Flat bottomed Steering wheels ?
Discussion
Having had a 944 with a steering wheel angled to cut blood flow off to your knees if over 5 ft, compounded by a bus sized wheel and managed fine, not sure how an Audi A1/3/4/5/6/7/8 Q whatever needs a cut out for your legs, perhaps they got the ergonomics wrong and it was a quick fix when they were concentrating on ECU shennanagins ?
I ask this as I found myself wanting a flat bottomed wheel and then I thought why, Austin were ridiculed when they tried to redesign the steering wheel, but people seem to be secretly coveting what seems to be a fairly strange, but somehow compelling feature ?
I ask this as I found myself wanting a flat bottomed wheel and then I thought why, Austin were ridiculed when they tried to redesign the steering wheel, but people seem to be secretly coveting what seems to be a fairly strange, but somehow compelling feature ?
Coolbanana said:
J4CKO said:
Do they serve any purpose (i.e. other than turning the front wheels) ?
Is it the latest must have feature in the company car park ?
Latest? Is it the latest must have feature in the company car park ?
VAG have had them in many of their cars for a long time now! So hardly 'latest'.
The only purpose a flat-bottomed steering wheel provides is ease of getting in and out - a carry over from Formula racing cars. A style item on regular road-going cars.
Some people like 'em some don't. Same as with everything. A choice.
unpc said:
I'm not sure I'd like to holding one of these if I ever got a giant tankslapper on and was needing a lot of steering lock in a hurry. I guess that's not an everyday occurrence on the road but it does happen.
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