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Esports – What equipment to get started? 3/4
This time we're getting down to business with more efficient steering wheels and pedals. We will not go into too technical details here, but know that the main difference compared to the previously mentioned steering wheels is the feeling on the track. They use different (or more advanced) technologies for more immersion and have superior manufacturing quality. Be careful, they won't make you go faster! Chassis side, those of the config. 2 will be perfect to accommodate the ruffles below.
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Thrustmaster T-GT. approx. 800€ (PC, PS4)
The special thing about this steering wheel is that it was specially developed for the GT Sport game. If you only play GT, this is the absolute weapon. It is also used by simracers during Gran Turismo Esport competitions. Its weak point is its pedal board which is unfortunately not up to par. However, it is possible to change it for the T-LCM, the brand's latest addition with “load cell” technology (€200).
Most :
Exceptional on GT Sport
Number of buttons on the wheel
Accepts all wheels and cranksets in the range
Cons:
The pedal board
Wheel a little small
Where to buy it: thrustmaster.com, Fnac, Micromania, certain supermarkets
The alternative
ClubSport V2.5 BMW GT2. approx. 850€ without pedalboard (PC)
For this type of steering wheel, you should not think Wheel Base, wheel, crankset together. We must separate the three elements. It's then up to you to choose from the wheels offered by the manufacturer and the different cranksets. So here we have the base CSW 2.5 with a 2cm BMW GT32 wheel. So for this set, it's one of the best steering wheels in its class.
The driving sensations are excellent, it benefits, just like the CSL Elite, from all the presets on the steering wheel, but it has a particularity: it is equipped with the “quick release” system which means that you can change wheels to put them on. another (a steering wheel F1 for example) on the fly. When you see F1 drivers take their steering wheel off and put it back on, it's the same here!
We chose the model with a BMW GT2 wheel (the finish of which is exemplary), but all the other wheels from the manufacturer fit. On the other hand, it is only PC compatible with the BMW wheel. The steering wheel base is compatible with PC and Xbox One.
Most :
An excellent feeling
Quick release system
Accepts all brand wheels and cranksets
The best non-Direct Drive steering wheel (see configuration 4)
Cons:
Avoid attaching it to a desk!
Where to buy it: Only on the site fanatec.com
Frame
ClubSport pedals V3 approx. 360€ (PC, PS4, One depending on the base)
This is a crankset equipped with Load Cell technology. To make it short, on a crankset, the most important thing is the brake. A brake that wants to be realistic must be able to withstand a lot of pressure (60 to 100 kg). It is this pressure that will be calculated. On all the cranksets we have presented to you, the brake pedal is very flexible and the pressure very low. Here, it's the opposite, to stick as closely as possible to reality.
You can also adjust the brake travel and change the rubbers so that the pedal is more or less hard. Except for Thrustmaster's T-LCM, also equipped with Load Cell technology (but we haven't tested it), it's the ultimate in consumer cranksets. Be careful, however, to secure it properly, if you put it hastily on the ground, disaster is guaranteed!
Most :
Finally a real pedal board!
Load Cell Technology
A remarkable finish
Compatible with all brand bases
Cons:
You need a chassis to use it or be resourceful!
Where to buy it: Only on the site fanatec.com
The alternative
TS-PC RACER approx. 550 € (PC)
The TS-PC racer is a PC-only steering wheel. During our test, we found it very pleasant and very precise. It is a competitor to Fanatec's ClubSport V 2.5. On the other hand, and even if the quality is there, it is less well finished than its direct competitor. In any case, it's already very good material to really have fun. It obviously benefits from the entire Thrustmaster ecosystem.
Most :
Can be attached to a desk
Value for money
Accepts all wheels and cranksets in the range
Cons:
No quick release system
Where to buy it: thrustmaster.com, Fnac, Micromania, certain supermarkets
Medhi Casaurang
Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!
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