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      09-06-2016, 08:29 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by Paul-Bracq-BMW View Post
Looks like the people at Car and Driver have nothing but hate for the steering: words such as:

- But we found the base steering effort too low, and feedback from the road through the guidance hardware to the driver’s hands is totally absent

- The steering was perfect for effort but numb-feeling and totally lacking in feedback from the road.

Auto Express said the complete opposite:
- The steering is lovely, with real precision to it, but not too much weight.

As well as Autocar:
- The newly developed speed-sensitive system is an advance on that of the outgoing model, delivering greater feel around the straight-ahead, more consistent weighting in the first half a turn of lock and suppressing kickback with greater authority on lumpy surfaces. By any standards, this is first-rate steering, endowing the new BMW with great precision, feel and dependability. There’s an underlying calmness to its operation that impressed us greatly during our first drive.

Maybe Car and Driver are expecting steering feel like the Porsche 911 (different target)? And they barely ever criticise Audi for their steering which is often worse than BMW...

In all their reviews of BMW's there is always an underlying sense of hate for the manufacturer, as if they can't get over the fact that the company is not making cars like 10 years ago...
I just finished reading the other first impressions and they seem to contradict each other a bit to flat out having a totally differing opinion especially with regards to Car And Driver. So it will be interesting to see what happens when the G30 5er gets revealed. SCOTT26 , when should we be expecting first-tests of the final (press demos) 5ers? I know the reveal is soon, but how long after should we expect to wait?

As for criticism towards BMW, Car And Driver has actually been quite fair. If you want to look at BMW bashing, look no further than Motor Trend which seem to be on the Cadillac bandwagon at the moment.
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