curious about Audi power steering.....

[Andrew Duane USG]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Beatty, Robert say:

> Was driving to work this morning and idly thinking about the power steering
> and comparing it to the last car I drove, a 1986 Mercury Cougar.  The
> Cougar's power steering seemed to be much more responsive and required much
> less effort to turn the wheel.  I could go from lock to lock with a pinky.
> The 5k tq I have is much stiffer.  Is this something that allows for more
> feel or better control? Or is it just how it was designed?  

The older Audis had a stiffer power steering, which I personally
preferred over the "light touch" cars. My 100Q had the same system
as your 5KTQ.

However, I guess Audi got complaints, so they introduced the
"servotronic" steering assist, which was basically an additional
pump to provide more assist.

I hate that. It lasted about 4 days in my A6QW before I unplugged
the relay, returning it to the original higher feedback steering.
The other day, I test drove a new A6QW and was surprised at how
light and useless the power steering was. I guess if I buy it,
I'll have to unplug that servotronic too :-)

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