What are your thoughts on vario steering?

Ed_rx7 · 10-21-2016, 02:10 AM

I ordered my x1 with this and I love it. So precise and secure when driving in a spirited manner ( particularly in a bigger car..)....

I just wondered how others found it?

ttimbo · 10-21-2016, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Ed_rx7

I ordered my x1 with this and I love it. So precise and secure when driving in a spirited manner ( particularly in a bigger car..)....

I just wondered how others found it?

It's good, but not as good on the X1 as on other BMW models I've driven.

Ed_rx7 · 10-21-2016, 04:52 AM

How so what's different? My first BMW so can't compare to others

ttimbo · 10-21-2016, 06:22 AM

On my F20 M135i, the steering feels a lot tighter in Sports mode than the X1. It's actually quite weighty and gives you a very precise sense of where the wheels are and grip.

The Beast · 10-21-2016, 08:32 AM

This is the one option I dropped along with lumbar support as I had gone over my ceiling budget already and some stuff had to go. As my wife is the main driver and does very little mileage I didn't think that we would get enough benefit from this option.

Funnily enough I think that the standard steering is too weighted in comfort mode and should be lighter. I understand it being heavier in sports mode but comfort mode should be pretty effortless imo

Pristineship · 10-21-2016, 08:41 AM

I would skip it, I don;t like it,
absolutely not as good as on F30 or E60 or couple other models I drove with that.
Fine-maneuvering is actually more difficult than without it,I'd say.

E90Fleet · 10-21-2016, 10:03 AM

Find it very nice in the X1's that have it here.

E90Fleet · 10-21-2016, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by The Beast

but comfort mode should be pretty effortless imo

A LOT of people complain when they make it effortless.

They should just make a IDrive menu where you have 5 options to choose from.
But then others will complain there are too many options.
No way to please everyone.

Ed_rx7 · 10-21-2016, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by E90Fleet

Find it very nice in the X1's that have it here.

I agree.... definitely glad I got it with mine compared to one I drove without

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ttimbo Major 282 Rep 1,491 Posts Drives: F48 X1 25i AW; F20 M135i AW Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	On my F20 M135i, the steering feels a lot tighter in Sports mode than the X1. It's actually quite weighty and gives you a very precise sense of where the wheels are and grip. __________________ BMW F22 M240i; F48 X1 25i, BMW F20 M135i Peugeot T9 308 GTi 270 Renaultsport Megane 3 Trophy-R, Renault Clio Sport 182.
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The Beast Lieutenant Colonel 268 Rep 1,597 Posts Drives: VW Transporter Sportline Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Wolverhampton iTrader: (0)	This is the one option I dropped along with lumbar support as I had gone over my ceiling budget already and some stuff had to go. As my wife is the main driver and does very little mileage I didn't think that we would get enough benefit from this option. Funnily enough I think that the standard steering is too weighted in comfort mode and should be lighter. I understand it being heavier in sports mode but comfort mode should be pretty effortless imo
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Pristineship Private First Class 48 Rep 146 Posts Drives: F48 X1 X line sDrive 20i Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Slovakia iTrader: (0)	I would skip it, I don;t like it, absolutely not as good as on F30 or E60 or couple other models I drove with that. Fine-maneuvering is actually more difficult than without it,I'd say.
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