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      01-24-2013, 04:46 AM   #79
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Originally Posted by wayman519 View Post
I can't see the sport variable steering improving feel of the steering. If anything it should dull the wheel due to extra gears for the variable angles at different speeds. I do know the linkage is direct but electrically assisted.

This is just speculation, can anyone elaborate?
No extra gears, still a rack and pinion, just the way the rack teeth are cut, so the same component count and can produce the same precision. There is a difference in rack speed, even in mid position, the VSS being the faster rack at mid position (14.5:1 vs. standard 15:1). I imagine the software parameters will be tuned to the VSS, making it feel slightly different as well.

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