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02-15-2005, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by my530i' date='Feb 15 2005, 06:51 PM
Steering harder keep car more stable at high speed.
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funny, last i checked, we had the S class up to
and it did feel pretty stable ... the S class will be one of the softest, and least road feel steering cars out there ;-)
02-15-2005, 09:04 PM
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When a car has sharp handling, you would want "harder" steering at high speed so that if you shiver you don't accidentally change the direction of the drive.
When a car has numb steering, you would need to turn hard to change direction also; in a way you will feel that it is stable also.
When a car has numb steering, you would need to turn hard to change direction also; in a way you will feel that it is stable also.
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Originally Posted by wiszmaster' date='Feb 15 2005, 05:41 PM
the A6 drives smooth as butter - you have way less "road feel" - less of a sporty interaction with the road. driving style wise i'd compare the A6 to the feel of the latest S class (M
- whereas the e60 gives you more feed back from the road & the steering is harder.
- whereas the e60 gives you more feed back from the road & the steering is harder.[snapback]90580[/snapback]
02-15-2005, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by wiszmaster' date='Feb 15 2005, 03:21 PM
[quote name='my530i' date='Feb 15 2005, 06:51 PM']Steering harder keep car more stable at high speed.
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funny, last i checked, we had the S class up to
and it did feel pretty stable ... the S class will be one of the softest, and least road feel steering cars out there ;-)
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[/quote]Hummm Fort Myers and you're running a speedo in Km/h?
02-16-2005, 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by wiszmaster' date='Feb 15 2005, 05:41 PM
the A6 drives smooth as butter - you have way less "road feel" - less of a sporty interaction with the road. driving style wise i'd compare the A6 to the feel of the latest S class (M - whereas the e60 gives you more feed back from the road & the steering is harder.
- whereas the e60 gives you more feed back from the road & the steering is harder.[snapback]90580[/snapback]
02-16-2005, 01:47 AM
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Hummm Fort Myers and you're running a speedo in Km/h??
02-16-2005, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by black1444' date='Feb 16 2005, 05:47 AM
Hummm Fort Myers and you're running a speedo in Km/h???
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02-16-2005, 06:43 AM
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lol. it was in germany, when i picked up the car there summer of '04. its an S500 i've had overthere as my travel car for the past 3 years. I used to go back & forth, spending 3-4 weeks at a time on business trips there 6 times a year.
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Originally Posted by Guest' date='Feb 16 2005, 11:11 AM
Its only about 150. I know of some "stupid" people going that fast in the states.
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