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      04-13-2019, 07:44 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by BigSky702 View Post
Ok, I take issue with some of what you say.. it's almost contradictory..

Obviously this is a different BMW than the 90s-2000s BMW. I refuse to believe an established company such as BMW fail to produce an EPS controlled steering that would compete directly with competitors.

///M cars have lost the connected feeling... What's left?

They (BMW) have chosen to go in a different direction and grab a different market share... On one hand you say "everyone values steering differently", but yet rail against BMW for not having the "feel" you hoped for.... In other words, perhaps it's not a matter of "who's better", but a matter of who the "market is catering too". No different than Goldilocks trying to find the right bed.

Maybe BMW is no longer your cup of tea, and that's fine... be grateful we have choices.
I am grateful we have choices, but I just feel as if BMW is trying to market the G20 as the return of the sports sedan and trying to say they've fixed what people found fault on the F30.

I do agree with you, I may have been contradicting myself with the statements of who they're catering towards and what I want them to be, but, the cars I found fault with weren't the base model F30 and G20s, these were cars fully equipped with packages such as "Track Handling Package" and optional performance tires, sports steering, and other options that change the dynamics of the car, so I did tests cars that they were aiming towards their sports market such as people like myself who prefer heavy steering and communicative handling, over say the everyday light and easier ride of a luxury line 330i.

Also, you yourself mentioned you refused to believe that competitors created a better steering system, but why? Its been known that BMW has had trouble creating a good EPS system for years now, multiple reviews, motorists, forum members and even owners, have stated that companies such as Alfa, Porsche, Ford, Mazda, and even Mercedes have been able to tune their EPS systems better than BMW, heck there's even a thread on the F30 page with people talking about how the Civic has better steering, why is it so hard to believe that the competition has better steering? Have you driven one?
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