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Old 05-14-2008, 11:54 AM   #31
poondobber
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Default Re: 2010 Production Focus, what do you want to see?

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Originally Posted by MichaelXi
AirForceFocus, Why would we want Electro-Mechanical Steering?
I Want to Feel Each tire in my hands.
Please don't remove that by a "Drive By Wire" Interface.
If I have an air-pressure problem, or a poor balance, I want to be able to feel which tire it is IN MY HANDS, without a Video-Game Replication of force-feedback.
I want all of the REAL Feedback that I can get, without additional sensors to fail.

I think you are confusing drive by wire with electric assist. Honda S2000 has electric assist which is what AirForceFocus is refering to. You will feel much more with that than with the hydraulic power steering on most cars. Hydraulic assist sucks power and fuel economy from the car.
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