Why is Ferrari steering so feathery?

I guess you've never driven a TR in a parking lot .

 

Every 458 review!

 

Try a Maserati Quattroporte, that’s even lighter. My FF feels a lot more solid.

 

Personnally I would never complain about a "too light" steering - that's the purpose of a power steering, it's up to the driver to control the wheel. I would also like a very direct steering (I absolutely loved the power steering of the old Citroen CX, which so many hated).

 

You didn't indicate a time frame. I would agree that very modern cars are way too wussified -- eliminating the clutch pedal is huge wussification .

 

All CX (1975 to 1991 for the last wagons) with power steering had the same "DIRAVI" inherited from the Citroen SM, just increasing the lock-to-lock wheel turns from 2 to 2.5. It was very light (although it became less light with the car speed); it was also (almost brutally) self-centering, so in spite of its lightness, a firm handling of the steering wheel was needed.

 

You guys are missing the point.


These aren't sports cars anymore. They are all GTs.

 

The size of all modern cars shocks me.

Anyone remember the Aston Martin Lagonda? We used to say it was enormous.
Today its just a few centimeters longer than a Cadillac SUV you see everywhere.

When you make a huge car with big wide tires in a car meant to drive every day, its going to end up with steering like we have now.

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Purosangue...... and that's not even the full-electric Mazda-clone appliance.

 

When the steering is so light that it becomes twitchy, there is WAY too much boost.....one of the many things I did not like about the 458.

 

Or a Daytona....need Popeye arms.

 

That, and functions like lane departure/lane change assist require steering-by-wire.

 

…take the high road…take the high road…

 

Who wants difficult steering? My 360, my old (sold it) 2012 Qporte S, and my 599 all have wonderful steering. Nice and light, but lots of feedback. Why would I want worn out arms?