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Old 01-03-23, 04:57 PM
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This is a shot of the undercarriage on a 2015 F-Sport. Can anyone say for sure if it has rear steering or not? Thanks
When I look at the posted picture showing what to look for I just cannot tell if its the same.

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Originally Posted by Kooper
Hi
This is a shot of the undercarriage on a 2015 F-Sport. Can anyone say for sure if it has rear steering or not? Thanks
When I look at the posted picture showing what to look for I just cannot tell if its the same.
It does not have rear wheel steering.

Here is a car that has it.

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Originally Posted by peasodos
It does not have rear wheel steering.

Here is a car that has it.
Reminds me of when I started the "what is this thread" in the same place but it was the Auto Park brake unit. lol!

Have you not figured out how to add the Rear Steering yet?
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Amazing how they manage to package everything in there!
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Even without the rear steering feature, my gs350 turns a lot better than the previous f10 528i i had back in 2015. Bonus on the lexus - a smaller turning circle.
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Rear steering is an incredibly rare option.
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Really wish I had it though.
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Originally Posted by gaki
Really wish I had it though.
From what I’ve heard from folks on here that drove a car with it, it doesn’t really make a difference.
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Drove a Chevrolet Silverado with the (also rare) 4 Wheel Steering option. The tight turning circle
was certainly an improvement on a Crew Cab P/U but the really cool sensation that only becomes
obvious after you drive awhile is when lane changing at highway speed. Low speed uses counter-steer,
highway speed triggers same direction steering. When you turn the wheel slightly to change lanes a
car usually "Yaws" and changes direction a bit then tracks to the side. Turn the wheel to center on the
new lane and the car Yaws back the other direction... With 4 Wheel Steering you turn the wheel and it
is like watching a speed skater on ice, all wheels turn and the car just swoops over stable as anything.
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Sounds like a great feature. Wish I could find one to try it.
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I was lucky to find a RWD GS with rear steering, which is really why I bought the car, the steering did it for me.
I remember test driving it, and my immediate thought was, this is phenomenal. It is incredibly precise, tight. And yes, when you need to do a U turn, the turning circle is tiny.
When going into an aggressive turn, this thing is like it's on rails.
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just brought my car in for a 4 wheel alightment and the tech noted that "FOUND SEVERAL CODES FOR VGRS/DYNAMIC REAR STEERING SYSTEM. PERFORMED VGRS STEERING CENTER CALIBRATION AFTER ALIGNMENT AS A COURTESY. FURTHER VGRS/ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING INVESTIGATION" what codes are they possibly? got the car back yesterday but it still pulls to the right at 50mph and up. like many others, i dont feel any difference with this option. Bought the car 2 years ago.
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What year GS? What if any wheel Tire suspension mods do you have?
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Originally Posted by jgscott
What year GS? What if any wheel Tire suspension mods do you have?
2015 GS sport F. RWD all stock. car has been pulling to the right since i had it 2 years ago. no accident. been to the dealer couple times, nothing was said about this until now.
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Originally Posted by zheka130
I was lucky to find a RWD GS with rear steering, which is really why I bought the car, the steering did it for me.
I remember test driving it, and my immediate thought was, this is phenomenal. It is incredibly precise, tight. And yes, when you need to do a U turn, the turning circle is tiny.
When going into an aggressive turn, this thing is like it's on rails.
This is my impression with my car with rear steering but doubly on the turning radius - it amazes me whenever i do a u-turn; it's a great feature.


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