12-30-2019, 12:13 PM | #23 |
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I agree with the op. Same issue with the M2. I keep the steering set to comfort at all times. The sport setting feels artificially stiff and provides less feedback of the road and what the tires are doing.
For the M2, some have coded the M2CS steering which makes the sport setting lighter. I'm looking into to getting this done. For M340 owners, perhaps you could code steering settings from M2CS to solve this issue? |
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12-30-2019, 12:57 PM | #24 |
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Also agree with OP based on my current 330 loaner.
However, even Comfort feels artificial to me. Basically I hate the electronic racks
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12-30-2019, 01:06 PM | #25 |
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Comfort definitely feels artificial as well, but I think because of the heavier weight of the steering in Sport, it exaggerates the artificial-ness (not a word I know).
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The nice thing about having a car that can be configured is you can drive it the way YOU like it. Don't worry about what others think. You need to like it. I will make a suggestion. Drive it a solid week in one mode. Than try a solid week in the other. See which one feels best after driving a few days. After getting out of my daily driver M car my '95 Porsche 993 feels slow at first. After a day of driving and altering my habits the older, analogue car feels SO much better than driving the 'digital' M3. Hop in the M and it feels loose and vague.... for a short while. Then it feels like a rocket and I'm driving like a hooligan, lol. Give each mode some time. Its the only way you will find which is best for you. I find I like the steering the same always. Suspension and engine would change based on the type of driving I was doing. |
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12-31-2019, 01:24 AM | #27 |
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I think the steering and size is too heavy and big for my taste. That's why I custom set sport to have comfort steering. As for wheel thickness, oh well, I guess I have to live with that. Could be worse.
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12-31-2019, 01:27 AM | #28 |
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I like the heaviest setting on the m340
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12-31-2019, 03:38 AM | #29 |
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Just think it as an extra arm/bicep workout routine but while driving!
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Look Feed back is only necessary in extreme driving situations. I don't miss feed back at ALL. Constant correction on the road and you could feel the car tracking and it felt like pulling etc etc. As long as the steering has precision that's what most people care for. Feed back honestly in every day driving sucks.
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12-31-2019, 08:24 PM | #34 |
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Just change setting in sport Individual mode for the steering to be in comfort whenever you hit the sport plus button, problem solved.
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The fact you are still undecided, does indicate there isn't much difference in feel or feedback, in either mode. More a preference for a lighter more sensitive feel, or a heavier more damped feeling.
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Just a thought, on this "feels overly heavy" steering.
How does it compare to the 'weight or heft' we were used to, in say the I6 E9x models? Anyone running both to compare? |
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Now the big question- in day to day driving- which is better? I'm so conflicted about this. On one hand i miss the E90 steering so much but then i remember the pain of maneuvering through city traffic. With EPS i can dart through traffic using my pinky. We can debate this forever but i think the G20 has good balance-best of both worlds(in comfort setting). Decent weight/feel for corners and high speed but with easy maneuvering for day to day. Last edited by alpinewhite3; 01-01-2020 at 12:32 PM.. |
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I agree with the not so connected feeling coming from an E90. Felt like I was playing an arcade game while driving while in comfort mode. As far as sport mode, there is adequate heft. Definitely not E90 heft but you feel more connected versus comfort. Would have been better feeling if the steering wheel wasn't so thick. Still have cramps in my hand.
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As an update, since I started this post, I've exclusively driven with sport steering. While still a little too heavy and artificial at low speeds, at moderate speeds it feels sharper (not sure if it's the heft that I've just gotten used to?). Anyways, one of the biggest sticking points has been higher speed highway driving. In comfort it's far too loose and darty. I feel like I'm always making micro corrections to keep tracking straight. In sport I feel like it's more taught and less movement...resulting in better on center feel and stability.
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01-15-2020, 11:56 PM | #43 |
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My old e90 and current hellcat and Corvette have hydraulic steering, for the visceral feeling of steering with your arms and feeling everything from the road through the wheel there's no substitute for that... but it has it's disadvantages too.
While the m340i steering is better than the f30 340i steering it replaced it of course still tells you its electric as theres some artificial resistance happening in all modes and the steering system feels disconnected from the front axle and what it's doing. That feeling isn't all bad, I find the EPS to further aid the isolation of comfort/smoothness in a car and its tolerably agitating when driving spirited as your brain knows hydraulic and what the wheel should feel like in resistance and in response to the road surface... for a daily driver I think I prefer the EPS overall. |
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I decided to put the steering in sport and it was night and day. Car tracks straight ahead and steering weighs a ton. Dare I say - very similar to the E90. Car feels so solid. Again this is at speeds above 80-90 mph. Almost like it was tailored for autobahn driving. The sport steering mode is really growing on me. After driving it that long I didn’t like going back into the comfort mode. Go figure. |
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