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Originally Posted by prosgal73
thanks again! going to test drive the Xdrive before i decide on that or the Sdrive...don't forsee myself taking it up to the mountains but on the threads everyone seems to favor the hydraulic steering of the xdrive over the electronic steering of the sdrive, not sure what all that means but wants trying to figure out which would be less problems down the road since i plan to purchase
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With the hydraulic steering you are more connected to the wheels, and get more "feedback". With the electric steering, you lose much of that, but on the other hand, the wheel will overall be easier to turn, not so dependent on speed or forces pushing back on the wheel.
On the sDrive, there is no drive shaft to the front wheels, and BMW had more space to put in the electronic steering.
I'm old school and prefer old style pinion and rack steering where the wheel is REALLY hard to turn, but most people prefer a lighter steering.
It's hard to say what's going to be more reliable in the long run.