer’s marketing perspective however, steering feel can be something completely different as it is often one of the main factors used by vehicle buyers to categorise the vehicle.
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