These car reviewers are such a bunch of hacks. One of 'em says something negative about a car and everyone of the rest of them parrot the same complaint, valid or not. Rack and pinion systems are OK but vary widely in accuracy and feel. A Mercedes-Benz steering box is going to be a tight accurate product regardless of design. Here in Cincinnati we have really poor road surface quality since tons of road salt is used every Winter. Pot holes, ragged coarse surfaces, patches and seams are everywhere. Rack and pinion designs are great on a smooth racetrack. On a bad roads they "kick-back" and make you have to "fight" the wheel to keep the car on line. I like the Crossfire's steering just fine. It just goes where I point it and doesn't react to every road imperfection it encounters. If that's a "dated" design fine, I don't care to fight the steering wheel every time I hit a bump.

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