My 2001 5 Door Civic VTi had EPS. It could be caught off guard when twirling the wheel quickly in that the assistance would suddenly disappear and the steering would go heavy. Strangely, without me asking, the dealer that let me take a CU2 Luxury auto for a drive warned me that it is possible to catch the EPS off guard. He said don't worry if you suddenly lose assistance as it was normal for the new CU2. He said they experienced it on their pre-release drive program in Adelaide (which is where the NT gets supplied from by Honda). I did not experience it on my test drive which was mostly on straight roads but I did like the Accord-like dead but direct feel of the steering. There's not much feedback through the steering but plenty where it counts in the "seat of your pants".