Prime Cuts: We Slice Open Lexus’s Variable Gear Ratio Steering

The ability to change a vehicle’s steering ratio has many advantages. A quicker ratio (fewer turns lock-to-lock) can give a vehicle a deft feel. At high speeds, switching to a slower ratio (more turns lock-to-lock) imparts a better sense of stability. Lexus is not alone in using a computer-controlled system to change ratios, but its [...]

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