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      03-21-2014, 08:20 PM   #64
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Originally Posted by Racer20 View Post
The reason for this is that EPS allows engineers to do things that were impossible with hydraulic systems:
  • Lane keeping
  • Alignment compensation
  • Filtering out road inputs
  • Understeer mitigation

All of these technologies serve to disconnect the driver from the road.

The fact is that most people want light, easy steering that transmits no vibration whatsoever, and EPS allows the engineers to achieve this.

Take out all these safety and comfort features, and it IS simply a matter of boost. BMW claims to have done this with the F8X, so hopefully the result is good.
Good post, especially the bulleted list. Right on the money. Just like transmissions, steering is becoming more and more about software. I talked about this quite a bit with the dawn of the new M-DCT.
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