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Originally Posted by stevej37
The 4 wheel steering that Honda used in the 80's used an elliptical gear to steer the rear wheels in the opposite direction of the fronts...until a certain speed (I think 25mph) and then the rears would steer in the same direction as the fronts.
I drove one...very interesting feeling at low speeds. The rear end could swing out more than expected during parking and such.
There are prob other variants now.
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I owned two 1989 Honda Preludes with 4WS. It was purely mechanical. You turn the wheel and the wheels turned together, for the first few degrees. Then the rears returned to "normal" and finally, further turning and the rears turned opposite. I think it changed the minimal turning radius from 36 feet to 30 feet.
It did not feel weird to drive. Should have kept that car instead of buying the Accord.