Hard to describe

Maybe I�m overly sensitive to any weird noises or vibrations after reading so many RL posts but I�ll ask nonetheless. My 03 c4s coupe with factory sports exhaust has been a total joy/blast/thrill/life changer for the 6 months I�ve owned it and nearly 9k miles driven. I dont baby it by any means. It came with 2 year old sumo zIII tires which I�m guessing now have 10-12k on them. First high performance car I�ve ever owned. When I�m driving and take my foot off the throttle i feel what i can only describe as a slight rubbing sensation through my grip on the steering wheel. There is no rubbing sound or visible shaking, just a rubbing �feeling�. One touch on the throttle and the car does what it should and the slight rubbing feeling through the steering wheel goes away. Is what I�m feeling when coasting just normal feedback of tire/road noise? Thanks in advance

Not normal to my c2.

Look at your tail pipes, are they sagging? You could have worn motor mounts. If they are original, replace them.

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Front differential issue? Definitely not something I've felt on my Carrera. You're positive your tires are not over worn?

I�m almost positive my motor mounts are original (car just hit 30k miles) and someone has previously commented on a slight sag in my tailpipes. I actually planned on having them replaced 2k miles ago when indy did oil change but he didn�t think it was needed yet. Car runs super smoothly, almost silent at warm idle at red light with zero shaking/vibrations. Car drives straight as an arrow. Only other potentially related issue I�ve encountered is an occasional issue, very occasional, shifting 2nd to 3rd at higher rpm, almost like its not there. First few times it happened i chalked it up to driver error, but I�m past that now with nearly 9k miles of shifts. As for my tires, I�m 30-60 days from putting on new winter wheels and next spring I�ll have a new set of summer tires. Current sumos are clearly warn but not to the point of being unsafe. I think my game plan will include new motor mounts and eventually a numeric shifter with cables. As for this rubbing feeling, i hope it goes away with new tires and/or mounts. If not, i can only hope this is the worst thing i will have to deal with. I love every mile behind the wheel. I might have overpaid but I�ll make it in miles.

Doc Strange may have something there. It seems whatever you feel is translating through the driveline to steering. The 2nd to 3rd thing sometimes happens with my gearbox. Feels like I didn’t get lever all the way up to engage 3 (real vague with no ‘click’).

Maybe a dumb question but does this happen with both your summer and winter wheels?

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This is my first driving season with the car, purchased in March 2019. Haven�t driven with winter wheels yet. The rubbing sensation i feel/sense in the steering wheel when off throttle is something someone else might not even notice, its very subtle. I will ask a friend who drives a cayman as his dd to take it for a spin and see if he notices it. Thanks for all the feedback.