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Pistonheads Ad Break

Post by beko1987 » Fri Mar 21, 2014 1:22 pm

Divari (?) steering working well! Wish mine rode so well!

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Post by kenhall » Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:57 pm

Repeat after me:
DIRAVI is an acronym for "Direction à rappel asservi" literally meaning "steering with controlled return" more accurately described in English as "power steering with power assisted return". In the UK, it was marketed as VariPower and in the U.S. as SpeedFeel.

Only joking and with acknowledgements to Wikipedia. It was a great shame that it wasn't fitted to UK RHD XM's - it would have gilded the lily - greatly missed from my CX days.

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Post by MTXM » Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:42 pm

You just need to get a lhd V6 - the ultimate XM!! Regards, Matthew T.
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Re: Pistonheads Ad Break

Post by Dieselman » Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:08 pm

Working suspension is the key to loving an XM.

I've done 300 miles in one of mine since 4:00pm yesterday and it really rocks.

As that is the 2nd XM feature on PH in the last two years, something tells me they are closet XM fanciers.
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Post by White Exec » Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:57 am

Dieselman wrote:Working suspension is the key to loving an XM.
Spot on!
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Post by red_dwarfers » Sat Mar 22, 2014 9:25 am

I miss my XM! Haven't driven it properly since November!

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Re: Pistonheads Ad Break

Post by Dieselman » Sat Mar 22, 2014 9:33 am

Get it back on the road Kevin. I don't drive mine then think they are average, then drive one or the other for some distance and really love the experience. It seems to be, the longer you drive for the better they seem to be.
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