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Power steering systems in the 1970’s were originally developed in the 1950’s and 1960’s and used the same basic design of pumps and steering boxes through the 1980’s. These were heavy, cast iron, recirculating ball worm and sector gear designs. They were extremely rugged, but offered no feedback and had a fair amount of play.These were designed to completely minimize steering effort, especially for large cars with heavy V8 engines. The popular design philosophy of that time was to isolate the driver from the road. Feedback from the road was considered undesirable and every effort was made to engineer road vibration, noise and steering feedback out of the car.This is just the opposite of today’s automotive design, where a measurable amount of feedback, harshness and even noise is designed back into the car.Keep in mind that drivers in the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s traveled at a slower average speed than drivers today and most American cars were not designed to be sporty. Precise handling was a lower priority than physically easier steering.Today’s power-assist rack and pinion systems are far more precise, lightweight and offer enough driver feedback to almost feel like manual steering did on sports cars in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Some modern steering systems are now fully electric and can vary the resistance depending on the wheel position, speed and lateral force in a turn.

I have been using Grand i10 sports, petrol (2017) and clocked around 38,000 Kms till now. I have always kept a track on the mileage of my car. The first thing I do after filling petrol is to make the trip meter zero.I am very safe and smooth driver (feedback from friends and family) with average city speed of 30–40 kmph and highway speed of 70–80 kmph. I always keep my AC on @ speed 1 and shift gears at the right time. With this background, I would like to tell you that I have observed a lot of variations in the mileage of my car.Highway traffic (Bangalore - Mysore)- 14.5 to 15 kmplSmooth highway (Bangalore - Pondicherry) - 15.5–16kmplCity less traffic (Bangalore) - 12- 12.5 kmplCity medium traffic (Bangalore) - 11 - 11.5 kmplCity high traffic (Bangalore) - 8–9 kmpl.The car has few minor issues like difficulty in putting reverse gear, knocking sound during gear shifts (1st gear to 2nd gear), etc.I will not recommend Grand i10 petrol for the people who are very cautious about the average mileage and maintenance.ProsSmooth driving experienceQuality interiors compared to MaruthiBetter build quality and stability under higher speedsHyundai service centers have been really good (till now)Mileage was as low as 12 kmpl in Bangalore Mysore highway when my friend drove (she was driving little rashly - to my standards). This is my first post in quora, I hope someone reads it.

Quite frankly there is no "most difficult" They all require similar but slightly different skill sets.Open wheel racing (Formula 1, Indy, GP2 requires the best physical conditioning full stop, and incredible precision. That said, the engineering might of the team, make the cars easier to setup and develop, and while the cars limits are high; they are well designed and harken back to karting skill sets. They are usually somewhat natural to drive for a racer. Here your physical conditioning, commitment, precision, and cockpit management (adjusting settings by your crew's orders) are most important.Nascar: While on the surface looks very easy, it is actually very complicated. While the teams use full data systems during testing they are banned on weekends. This is important as due to the high speed, and long duration corners, car setup is very crucial. Here is where we can see the feedback, and communication skills of the driver. You must also be very precise as where you lift off the gas, has ramifications for your splitter height entering the corner (and thus chassis balance). In addition, you spend the majority of the race, in very heavy and semi equal traffic creating a stressful condition for the driver. The skill sets to be successful here is Feedback, communication, racecraft (how to pass and be passed) and precision.Touring Cars. A unique form of racing. Here you are racing cars that start as street cars and racing generally short (though some series run endurance races). While these cars are not very fast, or physically demanding; they are often very difficult to drive on the limit. Their street car heritage requires compromises in the setup so a driver must ring the neck of the car more often. Also the racing is usually very close like nascar, and the heavy cars (sometimes with large amounts of power) can require tire management to be key. In this form of racing Driver feedback is key (to figure out how to setup the car) race craft, and car control. (ability to slide and catch the carRally. Rally is all about flying down roads you don't necessarily fully know at top speed over a variety of surfaces. This presents incredible demands on the driver's car control abilities, as well as the drivers memorization and pace note ability if they have a recce (recon in the days before the rally). In addition the ability to read terrain and determine what grip it will produce is crucial here, as is discipline. Many rally drivers push entierly too hard leading to crashes amongst the trees. The very best know when, and more importantly when not to push. Summary for rally, key skills are Car control, terrain reading, memorization, and disciplineSports car racing is either very similar to touring cars, or open wheel cars, depending if you are driving prototypes or gt cars. Add in much longer races, co drivers, and mixed class traffic and you a few skill sets to add. Racecraft, discipline, mental conditioning (mainly concentration length) , and car control are keys for endurance. The reason car control comes into more play is you will share the cars with different drivers, some of you will likely want different things from the car, so your setup is compromised and you must find a way to coax speed out of it, without putting undue stress on the car, tires or yourself to make it through a long endurance race quickly.Sorry that this answer isn't fully complete, but I feel that it gives you a pretty good idea of the different approaches