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Variable Sport Steering on M-Sport
| 12-13-2013, 03:04 AM | #1 |
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Variable Sport Steering on M-Sport
Heading into the dealer to place an order tomorrow on a 335i M-Sport.
I've been discounting the Variable Sport Steering as a gimmick, and I've only test-driven cars without it, is it worth while with the M-Sport faster steering rack? |
| 12-13-2013, 06:01 AM | #3 |
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I have it, supposedly, can't say I've noticed yet though :-)
I have been occupied, though playing with other stuff!
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| 12-13-2013, 06:24 AM | #4 |
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I have driven loaners without it and can definitely notice the difference when I get back into my car. The steering feels slightly heavier. For me, it was worth the extra few hundred bucks.
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| 12-13-2013, 05:25 PM | #5 |
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Not a gimmick. Definitely worth it for me.
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| 12-13-2013, 07:00 PM | #6 |
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Hmm, tempting, problem is I keep adding options and pretty soon I'll have ticked every box anyway. If I added ACC then I'd pretty much have the lot as the Innovations Package adds pretty much all the rest.
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| 12-13-2013, 07:23 PM | #7 | |
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You'll find your car extremely easy to park and turn around town. But when you start to drive it a bit quicker, and also when in Sport Mode, the steering becomes firmer and more precise. It's especially good on tight twisty roads. My only small gripe when I first got the car was that I could feel a very subtle "dead spot" in the steering when cruising on the freeway (my previous car was an M3 with very precise steering). Having said that, after a few weeks, I got used to it, and rarely notice it now. Definitely get it. You won't regret it. 
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