The steering-wheel has got only one spoke, and there are only 2½ turns from lock to lock.

Diravi

THE CX has genuine power steering, no power assisted steering as you will find in other cars. Which means there are no mechanical contact between the steering-wheel and the front wheels. You will only get mechanical contact if the hydraulics should fail. In such a case, operating the steering-wheel will get very difficult. It will feel like the steering has jammed. So use your arm muscles;)

If your hands get tired of holding the steering wheel, because it has gotten slippery or you have problems with your hands, you can put on a steering wheel cover with good friction. Or you can use driving gloves.

The hydraulic steering on the CX is called Diravi. It is standard for all CX-cars, except for the first ones.