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HadE55NowM5 · 6th February 2001, 21:18

Call me crazy, but I noticed something fairly fundamental the other day.

Usually when I drive the M5, I disengage the DSC and employ the Sport Mode as soon as I start the car. However, I decided to drive my M5 in Non-Sport Mode to compare the steering feel and feedback.

Guess what? The same wonderful steering that I experienced when I test drove a M5 for the first time, returned. I remember that day well. That was the day that I decided that I had to have an M5. The steering feel and feedback is what really stood out as compared to my then-current E55.

Is there any way that the mapping in the Sport Mode can be modified so that I can have the incredible Sport Mode throttle response combined with the vastly better steering of the Non-Sports Mode?

I find myself constantly disengaging the Sport Mode when I'm driving on a curvy road, and re-engaging Sport Mode when I want ultra-fast throttle response when I'm accelerating hard through the gears, or when I'm doing my double clutch heel-and-toe downshifts.

While the steering is quicker in Sport Mode, it just seems to lack the crisp turn-in, feel and feedback that it has in abundance in the Non-Sport mode. This difference is especially apparent when correcting your line mid-turn.

PLEASE HELP!!! Hopefully the next-generation M5 (and the upcoming M3 V8 4.0 or 5.0 Liter roadcar) will both have BMW's phenomenol rack and pinion steering).

[This message has been edited by HadE55NowM5 (edited 06 February 2001).]

6th February 2001, 21:18	#1 (permalink)
HadE55NowM5 Addicted Member (>300 posts) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: La Jolla, California Age: 47 Posts: 361 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	I Really Want Non-Sport Steering with Sport Throttle! Call me crazy, but I noticed something fairly fundamental the other day. Usually when I drive the M5, I disengage the DSC and employ the Sport Mode as soon as I start the car. However, I decided to drive my M5 in Non-Sport Mode to compare the steering feel and feedback. Guess what? The same wonderful steering that I experienced when I test drove a M5 for the first time, returned. I remember that day well. That was the day that I decided that I had to have an M5. The steering feel and feedback is what really stood out as compared to my then-current E55. Is there any way that the mapping in the Sport Mode can be modified so that I can have the incredible Sport Mode throttle response combined with the vastly better steering of the Non-Sports Mode? I find myself constantly disengaging the Sport Mode when I'm driving on a curvy road, and re-engaging Sport Mode when I want ultra-fast throttle response when I'm accelerating hard through the gears, or when I'm doing my double clutch heel-and-toe downshifts. While the steering is quicker in Sport Mode, it just seems to lack the crisp turn-in, feel and feedback that it has in abundance in the Non-Sport mode. This difference is especially apparent when correcting your line mid-turn. PLEASE HELP!!! Hopefully the next-generation M5 (and the upcoming M3 V8 4.0 or 5.0 Liter roadcar) will both have BMW's phenomenol rack and pinion steering). [This message has been edited by HadE55NowM5 (edited 06 February 2001).]