The electrically assisted power-steering ratio is a tick quicker, and the self-centering feel is more affirmative.
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E-Steer which eliminates the need for the traditional power-steering system's hydraulic pump, hoses, fluid and belts.
Other edges they'll have to sharpen: Like its corporate cousin the Cruze, the Verano uses a column-mounted electric power-steering assist module that imposes a numbing frostbite on steering feel.
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While no one tracks reverse mergers, a half-dozen companies from the Middle Kingdom--ranging from health care products to manufacturers of power-steering assemblies (see table, p. 44)--havecompleted them since last year.
Electronic steering was developed in part to provide a lighter, more compact form of power-steering for small cars and for hybrid vehicles, which require steering assistance when running on batteries alone.
Together, the camera and laser sensors monitor the white lines and, if the car strays out of its lane, an electronic control unit attached to an electric power-steering unit corrects it.
Electronic steering is replacing hydraulic power-steering in many cars.
Another distinguishing feature is the speed-sensitive power steering with rack-and-pinion steering gear: the power assistance is implemented electrohydraulically rather than just hydraulically.
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Responsive steering is provided by a vehicle-speed-sensitive electric power steering system.
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The cheapest versions won't have air-conditioning or power steering, but Tata hopes its cute looks will make up for missing creature comforts--just as happened with the VW Beetle and the Mini long before it.
At maximum this allows you to go from lock to lock ridiculously quickly (and imprecisely), but just a few points of drift helped to counter-act the game's programmed resistance and gave the feel of a very over-boosted power steering setup.
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The speed-sensitive electric power steering may be a bit lighter feeling than it is in some other sporty sedans or wagons, but it provides sufficient feedback to the driver through the wheel.
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The standard equipment furthermore includes electric windows and electrically adjustable door mirrors, a leather steering wheel, leather gear knob, the entry line radio, power steering, 9-spoke alloy wheels and a luggage compartment cover.
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Callum Council, chair of the authority's Beauly-Denny steering group, said Scottish Power's latest proposals were "essentially the same" measures that had already been "unanimously rejected" by local communities.
About 250 workers are based at the site, at Houghton-le-Spring, near Sunderland, which manufactures power steering motors.
In recent months the company recalled 572, 000 Honda Accords for power steering hose issues and 268, 000 CR-Vs for faulty power window switches and 820, 000 Civic and Pilot models for potential low-beam headlamp failures.
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But transitional, corner-to-corner manners are solid and reassuring, and the electric power steering direct, linear and reasonably communicative.
Controlling steering using electric motors also helps to reduce fuel consumption and hence carbon-dioxide emissions. (Electric motors require power only when the steering wheel is turned, whereas a hydraulic pump drains power from the engine all the time.) Ford reckons 90% of its cars will have electronic steering within three years.
Standard features include leatherette seating, a 7-inch LED color-touch radio display, automatic climate control, remote start, power windows, steering wheel radio controls and no less than 10 air bags.
In simplistic terms, that user-friendly software did the same for logic engines what automatic transmissions, power steering and power brakes did to tame the internal combustion engine and launch the age of the automobile.
Rather than faux leather and relatively spartan trimmings (which, I admit, is admirable in many cases), S60 comes with a leather sport steering wheel and gearshift, a power glass moonroof, active dual xenon headlights, dual-zone climate control, illuminated controls, Bluetooth and audio streaming.
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