It's about road feel, "the impression imparted to the driver through the Steering wheel by the wheels of a vehicle in motion. This feeling can be very important in sensing and predetermining vehicle steering response." http://www.motorera.com/dictionary/ro.htm. People who drive performance cars like more road feel, not less. In that sense, the Russian is basically a negative statement. In English marketing language, a copy writer would try to make it sound like a positive feature -- as the guy writing abut the Mercedes did.

Here's one way of saying it: "Until recently, Mercedes-Benz steering has been criticized as lifeless, but just as with the C-Class, the GLK's rack-and-pinion setup transmits just enough road feel to offer information but not so much as to be burdensome." http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articl...

The Russian is basically a negative statement. In English marketing language, a copy writer would try to make it sound like a positive feature -- as the guy writing abut the Mercedes did.