I've only owned the car for 4 months but it has always felt this way.

Test results: With the car stopped and wheels straight ahead, there is NO play in the steering wheel. In other words, there is pressure against turning the steering wheel in either direction.

I think I know what is going on. I've been driving Front Wheel (FW) drive cars for the last 20 years. I've gotten used to the understeering and torque steering of FW drive. I'm experienceing the superior steering feedback of RW drive as a "vaqueness" or "looseness" when enitiating a turn. The fact is I've been with inferior steering feedback so long, I think it is normal. Bottom line is I love the way my C280 Sport handels.