For years, gearheads have been arguing whether hydraulic or electric power steering is better, citing various advantages and disadvantages. For those knowledgeable people and those who have no idea ...

The conventional wisdom among car enthusiasts is that hydraulic power steering is good, and the electric-assist power-steering systems that have replaced it in most new cars are bad. Engineering ...

Have you noticed something, uh, vague, about modern cars' steering feel? Blame electric power steering. The new technology cuts down on parasitic drag on the engine, increasing power output and fuel ...

While many hydraulic-assist steering systems are available, engine-makers are pushing fly-by-wire steering. In fact, for many applications, we wouldn’t be surprised if digital steering replaced ...

The debate between the merits of hydraulic and electric power steering is set to continue for years to come. Using electric assist in a sports car isn't a bad thing if it's tuned well, but there's no ...

Francis W Davis developed Hydraulic power steering more than 80 years ago. Chrysler Imperial in 1951 became the first production vehicle to be installed with a power steering system. It is the same ...

Power–assisted steering makes wielding everything from midcentury American land yachts to heavy military vehicles possible -- even downright pleasant, at times. But how does it work? This 1956 ...

People nowadays are so used to power steering that they would probably have a hard time parking and making certain maneuvers without it. The first vehicles didn't have it and some former communist ...

Ask your grandpa why it would be really difficult to drive a 1980s car in today’s driving conditions and one of the primary reasons he may cite is the lack of a power steering system that you find on ...

Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...