Speed Sensitive Steering?
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In my opinion the other AMGs are largely technology cars that exhibit a lot of problems with electrical gremlins. As much as the dodge viper was a back to basics car for dodge, the c55 is a back to basics car for mercedes.
The c55 has real spring, real brakes that are actually controlled by the brake pedal, the steering is more direct, it doesn't change the way it works according to how fast the car is going, which helps its linearity.
I dropped my e55 because I would be riding on air, asking my car's permission to brake the way I wanted to and giving it veto power over my right foot on the left pedal, having to over steer the car in the parking lots and under steer the car on the highway. Trust me... it just wasn't better.
Mercedes' goal of having a car completely driven by wire was noble, but not better. They are starting to discover that fact. Anyway, I drove the sl55 with active steering and it was way underboosted during parking lot driving. In fact, I almost hit a car because the turning ratio changed and I had to physically turn the wheel more in mid turn. For those thinking this is understeer or something, it wasn't. I was going 5-10mph. Scared the crud out of my dealer friend and I.
Anyway, let me know what you guys think of this perspective, but I say if it ain't broke don't fix it.
The c55 has real spring, real brakes that are actually controlled by the brake pedal, the steering is more direct, it doesn't change the way it works according to how fast the car is going, which helps its linearity.
I dropped my e55 because I would be riding on air, asking my car's permission to brake the way I wanted to and giving it veto power over my right foot on the left pedal, having to over steer the car in the parking lots and under steer the car on the highway. Trust me... it just wasn't better.
Mercedes' goal of having a car completely driven by wire was noble, but not better. They are starting to discover that fact. Anyway, I drove the sl55 with active steering and it was way underboosted during parking lot driving. In fact, I almost hit a car because the turning ratio changed and I had to physically turn the wheel more in mid turn. For those thinking this is understeer or something, it wasn't. I was going 5-10mph. Scared the crud out of my dealer friend and I.
Anyway, let me know what you guys think of this perspective, but I say if it ain't broke don't fix it.
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Originally Posted by rguy
... Anyway, let me know what you guys think of this perspective, but I say if it ain't broke don't fix it.
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Originally Posted by rguy
Anyway, I drove the sl55 with active steering and it was way underboosted during parking lot driving. In fact, I almost hit a car because the turning ratio changed and I had to physically turn the wheel more in mid turn. For those thinking this is understeer or something, it wasn't. I was going 5-10mph. Scared the crud out of my dealer friend and I.
I think Mercedes USA is just hold the line in pricing and with the devalued dollar, the formerly standard features need to be removed. And MBUSA has never been one to offer too many options to the US market.
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