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      11-04-2021, 11:09 AM   #4
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I have one and the steering is excellent and I've always heard accolades about it as well. Porsche and these GM products have always scored high with their electronic steering, as in, "it's not impossible to make it work well, so why can't BMW do it"? My 4-series had a big dead spot in the middle of the wheel that just felt like crap and yep, feed back was just non-existent. My experience with the limit is the same as yours.
I keep going back and forth between BMW either just being incompetent at properly tuning an EPS rack, or them intentionally doing it to appeal to a broader audience that prefers a "luxury" feel.
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