Dangerous: I felt the steering was as light as that on my 2008 Honda Civic. I don't think light steering, due to a high power steering ratio, is safe on a vehicle with a GVWR of 6,000 lbs.

Light steering and emergency corrections, to me can lead to overcorrections.

It's a personal preference, but I feel that the light steering, was so light as to be considered dangerous.

It's my personal opinion, and maybe that's a strong word, but I'm comparing it to the BMW, which has a acutely accurate steering response.

So, I was quite shocked when I drove the ML350, as I too was considering it as an option to the BMW. It's funny, I was thinking explicitly of my wife driving the vehicle when I drove the ML350, thinking that there was no way I was going to let her get behind the wheel of that SUV with any level of comfort.