The disclosure relates to an electromechanical rack and pinion steering system for a motor vehicle with an input shaft which is connected to a pinion shaft, wherein a torsion bar is arranged between the input shaft and the pinion shaft, and is directly connected to the input shaft, and the pinion shaft has a steering pinion section for interacting with a rack, and with an electric motor for driving the pinion shaft. The electric motor is connected to the pinion shaft by a transmission. An intermediate shaft piece is arranged between the pinion shaft and the input shaft. The intermediate shaft piece is connected directly to the pinion shaft and connected directly to the torsion bar.