Why are so many against this? This isn't DRIVE-BY-WIRE steering as far as I can tell; it's just electrically assisted; the power steering pump is not driven by the motor.
Go drive a Honda S2000, it had electric steering since 2000/1999 and I've not driven a BMW that could touch my old 2006 in terms of steering feel and driving dynamics.
This is a good thing! This is more efficient, frees up power, and takes pounds of constant drag off the engine at the crank.
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'08 E90 w/ just boltons
'09 Z4 sDrive35i w/ just boltons
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