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      02-07-2013, 04:47 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by eric9610 View Post
I test drove the X1 and fell in love with the sporty feel along with the higher ride height compared to my E90 and even the F30. i have had the F30 as a rental car several times and i was not impressed at all with the overall feel, it's just missing something.
The F30 electric steering just doesn't feel "BMW" unless you order Variable Sport Steering (which I doubt your loaners had). It's pretty good with VSS. The F30 328i blows the E90 328i out of the water based on my driving.

The sDrive X1s have a similar problem with electric steering (I'm curious as to how close the servotronic option comes to feeling like the F30 w/VSS). The xDrives have the hydraulic steering assist BMW veterans are used to.
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