by "and 100 more" (nth256)
Published 10/31/2017 at 11:34
by "and 100 more" (nth256)
Published 10/31/2017 at 11:34
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Are they always so twitchy? The steering felt way overboosted. Brakes were strong, but not progressive at all. The throttle was about the only control interface with any sense of nuance (aka, a bit sluggish).
The similar-vintage Explorer i tested felt similar in most regards, though being a bit heavier, the inputs felt a bit more tempered. Except for the suspension, which was stiffer than I’d imagine you’d want it to be.
Anyone experience similar?
"Wacko" (wacko--)
10/31/2017 at 11:37, STARS: 1
i hate the child seat latches in those.
"and 100 more" (nth256)
10/31/2017 at 11:41, STARS: 0
Why’s that?
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/31/2017 at 11:45, STARS: 1
I have a 2015 explorer and it is a bit twitchy. At initial turn-in then starts to disappoint, still a sports car compared to the F350.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
10/31/2017 at 11:51, STARS: 2
Most modern cars have crazy-overboosted steering. I can’t stand it. It’s hard to explain, but I think the effort required for certain actions needs to be a proxy for what you’re doing. So the steering in a big SUV should be heavier than in a Miata (it rarely is). Otherwise we might as well just have fully drive-by-wire controls with no connection to the road.
How about cars where the controls are mismatched? Like twitchy steering and hard brakes? Or a really light clutch and a heavy throttle? It messes with your head.
"and 100 more" (nth256)
10/31/2017 at 12:03, STARS: 1
Ugh, it’s gross. Its like they expect everyone to have wimpy appendages or something.
I miss hydraulic steering. :(
"and 100 more" (nth256)
10/31/2017 at 12:04, STARS: 0
Thank you, I’m glad it wasn’t just me, or the car I was testing.
I’m all for “sporty” handling and all, but big cars should feel big..The steering in the Edge was not progressive at all, and as I said before, I feel like the Explorer’s only difference was that it was heavier.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
10/31/2017 at 12:06, STARS: 1
too far in between the seats, not easy to clip on to
and the anchor behind the rear seat is placed under the foldup part that lays flat.
"and 100 more" (nth256)
10/31/2017 at 12:10, STARS: 0
That’s lame. I thought there were standards for such things?
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
10/31/2017 at 12:37, STARS: 1
We’re all on our way to Wall-E.
I’m not saying we need to go back to unassisted steering and 24" steering wheels, but a happy medium is nice.
"and 100 more" (nth256)
10/31/2017 at 12:47, STARS: 0
Exactly! I think hydraulic racks were that nice medium. With electric racks, i wish they’d at least give us an option to adjust the steering. Oh, no, wait, that’s reserved for luxury cars only.
Sorry, gotta go yell at those kids to get off my lawn again.
"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
11/01/2017 at 07:28, STARS: 1
The steering is very light on my wife’s 2013 Explorer. It didn’t start out that way. There were some issues with an excessively large center dead zone. When I took it in, they flashed it to the latest program, fixing the dead zone, but making the steering very light. It’s lighter than our Outback and WRX.