Needing a wireless Xbox 360 steering wheel or to review G 25? Check out our little summary of the best. When you're looking at getting all the right gear to enjoy your gaming, one of the best items to improve your game immersion is the race wheel. We have to include pedals/gear shifts here too for high on the fun factor as these are all increasingly bundled together by the manufacturers. A race wheel can be a palid thing, with no more life than a banana peel, but if it's a dynamic thing, transmitting road vibrations and pushing back around corners, it's the next best thing to the real deal in a Ferrari.
The most popular race wheels in our countdown are;
Fifth Logitech Playstation 3 Group. 24-position realtime adjustment dial: Fine-tune brake bias, TCS, and damper settings on the fly for live control over your car's track performance. 900-degree wheel rotation, 2.5 times around lock to lock, just as you would behind the wheel of many real cars. Force feedback technology: Feel every inch of the road for maximum control and a great racing experience. Gas and brake pedals: Get precise throttle and brake response with true-to-life pedals, plus sequential stick shift:
Fourth Logitech G 27 Group. Up and comer slash successor to the number one wheel, it comes with a powerful, dual-motor force feedback mechanism that smoothly and accurately simulates traction loss, weight shift, and road feel; plus a an exceptionally quiet helical gear system that virtually eliminates steering noise. Also a six-speed shifter with push-down reverse gear; RPM/shift indicator LEDs; 11-inch leather-wrapped rim; steel gas, brake, and clutch pedals; and 16 programmable buttons plus D-pad. All of which add up to an excellent package buy. A benefit is the low promotional prices currently available.
Logitech Wingman. Third at 50,000 monthly searches. An attractive force feedback race wheel that is comfortable and responsive as you feel the road, bumps, walls, and crashes. Comes with rubber hand grips, wheel-mounted gear shifters, and realistic gas and brake pedals. Best of all the features is the modest price, you get top of the line goodies tried and tested on the G 25 and for a budget price.
A race wheel has to be comfortable in the hand, ideally has a wheel mounted gear change as well as a conventional shifter, clamps very securely to your table top or cockpit. These days well packaged race wheels all seem to come with strong, stainless steel race style foot pedals. Logitech are not the only makers out there, however they dominate through having have a wide range of well thought out gaming items, including no less than seven race wheels/pedals combination.
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