EPS -- is it difficult to stay on center?

fullthrottlem3 · 08-25-2016, 09:28 PM

For a brief sad period in my life I had a 2013 Audi S5 (no this is not a first world problems thread). The electric power steering was horrible and I never felt like I could get the car to drive in a straight line. On the highway it would either go right or left depending my slight input to the steering wheel. keeping on center was a chore.

Has anyone noticed this with the F80. I have heard the EPS is pretty good, so I am hoping I won't experience this in my new car (currently on a boat headed this way)

Powerslide · 08-25-2016, 09:50 PM

2 years and 35k miles - have never had any problem with this.

fullthrottlem3 · 08-25-2016, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Powerslide

2 years and 35k miles - have never had any problem with this.

phew.. thanks for comment.

Powerslide · 08-28-2016, 09:00 AM

I should also add than whenever I have tracked my F80 I've always been able to precisely steer the front wheels exactly where I want to go - very happy with steering on this car.

ashmostro · 08-28-2016, 11:45 AM

Nope. If you do have that feeling in this platform you should check your front toe alignment setting.

Fwd/awd cars are more susceptible to this phenomenon because of necessarily different caster angles.

OutlawX3M · 08-28-2016, 12:34 PM

The only gripe is the front wheels tend to follow the road, like the road crown and slight ruts will force you to make a correction. Nothing intrusive mind you once you get accustomed to it. The EPS takes an easy hand imo. It's made me more attuned to being smooth with my inputs.

After a week or so it's almost intuitive now.

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fullthrottlem3 New Member 23 Rep 25 Posts Drives: f80 2017 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: texas iTrader: (0)	EPS -- is it difficult to stay on center? For a brief sad period in my life I had a 2013 Audi S5 (no this is not a first world problems thread). The electric power steering was horrible and I never felt like I could get the car to drive in a straight line. On the highway it would either go right or left depending my slight input to the steering wheel. keeping on center was a chore. Has anyone noticed this with the F80. I have heard the EPS is pretty good, so I am hoping I won't experience this in my new car (currently on a boat headed this way)
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Powerslide Colonel 1097 Rep 2,286 Posts Drives: 2018 F80 ZCP Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chicago Illinois USA iTrader: (0)	2 years and 35k miles - have never had any problem with this.
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Powerslide Colonel 1097 Rep 2,286 Posts Drives: 2018 F80 ZCP Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chicago Illinois USA iTrader: (0)	I should also add than whenever I have tracked my F80 I've always been able to precisely steer the front wheels exactly where I want to go - very happy with steering on this car.
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ashmostro Brigadier General 1254 Rep 4,088 Posts Drives: 2020 M4cs \| 2022 M550i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Falls Church, VA iTrader: (27)	Nope. If you do have that feeling in this platform you should check your front toe alignment setting. Fwd/awd cars are more susceptible to this phenomenon because of necessarily different caster angles.
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OutlawX3M First Lieutenant 298 Rep 353 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW M3 ZCP. 2020 BMW X3M Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW M3 ZCP [0.00]	The only gripe is the front wheels tend to follow the road, like the road crown and slight ruts will force you to make a correction. Nothing intrusive mind you once you get accustomed to it. The EPS takes an easy hand imo. It's made me more attuned to being smooth with my inputs. After a week or so it's almost intuitive now.
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