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Old 02-20-2019, 10:25 AM   #34
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Originally Posted by robg View Post
Makes sense. 19” wheels with run flats suck.

The VSS steering is just a variable ratio rack (the teeth at the ends of the rack are wider such that it requires less steerinng input for a given wheel angle change as you get closer to full lock. I remember reading reviews where many people actually don’t like it given the non linear behavior. Then again, it’s very possible the Macan has a similar setup so you might be used to it.
I'm not used to the Macan hardly at all. But I do know 987 onward, boxsters and caymans have it (I assume 911's must as well). I actually loved that about the 340. I like it to be not so sensitive on center, but get sensitive with steering angle to reduce lock. Speed sensitive is something else entirely and that would be absolutely terrible (I think BMW experimented with that ten years ago). This was great for me. I'd need to drive a 340 without it to see how much it matters, but it was better than the f30 adaptives I've driven.
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