power steering
noun
: an automotive steering system with engine power used to amplify the torque applied at the steering wheel by the driver
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More expensive than a garden-variety, base Camaro by $400, the Z/28 Camaro was developed with a focus on speed and handling, featuring a four-speed manual transmission and front-wheel power disc brakes, while power steering and air conditioning were left behind at the factory.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
There's no power steering in Open-wheel cars, and that's why there aren't as many women in open-wheel racing as there are in like NASCAR, or sport racing, because the power steering is such a big issue.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Just like the original, the new car has no power steering, ABS, traction control or brake servo, all in a bid to make its driver feel more connected to the road.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
It was first conceived in 1957 by Pennsylvania's C. Walton Musser, a wonderfully creative inventor with patents on everything from power steering systems, recoilless rifles and pneumatic life jacket inflators, through to many key ideas underpinning jet aircraft ejection seats.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2024
There's no power steering in Open-wheel cars, and that's why there aren't as many women in open-wheel racing as there are in like NASCAR, or sport racing, because the power steering is such a big issue.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Just like the original, the new car has no power steering, ABS, traction control or brake servo, all in a bid to make its driver feel more connected to the road.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
It was first conceived in 1957 by Pennsylvania's C. Walton Musser, a wonderfully creative inventor with patents on everything from power steering systems, recoilless rifles and pneumatic life jacket inflators, through to many key ideas underpinning jet aircraft ejection seats.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Power steering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20steering. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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